Email:weiliu@suda.edu.cn

Ph.D.Nanjing University(2008)

Postdoc, Mainz University, Germany (2008-2011)

Research Interests:Design and synthesis of novel metal complexes with specific optical properties such as fluorescence; Synthesis and reactivity of organometallic complexes.

Representative Publications

1.Transition MetalComplexes with Diimine Ligands Bearing Acidic Phenol Substituents: Hydrogen-Bonding, Acid-Base Chemistry and Optical Properties,W. Liuand K. HeinzeJ. Chem. Soc.Dalton. Trans.2010,39, 9554–9564.

2.Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes with Bispyridine Ligands attached to Sulfur-rich Core: Syntheses, Structures and Properties,Y. Chen,W. Liu, J.-S. Jin, B. Liu, X.-H. Zhou, Z.-G. Zou, J.-L. Zuo, and X.-Z. YouJ. Organomet. Chem.2009,694, 763–770.

3.The Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of a new Tetra-(crown-etherthiafulvalene)-annulated Phthalocyanine Derivative, R. Wang,W. Liu, Y. Chen, J.-L. Zuo, and X.-Z. YouDyes and Pigments,2009,81, 40–44.

4.Syntheses, Structures and Properties of Tricarbonyl (chloro) Rhenium(I) Complexes with Redox-Active Tetrathiafulvalene-Pyrazole Ligands,W. Liu, J. Xiong, Y. Wang, X.-H. Zhou, R. Wang,J.-L. Zuo,andX.-Z. You,Organometallics2009,28, 755–762.

5.Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes with New Pyridine Ligands Containing Crown Ether Annelated or Anthracene Functionalized 1, 3-dithiole-2-ylidene,W. Liu, Y. Chen, R. Wang, X.-H. Zhou, J.-L. Zuo,andX.-Z. You,Organometallics2008,27, 2990–2997.

6.Syntheses, Structures, and Properties of Tricarbonyl Rhenium(I) Heteronuclear Complexes with a New Bridging Ligand Containing Coupled Bis(2-pyridyl) and 1,2-dithiolene Units,W. Liu, R. Wang, X.-H. Zhou, J.-L. Zuo,andX.-Z. You,Organometallics2008,27, 126–134.

7.A New Crown Ether Annelated Tetrathiafulvalene Derivative with Anthracene Moiety as a Sensor for Li⁺and¹O₂,W. Liu, J.-H. Lu, Y. Ji, J.-L. Zuo, and X.-Z. You,Tetrahedron Lett.2006,47, 3431–3434.