Biography

2017.7-                  Professor, Anhui Normal University

2015.10-2017.2     Postdoctoral Associate, University of Pennsylvania, USA（with Prof. Neil C. Tomson）

2013.10-2015.9     Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Notre Dame, USA（with Prof. Vlad M. Iluc）

2011.10-2013.9     Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, RWTH-Aachen University, Germany（with Prof. Jun Okuda）

2005.09-2011.1     Ph.D., Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS, China（with Prof. Yaofeng Chen）

2001.09-2005.8     B.S., Sichuan University, China（with Prof. Meiming Luo）

Research

General Description

    杂核金属配合物对于N₂, H₂, O₂等重要小分子的活化转化具有举足轻重的作用。生物体系中固氮酶的FeMo辅因子，光系统Ⅱ中放氧复合物的活性中心Mn₄O₅Ca，以及[NiFe]氢化酶，都含有两种性质不同的金属离子。在杂金属体系中，由于金属中心性质的差异，对底物进行活化时的模式和作用是不同的：1）通过金属间相互作用调控不同金属中心的电性；2）不同的金属中心对底物进行协同活化；这些传统的单金属以及同核双金属体系中是难以实现的。

    和传统单金属中心的反应模式不同：1）金属-金属键中σ、π、δ键的电子具有丰富的反应性质；2）双金属的协同作用能够调节底物活化过程中的选择性和反应速率。合成表征结构新颖的含有金属-金属键的配合物，研究其与多种底物的当量或催化反应，对于揭示金属-金属键的反应性有重要的意义。

Current Interests

1. Heterobimetallic Rare-earth and transition metal complexes for small molecule activation & catalysis.
   

2. Metal-Metal bond chemistry involving Rare-earth metals. 

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Scientific Contributions

Publications at AHNU

33. "A tetranuclear lanthanum-nickel hydrido complex supported by arene-anchored bis(phosphinomethylamido) ligand." Xiuyan He, Changjiang Wu, Dongjing Hong, Huayi Fang*, Peng Cui*, Chem. Commun., 2026, DOI: 10.1039/D5CC06726J.

32. "Synthesis and Reactivity of an Yttrium Hydride Complex Supported by an Arene-Anchored Bis(phosphinomethylamido) Palladium (0) Metalloligand." Hang Shen, Cunyu Song, Dongjing Hong, Peng Cui*, Inorg. Chem., 2025, 64, 15562-15572.

31. "Hydrosilylation of Terminal Alkenes Catalyzed by a Scandium Metalloligand Supported Ni(0) Complex." Lei Ma, Dongjing Hong, Peng Cui*, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2025, 28, No. e202500069. (Invited paper for the Special Collection Heteroatoms in Synthetic Chemistry and Organic Materials)

30. "Rare-earth Metalloligand for Low Valent Cobalt Complexes: Fine Electronic Tuning via Co→RE Dative Interactions." Xiuyan He, Xiaowei Pan, Chunyan Xiong, Yun Zhang, Dongjing Hong, Huayi Fang*, Peng Cui*, Inorg. Chem., 2024, 63, 8155-8162.

29. "A scandium metalloligand supported Ni(0) complex with a heterobimetallocycle: versatile reactivity with unsaturated bonds." Lei Ma, Xiaowei Pan, Dongjing Hong, Huayi Fang*, Peng Cui*, Chem Commun., 2024, 60, 4222-4225.

Publications Before AHNU

20. "Oxidation Reactions of a Nucleophilic Palladium Carbene: Mono and Bi-radical Carbenes." Peng Cui, Melissa R. Hoffbauer, Mariya Vyushkova, Vlad M. Iluc*, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 9663-9668.

19. “Ring Size Modulated Reactivity of Putative Dicobalt Bridging Nitrides: C–H Activation vs. Phosphinimide Formation.” Peng Cui, Qiuran Wang, Sam P. McCollom, Brian C. Manor, Patrick J. Carrol, Neil C. Tomson*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15979–15983.

18. “Molecular Magnesium Hydrides Supported by an Anionic Triazacyclononane-Type Ligand.” S. Schnitzler, P. Cui, T. P. Spaniol and J. Okuda*, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 1761-1765.

17. “Boratabenzene Rare-earth Metal Complexes.” Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2016, 314, 2-13.

16. “C-H Activation of Ethers by Pyridine Tethered PCsp³P-type Iridium Complexes” Peng Cui, Dominic C. Babbini, Vlad M. Iluc*, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 10007-10016.

15. “Heterobimetallic Pd-K Carbene Complexes via One-Electron Reductions of Palladium Radical Carbenes.” Peng Cui, Melissa R. Hoffbauer, Mariya Vyushkova, Vlad M. Iluc*, Chem. Sci., 2016, 4444-4452.

14. “Redox-Induced Umpolung of Transition Metal Carbenes.” Peng Cui, Vlad M. Iluc*, Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 7343-7354.

13. “Frustrated Lewis Pair-Like Reactions of Nucleophilic Palladium Carbenes with B(C₆F₅)₃.”Peng Cui, Cezar C. Comanescu, Vlad M. Iluc*, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51. 6206-6209.

12. “An Ion Pair Scandium Hydride Supported by a Dianionic (NNNN)-Type Macrocycle Ligand.”Peng Cui, Thomas P. Spaniol, Laurent Maron*, Jun Okuda*, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 424-426.

11. “Dehydrogenation of Amine–Borane Me₂NH·BH₃ Catalyzed by A Lanthanum Hydride Complex.” Peng Cui, Thomas P. Spaniol, Laurent Maron*, Jun Okuda*, Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 13437-13444.

