LIU Chao,Ph,D
E-mail:chaoliu@licp.cas.cn Address:No. 99 Jinjihu Ave, Wuzhong, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China
Resume:
12/2018-present: Full Professor, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
04/2015-11/2018: PCOSS-Fellow (PI), Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
07/2012-03/2015: Postdoc Fellow, Wuhan University, with Prof. Aiwen Lei
06/2013-08/2013: Visiting Scholar, IMS (Prof. Uozumi group) and Nagoya University (Prof. Itami group)
10/2008-10/2009: Visiting PhD student, Durham University (Prof. Marder group)
09/2007-06/2012: PhD Candidate, Wuhan University, supervised by Prof. Aiwen Lei
09/2003-07/2007: Bachelor of Science, Wuhan University
Honors after independent:
09/2019: 2019 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (Korea)
09/2019: 2019 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (Hong Kong area)
07/2019: the Outstanding Youth Funding of Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation
05/2019: 'Boron Representative' of Young Chinese Chemist
12/2018: Thieme Chemistry Journals Award 2019
10/2017: The Catalysis Rising Star Award (The Catalysis Society of China)
02/2017: Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program by CAST (2016-2018)
Research areas: Carbonyl Chemistry, Organoboron Chemistry, Homogeneous Catalysis
Major publications:
Selected Publications after Independent
2019
42) Hu, Y.; Sun, W.; Zhang, T.; Xu, N.; Xu, J.; Lan, Y.; Liu, C.* Stereoselective Synthesis of Trisubstituted Vinylboronates from Ketone Enolates Triggered by 1,3-Metalate Rearrangement, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, doi: 10.1002/anie.201909235 (Hot paper)
41) Zhu, Q.; He, Z.; Wang, L.; Hu, Y.; Xia, C.; Liu, C.* α-C-H Borylation of Secondary Alcohols via Ru/Fe Relay Catalysis: Building a Platform for Alcoholic C-H/C-O Functionalizations, Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 11884-11887.
40) He, Z.; Hu, Y.*; Xia, C.; Liu, C.* Recent Advances in the Borylative Transformation of Carbonyl and Carboxyl Compounds, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019,17, 6099-6113 (Invited Review).
39) He, Z.; Zhu, Q.; Hu, X.; Wang, L.; Xia, C.; Liu, C.* Cooperation between an alcoholic proton and boryl species in the catalytic gem-hydrodiborylation of carboxylic esters to access 1,1-diborylalkanes, Org. Chem. Front. 2019, 6, 900-907 (Hot paper).
38) Hu, Y.; Sun, W.; Liu, C.* Deoxygenative Transformation of Carbonyl and Carboxyl Compounds Using gem-Diborylalkanes, Synlett 2019, 30, 1105-1110 (Invited Synpacts).
37) Wang, L.; Sun, W.; Liu, C.* Homodinuclear of Ferrous Group Metal Complexes and Their Application in Homogeneous Catalysis, Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2019, 35, 697-708 (Invited Review).
2018
36) Shi, D.; Wang, L.; Xia, C.; Liu, C.* Synthesis of Secondary and Tertiary Alkyl Boronic Esters by gem-Carboborylation: Carbonyl Compounds as Bis(electrophile) Equivalents, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 10318-10322. (Highlighted by Chin. J. Org. Chem.)
35) Sun, W.; Wang, L.; Xia, C.*; Liu, C.* Dual Functionalization of α-Monoboryl Carbanion via A Deoxygenative Enolization with Carboxylic Acids, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 5501-5505. (Highlighted by Chin. J. Org. Chem.)
34) Wang, L.; Sun, W.; Liu, C.* Cu-Catalyzed Deoxygenative gem-Hydroborylation of Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones to Access Benzylboronic Esters, Chin. J. Catal. 2018, 39, 1725-1729 (Award Invitation).
33) Wang, L.; Sun, W.; Liu, C.* Recent Advances of Homogeneous Carbonylation using CO2 as CO Surrogate, Chin. J. Chem. 2018, 36, 353-362. (Invited Review).
