Education And Academic Experience:
1982-1986, Bachelor of Science, Department of Chemistry, Sichuan University
1986-1989, Master of Science, Department of Chemistry, Sichuan University
1989-1993, Research Associate, Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University
1993-1996, Ph.D, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University
1996-1997, Lecturer, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University
1997-2000, Associate Professor, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University
1998-2000, JSPS Postdoctral Fellow, Nagasaki University
2000-present, Professor, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University
Publications:
1. Zhi Rong, Meiming Luo*, Xiaoming Zeng*, Modular Arene Difunctionalization of Unactivated C−O and C−H Bonds by Sequential Chromium-Catalyzed Transformations, Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 6869−6873.
2. Liang Ling, Changpeng Chen, Meiming Luo*, Xiaoming Zeng*, Chromium-Catalyzed Activation of Acyl C−O Bonds with Magnesium for Amidation of Esters with Nitroarenes, Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 1912−1916.
3. Hong Meng, Sen Gao, Meiming Luo*, Xiaoming Zeng*, Iron and Phenol Co-Catalysis for Rapid Synthesis of Nitriles under Mild Conditions, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 4617−4623.
4. Liang Ling, Yuan He, Xue Zhang, Meiming Luo, Xiaoming Zeng*, Hydrogenation of (Hetero)aryl Boronate Esters with a Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbene–Rhodium Complex: Direct Access to cis-Substituted Borylated Cycloalkanes and Saturated Heterocycles, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 6554–6558.
5. Yuan He, Jinghua Tang, Meiming Luo*, Xiaoming Zeng*, Regioselective and Chemoselective Reduction of Naphthols Using Hydrosilane in Methanol: Synthesis of the 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydronaphthol Core, Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 4159–4163.
6. Fei Fan, Jinghua Tang, Meiming Luo*, Xiaoming Zeng*, Chromium-Catalyzed Regioselective Kumada Arylative Cross-Coupling of C(aryl)–O Bonds with a Traceless Activation Strategy, J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 13549–13559.
7. Lei Jia, Qiang Tang, Meiming Luo*, Xiaoming Zeng*, One-Step Synthesis of Unsymmetric 1,1’-Biaryl-2,2'-diamines by the Reaction of 2-Naphthols with Aryl Hydrazines, Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 38, 443–450.
8. Lei Jia, Qiang Tang, Meiming Luo*, Xiaoming Zeng*, Direct ortho-Selective Amination of 2-Naphthol and Its Analogues with Hydrazines, J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 5082–5091.
9. Changpeng Chen, Pei Liu, Meiming Luo, Xiaoming Zeng*, Kumada Arylation of Secondary Amides Enabled by Chromium Catalysis for Unsymmetric Ketone Synthesis under Mild Conditions, ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 5864–5868.
10. Xuefeng Cong, Fei Fan, Pengchen Ma, Meiming Luo, Hui Chen, Xiaoming Zeng*, Low-Valent, High-Spin Chromium-Catalyzed Cleavage of Aromatic Carbon−Nitrogen Bonds at Room Temperature: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 15182−15190.
11. Sen Gao, Liming Gao, Hong Meng, Meiming Luo*, Xiaoming Zeng*,Iron-Catalyzed Synthesis of Benzoxazoles by Oxidative Coupling/Cyclization of Phenol Derivatives with Benzoyl Aldehyde Oximes, Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 9886−9889.
12. Jinghua Tang, Meiming Luo*, Xiaoming Zeng*, Chromium-Catalyzed, Regioselective Cross-Coupling of C–O Bonds by Using Organic Bromides as Reactants, Synlett 2017, 28, 2577–2580.
13. Weixi Zhang, Meiming Luo*, Iron-Catalyzed Synthesis of Arylsulfinates through Radical Coupling Reaction, Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 2980−2983.
14. Lei Jia, Sen Gao, Junyao Xie, Meiming Luo*, Iron-Catalyzed Direct Alkylamination of Phenols with O-Benzoyl-N-alkylhydroxylamines under Mild Conditions, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 3840−3846.
15. Hong Qi, Tongxin Zhang, Kefeng Wan, Meiming Luo*, Catalytic Synthesis of 3-Thioindoles Using Bunte Salts as Sulfur Sources under Metal-Free Conditions, J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 4262−4268.
16. Weixi Zhang, Junyao Xie, Bin Rao, Meiming Luo*, Iron-catalyzed N-Arylsulfonamide Formation through Directly Using Nitroarenes as Nitrogen Sources, J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 3504−3511.
¨ Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal (http://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit4/890.shtm).
