科研主要方向:
利用金属有机化合物研究高选择性有机合成新反应、新方法。
科研追求目标:
研究碳-氢键、碳-碳键以及碳-杂原子键的选择性切断与规律，探索新一代物质转化的途径。
近五年来代表性论文：
Metal-mediated Efficient Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Skeletal Rearrangement of Octa-substituted Semibullvalenes Chao Wang, Jian Yuan, Guotao Li, Zitao Wang, Shiwei Zhang, Zhenfeng Xi* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 4564-4565.
Formation of Indene Derivatives from Bis(cyclopentadienyl)titanacyclopentadienes with Alkyl Group Migration via Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage Tamotsu Takahashi,* Yuichi Kuzuba, Fanzhi Kong, Kiyohiko Nakajima, and Zhenfeng Xi* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 17188-17189.
Zirconocene-mediated intermolecular coupling of one molecule of Si-tethered diyne with three molecules of organonitriles: One-pot formation of pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine derivatives via cleavage of C-N triple bonds of organonitriles Xiaohua Sun, Congyang Wang, Zhiping Li, Shiwei Zhang, Zhenfeng Xi* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 7172-7173.
Unprecedented Double C-C Bond Cleavage of a Cyclopentadienyl Ligand Zhenfeng Xi,* Kimihiko Sato, Ye Gao, Jianming Lu, and Tamotsu Takahashi* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 9568-9569.
Novel Cycloaddition of Nitriles with Monolithio- and Dilithiobutadienes Jinglong Chen, Qiuling Song, Congyang Wang, and Zhenfeng Xi* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6238-6239.
Highly Regio- and Stereoselective 1,1-Cycloaddition of Carbon Monoxide with 1,4-Dilithio-1,3-dienes. Novel Synthetic Methods for 3-Cyclopenten-one Derivatives Qiuling Song, Jinglong Chen, Xianglin Jin, and Zhenfeng Xi* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 10419-10420.
Dialkenylation of Carbonyl Groups by Alkenyllithium Compounds Zhenfeng Xi,* Qiuling Song, Jinglong Chen, Hairong Guan, and Pixu Li Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2001, 40, 1913-1916.
