Fan’s research focuses on theoretical/computational studies on the structure and reaction mechanism of homogeneous and heterogeneous systems.

Research Interests:

(1) The reaction mechanism of hydrogenation and other reactions in homogeneous system.

(2) Water dissociation and other important chemical processes on metal-oxide surface.

(3) The structure and reactivity of clusters.

(4) The structure of coal, and the chemical transformation (pyrolysis, combustion and no-oxidative transformation) at high temprature.

 

1990-1994,  Bachelor Student in Chemistry Department, Zhejiang University

1994-1997,  Master Student, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Science

2000-2004,  Ph.D Student, University of Siegen/Germany

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1997.8-2000.8      Research Assistant, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Science

2004.10-2005.3    Visiting Scholar, University of Goettingen/Germany

2005.3-2009.1      Postdoctoral, Indiana University Bloomington/USA

2009.2-now.         Professor, State Key Laboratory of Molecular ReactionDynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

 

1.     Jie Tang, Kexin Jia, Ruiqi Zhang, Chao Liu,* Xinzhang Lin, Tingting Ge, Xiaorui Liu, Qiao Zhao, Wei Liu, Ding Ma,* Hongjun Fan,* and Jiahui Huang*, Selective Hydrogenation of Alkyne by Atomically Precise Pd6 Nanocluster Catalysts: Accurate Construction of the Coplanar and Specific Active Sites, ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 2463−2472.

2.     Ruimin Wang, Binli Wang, Abubakar Sadiq Abdullahi, and Hongjun Fan*, Understanding the prototype catalyst TiO2 surface with the help of density functional theory calculation, WIREs Comput Mol Sci. 2024, 14, e1686.

3.    Yuemiao Lai, Ruimin Wang, Yi Zeng, Fangliang Li, Xiao Chen, Tao Wang, Hongjun Fan,* and Qing Guo*, Low-Temperature Oxidation of Methane on Rutile TiO2(110): Identifying the Role of Surface Oxygen Species, JACS Au, 2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00771.

4.     Xinze Du, Hongjun Fan*, Shenglin Liu, and Z. Conrad Zhang*, Selective nucleophilic α-C alkylation of phenolswith alcohols via Ti=Cα intermediate on anatase TiO2 surface, Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 4479.

5.     Shuai Jiang , Huijun Zheng, Wenhui Yan, Tiantong Wang, Chong Wang, Ya Zhao, Hua Xie, Gang Li ∗, Xiucheng Zheng∗, Hongjun Fan∗, Ling Jiang∗, Spectroscopic identification of water splitting by neutral group 3 metals, Chinese Chemical Letters, 2023, 34, 108244

6.    Shuai Jiang, Huijun Zheng, Wenhui Yan, Tiantong Wang, Chong Wang, Shangdong Li, Hua Xie, Gang Li,* Xiucheng Zheng,* Hongjun Fan,* Xueming Yang, and Ling Jiang*, Capturing Hydrogen Radicals by Neutral Metal Hydroxides, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2023, 14, 2481−2486.

7.    Xinzhang Lin,  Jie Tang, Chenyu Zhu, Li Wang, Yang Yang, Ren'an Wu, Hongjun Fan*, Chao Liu * and Jiahui Huang*, Solvent-mediated precipitating synthesis and optical properties of polyhydrido Cu13 nanoclusters with four vertex-sharing tetrahedrons, Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 994.

8.     Fangliang Li, Binli Wang, Xiao Chen, Yuemiao Lai, Tao Wang, Hongjun Fan,* Xueming Yang,and Qing Guo*, Photocatalytic Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane for Selective Propene Production with TiO2, JACS Au 2022, 2, 11, 2607–2616.

9.     Rulin Sun, Ruimin Wang, Xinlu liu, Xiao Chen, Li Che, Hongjun Fan,* Xueming Yang, and Qing Guo*, Hydrogen Production on Pt/TiO2: Synergistic Catalysis between Pt Clusters and Interfacial Adsorbates, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13, 3182−3187.

10.   Heng-Ding Wang, Ling Jiang , Hong-Jun Fan*, Silylium ion migration dominated hydroamidation of siloxy-alkynes, Commun. Chem. 2022, 5, 133

11.   Yahui Wang, Qihuang Huo, Hongjun Fan,*, Jiancheng Wang,* Liping Chang, A theoretical study on structures of neutral (CuS)n (n = 1–10) clusters and their interaction with Hg0, Fuel 2022, 321, 123972.

12.   Ya Zhao, Tiantong Wang, Chong Wang,…, Xiucheng Zheng,* Hongjun Fan,* Ling Jiang,* Xueming Yang, and Mingfei Zhou*, Ligand-Induced Tuning of the Electronic Structure of Rhombus Tetraboron Cluster, ChemPhysChem 2022, 23, e202200060.

13.  Xiangyu Zang, Zhaoyan Zhang, Shukang Jiang, …, Hongjun Fan,* Xueming Yang and Ling Jiang*, Aerosol mass spectrometry of neutral species based on a tunable vacuum ultraviolet free electron laser, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24, 16484.

14.   Binli Wang, Ruimin Wang, and Hongjun Fan*, Photocatalytic Activity and Hole-Scavenging Behaviors on Rutile TiO2(100) Surfaces: A Theoretical Study, J. Phys. Chem. C 2022, 126, 974−985.

15.   Xianrui Gao and Hongjun Fan*, The Role of Redox-Inactive Metals in Modulating the Redox Potential of the Mn4CaO4 Model Complex, Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 11539−11549.

