Tel: 86-512-65880331 (o), 65880980 (Lab)

Fax: 86-512-65880305 (o)

Email: xufan@suda.edu.cn

Research Interests:design, synthesis and applications of lanthanide compounds as catalysts; development of selective methods for the organic synthesis.

Representative Publications

1. Samarium Diiodide Promoted Synthesis ofN,N’-Disubstituted Amidines,F. Xu, J. Sun, Q. Shen,Tetrahedron Lett.2002,43, 1867.

2 . One-pot Synthesis of α-Amino Phospho- nates Using Samarium Diiodide as a Catalyst Precursor,F. Xu, Y. Luo, Q. Shen,Eur. J. Org. Chem.2003,24, 4728.

3. Efficient Synthesis of 1,5-Benzodiazepine Derivatives by Ytterbium Trichloride-Catalyzed Condensation ofo-Phenylenediamine and Ketones, J. Wu,F. Xu^*, Z. Zhou, Q. Shen,Synth. Commun.2006,36, 457.

4. Facile One-pot Synthesis of α-AminoPhosphonatesUsing Lanthanide Chloride as Catalyst,F. Xu, Y. Luo, J. Wu, Q. Shen, H. Chen,Heteroatom Chem.2006,17, 389.

5. Stereoselective Synthesis of Pyrano[3,2-c]- and Furano[3,2-c]Quinolines: Samarium Diiodide Catalyzed One-Pot Aza – Diels – Alder Reaction,Z. Zhou, F. Xu ^* ,X. Han , J. Zhou, Q. Shen, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2007 , 5265.

6. Efficient Synthesis of Pyrimidinone Derivatives by Ytterbium Chloride Catalyzed Biginelli-type Reaction under Solvent-free Conditions,H. Zhang, Z. Zhou, Z. Yao,F. Xu ^* , Q. Shen, Tetrahedron Lett. 2009 ,50, 1622.

7. AFacileRouteto1,5-Benzodiazepine-2-ylphosphonatesvia Ytterbium Chloride-Catalyzed Three-Component Reaction,X. Ji, L. Cai, Z. Yao,F. Xu^*, Q. Shen,Heteroatom Chem. 2010 ,21, 89.

8. StereoselectiveSynthesis of Pyrano[3,2-c]- and Furano[3,2-c]quinolines: Gadolinium Chloride Catalyzed One-pot Aza - Diels - Alder Reactions, Y. Yu, J. Zhou, Z. Yao, F. Xu ^* , Q. Shen,Heteroatom Chem. 2010 ,21, 351.

9. Lanthanide Amides[(Me₃Si)₂N]₃Ln( m -Cl)Li(THF)₃ Catalyzed Hydrophosphonylation of Aryl Aldehydes,Q. Wu, J. Zhou, Z. Yao,F. Xu ^* , Q. Shen, J. Org. Chem. 2010 ,75, 7498.

10. Controllable Stereoselective Synthesis of Pyrano[3,2-c]quinolines by Lanthanide Halides Catalyzed Aza-Diels-Alder Reaction, L. Yao,F. Xu^*, Q. Shen,Chinese Science Bulletin 2010 ,55, 4108.

11. Acylation of Nitriles to β-Ketonitriles Catalyzed by Heterometal Alkoxide Cluster of Neodymium and Sodium NdNa₈(O^tBu)₁₀(OH),H. Liu,L. Li, H. Sheng, X. Zhu,F. Xu ^* , Q. Shen,Chinese Science Bulletin,2011,56, 1357.

12.Activation of Carbodiimide and Transformation with Amine to Guanidinate Group by Ln(OAr)₃(THF)₂(Ln: Lanthanide and Yttrium) and Ln(OAr)₃(THF)₂as a Novel Precatalyst for Addition of Amines to Carbodiimides: Influence of Aryloxide Group, Y. Cao, Z. Du, W. Li, J. Li, Y. Zhang,F. Xu^*, Q. Shen^*,Inorganic Chemistry2011,50, 3729.