Professor XI Zhenfeng from college of chemistry and molecular engineering of Peking University visited the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on April 18. During his visit, he delivered a lecture entitled Synthetic chemistry based on metal heterocyclic active intermediates and mechanism.

Professor XI Zhenfeng is giving a lecture.

Organometallic heterocyclic compounds are used as intermediates in many important reactions. In his lecture, Professor XI introduced his group’s work in organometallic heterocyclic compounds. They have studied the reaction mechanism via synthesizing and separating five-membered metallacycles and four-membered metallacyclic active intermediates. In addition, they have developed several new synthetic methods and new organometallic compounds and cyclic organic compounds through the study.

Introduction to Professor XI Zhenfeng:

Education:

1999.7~Professor of Peking University

1998.4~Associate professor of Peking University

1997~1998 Assistant Professor of Hokkaido University, Japan

1996~1997 Postdoctoral fellow under Prof. Tamotsu Takahashi in Hokkaido University, Japan

1993~1996 Study towards a PhD in organometallic chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Tamotsu Takahashi at the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), Japan

1987~1989 Master course graduate at Nanjing university, Zhengzhou University, and Henan Institute of Chemistry

1983~1992 Researcher at Henan Institute of Chemistry

1979~1983 Undergraduate at the Department of Chemistry of Xiamen university, China

Research interest:

Organometallic Chemistry, Synthetic methodology based on selective cleavage of C-H bonds, C-C bonds and C-X bonds mediated by organometallic compounds.