Dr. Jiaxiang Chu, PI, Associate Professor,
School of Chemical Sciences,
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Email: chujx at ucas.ac.cn
Address: 380 Huaibei Zhuang, Huaibei Zhen, Huairou District, Beijing, China
Postcode:101409
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Research Areas
Organometallic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Cooridnation Chemistry, Small Molecule Activations
Education
09/2008 – 07/2013:
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, P.R. China
Advisor: Prof. Yaofeng Chen (yaofchen@sioc.ac.cn)
Research Field: Rare-earth terminal imido chemistry
Thesis Title: Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity Studies of Rare-earth Metal Terminal Imido Complexes.
09/2004 – 06/2008:
B.S. Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
Experience
01/2020– present: Associate Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Research Field: Organometallic Chemistry.
04/2018– 12/2019: Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof. Nathaniel K. Szymczak, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan. (nszym@umich.edu)
Research Field: Small molecule activation by late transition metal complexes with secondary coordination sphere.
04/2016– 03/2018: Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof. Gabriel Ménard, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara. (menard@chem.ucsb.edu)
Research Field: Model complexes for VPO (vanadium-phosphorus-oxide) catalysts, as well as the role of transition metal-main group element corporation in VPO catalysis.
04/2014 – 03/2016: Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof. Guy Bertrand, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego. (guybertrand@ucsd.edu)
Research Field: Synthesis of functionalized Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbenes (CAACs) and applications in organometallic chemistry
07/2013 – 03/2014: Research Assistant in Prof. Yaofeng Chen’s Group, State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, P.R. China
Research Field: Rare-earth terminal imido chemistry
Publications
Publication at UCAS (Since 2020):
18. Evidence for Carbene Intermediates in Isocyanide Homologation by Aluminium(I). Cuijuan Zhang, Fabian Dankert, Ziang Jiang, Baolu Wang, Dominik Munz,* and Jiaxiang Chu*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202307352.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202307352
17.A Borane Lewis Acid in the Secondary Coordination Sphere of a Ni(II) Imido Imparts Distinct C-H Activation Selectivity. Baolu Wang,+ Chris S. G. Seo,+ Cuijuan Zhang, Jiaxiang Chu* and Nathaniel K. Szymczak*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 15793. (contribution equally)
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.2c06662
highlighted by C&EN: "Functional group not directly on metal changes its behavior"
highlighted by Trends in Chemistry: "Remixing the secondary coordination sphere"
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2589597423001181
Prior to UCAS (2011-2019):
16. Redox-Controlled Reactivity at Boron: Parallels to Frustrated Lewis/Radical Pair Chemistry. Anthony Wong+, Jiaxiang Chu+, Guang Wu, Joshua Telser, Roman Dobrovetsky, and Gabriel Ménard*
Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 10343. (contribution equally)
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01464
15. Neutral and Anionic Monomeric Zirconium Imides Prepared via Selective C=N Bond Cleavage of a Multidentate and Sterically Demanding b-Diketiminato Ligand.
Research Interests
Organometallic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Cooridination Chemistry, Catalysis, Small Molecule Activations
Conferences
1. “Towards inert C—H bond functionalization using main group multiple bonds.” (Oral Presentation) Jiaxiang Chu, Gabriel Ménard* The 253rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, California, April, 2017.
2. “Donor-functionalized cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes (CAACs): synthesis, coordination, and catalysis.” (Oral Presentation) Jiaxiang Chu, Dominik Munz, Mohand Melaimi, Rodolphe Jazzar, Guy Bertrand* The 251st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, California, March, 2016.
3. “Reactivity of scandium terminal imido complexes.” (Poster Presentation) Jiaxiang Chu, Erli Lu, Zhixiao Liu, Yaofeng Chen.* The 16th IUPAC International Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS 16) at Shanghai, China July, 2011.
4. “Synthesis and reactivity of scandium terminal imido complexes.” (Poster Presentation) Jiaxiang Chu, Erli Lu, Zhixiao Liu, Yaofeng Chen.* The 25th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (ICOMC 25) at Lisbon, Portugal September, 2012.
5. “Synthesis and reactivity of scandium terminal imido complexes.” (Poster Presentation) Jiaxiang Chu, Erli Lu, Zhixiao Liu, Yaofeng Chen.* The 17th National Conference on Organometallic Chemistry at Beijing, China October, 2012.
Students
现指导学生
严胜 硕士研究生 070303-有机化学
张小虎 硕士研究生 085600-材料与化工
艾连昆 博士研究生 070303-有机化学
张诗英 硕士研究生 085600-材料与化工
王宝禄 博士研究生 070303-有机化学
Honors & Distinctions
2015 Ph.D. with highest distinction, for Graduate Students in Shanghai.
2012 – 2013 Merit Student, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2011 – 2012 Merit Student, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Dec 2012 M. Braun Award, State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC).
Oct 2012 Best Poster Prize, the 17th National Conference on Organometallic Chemistry in China.