10. “Heterometallic Potassium Rare–Earth Metal Allyl and Hydrido Complexes Stabilized by A Dianionic (NNNN) Macrocyclic Ancillary Ligand.” Peng Cui, Thomas P. Spaniol, Jun Okuda*, Organometallics,2013, 32, 1176-1182.

9. “Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Amido-Boratabenzene Complexes of Rare-Earth Metals and Zirconium and Chromium.” Xiufang Wang, Weijie Peng, Peng Cui, Xuebing Leng, Wei Xia, Yaofeng Chen*, Organometallics, 2013, 32, 6166-6169.

8. “Boratatrozircenes: cycloheptatrienyl zirconium boratabenzene sandwich complexes–evaluation of potential η⁶–η⁵ hapticity interconversions.” Andreas Gl?ckner, Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Peter G. Jones and Matthias Tamm*, New. J. Chem. 2012, 36, 1392-1398.

7. “Versatile Reactivities of ansa-Heteroborabenzene Divalent Ytterbium Amide toward Alkali–Metal Salts and the Generation of Heterometallic Ytterbium–Alkali–Metal Boratabenzene Complexes.”Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Guangyu Li and Wei Xia, Organometallics, 2011, 30, 2012-2017.

6. “Synthesis, and Structure Characterization of Solvent-free Divalent Ytterbium Bis(boratabenzene) and (Cyclopentadienyl)(Boratabenzene) Complexes.” Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Qiang Zhang, Guangyu Li, Wei Xia, J. Organomet. Chem., 2010, 695, 2713-2719.

5. “Neodymium(ш) phosphinidene complexes supported by pentamethylcyclopentadienyl and hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate ligands. Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Maxim V. Borzov, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 6886-6890.

4. “An unprecedented lanthanide phosphinidene halide: synthesis, structure and reactivity.” Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Xin Xu and Jie Sun, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5547-5549.

3. “An ansa-Heteroborabenzene Divalent Lanthanide Amide Through C-H Bond Cleavage.” Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Guangyu Li and Wei Xia, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 9944-9947.

2. “Divalent Ytterbium Boratabenzene Complex (C₅H₅BNPh₂)₂Yb(THF)₂: Synthesis, Structure, and Solvent-Mediated Redox Transformation.” Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Guoping Wang, Guangyu Li and Wei Xia, Organometallics, 2008, 27, 4013-4016.

1. “Boratabenzene Derivatives of Divalent Samarium: Synthesis, Structures and Catalytic Reactivities of (C₅H₅BXPh₂)₂Sm(THF)₂ (X = N, P).” Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Xiaohua Zeng, Jie Sun, Guangyu Li and Wei Xia, Orgnometallics, 2007, 26, 6519-6521.

Publications in Books

2. “Scandium Complexes” Peng Cui, Vol. 4, Chapter 2 in “Comprehensive Coordiantion Chemistry III”, Elsevier, 2022. 

1. “Pincer-Carbenoid Complexes with Late-transition Metals: Synthesis, Electronic Structure and Reactivity.” Peng Cui, Vlad M. Iluc, Chapter 17 in “Pincer Compounds---Chemistry and Applications”, Elsevier, 2018.

Invites Talks & Lectures

1. “基于电子可调控的大环配体双铁、双钴氮化物化学”，口头报告，第16届江淮有机化学论坛，苏州大学，2018年10月

2.  “基于LM-Ln配键的稀土-后过渡金属杂核配合物”，邀请报告，第10届全国无机化学学术会议，山东大学，2019年8月

3. “基于LM-Ln配键的稀土-后过渡金属杂核配合物”，邀请报告，第6届全国稀土金属有机化学讨论会，苏州大学，2019年10月

4.“Exploring the Chemistry of Heterobimetallic Rare-earth/Late-Transition Metal Complexes”，invited talk in "angular momentum" symposia sponsored by Robinson group at Brown University，2022年3月29日

5. “Syntheses and Reactivity of Heterobimetallic Rare-earth/Late-transition Metal Complexes with LM-Ln Dative Bond”，邀请报告，第8届亚洲配位化学会议，台北，2022年8月

6. “稀土-后过渡金属键配合物的合成及反应性研究”，口头报告，第21届全国金属有机化学学术讨论会，安徽工程大学/安徽师范大学，2022年8月

7. “稀土-后过渡金属键配合物的合成及反应性”，口头报告，中国化学会第33届学术年会，青岛，2023年6月

8. “稀土-后过渡金属键配合物的合成与反应性探索”，邀请报告，第十一届全国无机化学学术会议，兰州，2023年8月

9. “稀土-后过渡金属键配合物的合成与反应性探索”，邀请报告，第七届全国稀土金属有机化学学术会议，上海，2023年10月

10. “稀土-钴键配合物的合成与催化氮气硅烷化反应探索”，快闪报告，2023合成化学青年学术交流研讨会，广州，2023年11月

11. “Syntheses and Reactivity of Heterobimetallic Rare-earth/Late-transition Metal Complexes with LM-Ln Dative Bonds”，青年邀请报告，第十四届国际杂原子化学会议，天津，2024年7月

12. “稀土-钴键配合物的合成与催化氮气硅烷化反应探索”，邀请报告，2024空气主份转化化学研讨会，大连，2024年11月

13. “稀土-后过渡金属键配合物的合成及反应性”，邀请报告，2024-广州分子工程+国际峰会，广州，2024年11月