2017
32) Wang, L.; Zhang, T.; Sun, W.; He, Z.; Xia, C.; Lan, Y.*; Liu, C.* C-O Functionalization of α-Oxyboronates: A Deoxygenative gem-Diborylation and gem-Silylborylation of Aldehydes and Ketones, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 5257-5264.
31) Kuan, S. H. C.; Sun, W.; Wang L.; Xia C.; Tay, M. G.; Liu, C.* Double Carbonylation Using Glyoxal (HCOCOH): A Practical Copper-Promoted Synthesis of Isatins from Primary and Secondary Anilines, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 3484-3489.
2016
30) Zhu, Q.; Wang, L.; Xia, C.; Liu, C.* Recent Advance of Transition Metal-Catalyzed Direct C-H Bond Carboxylation with CO2, Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 36, 2813-2821 (Invited Review).
Selected Publications before Independent
2015
29) Liu, C.; Yuan, J.; Gao, M.; Tang, S.; Li, W.; Shi, R.; Lei, A.* Oxidative Coupling between Two Hydrocarbons: An Update of Recent C-H Functionalizations, Chem. Rev. 2015, 115, 12138-12204.
28) Song, J.*; Wei, F.; Sun, W.; Li, K.; Tian, Y.; Liu, C.*; Li, Y.; Xie, L. Synthesis of Fluoren-9-ones and Ladder-Type Oligo-p-phenylene Cores via Pd-Catalyzed Carbonylative Multiple C–C Bond Formation, Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 2106-2109.
27) Qi, X.; Zhang, H.; Shao, A.; Zhu, L.; Xu, T.; Gao, M.*; Liu, C.*; Lan, Y.* Silver Migration Facilitates Isocyanide-Alkyne [3 + 2] Cycloaddition Reactions: Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study, ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 6640-6647.
26) Qi, X.; Li, Y.; Zhang, G.; Li, Y.; Lei, A.*; Liu, C.*; Lan, Y.* Dinuclear versus mononuclear pathways in zinc mediated nucleophilic addition: a combined experimental and DFT study, Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 11165-11171.
25) Yuan, J.; Wang, J.; Zhang, G.; Liu, C.*; Qi, X.; Lan, Y.*; Miller, J. T.; Kropf, A. J.; Bunel, E. E.; Lei, A.* Bimetallic Zinc Complex - Active Species in Coupling of Terminal Alkynes with Aldehydes via Nucleophilic Addition/Oppenauer Oxidation, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 576-579.
24) Yuan, J.; Liu, C.*; Lei, A.* Construction of N-containing heterocycles via oxidative intramolecular N-H/X-H coupling, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 1394-1409.
23) Liu, J.; Zhang, H.; Yi, H.; Liu, C.*; Lei, A.* A facile access for the C-N bond formation by transition metal-free oxidative coupling of benzylic C-H bonds and amides, Sci. China Chem. 2015, 58, 1323-1328.
2014
22) Wang, L.; Wang, Y.; Liu, C.*; Lei, A.* CO/C-H as the Acylative Reagent: A Palladium-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Carbonylative Esterfication of Alcohols. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 5657-5661.
21) Zhang, G.; Yi, H.; Chen, H.; Bian, C.; Liu, C.*; Lei, A.* Trisulfur Radical Anion as the Key Intermediate for the Synthesis of Thiophene via the Interaction between Elemental Sulfur and NaOtBu, Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 6156-6159.
20) Liu, D.; Tang, S.; Yi, H.; Liu, C.*; Qi, X.; Lan, Y.*; Lei, A.* Carbon-Centered Radical Addition to O=C of Amides or Esters as a Route to C-O Bond Formations. Chem.--Eur. J. 2014, 20, 15605-15610.
19) Song, J.*; Wei, F.; Sun, W.; Cao, X.; Liu, C.*; Xie, L.*; Huang, W. Highly efficient C-C cross-coupling for installing thiophene rings into p-conjugated systems, Org. Chem. Front. 2014, 1, 817-820.
