Research Interests

• Supramolecular Chemistry

• Organometallics

• Asymmetric Synthesis

Prizes and awards

• Thieme Chemistry Journal Award, 2013

• Shanghai Pujiang Research Fellow (D), 2012

• Shanghai Shuguang Research Fellow, 2011

• Shanghai Qimingxing ResearchFellow (A), 2010

• Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, Germany,

Biography

• 2009.4 ­—

  Professor, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University

  Research Focus: Organometallic, Catalytic and Supramolecular Chemistry

• 2005.11 —2009.4

  AvH Research Fellow, Researcher Assistant, Universität Bonn, Germany

  Research Focus: Organometallic, Catalytical and Supramolecular Chemistry

• 2003.10— 2005. 10  

  Postdoctoral Fellow, Université de Montréal, Canada

  Advisor: Professor James D. Wuest;

  Research Focus: Supramolecular chemistry and Crystal engineering,  

• 1998. 9 — 2003. 9

  Ph.D, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), CAS;

  Supervisor: Professor Li-Xin Dai; (Academician of CAS)

  Research Focus:  Asymmetric Synthesis, Catalyst,  Organometallic Chemistry

• 1994.9 — 1998.8   

  B.Sc., Honors, Analytical Chemistry, East China Geological Institute, China

Teaching

• Scientific English of Chemistry，Organic structure analysis, Organic Chemistry, Nobel Prize and Science

Key Publications

1. Fang, W.; Liu, X.; Lu, Z.; Tu, Tao* Photoresponsive metallo-hydrogels based on visual discrimination of the positional isomers through selective thixotropic gel collapse, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 3313-3316, (SCI, IF: 6.4)

2. Tu, Tao;* Fang, W.; Sun, Z. Visual-size Molecular Recognition Based on Gels, Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, 5304-5313, (SCI, IF: 14.8).

3. Fang, W.; Deng, Q.; Xu, M.; Tu, Tao* Highly Efficient Aminocarbonylation of Iodoarenes at Atmospheric Pressure Catalyzed by a Robust Acenaphthoimidazolyidene Allylic Palladium Complex, Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 3678-3681, (SCI, IF: 6.1).

4. Tu, Tao;* Sun, Z.; Fang, W.; Xu, M.; Zhou, Y. Robust Acenaphthoimidazolylidene Palladium Complexes: Highly Efficient Catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura Couplings with Sterically Hindered Substrates. Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4250-4253, (SCI, IF: 6.1).

5. Tu, Tao;* Wang, Z.; Liu, Z.; Feng, X.; Wang, Q. Efficient and Practical Transition Metal-free Catalytic Hydration of Organonitriles to Amides.Green Chem.2012, 14, 921-924, (SCI, IF:6.8).

6. Tu, Tao;* Fang, W.; Bao, X.; Li, X.; Dötz, K. H. Visual Chiral Recognition through Enantioselective Metallogel Collapsing: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Platinum-Steroid Low-Molecular-Mass Gelators. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 6601-6605, (SCI, IF:13.7).

7. Tu, Tao;* Mao, H.; Herbert, C.; Xu, M.; Dötz, K. H. A Pyridine-bridged Bis-benzimidazolylidene Pincer Nickel(II) Complex: Synthesis and Practical Catalytic Application towards Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling with Less-activated Electrophiles. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 7796-7798, (SCI, IF: 6.4).

8. Tu, Tao;* Bao, X.; Assenmacher, W.; Peterlik, H.; Daniels, J.; Dötz, K. H.* Efficient Air-Stable Organometallic Low-Molecular-Mass Gelators for Ionic Liquids: Synthesis, Aggregation and Application of Pyridine-Bridged Bis(benzimidazolylidene)-Palladium Complexes.Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15 (8), 1853-1861, (VIP，SCI, IF: 5.9).

9. Tu, Tao;* Assenmacher, W.; Peterlik, H.; Schnakenburg, G.; Dötz, K. H.* Pyridine-bridged Benzimidazolium Salts: Synthesis, Aggregation, and Application as Phase-transfer Catalysts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008,47, 7127-7131, (SCI, IF:13.7).

10. Tu, Tao;* Assenmacher, W.; Peterlik, H.; Weisbarth, R.; Nieger, M.; Dötz, K. H.* An Air-stable Organometallic Low-molecular-mass Gelator: Synthesis, Aggregation, and Catalytic Application of a Palladium Pincer Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 6368-6371, (SCI, IF:13.7).