崔鹏 (Dr. Peng Cui)
Email：pcui@ahnu.edu.cn
Office：Liqin Building 1139
Lab：Liqin Building 1130,1131,1132
ORCID: 0000-0003-4011-4144

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Biography
2017.7- Professor, Anhui Normal University
2015.10-2017.2 Postdoctoral Associate, University of Pennsylvania, USA（with Prof.Neil C. Tomson）
2013.10-2015.9 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Notre Dame, USA（with Prof. Vlad M. Iluc）

2011.10-2013.9 Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, RWTH-Aachen University, Germany（with Prof. Jun Okuda）

2005.09-2011.1 Ph.D., Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS, China（with Prof. Yaofeng Chen）

2001.09-2005.8 B.S., Sichuan University, China（with Prof. Meiming Luo）

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Research
General Description
杂核金属配合物对于N₂, H₂, O₂等重要小分子的活化转化具有举足轻重的作用。生物体系中固氮酶的FeMo辅因子，光系统Ⅱ中放氧复合物的活性中心Mn₄O₅Ca，以及[NiFe]氢化酶，都含有两种性质不同的金属离子。在杂金属体系中，由于金属中心性质的差异，对底物进行活化时的模式和作用是不同的：1）通过金属间相互作用调控不同金属中心的电性；2）不同的金属中心对底物进行协同活化；这些传统的单金属以及同核双金属体系中是难以实现的。
和传统单金属中心的反应模式不同：1）金属-金属键中σ、π、δ键的电子具有丰富的反应性质；2）双金属的协同作用能够调节底物活化过程中的选择性和反应速率。合成表征结构新颖的含有金属-金属键的配合物，研究其与多种底物的当量或催化反应，对于揭示金属-金属键的反应性有重要的意义。


Current Interests
Heterobimetallic Rare-earth and transition metal complexes for small molecule activation & catalysis.

Metal-Metal bond chemistry involving Rare-earth metals.

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Group
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Scientific Contributions
Publications at AHNU
24. "P-C Bond Cleavage Induced Ni(II) Complexes Bearing Rare-earth Metal-Based Metalloligand and Reactivities Toward Isonitrile, Nitrile and Epoxide" Peng Cui*, Xia Huang, Jun Du, Zeming Huang, Inorg. Chem., 2021,60, 3249-3258.






23. "Heterobimetallic Pd(0) Complexes with Pd→Ln (Ln = Sc, Y, Yb, Lu) Dative Bonds: Rare-earth Metal Dominated Frustrated Lewis pair-like Reactivity."Jun Du,Yanan Zhang, Zeming Huang,Shuangliu Zhou*, Huayi Fang*,Peng Cui*, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 12311–12318.






22. "Heterobimetallic Scandium-Group 10 Metal Complexes with LM→Sc (LM = Ni, Pd, Pt) Dative Bond." Peng Cui*, Chunyan Xiong, Jun Du, Zeming Huang, Sijun Xie, Hua Wang, Shuangliu Zhou, Huayi Fang*, Shaowu Wang*, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 124–130.







21. "A Scandium Metalloligand Based Heterobimetallic Pd-Sc Complex: Electronic Tuning Through a Very Short Pd→Sc Dative Bond." Jun Du, Zeming Huang, Yanan Zhang, Shaowu Wang, Shuangliu Zhou*, Huayi Fang*, Peng Cui*, Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 10149–10155.









