EDUCATION

2000-2003, The Research Institute of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Tianjin, China. Received Ph.D. Degree in June, 2003 (with Prof. Q.-L. Zhou)

1994-1997, The Research Institute of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Tianjin, China. Received M. Sc. Degree in June, 1997 (with Prof. T.-L. Liu)

1990-1992, Department of Chemistry, Sichuan Teachers College, Nanchong, China. Received B. Sc. Degree in June, 1992.

1988-1990, Department of Chemistry, Neijiang Teachers College, Neijian, China.

ACADEMIC CAREER

2011-, Professor, Institute of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.

2007-2008, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, U.S.A. (with Prof. Micheal P. Doyle).

2003-2010, Assistant and Associate Professor, The Research Institute of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Tianjin, China.

1997-2000, Engineer, Chengdu Di’ao Pharmaceutical company, Chengdu, China.

RESEARCH AREAS

(1)  Homogeneous catalysis, especially the development of new chiral ligands, catalysts and catalytic systems for asymmetric reactions.

(2)  Natural products synthesis, especially the development of new asymmetric catalysis for the synthesis of biologically active  natural products and structural analogues.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2019 The First Prize of the National Natural Science Award (R2)

2014 The First Prize of Natural Science Award of Tianjin (R2)

2013 Award for National Outstanding Young Scientist (National Natural Science Foundation of China)

2012 Thieme Chemistry Journals Award

2008 New Century Excellent Talents Project (Ministry of Education, China)

2007 Tianjin Natural Science Award (The First-Rank)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Chang-Liang Zhu, Xueyuan Yan, Huai-Yu Bin, Xiong Wu, Zheng-Yan Huang, Pu-Cha Yan*, Genping Huang*, Jian-Hua Xie*, and Qi-Lin Zhou. Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral 1,4-Dihydroquinolines via Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Partial Hydrogenation of Quinolines. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 5725−5735.

2. Xiong Wu, Hai-Tao Yue, Xiao-Dong Zuo, Xiao-Hui Yang, Pu-Cha Yan*, Jian-Hua Xie*, Qi-Lin Zhou. Kinetic Resolution of Racemic 4-Substituted Chroman-2-ones through Asymmetric Lactone Hydrogenation. CCS Chem. 2024, 6, 2560–2576.

3. Fan Yang, Jian-Hua Xie*, Qi-Lin Zhou*, Highly Efficient Asymmetric Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Iridium Complexs with Tridentate Chiral Spiro Aminophosphine Ligands. Acc. Chem. Res. 2023, 56, 332−349.

4. Ying Xiong, Yong-Hong Chen, Tao Li, Jian-Hua Xie*, Qi-Lin Zhou, Enantioselective Total Synthesis of ()-Hamigeran F and Its Rearrangement Product. Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 5161−5165.

5. Xue-Song Gu, Ying Xiong, Fan Yang, Na Yu, Pu-Cha Yan,* Jian-Hua Xie,* Qi-Lin Zhou, Enantioselective Hydrogenation toward Chiral 3‑Aryloxy Tetrahydrofurans Enabled by Spiro Ir-PNN Catalysts Containing an Unusual 5‑Substituted Chiral Oxazoline Unit. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 2206−2211.

6. Huai-Yu Bin, Li Cheng, Xiong Wu, Chang-Liang Zhu, Xiao-Hui Yang,* Jian-Hua Xie,* Qi-Lin Zhou. Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Exocyclic g,d-Unsaturated b-Ketoesters to Functionalized Chiral Allylic Alcohols via Dynamic Kinetic Resolution. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 7793-7799.