Biography

Changkun Xia was born in Shiyan, Hubei, in 1973. He received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Hubei University in 1995. In 1998, he began his graduate studies at Wuhan University. He earned his Ph.D. degree from Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2006. He carried out postdoc.studies at Wake Forest University (USA) from March 2010 to March 2012. Then acted as an Academic Visitor in Imperial College London (UK) from January 2014 to January 2015, He was promoted to be a professor in Jiangsu University in 2017.

Fields of research:His research mainly focuses on the synthesis of new organic-inorganic hybrid materials, determination of their crystal structure, and study of their physical and chemical properties. A multitude of techniques are used in the research including IR, NMR, fluorescence and UV-vis spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, X-ray crystallography, TGA, and electrochemistry. Students may become involved in all or any parts of this research.

Granted Projects:

1.Syntheses and characterization of coordination complexes based on 2,2´-bibenzimidazole derivatives.Agency: Start-up Fund for Advanced Professional of Jiangsu University.

2.Syntheses and characterization of supramolecular coordination complexes based on soluble 2,2´-bibenzimidazole derivatives.Agency: State Key Laboratory of coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University.

3. Syntheses, structures and properties of NHCs complexes based onquinoxalinoimidazole.Agency: National Natural and Science Foundation of China.

Location:Room 517, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University

Email: ckxia@163.com

Main Publications:

1. Xia, C. K.*; Min, Y. Y.; Yang, K.; Sun, W.; Jiang, D. L.; Chen, M., Syntheses, crystal structures, and properties of three novel silver-organic frameworks assembled from 1,2,3,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid based on argentophilic interactions. Cryst.Growth Des. 2018, 18, 1978-1986.

2. Xia, C. K. *; Sun, W.; Min, Y. Y.; Yang, K.; Wu, Y. L., Low ph hydrothermal syntheses, structural characterization and properties of several lanthanide complexes constructed with 1,2,3,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid. Polyhedron 2018, 141, 377-384.

3. Xia, C. K. *; Min, Y. Y.; Sun, W.; Yang, K.; Wu, Y. L., Syntheses, crystal structures, and properties of two dinuclear iron(III) complexes constructed with 1,2,3,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid and chelating n-donor auxiliary coligands. J. Coord. Chem. 2018, 71, 12-21.

4. Xia, C. K. *; Yang, K.; Wu, F.; Lu, X. Q.; Min, Y. Y.; Xie, J. M., Syntheses and characterization of two new compounds based on versatile 1,2,3,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid and 2,2 '-bibenzimidazole. J. Coord. Chem. 2017, 70, 2510-2519.

5. Xia, C. K.; Yang, K.; Sun, W.; Lu, X. J.; Xie, J. M., Silver(I), nickel(II) n-heterocyclic carbene complexes based on bidentatebis-imidazolium salt with a quinoxaline linker: Syntheses, structures, and characterization. J. Coord. Chem. 2017, 70, 615-625.

6.Xia, C. K.; White, A. J. P.; Hii, K. K. M.*, Synthesis of isoindolinones by pd-catalyzed coupling between N-methoxybenzamide and styrene derivatives. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 7931-7938.

7. Xia, C. K.; Wu, F.; Yang, K.; Wu, Y. L.; Lu, X. J., Syntheses, crystal structures and properties of four novel zinc(II) complexes assembled from versatile 1,2,3,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid and bridging dipyridyl ligands. Polyhedron 2016, 112, 78-85.

8. Xia, C. K. *; Wu, F.; Yang, K.; Sun, W.; Min, Y. Y.; Wu, Y. L.; Lu, X. J., Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes assembled from versatile 1,2,3,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid and chelating N-donor auxiliary coligands. Polyhedron 2016, 117, 637-643.

9. Wei, C.; Xia, C. K.*; Wu, Y. L.; Wu, F.; Yang, S.; Ma, J. L., Syntheses, crystal structures and properties of four novel coordination polymers assembled from versatile 1,2,3,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid. Polyhedron 2015, 89, 189-195.

10. Xia, C. K. *; Wei, C.; Wu, Y. L.; Wu, F.; Yang, S.; Ma, J. L., Syntheses and characterization of three new compounds based on terephthalate and 2-(2-pyridin-4-yl-yinyl)benzimidazole ligands. Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2015, 641, 896-902.