Phone: +86 (0) 592-2185328
E-mail: jun.zhu@xmu.edu.cn
Address:
Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Education and Research Experience:
BS (2000), Xiamen University
PhD (2007), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Research Associate, Hong Kong University (2007 - 2008)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Uppsala University (2008 - 2010)
Principal Research Interests:
Physical Organic Chemistry: Investigate the structure and bonding, reaction mechanisms in organic/organometallic chemistry via quantum calculations and test our predictions via tight collaborations with top experimental groups.
Selected Recent Publications:
1. Unconventional Aromaticity in Organometallics: The Power of Transition Metals. Dandan Chen, Qiong Xie, and Jun Zhu*, Acc. Chem. Res. 2019, 52, 1449.
2. Dual Aromaticity in Both the T0 and S1 States: Osmapyridinium with Phosphonium Substituents. Ting Shen, Dandan Chen, Lu Lin, and Jun Zhu*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 5720.
3. Singlet Fission in a Pyrrole-Fused Cross-Conjugated Skeleton with Adaptive Aromaticity. Long Wang*, Lu Lin, Jingjing Yang, Yishi Wu, Hua Wang, Jun Zhu*, Jiannian Yao, and Hongbing Fu*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 10235.