Education:

BS (1992), Xiamen University

MS (1998), Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences

PhD (2005), Goettingen University

Principal Research Interests:
Organometallic synthesis chemistry. Reaction chemistry of organometallic functionals. Catalytic polymerization of organic monomers such as olefins, functionalized olefins, epoxides, ε-caprolactone and so on. Kinetics of catalytic polymerization. Mechanism of catalytic polymerization.

Selected Recent Publications:

1. 1. Yanting Huang, Xiaoping Wang, Yan Li,* Ming-Chung Yang, Ming-Der Su,* and Hongping Zhu* “A self-hydrosilylation of phosphanylhydrosilylalkynes promoted by B(C₆F₅)₃? An experimental and mechanistic study”, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 1494-1497.

2. 2. Jiancheng Li, Mingdong Zhong, Helena Keil, Hongping Zhu,* Regine Herbst-Irmer, Dietmar Stalke,* Sriman De, Debasis Koley* and Herbert W. Roesky* “(PhC(NtBu)₂Al)₂(SiH₂)₄ six-membered heterocycle: comparable in structure to cyclohexane”, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 2360-2363.

3. 3. Bin Li, Subrata Kundu, Hongping Zhu,* Helena Keil, Regine Herbst-Irmer, Dietmar Stalke,* Gernot Frenking,* Diego M. Andradac and Herbert W. Roesky* “An open route to asymmetric substituted Al–Al bonds using Al(I)- and Al(III)-precursors”, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 2543-2546.

4. 4. Shimin Chen, Bin Li, Xiaoping Wang, Yanting Huang, Jiancheng Li, Hongping Zhu,* Lili Zhao,* Gernot Frenking* and Herbert W. Roesky*, “A C(sp2)-H Dehydrogenation of Heteroarenes and Arenes by a Functionalized Aluminum Hydride”, Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 13633-13637.

5. 5. Bin Li, Subrata Kundu, A. Claudia Stgckl, Hongping Zhu,* Helena Keil, Regine Herbst-Irmer, Dietmar Stalke,* Brigitte Schwederski, Wolfgang Kaim,* Diego M. Andrada, Gernot Frenking,*and Herbert W. Roesky*, “A Stable Neutral Radical in the Coordination Sphere of Aluminum”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 397–400.

6. 6. Jiancheng Li, Bin Li, Rui Liu, Liuyin Jiang, Hongping Zhu,* Herbert W. Roesky,* Sayan Dutta, Debasis Koley,* Weiping Liu, and Qingsong Ye, “A Germylene/Borane Lewis Pair and the Remarkable C=O Bond Cleavage Reaction toward Isocyanate and Ketone Molecules”, Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 14499 – 14503.

7. 7. Bin Li, Jiancheng Li, Herbert W. Roesky,* and Hongping Zhu* “Synthesis and Characterization of Coinage Metal Aluminum Sulfur Species”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 162−164.

8. 8. Li, Y.; Mondal, K. C.; Samuel, P. P.; Zhu, H.;* Orben, C. M.; Dittrich, B.;* Schwederski, B.; Kaim, W.;* Mondal, T.; Koley, D.;* Roesky, H. W.* “Air-stable C₄-Cumulene, its Radical Cation and Dication”. Angew. Chem. 2014, 53, 4168-4172.

9. 9. Li, Y.; Zhu, H.;* Andrada, D. M.; Frenking, G.;* Roesky, H. W.* “Aminosilanetrithiol RSi(SH)₃: An Experimental and Quantum-Chemical Study”.Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 4628-4630.

10. 10. Li, Y.; Mondal, K. C.; Stollberg, P.; Zhu, H.;* Roesky, H. W.* Herbst-Irmer, R.; Stalke, D.;* Fliegl, H.* “Unusual formation of a N-heterocyclic germylene via hemolytic cleavage of a C–C bond”. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 3356-3358.