Dr Xin Cui

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Dr. Cui received his B.S from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2003 and also Ph.D. from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2008.

Research Area:

• Organic Chemistry

Research:

Further development of new transformations of unsaturated hydrocarbons will always bring exciting opportunities for synthetic chemistry and other applicable areas such as fine chemical, pharmaceutical, and material sciences. In our lab, we are exploring new types of catalytic activation of heterocyclic small rings for selective functionalization of unactivated alkenes and related unsaturated hydrocarbons, as well as a broad scope of medicinally relevant terpenoids. Through the development of both transition and main group element-based catalysts, together with ligand design, these catalytic systems are expected to be able to effectively control and switch chemoselectivity and stereoselectivity. The catalytic processes developed in our group are applied for the syntheses of synthetically and pharmaceutically important molecules, agrochemicals, and functional materials.