Education:
2013.03-present Xiamen University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, associate professor
2011.01-2012.09 Department of Chemistry, University of Marburg, Germany, Humboldt scholar
2010.10-2010.12 Department of Chemistry, University of Marburg, Germany, postdoctoral
2005.09-2010.06 Xiamen University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ph.D.
2001.09-2005.06 Quanzhou Teachers College, Bachelor

Principal Research Interests:
Design, Synthesis and Properties of Metal Clusters

Selected Recent Publications:

1. 1.  Zhuo, K.; Liu, Y.; Ruan, K.; Hua, Y.; Lin, Y.-M*. ; Xia, H. * Ring contraction of metallacyclobutadiene to metallacyclopropene driven by π- and σ-aromaticity relay. Nature Synthesis, 2023, 2, 67-75 (Highlighted by ChemistryViews, Synform, ScienceNet etc.)

2. 2.  Gong, L.*; Lin, Y.-M. Direct Functionalization of Unactivated C(sp³)–H Bonds via Photocatalyzed Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Handbook of CH-Functionalization, Wiely-VCH GmbH, ISBN: 9783527834242, 2023.

3. 3.  Cui, F.-H.; Li, Q.; Gao, L.-H.; Ruan, K.; Ma, K.; Chen, S.; Lu, Z.; Fei, J.; Lin, Y.-M.;* Xia, H.* Condensed Osmaquinolines with NIR-II Absorption Synthesized by Aryl C-H Annulation and Aromatization. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2022, 134, e202211734.

4. 4.  Cui, F.-H.; Hua, Y.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Fei, J.; Gao, L.-H.; Zhao, X.; Xia, H. * Selective Difunctionalization of Unactivated Aliphatic Alkenes Enabled by a Metal−Metallaaromatic Catalytic System. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 2301-2310 (入选ESI高被引).

5. 5.  Wang, H.; Ruan, Y.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Xia, H.* Direct amidation of metallaaromatics: access to N-functionalized osmapentalynes via a 1,5-bromoamidated intermediate. Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 6315-6322（入选 2021 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection and Most popular 2021 main group, inorganic and organometallic chemistry articles）.

6. 6.  Wang, H.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Chen, S.; Ruan, Y.; Xia, H.* Metallacycle Expansion and Annulation: Access to TetrazoloFused Osmacycles by Reaction of Cyclic Osmium Carbyne with Sodium Azide. Chin. J. Chem. 2021, 39, 3435-3442.

7. 7.  Ye, Z.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Gong, L.* The merger of photocatalyzed hydrogen atom transfer with transition metal catalysis for C-H functionalization of alkanes and cycloalkanes. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 5545-5556.

8. 8.  Cao, S.; Ye, Z.; Chen, Y.; Lin, Y.-M.; Fang, J.; Wang, Y.; Yang, B.; Gong, L.* Nickel-Catalyzed Regiodivergent Asymmetric Cycloadditions of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds. CCS Chem. 2021, 3, 3329–3340.

9. 9.  Li, Y.; Ye, Z.; Lin, Y.-M., Liu, Y.; Zhang Y., Gong L.* Organophotocatalytic selective deuterodehalogenation of aryl or alkyl chlorides, Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 2894.

10. 10.  Guan, Z.-J.; Hu, F.; Li, J.-J.; Wen, Z.-R.; Lin, Y.-M.; Wang, Q.-M.*, Isomerization in alkynyl-protected gold nanoclusters. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 2995–3001.

11. 11.  Zhou, K.; Yu, Y.; Lin, Y.-M.; Li, Y.; Gong, L.*, Copper-catalyzed aerobic asymmetric cross-dehydrogenative coupling of C(sp³)–H bonds driven by visible light. Green Chem., 2020, 22, 4597-4603.

12. 12.  Wen, Z.-R; Guan, Z.-J.; Zhang, Y.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Wang, Q.-M, Au₇Ag₉(dppf)₃(CF₃CO₂)₇BF₄]_n: A Linear Nanocluster Polymer from Molecular Au₇Ag₈ Clusters Covalently Linking by Silver Atoms. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 12992-12995.

