2002-Present College of chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University,
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Professor
1997-2001 College of chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University,
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Associate Professor
1996-1997 The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Post-Doctoral Research Assistant
1993-1996 Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ph.D. (Advisor: Prof. Hak-Fun Chow)
1986-1992 Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lecturer
1986-1989 Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University,M.Phil.
(Advisor: Prof. Dong-Liang Chen)
1982-1985 Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Assistant Professor
1977-1981 Lanzhou University, B.Sc
2003, 2008, 2013 University of Bielefeld, Germany, Visit Professor
(Collaborator: Prof. Dietmar Kuck)
· Research Topics
Design and synthesis of functional organic molecules, total synthesis of natural products, new organic synthetic methodology
· Publications
1. Synthesis of Enantiopure Hydrocarbon Cages Based on an Optically Resolved C3-Symmetric Triaminotribenzotriquinacene. Zhi-Qiang Zhang, Qing-Xia Ren, Wan-Fa Tian, Wen-Hua Sun, Xiao-Ping Cao*, Zi-Fa Shi*, Hak-Fun Chow*, and Dietmar Kuck*, Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 1478-1483.
2. Chiral Derivatives of 2‑Aminotribenzotriquinacene: Synthesis and Optical Resolution. Zhimin Li, Yingfei Tan, Youping Ma, Xiaoping Cao*, Hak-Fun Chow*, and Dietmar Kuck*. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 6478-6488.
3. Construction of Fused-oxa-[n.2.1] Skeletons by Tandem Intramolecular [3+2] Cycloaddition/O-H Insertion/Ester Exchange of Cyclopropanes with Diazocarbonyls. Miaomiao Xia, Lele Song, Fengxing Li,a Yanni Hou, Zifa Shi*, and Xiaoping Cao*. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 601-608.
4. Enantioselective Formal Synthesis of (+)-Cycloclavine and Total Synthesis of (+)-5-epi-Cycloclavine. Wei Wang, Yang Mi, Xiaoping Cao*, and Zifa Shi*. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 6603−6607.
5. Access to Benzylic Quaternary Carbons from Aromatic Ketones. You Li, Jingpeng Han, Han Luo, Qiaoyu An, Xiaoping Cao*, and Baosheng Li*. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 6050-6053.
6. Access to Sulfides through Free Radical Reaction of Vinyl Halides with Thiols. Zifa Shi*, Lining Xu, Jie Chen, Huixing Luo, Juntao Zhang, and Xiaoping Cao*. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2019, 8, 161-170.
7. Biconcave and Convex-Concave Tribenzotriquinacene Dimers. Zhimin Li, Yawei Li, Xiaoping Cao*, Hak-Fun Chow*, and Dietmar Kuck*. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 3433–3440 (Highlighted by SYNFACTS 2018, 14, 0698).
8. Construction of the Tetracyclic Core of (±)-Cycloclavine and 4-Amino Uhle’s Ketone. Jinquan Chen, Yang Mi, Zifa Shi, and Xiaoping Cao*. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018, 16, 3801–3808.
9. An Efficient Ag+-Selective Fluorescent Chemosensor Derived from Tribenzotriquinacene. Zhimin Li, Da Hu, Jun Wei, Qiuli Qi, Xiaoping Cao*, Hak-Fun, Chow*, and Dietmar Kuck*. Synthesis 2018, 50, 1457-1461.
10. Visible-Light Photoredox-Catalyzed Iminyl Radical Formation by N−H Cleavage with Hydrogen Release and Its Application in Synthesis of Isoquinolines. Wanfa Tian, Dangpo Wang, Shaofeng Wang, Kehan He, Xiaoping Cao, and Yang Li*. Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 1421-1425.
11. Asymmetric Formal Synthesis of (+)-Cycloclavine. Jinquan Chen, Lele Song, Fengxing Li, Zifa Shi, and Xiaoping Cao*. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 12902–12905.
12. Total Synthesis of (−)-Chanoclavine I and an Oxygen Substituted Ergoline Derivative. Jiatian Lu, Zifa Shi, and Xiaoping Cao*. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 7774–7782.
13. Efficient Aryl Migration from an Aryl Ether to a Carboxylic Acid Group To Form an Ester by Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis. Shaofeng Wang, Xiaoping Cao*, and Yang Li*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 13809-13813.
14. Tribenzotriquinacene-Based Crown Ethers: Synthesis and Selective Complexation with Ammonium Salts. Yufei Zhang, Xiaoping Cao*, Hak-Fun Chow*, and Dietmar Kuck*. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 179–187.
15. Triphenylethylene-based Fluorophores: Facile Preparation and Fullcolor Emission in both Solution and Solid States. Wei Wen, Zifa Shi, Xiaoping Cao*, and Niansheng Xu. Dyes Pigments 2016, 132, 282–290.
