Educational background:
2013.09 - 2018.06: Wuhan University, Organic Chemistry, Doctor of Science (Supervisor: Prof. Xumu Zhang)
2009.09 - 2013.06: Wuhan University, Chemistry Base Class, Bachelor of Science (Supervisor: Prof. Xumu Zhang )
Work experience:
2026.07 – now: Southern University of Science and Technology, Research Associate Professor
2023.06 – 2026.06: Southern University of Science and Technology, Research Assistant Professor
2021.11 – 2023.06: Weizmann Institute of Science, Postdoctoral Fellow
2018.07 − 2019.08: Southern University of Science and Technology, Visiting Scholar
Research Area：
Asymmetric catalysis: asymmetric hydrogenation; asymmetric hydroformylation; asymmetric hydroformylation tandem reaction etc.
Publications：
20. Heng Wang,‡ Longxue Xiang,‡ Yu Chen,‡ Xu Tang, Jiaoyang Wu, Longsheng Zheng, Xiuxiu Li,* Peiyuan Yu,* Zhenghui Guan,* and Xumu Zhang*, Practical Rh–ZhangPhos Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of En-amides: From Scalable Access to Mechanistic Insight. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c01605.
18. Jiang Zhu, Cai You, Xiuxiu Li* and Xumu Zhang*, Construction of Chiral β-Boryl Aldehydes via Asymmetric Hydro-formylation of 1,1-Disubstituted Alkenyl Boronates. Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 2912-2917.
16. Qishu Chen, Bo Yang, Qiwei Lang, Xiaobing Ding,* Xiuxiu Li* Xumu Zhang,* Ir/f-Amphox-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 1-(Pyridin-2-yl)ketones to Chiral Pyridyl Alcohols. Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2025, 45, 3326-3334.
14. Dequan Zhang, Jianqiang Zheng, Cai You, Liuting Li, Lung Wa Chung, Qifan zhou, Shuailong Li, Tianxiang Ren, Yuhong Yang,* Xumu Zhang* and Xiuxiu Li*, Catalytic Regio- and Enantioselective Hydroformylation of Trisubstituted Alkenes to Construct α-Quaternary Lactams. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 7886−78961.
12. Bowen Liu, Chun Zhang,* Xiuxiu Li,* Xumu Zhang*. Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of tetrahydro-γ-carboline: a versatile approach to chiral cis-hexahydro-γ-carboline derivatives compatible with C6-substituted carbolines. Org. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 2714–2719.
10. Ruiyu Hu, Fangyuan Wang, Fan Pan, Virginie Ratovelomanana-Vidal, Gen-Qiang Chen,* Xiuxiu Li,* Xumu Zhang*. Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of β‑Cyano α‑Ketoesters via Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation. Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 7457.
8. Xiuxiu Li, Polina Fomitskaya, Viktoryia A. Smaliak, Barbara S. Smith, Ekaterina V. Skorb and Sergey N. Semenov*, Selenium Catalysis Enables Negative Feedback Organic Oscillators. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 3316.
6. Cai You,a Xiuxiu Li,a Quan Gong, Jialin Wen* and Xumu Zhang*, Nickel-Catalyzed Desymmetric Hydrogenation of Cyclohexadienones: An Efficient Approach to All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 14560-14564. (a: contributed equally to this work)
4. Xiuxiu Li,a Cai You,a Yusheng Yang, Yuhong Yang, Pan Li, Guoxian Gu, Lung-Wa Chung, Hui Lv* and Xumu Zhang*, Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β-Cyanocinnamic Esters with the Assistance of a Single Hydrogen Bond in a Precise Position. Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 1919-1924. (a: contributed equally to this work)
2. Xiuxiu Li, a Cai You, a Yusheng Yang, Fangyuan Wang, Shuailong Li, Hui Lv* and Xumu Zhang*, Rhodium-catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrogenation of α-Amino Acrylonitriles: An Efficient Approach to Synthesizing Chiral α-Amino Nitriles. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 1313-1316. (a: contributed equally to this work)
1. Xiuxiu Li,a Cai You,a Hailong Yang, Jinteng Che, Pengyu Chen, Yusheng Yang, Hui Lv* and Xumu Zhang*, Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Tetrasubstituted Cyclic Enamides: Efficient Access to Chiral Cycloalkylamine Derivatives. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 597-602. (Highlighted by Synfacts, 2017, 13, 0292) (a: contributed equally to this work)
