Team > Prof. Dr. Qiang Liu

Tsinghua University

Education                                                                                                                 2007.09-2012.07 Wuhan University, Wuhan, China – Ph.D., with Prof. Dr. Aiwen Lei   2003.09-2007.07 Wuhan University, Wuhan, China – Bachelor’s Degree

Professional Experience                                                                                                       2015.07 - Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, Tsinghua University               2003.09-2007.07 Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, Leibnitz Institute of Catalysis, with Prof. Dr. Matthias Beller

Research Interests                                                                                                                 Structure, reactivity and catalytic properties of earth-abundant metal hydrides and their application for green synthesis, biomass conversion and chemical hydrogen storage

Honors and Awards                                                                                                         2022 NSFC Distinguished Young Scientists Fund                                                         2021 Excellent Teaching Awards of Tsinghua University                                                     2018 NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund                                                               2017 Thieme Chemistry Journal Award                                                                         2015 Selected by the “Youth Thousand Talents Program”, China                                       2012 Alexander von Humboldt fellowship, Germany                                             

Editorial Board Members                                                                                                 2022 International Advisory Board of Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry                   2020 Young editorial board members of Green Synthesis and Catalysis                     2019 Young editorial board members of Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry

Selected Publications                                                                                                         1) Y. Wang, S. Liu, H. Yang, H. Li, Y. Lan*, Q. Liu*, Structure, Reactivity and Catalytic Properties of Manganese-hydride Amidate Complexes, Nat. Chem. 2022, 10.1038/s41557-022-01036-6                                                                                             2) C. Liu, M. Wang, Y. Xu, Y. Li, Q. Liu*, Manganese-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 3H-Indoles, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, anie.202202814.             3) X. Liu, X. Rong, S. Liu, Y. Lan, Q. Liu*, Cobalt-Catalyzed Desymmetric Isomerization of Exocyclic Olefins, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 20633-20639.                                     4) Y. Wang, M. Wang, Y. Li, Q. Liu*, Homogeneous Manganese-Catalyzed Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation Reactions, Chem. 2021, 7, 1180-1223.                   5) C. Liu, M. Wang, S. Liu, Y. Wang, Y. Peng, Y. Lan*, Q. Liu*, Manganese-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Quinolines Enabled by π-π Interaction, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 5108-5113.                                                                                                   6) X. Liu, B. Liu, Q. Liu*, Migratory Hydrogenation of Terminal Alkynes via Tandem Base/Cobalt Relay Catalysis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 6750-6755.                     7) Z. Shao, Y. Li, C. Liu, W. Ai, S. Luo, Q. Liu*, Reversible Interconversion between Methanol-Diamine and Diamide for Hydrogen Storage Based on Manganese Catalyzed (de)Hydrogenation, Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 591-597.                                                         8) Y. Wang, L. Zhu, Z. Shao, Y. Lan*, Q. Liu*, Unmasking the Ligand Effect in Manganese-Catalyzed Hydrogenation: Mechanistic Insight and Catalytic Application, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 17337-17349.                                                                         9) R. Zhong, Z. Wei, W. Zhang, S. Liu, Q. Liu*, A Practical and Stereoselective In Situ NHC-Cobalt Catalytic System for Hydrogenation of Ketones and Aldehydes, Chem. 2019, 5, 1552-1566.                                                                                                         10) W. Ai, R. Zhong, X. Liu, Q. Liu*, Hydride Transfer Reactions Catalyzed by Cobalt Complexes, Chem. Rev. 2019, 119, 2876-2953.

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Prof. Dr. Qiang Liu