RESEARCH INTERESTS:
(1) Organic materials with unique chiroptical properties. (2) Bottom-up synthesis of novel nanocarbon structures. (3) Electrochemistry-related polymer materials. (4) Sustainable Synthetic Methodologies. (5) Predicting reaction pathway and materials properties via theoretical calculations.
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC CAREER:
07/2022–present, Professor, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University (SCU)
08/2019–02/2022, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University (Adviser: Professor Colin Nuckolls)
09/2013–07/2019, Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, University of Minnesota (Adviser: Professor Thomas R. Hoye)
09/2009–07/2013, B.S. in Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Department of Chemistry’s Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence, UMN 2019
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad 2018
Outstanding Graduate Award, USTC 2013
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
1. Xiao, X.*; Cheng, Q.; Bao, S. T.; Jin, Z.; Sun, S.; Jiang, H.; Steigerwald, M. L.; Nuckolls, C.* Single-Handed Helicene Nanoribbons via Transfer of Chiral Information. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, Accepted. (link)
2. Xiao, X.; Nuckolls, C. Helicene-Based Electron Acceptors. In Helicenes; Crassous, J., Stará, I. G., Starý, I., Eds.; Wiley-Vch: Weinheim, Germany, 2022; pp 329–371. (link)
3. Xiao, X.; Pederson, S. K.; Aranda, D.; Yang, J.; Wiscons, R. A.; Pittelkow, M.; Steigerwald, M. L.; Santoro, F.*; Schuster, N. J.*; Nuckolls, C.* Chirality Amplified: Long, Discrete Helicene Nanoribbons. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 983–991. (link) (ESI Highly Cited Paper 2022)
4. Xiao, X.; Hoye, T. R.* One-pot, Three-Aryne Cascade Strategy for Naphthalene Formation from 1,3-Diynes and 1,2-Benzdiyne Equivalents. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 9813–9818. (link)
5. Xiao, X.; Hoye, T. R.* The Domino Hexadehydro-Diels–Alder Reaction Transforms Polyynes to Benzynes to Naphthynes to Anthracynes to Tetracynes (and Beyond?). Nat. Chem. 2018, 10, 838–844. (link) (Highlighted in UMN Chemistry News., Synfacts 2018, 14, 1035., and Chem 2018, 4, 2272–2274.)
6. Xiao, X.; Wang, T.; Xu, F.; Hoye, T. R.* CuI-Mediated Bromoalkynylation and Hydroalkynylation Reactions of Unsymmetrical Benzynes: Complementary Modes of Addition. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 16564–16568. (link) (Hot Paper)
7. Xiao, X.; Woods, B. P.; Xiu, W.; Hoye, T. R.* Benzocyclobutadienes: An Unusual Mode of Access Reveals Unusual Modes of Reactivity. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 9901–9905. (link)
8. Lee, D.; Ross, S. P.; Xiao, X.; Hoye, T. R.* Radial Hexadehydro-Diels-Alder Reactions. Chem, 2021, 7, 2527–2537. (link)
9. Aranda, D.; Schuster, N. J.; Xiao, X.; Ávila Ferrer, F. J.; Santoro, F.*; Nuckolls, C.* Origin of Chiroptic Amplification in Perylene-Diimide Helicenes. J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 2554–2564. (link)
10. Shen, H.; Xiao, X.; Hoye, T. R.* Benzyne Cascade Reactions via Benzoxetenonium Ions and Their Rearrangements to o-Quinone Methides. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 1672–1675. (link)
11. Shen, H.; Xiao, X.; Haj, M. K.; Willoughby, P. H.; Hoye, T. R.* BF3-Promoted, Carbene-like, C–H Insertion Reactions of Benzynes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 15616–15620. (link)
12. Xu, F.; Xiao, X.; Hoye, T. R.* Photochemical Hexadehydro-Diels–Alder Reaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 8400–8403. (link) (Selected as 'SYNFACT of the month', Synfacts 2017, 13, 809.)
13. Xu, F.; Xiao, X.; Hoye, T. R.* Reactions of HDDA-Derived Benzynes with Perylenes: Rapid Construction of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 5636–5639. (link)
14. Huang, Z.; Shang, R.; Zhang, Z.; Tan, X.; Xiao, X.; Fu, Y.* Copper-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling of Alkynyl Carboxylates with 1,1-Dibromo-1-alkenes. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 4551–4557. (link)
15. Shang, R.; Huang, Z.; Xiao, X.; Lu, X.; Fu, Y.*; Liu, L. β-Aryl Nitrile Construction via Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Benzylation of α-Cyano Aliphatic Carboxylate Salts. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 2465–2472. (link)
