RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Design synthesis and catalytic performance of polydentate phosphine ligands, polydentate carbene azophos ligands and their transition metal complexes.
Morphology control preparation and catalytic properties of metal nanoparticles.
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC CAREER:
1980-1987 Bachelor's and Master's degree in Chemistry, Lanzhou University
1994/85/1-199, Visiting Scholar, City University of Hong Kong
1995/12-1999/6 Ph.D., City University of Hong Kong
1987-present: Professor, Department of Chemistry, Sichuan University
HONORS AND AWARDS:
In 2014, won the second prize of the sixth undergraduate excellent teaching of Sichuan University.
In 2014, won the Tang Lixin Teaching Master Award of Sichuan University.
In 2011, won the Award of Excellence in Classroom Teaching Quality of Sichuan University.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
1. Nie, X.; Zheng, Y.; Ji, L.; Fu, H. *; Chen, H.; Li, R. *, Acceptorless dehydrogenation of amines to nitriles catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbene-nitrogen-phosphine chelated bimetallic ruthenium (II) complex. Journal of Catalysis 2020, 391, 378-385;
2. Yang, X.; Sun, R.; Li, S.; Zheng, X.; Yuan, M.; Xu, B.; Jiang, W.; Chen, H.; Fu, H. *; Li, R. *, Regioselective Direct C-H Trifluoromethylation of Pyridine. Organic letters 2020, 22 (18), 7108-7112
3. Zheng, Y.; Li, R-X* et al. Ruthenium-catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted lactams by acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of diols with primary amines. Chem. Commun., 2019, DOI: 10.1039/C9CC06339K
4. Liu, H-M.; Li, R-X* et al. Dehydrogenation of Alcohols to Carboxylic Acid Catalyzed by in Situ-Generated Facial Ruthenium-CPP Complex. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 9151-9160.
5. He, X-C.; Li, R-X* et al. Synthesis of Unsymmetrical N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Nitrogen-Phosphine Chelated Ruthenium(II) Complexes and Their Reactivity in Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols to Esters. Organometallics. 2019, 38, 1750-1760.
6. Li, Y-Q.; Li, R-X* et al. Unsymmetrical Pincer N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Nitrogen-Phosphine Chelated Palladium(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity in Direct Csp2-H Arylation of Benzoxazoles. Organometallics. 2018, 37, 979-988.
7. Yu, X-J.; Li, R-X*., et al., Mechanistic investigation of imine formation in rutheniumcatalyzed N-alkylation of amines with alcohols. Appl. Organomet. Chem., 2018, e4277.
8. Yu, X-J.; Li, R-X*., et al. Hemilabile N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-nitrogen-phosphine mediated Ru (II)-catalyzed N-alkylation of aromatic amine with alcohol efficiently. Catal. Commun. 2017, 95. 54-57.
9. Huang, J.; Li, R-X.*; et al. An Approach to the Synthesis of 1-Propenylnaphthols and 3‑Arylnaphtho[2,1-b]furans. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 2523-2534.
10. He, H-Y.; Li, R-X*. et al, Palladium-Catalyzed Domino Reaction of Two Aryl Iodides involving C-H Activation Processes: Efficient Synthesis of Fused Polycycles. Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2016, 5616-5619.
11. Wang, W.; Li, R-X.* et al. A Simple and Efficient Access to Naphtho[b]furans by Claisen Rearrangement/Cyclization of Bromonaphthyl 3-Phenylallyl Ethers. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015,357, 2442-2446.
12. Zhu, D. M.; Li, R-X.*, et al. Aqueous Phase Hydrogenation of Quinoline to Decahydroquinoline Catalyzed by Ruthenium Nanoparticles Supported on Glucose-Derived Carbon Spheres. ChemCatChem. 2015, 6, 2954-2960.
13. Zhou, R.; Li, R-X*. et al. One-pot synthesis of 2-substituted benzo[b]furans via Pd-tetraphosphine catalyzed coupling of 2-halophenols with alkynes. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 6023-6026.
14. Wang, W.; Li, R-X.* et al. An Efficient Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Cinnamyl Ethers from Aromatic Halides, Phenols, and Allylic Chloride. Adv. Synth. Catal., 2014, 356, 616-622.
15. Wei, J.; Li, R-X*., et al. Facile Synthesis of Hybrid Core-Shell Nanospheres for the Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Aromatic Ketones. ChemCatChem. 2014, 6, 1368-1374.
16. Zhang, L.; Li, R-X*., et al. Cooperation between the surface hydroxyl groups of Ru-SiO2@mSiO2 and water for good catalytic performance for hydrogenation of quinoline. Catal. Sci. Tech., 2014, 4, 339-1348.
17. Zhou, R.; Li, R-X*. et al. Pd/Tetraphosphine Catalytic System for Cu-Free Sonogashira Reaction “on Water”. Catal. Sci. Tech. 2014, 4, 746-751