16.    Fangliang Li, Binli Wang, Xiao Chen, Hongjun Fan*, Xueming Yang, and Qing Guo*, Low-Temperature Aldol Condensation of Aldehydes on R‑TiO2(100)-(1 × 1): Exceptional Selectivity for α,β-Unsaturated Enal Production, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 1708.

17. Huijun Zheng, Xiangtao Kong, Chong Wang, Tiantong Wang, Dong Yang, Gang Li, Hua Xie, Zhi Zhao*, Ruili Shi, Haiyan Han, Hongjun Fan*, Xueming Yang, and Ling Jiang*, Spectroscopic Identification of Transition-Metal M[η2‑(O,O)C] Species for Highly-Efficient CO2 Activation, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 472.

18. Tingyu Huang, Zhanwei Xu, Peifang Yan, Xiumei Liu, Hongjun Fan*, Z. Conrad Zhang*, Direct Partial Oxidation of Methane Catalyzed by an In Situ Generated Active Au(III) Complex at Low  Temperature in Ionic Liquids, Organometallics 2021, 40, 370.

19. Yahui Wang, Qihuang Huo, Hongjun Fan*, Jiancheng Wang*, Liping Chang, Formation of Polysulfides from Consolidation of Cu Vacancies on CuS (001) Surfaces, J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 11325.

20. Kai Wang, Binli Wang, Xianghui Liu, Hongjun Fan*, Yan Liu*, Can Li*, Palladium‐catalyzed enantioselective linear allylic alkylation of vinyl benzoxazinanones: An inner‐sphere mechanism, Chin. J. Catal. 2021, 42, 1227.

21. Heng-Ding Wang; Hong-Jun Fan, Silylium ion mediated 2+2 cycloaddition leads to 4+2 Diels-Alder reaction products, COMM. CHEM. 2020, 3,126.

22. Zhou, Yang; Li, Lu; Jin, Lijun*; Zhu, Jialong; Li, Jiangang; Li, Yang; Fan, Hongjun*; Hu, Haoquan*, Effect of functional groups on volatile evolution in coal pyrolysis process with in-situ pyrolysis photoionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Fuel 2020, 260, 116322. 

23.  H. Geng, L. Li, G. Li*; Y. Wei, H. Fan,*; L. Jin, H. Hu,, Pyrolysis behaviors of coal-related model compounds catalyzed by pyrite, Fuel, 2020, 262, 116526. 

24.  W. Guo Wengang, L. Li, Q. Ding, X. Lin, X. Liu, K. Wang, Y. Liu*, H. Fan*, and C. Li*, Synthesis of Chiral Trispirocyclic Oxindoles via Organic-Base/ Au(I)-Catalyzed Sequential Reactions, ACS Catal., 2018, 8, 10180−10189.

25.  R. Wang, H. Fan*, The Mechanism of H2 and H2O Desorption from Bridging Hydroxyls of TiO2(110) surface, Cat. Sci. & Tech., 2017, 7, 251-264.

26.  L. Li, L. Li, C. Cui, H. Fan*, R. Wang*, Heteroatom-doped Carbon Spheres from Hierarchical Hollow Covalent Organic Framework Precursors for Metal- Free Catalysis, ChemSusChem 2017, 24, 4921-4926.

27.  Guo, Q, Zhou, C, Ma, Z, Ren, Z*, Fan, H*, Yang, X*, Elementary photocatalytic chemistry on TiO2 surfaces , Chem. Soc. Rev.,2016, 45, 3701-3730.

28.  G. Bian, S. Yang, H. Huang, H. Zong, L. Song*, H. Fan*, X. Sun, Chirality sensing of tertiary alcohols by a novel strong hydrogen-bonding donor – selenourea. Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 932-938.

29.  Yang W, Wei D, Jin, X, Xu, C, Geng, Z, Guo, Q*, Ma, Z*, Dai, D, Fan H*, and Yang X*, Effect of the Hydrogen Bond in Photoinduced Water Dissociation: A Double-Edged Sword, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2016, , 603−608.

30.  Guo XG, Fang GZ, Li G, Ma H, Fan HJ, Yu L, Ma C, Wu X, Deng DH, Wei MM, Tan DL, Si R, Zhang S, Li JQ, Sun LT, Tang ZC, Pan XL, Bao XH*,Direct, Nonoxidative Conversion of Methane to Ethylene, Aromatics, and Hydrogen, Science, 2014, 344, 616.

31.  Duan Y, Li L, Chen MW, Yu CB, Fan HJ*, and Zhou YG*, Homogeneous Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Unprotected Indoles: Scope and Mechanistic Studies, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 7688–7700.

32.  Guo Q, Xu CB, Ren ZF, Yang WS, Ma ZB, Dai DX, Fan HJ*, Minton TK*, Yang XM*, Stepwise Photocatalytic Dissociation of Methanol and Water on TiO2(110), J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 13366−13373.

33.  Wang DS, Ye ZS, Chen QA, Zhou YG,* Yu CB, Fan HJ,* and Duan Y,  Highly Enantioselective Partial Hydrogenation of Simple Pyrroles: A Facile Access to Chiral 1-Pyrrolines, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 8866–8869.

34.  Chen QA, Wang DS, Zhou YG,* Duan Y, Fan HJ,* Yang Y, and Zhang Z, Convergent Asymmetric Disproportionation Reactions: Metal/Brønsted Acid Relay Catalysis for Enantioselective Reduction of Quinoxalines, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 6126–6129.

已指导学生

王锐敏  博士研究生  070304-物理化学  

现指导学生

王彬力  博士研究生  070304-物理化学  

林浩  博士研究生  070304-物理化学