Zhenfeng Xi

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Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 55, Issue 13 p. 4124-4124 Author ProfileFree Access Zhenfeng Xi First published: 11 November 2015 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201510083AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract “My favorite food is noodles. My favorite piece of music is Going Home (Kenny G) ...” This and more about Zhenfeng Xi can be found on page 4124. 1 Table 1. Zhenfeng Xi Date of birth: April 2, 1963 Position: Professor of Organometallic Chemistry, Peking University (PKU) E-mail: zfxi@pku.edu.cn Homepage: http://www.chem.pku.edu.cn/xizf/revised/ Education: 1983 BSc, Xiamen University 1989 MSc with Douman Jin, Nanjing University, Zhengzhou University, and the Henan Institute of Chemistry 1996 PhD with Tamotsu Takahashi, Hokkaido University 1996–1997 Postdoctoral position with Tamotsu Takahashi, Hokkaido University Awards: 2000 Outstanding Young Investigator Award, Hong Kong Qiu Shi Science & Technologies Foundation; 2001 Chang Jiang Professorship; 2004 Yaozeng Huang Organometallic Chemistry Award, Chinese Chemical Society (CCS); CCS–BASF Award; 2005 Eli Lilly Research Excellence Award; 2014 CCS–AkzoNobel Chemical Sciences Award Current research interests: Organo-di-metallic reagents; reactive organometallic and organic intermediates; metallacycles; catalytic cleavage of C−Si bonds and C−N bonds; ligand design Hobbies: Walking, music, reading My favorite food is noodles. My favorite piece of music is Going Home (Kenny G). The principal aspect of my personality is perseverance. The biggest problem that scientists face is moving away from fundamental research. My favorite piece of research is the chemistry of organodilithium reagents. When I'm frustrated, I sit by myself and calm down. The most important thing I learned from my parents is every cloud has a silver lining. I chose chemistry as a career because I am fascinated by the nature of change in chemical reactions and by the range of properties that result from the endless options for the combination of elements. If I were not a scientist, I would be a gardener. My most exciting discovery to date has been synergistic effects of organo-di-metallic reagents. Guaranteed to make me smile is watching babies playing with their toys. My 5 top papers: References 1“2,6-Diazasemibullvalenes: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, Reaction Chemistry, and Theoretical Analysis”: S. Zhang, J. Wei, M. Zhan, Q. Luo, C. Wang, W.-X. Zhang, Z. Xi, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 11964. (Sheds light on a previously unexplored class of highly strained ring systems.) 2“Cyclopentadiene-Phosphine/Palladium-Catalyzed Cleavage of C−N Bonds in Secondary Amines: Synthesis of Pyrrole and Indole Derivatives from Secondary Amines and Alkenyl or Aryl Dibromides”: W. Geng, W.-X. Zhang, W. Hao, Z. Xi, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 20230. (Application of a new cyclopentadiene–linker–phosphine ligand.) 3“Intramolecular C−F and C−H bond cleavage promoted by butadienyl heavy Grignard reagents”: H. Li, X.-Y. Wang, B. Wei, L. Xu, W.-X. Zhang, J. Pei, Z. Xi, Nat. Commun. 2014, 5, 4508. (Heavy Grignard reagents were synthesized and applied to the synthesis of perfluoro-π-extended pentalene derivatives.) 4“Transfer of Aryl Halide to Alkyl Halide: Reductive Elimination of Alkylhalide from Alkylpalladium Halides Containing syn-β-Hydrogen Atoms”: W. Hao, J. Wei, W. Geng, W.-X. Zhang, Z. Xi, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 14533; Angew. Chem. 2014, 126, 14761. (A system that forms alkyl–I bonds by reductive elimination, despite the presence of syn-β-hydrogen atoms that might be expected to undergo β-hydride elimination to form olefins.) 5“Dianions as Formal Oxidants: Synthesis and Characterization of Aromatic Dilithionickeloles from 1,4-Dilithio-1,3-butadienes and Ni(cod)2”: J. Wei, W.-X. Zhang, Z Xi, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 5999; Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 6097. (Dianions with suitable π conjugation can behave as non-innocent ligands or redox-active ligands to make aromatic metalloles.) Volume55, Issue13March 18, 2016Pages 4124-4124 ReferencesRelatedInformation