16. O-Quinones Derived from Tribenzotriquinacenes: Functionalization of Inner Bay Positions and Use for Single-Wing Extensions. Yufei Zhang, Wanfa Tian, Xiaoping Cao*, Dietmar Kuck*, and Hak-Fun Chow*. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 2308-2319.
17. Direct and Short Construction of the ACDE Ring System of Daphenylline. Wei Wang, Guoping Li, Shaofeng Wang, Zifa Shi, and Xiaoping Cao*. Chem.-Asian J. 2015, 10, 377–382.
18. Cyclopropenes for the Synthesis of Cyclopropane-Fused Dihydroquinolines and Benzazepines. Huixin Luo, Youhong Niu, Xiaoping Cao*, and Xinshan Ye*. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357, 2893–2902.
19. Facile Preparation of α-Cyano-α,ω-Diaryloligovinylenes: A New Class of Color-Tunable Solid Emitters. Peng An, Niansheng Xu, Haoli Zhang, Xiaoping Cao*, Zifa Shi, Wei Wen. Chem.-Asian J. 2015, 10, 1959–1966.
20. Versatile Syntheses of Hemi-Cryptophanes and a Metallo-Cryptophane from a Hexa-Functionalized C3v-Symmetrical Tribenzotriquinacene (TBTQ) Derivative. Jun Wei, Zhimin Li, Xiaojie Jin, Xiaojun Yao, Xiaoping Cao*, Hak‐Fun Chow, and Dietmar Kuck*. Chem.-Asian J. 2015, 10, 1150–1158.
21. Facile Assembly of Chiral Metallosquares by Using Enantionpure Tribenzotriquinacene Corner Motifs. Wenrong Xu, Guangjie Xia, Hak‐Fun Chow*, Xiaoping Cao*, and Dietmar Kuck*. Chem.-Eur. J. 2015, 21, 12011–12017.
22. Formal Synthesis of (±)-Cycloclavine. Wei Wang, Jiatian Lu, Haoli Zhang, Zifa Shi, Jing Wen, and Xiaoping Cao*. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 122–127.
23. A Phosphine-catalyzed Regioselective [3+2] Cycloaddition of Ethyl 5, 5-Diarylpenta-2, 3, 4-trienoate with Aromatic Aldehydes and β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds. Lufeng Wang, Xiaoping Cao*, Zifa Shi*, Peng An, and Hak‐Fun Chow. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 3383–3390.
24. Construction of Fused- and Spiro-oxa-[n.2.1] Skeletons by a Tandem Epoxide Rearrangement/intramolecular [3+2] Cycloaddition of Cyclopropanes with Carbonyls. Lufeng Wang, Zifa Shi*, Xiaoping Cao*, Baosheng Li, and Peng An. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 8061–8064.
25. FeCo–Nx Embedded Graphene as High Performance Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Xiaogang Fu, Yanru Liu, Xiaoping Cao*, JutaoJin, QiaoLiu, and JunyanZhang*. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2013, 130–131, 143–151.
26. Direct Syntheses of Spiro- and Fused-Hydrofurans by a Tunable Tandem Semipinacol Rearrangement/Oxa-Michael Addition Protocol. Baosheng Li, Wenxing Liu, Qingwei Zhang, Shaohua Wang, Fumin Zhang, Shuyu Zhang, Yongqiang Tu*, and Xiaoping Cao*. Chem.-Eur. J. 2013, 19, 5246–5249.
27. C3-Symmetrical Tribenzotriquinacene Derivatives: Optical Resolution through Cryptophane Synthesis and Supramolecular Self-Assembly into Nanotubes. Tao Wang, Yufei Zhang, Qinqing Hou, Wenrong Xu, Xiaoping Cao*, Hak-Fun Chow*, and Dietmar Kuck*. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 1062–1069.
28. Copper(I)-catalyzed Intramolecular [2+2] Cycloaddition of 1,6-Enyen-derived Ketenimine: an Efficient Construction of Strained and Bridged 7-Substituted-3-heterobicyclo[3.1.1] heptan-6-one. Li, B.-S.; Yang, B.-M.; Wang, S.-H.; Zhang, Y.-Q.; Cao, X.-P.*; Tu, Y.-Q.* Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 1975–1979.
29. Synthesis of Polyisoprene Terpenoid Dendrons and their Applications in Oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s as‘Shells'. Wenyu Chai, Zifa Shi, Peng An, Wei Wang, Lufeng Wang, and Xiaoping Cao*. Chem.-Asian J. 2012, 7, 143–155.
30. Single-wing Extended Tribenzotriquinacenes via Bowl-shaped Dehydrobenzene and Isobenzofuran Tribenzotriquinacene Derivatives. Wenxue Niu, Er-Qun Yang, Zifa Shi, Xiaoping Cao*, and Dietmar Kuck*. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 1422–1434.
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