Research Interests

• Organolanthanide Chemistry

• Olefin polymerization

Biography

• 2003-2008  RIKEN(The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Japan. Postdoc.

• 2000-2002  Hamburg University, Germany. Postdoc.

• 2002-2003  Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, China. Postdoc.

• 1997-2000  Fudan University. Ph.D.

• 1994-1997  Anhui Normal University. M.Sc.

• 1990-1994  Wuhan Institute of Technology. B.Sc.

Teaching

• Organic Chemistry Experiment, Organic Synthesis Chemistry Experiment, Inorganic synthesis, Inorganic Synthesis Experiment

Key Publications

1. A binuclear guanidinate yttrium carbyne complex: unique reactivity toward unsaturated C–N, C–O and C–S bonds† Wen Jiang, Feng Kong, Iker del Rosal, Meng Li, Kai Wang, Laurent Maron * and Lixin Zhang*，Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 9154–9160.  

2. Living 3,4-(Co)Polymerization of Isoprene/Myrcene and One-Pot Synthesis of a Polyisoprene Blend Catalyzed by Binuclear Rare-Earth Metal Amidinate Complexes Xiaying Yu, Meng Li, Jianquan Hong, Xigeng Zhou,* and Lixin Zhang*, Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 2569 – 2576.   

3. Isoprene Regioblock Copolymerization: Switching the Regioselectivity by the in situ Ancillary Ligand Transmetalation of Active Yttrium Species. Xiaying Yu, Qing You, Xigeng Zhou,* and Lixin Zhang *. ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8, 4465.

4. Reversing Conventional Reactivity of Mixed Oxo/Alkyl Rare-Earth Complexes: Non-Redox Oxygen Atom Transfer. Jianquan Hong, Haiwen Tian, Lixin Zhang*, Xigeng Zhou*, Iker del Rosal, Linhong Weng, Laurent Maron*. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 1062.

5. Unprecedented Reaction Mode of Phosphorus in Phosphinidene Rare-Earth Complexes: A Joint Experimental−Theoretical Study. Haiwen Tian，Jianquan Hong，Kai Wang，Iker del Rosal，Laurent Maron*，Xigeng Zhou*，Lixin Zhang*.  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 102.

6. Homoetallic Rare Earth Metal Phosphinidene Clusters: Synthesis and Reactivity. Kai Wang, Gen Luo, Jianquan Hong, Xigeng Zhou*, Yi Luo*, Linhong Weng, Lixin Zhang*. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 1053.  

7. Methylidene Rare-earth Metal Complexes-mediated Transformations of C=N, N=N and N-H Bonds: New Routes to Imido Rare-Earth Metal Clusters. Jianquan Hong, Lixin Zhang*, Kai Wang, Yin Zhang, Linhong Weng, and Xigeng Zhou*. Chem., Eur. J., 2013, 19, 7865.

8. Syntheses, Structures, and Reactivities of Homometallic Rare Earth Metal Multimethyl Methylidene and Oxo Complexes. Jianquan Hong, Lixin Zhang*, Xiaying Yu, Meng Li, Zhengxing Zhang, Pengzhi Zheng, Masayoshi Nishiura, Zhaomin Hou, Xigeng Zhou*. Chem., Eur. J. , 2011, 17, 2130.    

9. Isoprene Polymerization by Amidinate-Ligated Yttrium Catalysts. Switch the Regio- and Stereoselectivity by AlMe3. Lixin Zhang, Masayoshi Nishiura, Masahiro Yuki, Yi Luo, and Zhaomin Hou*. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2008, 47, 2642.

10. Cationic Rare Earth Metal Alkyls bearing a Bis-(phosphinophenyl)amido (PNP) Ancillary Ligand. An Excellent Catalyst System for Living cis-1,4-Polymerization and Copolymerization of Isoprene and Butadiene. Lixin Zhang, Toshiaki Suzuki, Yi Luo, Masayoshi Nishiura, and Zhaomin Hou*. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2007, 46, 1909.  

11. Unprecedented Isospecific 3,4-Polymerization of Isoprene by Cationic Rare Earth Metal Alkyl Species Resulting from a Binuclear Precursor. Zhang Lixin, Luo Yi, Hou Zhaomin*. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127(42), 14562.   

12. 通过链转移反应制备异戊二烯、月桂烯的区域嵌段共聚物的方法。张立新，郁夏盈。中国发明专利申请号2014102379120 （2014年）