17. Shuchao Wang, Fang Ren, Yuping Qiu, Meiming Luo*, Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Nickel(II) Complexes of CNC Pincer-Type N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands, J. Organomet. Chem. 2015, 788, 27−32.
18. Si Chen, Lei Jia, Xiaonan Li, Meiming Luo*, Methyl Salicylate as a Selective Methylation Agent for the Esterification of Carboxylic Acids, Synthesis 2014, 46, 263–268.
¨ Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal (http://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit4/344.shtm).
19. Zhijun Wei, Xuan Luo, Lin Zhang, Meiming Luo, POSS-Based Hybrid Porous Materials with Exceptional Hydrogen Uptake at Low Pressure, Micropor. Mesopor. Mat. 2014, 193, 35–39.
20. Pei Guo, Xiaoming Zeng, Si Chen, Meiming Luo*, Au(I)-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex-Catalyzed Synthesis of 1-Substituted Benzo[b][1,4]diazepines from N-Substituted o-Phenylenediamines and Terminal Alkynes, J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 751, 438–442.
21. Tongxin Zhang, Weixi Zhang, Meiming Luo*, Metal-Free Reduction of Tertiary Phosphine Oxides with Hantzsch Ester, Chin. Chem. Lett. 2014, 25, 176–178.
22. Tongxin Zhang, Yan Zhang, Weixi Zhang, Meiming Luo*, A Convenient and General Reduction of Amides to Amines with Low-Valent Titanium, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2013, 355, 2775−2780.
23. Bin Rao, Weixi Zhang, Lan Hu, Meiming Luo*, Catalytic Desulfitative Homocoupling of Sodium Arylsulfinates in Water Using PdCl2 as the Recyclable Catalyst and O2 as the Terminal Oxidant, Green Chem. 2012, 14, 3436–3440.
24. Zhijun Wei, Hongbo Ren, Lin Zhang*, Meiming Luo*, Group IV M-POSS (M=Zr, Hf) Coordination Polymers, Chin. J. Chem. 2012, 30, 2591–2594.
25. Weixi Zhang, Xiaoqin Zhang, Meiming Luo*, Acyclic Palladium(II)-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Metallacrown Ether Complexes: Synthesis, Structure and Catalytic Activity, Chin. J. Chem. 2012, 30, 1423–1428.
26. Guanjun Cheng, Meiming Luo*, Homocoupling of Arylboronic Acids Catalyzed by CuCl in Air at Room Temperature, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 2519–2523.
27. Yan Zhang, Qiang Tang, Meiming Luo*, Reduction of Hydrazines to Amines with Aqueous Solution of Titanium(III) Trichloride, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9, 4977–4982.
28. Yuancheng Qin, Hongbo Ren, Fanghua Zhu, Lin Zhang*, Chengwei Shang, Zhijun Wei, Meiming Luo*, Preparation of POSS-Based Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Mesoporous Materials Networks through Schiff Base Chemistry, Eur. Polym. J. 2011, 47, 853–860.
29. Guangming Nan, Fang Ren, Meiming Luo*, Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction of 1-Aryltriazenes with Arylboronic Acids Catalyzed by a Recyclable Polymer-Supported N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Palladium Complex Catalyst, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 70.
30. Yuancheng Qin, Yutie Bi, Hongbo Ren, Fanghua Zhu, Meiming Luo*, Lin Zhang*, Poly(methyl methacrylate)/Methacryl-POSS Nanocomposites with Excellent Thermal Properties, Chin. J. Chem. 2010, 28, 2527–2532
31. Xiaoqin Zhang, Yuping Qiu, Bin Rao, Meiming Luo*, Palladium(II)-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Metallacrown Ether Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Activity in the Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction, Organometallics 2009, 28, 3093–3099.
32. Xiaoming Zeng, Tongxin Zhang, Yuancheng Qin, Zhijun Wei, Meiming Luo*, Synthesis of A Carbene Transfer Organometallic Polymer and Application to Forming a Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Suzuki Reactions of Aryl Chlorides, Dalton Trans. 2009, 8341–8348.
33. Zhi Qiang Gao, Meiming Luo, Xiao Hua Sun, Hoi Lam Tam, Man Shing Wong*, Bao Xiu Mi, Ping Fang Xia, Kok Wai Cheah, and Chin Hsin Chen, New Host Containing Bipolar Carrier Transport Moiety for High-Efficiency Electrophosphorescence at Low Voltages, Adv. Mater. 2009, 21, 688–692.
34. Qiang Feng, Chao Zhang, Qiang Tang, Meiming Luo*, Synthesis of 1,10-Binaphthyl-2,20-diamine from 2-Naphthol under Atmospheric Pressure, Chin. Chem. Lett. 2009, 20, 1150–1152.