Publications Before AHNU

20. "Oxidation Reactions of a Nucleophilic Palladium Carbene: Mono and Bi-radical Carbenes." Peng Cui, Melissa R. Hoffbauer, Mariya Vyushkova, Vlad M. Iluc*, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 9663-9668.
19. “Ring Size Modulated Reactivity of Putative Dicobalt Bridging Nitrides: C–H Activation vs. Phosphinimide Formation.” Peng Cui, Qiuran Wang, Sam P. McCollom, Brian C. Manor, Patrick J. Carrol, Neil C. Tomson*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15979–15983.
18. “Molecular Magnesium Hydrides Supported by an Anionic Triazacyclononane-Type Ligand.” S. Schnitzler, P. Cui, T. P. Spaniol and J. Okuda*, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 1761-1765.
17. “Boratabenzene Rare-earth Metal Complexes.” Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2016, 314, 2-13.
16. “C-H Activation of Ethers by Pyridine Tethered PCsp³P-type Iridium Complexes” Peng Cui, Dominic C. Babbini, Vlad M. Iluc*, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 10007-10016.
15. “Heterobimetallic Pd-K Carbene Complexes via One-Electron Reductions of Palladium Radical Carbenes.” Peng Cui, Melissa R. Hoffbauer, Mariya Vyushkova, Vlad M. Iluc*, Chem. Sci., 2016, 4444-4452.
14. “Redox-Induced Umpolung of Transition Metal Carbenes.” Peng Cui, Vlad M. Iluc*, Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 7343-7354.
13. “Frustrated Lewis Pair-Like Reactions of Nucleophilic Palladium Carbenes with B(C₆F₅)₃.”Peng Cui, Cezar C. Comanescu, Vlad M. Iluc*, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51. 6206-6209.
12. “An Ion Pair Scandium Hydride Supported by a Dianionic (NNNN)-Type Macrocycle Ligand.”Peng Cui, Thomas P. Spaniol, Laurent Maron*, Jun Okuda*, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 424-426.
11. “Dehydrogenation of Amine–Borane Me₂NH·BH₃ Catalyzed by A Lanthanum Hydride Complex.” Peng Cui, Thomas P. Spaniol, Laurent Maron*, Jun Okuda*, Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 13437-13444.
10. “Heterometallic Potassium Rare–Earth Metal Allyl and Hydrido Complexes Stabilized by A Dianionic (NNNN) Macrocyclic Ancillary Ligand.” Peng Cui, Thomas P. Spaniol, Jun Okuda*, Organometallics,2013, 32, 1176-1182.
9. “Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Amido-Boratabenzene Complexes of Rare-Earth Metals and Zirconium and Chromium.” Xiufang Wang, Weijie Peng, Peng Cui, Xuebing Leng, Wei Xia, Yaofeng Chen*, Organometallics, 2013, 32, 6166-6169.
8. “Boratatrozircenes: cycloheptatrienyl zirconium boratabenzene sandwich complexes–evaluation of potential η⁶–η⁵ hapticity interconversions.” Andreas Gl?ckner, Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Peter G. Jones and Matthias Tamm*, New. J. Chem. 2012, 36, 1392-1398.
7. “Versatile Reactivities of ansa-Heteroborabenzene Divalent Ytterbium Amide toward Alkali–Metal Salts and the Generation of Heterometallic Ytterbium–Alkali–Metal Boratabenzene Complexes.”Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Guangyu Li and Wei Xia, Organometallics, 2011, 30, 2012-2017.
6. “Synthesis, and Structure Characterization of Solvent-free Divalent Ytterbium Bis(boratabenzene) and (Cyclopentadienyl)(Boratabenzene) Complexes.” Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Qiang Zhang, Guangyu Li, Wei Xia, J. Organomet. Chem., 2010, 695, 2713-2719.
5. “Neodymium(ш) phosphinidene complexes supported by pentamethylcyclopentadienyl and hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate ligands. Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Maxim V. Borzov, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 6886-6890.
4. “An unprecedented lanthanide phosphinidene halide: synthesis, structure and reactivity.” Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Xin Xu and Jie Sun, Chem. Commun., 2008, 5547-5549.
3. “An ansa-Heteroborabenzene Divalent Lanthanide Amide Through C-H Bond Cleavage.” Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Guangyu Li and Wei Xia, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 9944-9947.
2. “Divalent Ytterbium Boratabenzene Complex (C₅H₅BNPh₂)₂Yb(THF)₂: Synthesis, Structure, and Solvent-Mediated Redox Transformation.” Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Guoping Wang, Guangyu Li and Wei Xia, Organometallics, 2008, 27, 4013-4016.
1. “Boratabenzene Derivatives of Divalent Samarium: Synthesis, Structures and Catalytic Reactivities of (C₅H₅BXPh₂)₂Sm(THF)₂ (X = N, P).” Peng Cui, Yaofeng Chen*, Xiaohua Zeng, Jie Sun, Guangyu Li and Wei Xia, Orgnometallics, 2007, 26, 6519-6521.


Publications in Books
2. “Scandium Complexes” Peng Cui, Invited Chapter in “Comprehensive Coordiantion Chemistry III”, Elsevier, 2020. Accepted.

1. “Pincer-Carbenoid Complexes with Late-transition Metals: Synthesis, Electronic Structure and Reactivity.” Peng Cui, Vlad M. Iluc, Chapter 17 in “Pincer Compounds---Chemistry and Applications”, Elsevier, 2018.

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Invites Talks & Lectures
1. “基于电子可调控的大环配体双铁、双钴氮化物化学”，口头报告，第16届江淮有机化学论坛，苏州大学，2018年10月
2. “基于LM-Ln配键的稀土-后过渡金属杂核配合物”，邀请报告，第10届全国无机化学学术会议，山东大学，2019年8月
3. “基于LM-Ln配键的稀土-后过渡金属杂核配合物”，邀请报告，第6届全国稀土金属有机化学讨论会，苏州大学，2019年10月