18) Liu, C.; Liu, D.; Lei, A.* Recent Advance of Transition-Metal Catalyzed Radical Oxidative Cross-Couplings, Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 3459-3470.
17) Liu, D.#; Liu, C.#; Li, H.; Lei, A.* Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative C-H/C-H Coupling between Olefins and Simple Ethers, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 3623-3626. (#Equal contribution).
16) Meng, L.#; Liu, C.#; Zhang, W.; Zhou, C.; Lei, A.* Palladium catalysed β-selective oxidative Heck reaction of an electron-rich olefin, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 1110-1112 (#Equal contribution).
15) Liu, D.#; Liu, C.#; Lei, A.* Nickel-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling of arylboronic acids with olefins, Pure Appl. Chem. 2014, 86, 321-328 (#Equal contribution).
2013
14) Liu, C.; Liu, D.; Zhang, W.; Zhou, L.; Lei, A.* Nickel-Catalyzed Aromatic C–H Alkylation with Secondary or Tertiary Alkyl–Bromine Bonds for the Construction of Indolones, Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 6166-6169.
13) Liu, C.#; Tang, S.#; Lei, A.* Oxidant controlled Pd-catalysed selective oxidation of primary alcohols, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 1324-1326 (#Equal contribution).
12) Wang, J.#; Liu, C.#; Yuan, J.; Lei, A.* Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Alkenes with Aldehydes: Direct Access to α,β-Unsaturated Ketones, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 2256-2259 (#Equal contribution).
11) Liu, D.#; Liu, C.#; Li, H.; Lei, A.* Direct Funtionalization of Tetrahydrofuran and 1,4-Dioxane: A Nickel-Catalyzed Oxidative Csp3-H Arylation, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 4453-4456. (#Equal contribution).
10) Tang, S.#; Liu, C.#; Lei, A.* Nickel-Catalysed Novel β, γ-Unsaturated Nitrile Synthesis, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 2442-2444. (#Equal contribution).
9) Wang, L.#; Liu, C.#; Bai, R.; Pan, Y.; Lei, A.* Easy access to enamides: a mild nickel-catalysed alkene isomerization of allylamides, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 7923-7925 (#Equal contribution).
8) Wang, J.#; Liu, C.#; Yuan, J.; Lei, A.* Transition-metal-free aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids, New J. Chem. 2013, 37, 1700-1703 (#Equal contribution).
2012
7) Liu, C.; Tang, S.; Zheng, L.; Liu, D.; Zhang, H.; Lei, A.* Covalently Bound Benzyl Ligand Promotes Selective Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Esterification of Aldehydes with Alcohols, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5662-5666.
6) Liu, C.; Tang, S.; Liu, D.; Yuan, J.; Zheng, L.; Meng, L.; Lei, A.* Nickel-Catalyzed Heck-Type Alkenylation of Secondary and Tertiary alpha-Carbonyl Alkyl Bromides, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 3638-3641.
2011
5) Liu, C.; Zhang, H.; Shi, W.; Lei, A.* Bond formations between two nucleophiles: Transition metal catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reactions, Chem. Rev. 2011, 111, 1780-1824.
4) Liu, C.; Deng, Y.; Wang, J.; Yang, Y.; Tang, S.; Lei, A.* Palladium-Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation To Construct 1,4-Diketones under Mild Conditions, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 7337-7341.
3) Liu, C.; Wang, J.; Meng, L.; Deng, Y.; Li, Y.; Lei, A.* Palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidative direct esterification of alcohols, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 5144-5148.
2010
2) Liu, C.; Jin, L.; Lei, A.* Transition-metal-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reactions, Synlett 2010, 2527-2536.
2007
1) Liu, C.; He, C.; Shi, W.; Chen, M.; Lei, A.* Ni-catalyzed mild arylation of alpha-halocarbonyl compounds with arylboronic acids, Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 5601-5604.