13. 13.  Guan, Z.-J.; Hu, F.; Yuan, S.-F.; Nan, Z.-A.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Wang, Q.-M*. The stability enhancement factor beyond eightelectron shell closure in thiacalix[4]areneprotected silver clusters. Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 3360-3365.

14. 14.  Li, J.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Zhang, H.; Chen, Y.; Lin, Z.; Xia, H.*, Access to Metal‐bridged Osmathiazine Derivatives by a Formal [4+2] Cyclization. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 5077-5085.

15. 15.  Guan, Z.-J.; Zeng, J.-L.; Yuan, S.-F.; Hu, F.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Wang, Q.-M*. Au₅₇Ag₅₃(C=CPh)₄₀Br₁₂: A Large Nanocluster with C1 Symmetry. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57,5703-5707.

16. 16.  Du, Y.; Guan, Z.-J.; Wen, Z.-R.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Wang, Q.-M*. Ligand-Controlled Doping Effects in Alloy Nanoclusters Au4Ag23 and Au5Ag24. Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 16029-16035.

17. 17.  Li, J.; Kang, H.; Zhuo, K.; Zhuo, Q.; Zhang, H.; Lin, Y.-M*. Xia, H.* Alternation of Metal-Bridged Metallacycle Skeletons: From Ruthenapentalyne to Ruthenapentalene and Ruthenaindene Derivative. Chin.J. Chem., 2018, 36, 1156-1160.

18. 18.  Zhou, X.; Li, Y.; Shao, Y.; Hua, Y.; Zhang, H.; Lin, Y.-M*. Xia, H.* Reactions of Cyclic Osmacarbyne with Coinage Metal Complexes. Organometallics, 2018, 37,1788-1794.

19. 19.  Guan, Z.-J.; Zeng, J.-L.; Nan, Z.-A.; Wan, X.-K.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Wang, Q.-M*. Thiacalix[4]arene: New protection for metal nanoclusters. Sci. Adv. 2016; 2 : e1600323.

20. 20.  Zeng, J.-L.; Guan, Z.-J.; Du,Y.; Nan, Z.-A.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Wang, Q.-M*. Chloride-Promoted Formation of a Bimetallic Nanocluster Au80Ag30 and the Total Structure Determination. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 7848−7851.

21. 21.  Wang, J.-Y.; Liu, K.-G.; Guan, Z.-J.; Nan, Z.-A.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Wang, Q.-M*. [Mn^IIIMn^IV₂Mo₁₄O₅₆]^17–: A Mixed-Valence Meso-Polyoxometalate Anion Encapsulated by a 64-Nuclearity Silver Cluster. Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 6833–6835.

22. 22.  Liu, K.-G.; Liu, X-Y.; Guan, Z.-J; Shi, K*; Lin, Y.-M*.; Wang, Q.-M. The transformation of polyoxometalate in the formation of  intercluster compound [Ag₄₁(α-SiW₁₀O₃₇)(^tBuC=C)₂₇(CH₃CN)₃][β-SiW₁₂O₄₀]. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 3801-3804.

23. 23.  Wang, Q.-M*.; Lin, Y.-M.; Liu, K.-G. Role of Anions Associated with the Formation and Properties of Silver Clusters.Acc. Chem. Res., 2015, 48, 1570–1579.

24. 24.  Liu, K.-G.; Chen, S.-K.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Wang, Q.-M*. An organic anion template: a 24-nucleus silver cluster encapsulating a squarate dimer. Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 9896-9898.

25. 25.  Lin, Y.-M*.; Guan, Z-J; Liu, K.-G.; Jiang Z.-G.; Wang, Q.-M*. Assembly of silver alkynyl compounds with various nuclearities. Dalton Trans., 2015,44, 2439-2446.

26. 26. Jiang, Z.-G.; Shi, K.; Lin, Y.-M*.; Wang, Q.-M*. [Ag₇₀(PW₉O₃₄)₂(^tBuC≡RC)₄₄(H₂O)₂]⁸⁺: ionothermal synthesis of a silver cluster encapsulating lacunary polyoxometalate ions. Chem. Commu., 2014, 50, 2353-2355.