Research Interests

• Organolanthanide chemistry, including the activity of organolanthanides on organic small molecules, and the methodology of organic reactions promoted by organolanthanide complexes.

Biography

• 2006.7-Present    Lecturer           Fudan University  

• 2003.9-2006.7     Ph. D           　Fudan University

• 2000.9-2003.7     Master’s degree   　China university of prtroleum

• 1996.9-2000.7     Bachelor’s degree 　China university of prtroleum

Teaching

• General Chemistry

• Organic Chemistry lab education

Key Publications

1. Ruiting Liu, Xigeng Zhou. Selective transformations of cyclopentadienyl ligands of transition-metal and rare-earth metal complexes. Chem. Commun.2013, 49, 3171-3187.                  

2. Ruiting Liu, Zhen Li, Weiyin Yi, Zhenxia Chen, Xigeng Zhou. Reactivity of lanthanocene hydroxides toward carbodiimide and CO2: Synthesis and characterization of lanthanide ureido and carbonate complexes. J. Organomet. Chem.2011, 696, 2648-2653.

3. Ruiting Liu, Xiaoqing Li, Houcai Zhang, Linhong Weng, Xigeng Zhou.Synthesis and controlled hydrolysis of organolanthanide complexes with mono- and dianionic benzimidazole-2-thiolate ligands. Dalton Trans., 2010, 11053-11059.               

4. Ruiting Liu, Pengzhi Zhen, Linhong Weng, Xigeng Zhou, Chunyuan Liu.Insertion of ketenes into lanthanocene n-butylamide and imidazolate complexes. J. Organometal. Chem.2008, 693, 1614-1620.

5. Ruiting Liu, Xigeng Zhou. Reactivity of the metal-cyclopentadienyl (indenyl, fluorenyl and cycloheptatrienyl) bonds. J. Organometal. Chem.2007, 692, 4424-4435.              

6. Ruiting Liu, Chunmei Zhang, Zhenyu Zhu, Jun Luo, Xigeng Zhou, Linhong Weng. Reactivity of lanthanocene amide complexes toward ketenes: unprecedented organolanthanide-induced conjugate electrophilic addition of ketenes to arenes. Chem. Eur. J.2006, 12, 6940-6952.