研究方向
1. 烯烴聚合: 著重于含極性官能團(tuán)單體與非極性單體的共聚，設(shè)計(jì)過(guò)渡金屬催化劑，合成新型高分子材料，研究聚合反應(yīng)機(jī)理；
2. 能源化學(xué): 發(fā)展催化體系將低價(jià)值的化工產(chǎn)物、可再生的資源、以及對(duì)生態(tài)環(huán)境造成負(fù)面影響的物質(zhì)材料轉(zhuǎn)換為清潔的、易運(yùn)輸?shù)囊籂钊加停?/p>
3. 設(shè)計(jì)和合成用于有機(jī)轉(zhuǎn)化的金屬催化劑，側(cè)重于第一列后過(guò)渡金屬。表征金屬化合物結(jié)構(gòu)和性質(zhì)，研究其反應(yīng)活性和反應(yīng)機(jī)理。
人物榮譽(yù)
2018年5月，獲陳嘉庚青年科學(xué)獎(jiǎng)化學(xué)科學(xué)獎(jiǎng)。
2018年8月3日，國(guó)家自然科學(xué)基金委員會(huì)公布2018年度國(guó)家杰出青年科學(xué)基金建議資助項(xiàng)目申請(qǐng)人名單，其中黃正研究領(lǐng)域的《金屬有機(jī)催化的飽和烴類物質(zhì)轉(zhuǎn)化》項(xiàng)目在2018年度國(guó)家杰出青年科學(xué)基金建議資助項(xiàng)目申請(qǐng)人名單內(nèi)。
代表論著
1. Huang, Z.; Zhou, J. R.; Hartwig, J. F. "N-H Activation of Hydrazines by Iridium(I). Double N-H Activation to Form Iridium Aminonitrene Complexes" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11458-11460.
2. Huang, Z.; White, P. S.; Brookhart, M. "Ligand Exchanges and Selective Catalytic Hydrogenation in Molecular Single Crystals" Nature 2010, 465, 598-601. (Highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News, Chemistry World, and Nature Chemistry)
3. Huang, Z.; Rolfe, E.; Carson, E. C.; Brookhart, M.; Goldman, A. S.; El-Khalafy, S. H.; MacArthur, A. H. R. "Efficient Heterogeneous Dual Catalyst Systems for Alkane Metathesis" Adv. Synth. & Catal. 2010, 352, 125-135.
4. Huang, Z.; Brookhart, M.; Goldman, A. S.; Kundu, S.; Ray, A.; Scott, S. L.; Vicente, B. C. "Highly Active and Recyclable Heterogeneous Iridium Pincer Catalysts for Transfer Dehydrogenation of Alkanes" Adv. Synth. & Catal. 2009, 351, 188-206.
5. Goldman, A. S.; Roy, A. H.; Huang, Z.; Ahuja, R.; Schinski, W.; Brookhart, M. "Catalytic Alkane Metathesis by Tandem Alkane Dehydrogenation Olefin Metathesis" Science 2006, 312, 257-261.
(Highlighted in Nature, Science, National Geographic News, Scientific American, Science Daily, Discover magazine…)
6. Huang, Z.; Song, H. B.; Du, M.; Chen, S. T.; Bu, X. H.; Ribas, J. "Coordination Polymers Assembled from Angular Dipyridyl Ligands and Cu(II), Cd(II), Co(II) Salts: Crystal Structures and Properties" Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 931-944.
7. Huang, Z.; Du, M.; Song, H. B.; Bu, X. H. "Effect of Anions on the Framework Formation of Novel Ag(I) Coordination Polymers with Angular Bridging Ligands" Crystal Growth & Design 2004, 4, 71-78.