35. Qiang Tang, Chao Zhang, Meiming Luo*, A New Method for N-N Bond Cleavage of N,N-Disubstituted Hydrazines to Secondary Amines and Direct ortho Amination of Naphthol and Its Analogues, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 5840–5841.
¨ Highlighted by Synfacts (2008, 7, 688).
36. Wei Wei, Yuancheng Qin, Meiming Luo*, Pingfang Xia, Man Shing Wong, Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Activity of Palladium(II) Complexes of New CNC Pincer-Type N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands, Organometallics 2008, 27, 2268–2272.
37. Yuancheng Qin, Wei Wei, Meiming Luo*, Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction of Arenediazonium Salts with Arylboronic Acids Catalyzed by a Recyclable Polymer-Supported N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Palladiun Catalyst, Synlett 2007, 2410–2414.
¨ Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal (http://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit1/868.shtm).
38. Yingyong. Wang, Meiming Luo*, Qi Lin, Hua Chen, Xianjun Li, Efficient Biphasic Hydroaminomethylation of Long Chain Olefins in Ionic Liquids, Green Chem. 2006, 8, 545–548.
39. Yingyong Wang, Junhua Chen, Meiming Luo*, Hua Chen, Xianjun Li, Highly Regioselective Hydroaminomethylation of Long Chain Alkenes Catalyzed by Rh-BISBIS in a Two-Phase System, Catal. Commun. 2006, 7, 979–981.
40. Sujuan. Zhang, Xiaoming Zeng, Zhijun Wei, Dongbing Zhao, Tairan Kang, Weifeng Zhang, Mei Yan, Meiming Luo*, Desulfitative Suzuki Cross-Couplings of Arylsulfonyl Chlorides and Boronic Acids Catalyzed by a Recyclable Polymer-Supported N-Heterocyclic Carbene–Palladium Complex Catalyst, Synlett 2006, 1891–1894.
41. Chun Yan, Xiaoming Zeng, Weifeng Zhang, Meiming Luo*, Polymer-Supported N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Rhodium Complex Catalyst for the Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Aldehydes, J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 3391–3396.
42. Junhua Chen, X.iaoqin Zhang, Qiang Feng, Meiming Luo*, Novel Hexadentate Imidazolium Salts in the Rhodium-Catalyzed Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Aldehydes, J. Organomet. Chem. 2006, 691, 470–474.
43. Tairan Kang, Qiang Feng, Meiming Luo*, An Active and Recyclable Polystyrene-Supported N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Palladium Catalyst for the Suzuki Reaction of Arylbromides with Arylboronic Acids under Mild Conditions, Synlett 2005, 2305–2308.
44. Yingyong Wang, Meiming Luo*, Yaozhong Li, Hua Chen, Xianjun Li, Progress in Hydroaminomethylation of Olefin, Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 25, 1176–1181.
45. Yingyong Wang, Meiming Luo*, Yaozhong Li, Hua Chen, Xianjun Li, The Catalytic Hydroaminomethylation of Long Chain Alkenes with Dimethylamine in Aqueous-Organic Two-Phase System, Appl. Catal. A: General 2004, 272, 151–155.
46. Yingyong Wang, Meiming Luo*, Yaozhong Li, Hua Chen, Xianjun Li, Hydroaminomethylation of 1-Dodecene Catalyzed by Water-Soluble Rhodium Complex, Chin. Chem. Lett. 2004, 15, 774–776.
47. Meiming Luo*, Rugang Xie*, Pingfang Xia, Lin Tao, Deqi Yuan, Huaming Zhao, Catalytic Properties of Novel Cyclodextrin Dimers in the Hydrolytic Cleavage of p-Nitrophenyl Alkanoates, J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2001, 14, 515–520.
48. Meiming Luo, Akiko Matsui, Tomoyuki Esumi, Yoshiharu Iwabuchi, Susumi Hatakeyama*, Concise Synthesis of Anolignan A, Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 4401–4402.
49. Meiming Luo, Yoshiharu Iwabuchi, Susumi Hatakeyama*, Regioselective Buta-1,3-dienylation of Aldehydes via Transmetallation of 2-Tributylstannylbuta-1,3-diene, Synlett 1999, 1109–1111.
50. Meiming Luo, Yoshiharu Iwabuchi, Susumi Hatakeyama*, Buta-2,3-dienylstannanes, Effective Reagents for Regioselective Buta-1,3-dienylation of Aldehydes and Acetals, Chem. Commun. 1999, 267–268.