2021.09 – now

2020.07-2021.08 Senior Research Fellow, Asymchem.

2015.09-2020.06 Ph.D. Beijing University of Chemical Technology.

2011.09-2015.06 B.Sc. Beijing University of Chemical Technology.

Publications:

[1]. Chuangchuang Xu, Fanshu Cao, Xingge Chen, Ming Chen, Zhenbo Mo*, Crystalline silylene-stabilized diboryne and siladiborirene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 1207−1213.

[2]. Hongwei Jia, Shaozhi Du, Chuangchuang Xu*, Zhenbo Mo*, Hydrogenation of olefins catalyzed by a cobalt(I) hydride complex with N-heterocyclic silylene. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2023, 26 (18).

2024.09 – now Postdoc Nankai University

2020.09 – 2024.06 Ph.D. Nankai University

Publications:

[1] Chen, X., Yang, D., Cao, F., and Mo, Z.* (2024): Multielectron Reduction of Nitrosoarene via Aluminylene-Silylene Cooperation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146(43), 29278-29284.

[2] Chen, X., Yang, Y., Wang, H.*, and Mo, Z.* (2023): Cooperative Bond Activation and Catalytic CO₂ Functionalization with a Geometrically Constrained Bis(silylene)-Stabilized Borylene. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145(12), 7011-7020.

[3] Du, S., Cao, F., Chen, X., Rong, H., Song, H., and Mo, Z.* (2023): A Silylene-Stabilized Ditin(0) Complex and Its Conversion to Methylditin Cation and Distannavinylidene. Nat. Commun. 14, 7474-7483.

[4] Chen, X.†, Wang, H.†, Du, S., Driess, M., and Mo, Z.* (2022): Deoxygenation of Nitrous Oxide and Nitro Compounds Using Bis(N-Heterocyclic Silylene)Amido Iron Complexes as Catalysts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61(7), e202114598. (Hot Paper)

2024.09-Now Postdoc Nankai university

2020.09-2024.06 Ph.D Nankai university

2018.09-2020.03 Research assistant Xi'an Jiaotong University

2015.09-2018.06 M.Sc Northwest A&F University

Publications:

[1] Du, S.; Jia, H.; Rong, H.; Song, H.; Cui, C.; Mo, Z., Synthesis and Reactivity of N-Heterocyclic Silylene Stabilized Disilicon(0) Complexes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202115570.

[2] Du, S.; Cao, F.; Chen, X.; Rong, H.; Song, H.; Mo, Z., A Silylene-Stabilized Ditin(0) Complex and Its conversion to Methylditin cation and Distannavinylidene. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 7474.

[3] Chen, X.; Wang, H.; Du, S.; Driess, M.; Mo, Z., Deoxygenation of Nitrous Oxide and Nitro Compounds Using Bis(N-Heterocyclic Silylene)Amido Iron Complexes as Catalysts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202114598.

[4] Jia, H.; Du, S.; Xu, C.; Mo, Z., Hydrogenation of Olefins Catalyzed by a Cobalt(I) Hydride Complex with N-Heterocyclic Silylene. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 26, e202300086.

[5] Zhan, M.; Ding, Z.; Du, S.; Chen, H.; Feng, C.; Xu, M.; Liu, Z.; Zhang, M.; Wu, C.; Lan, Y.; Li, P., A unified approach for divergent synthesis of contiguous stereodiads employing a small boronyl group. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11 (1), 792. (co-first authors)

[6] Wu, Z.; Du, S.; Gao, G.; Yang, W.; Yang, X.; Huang, H.; Chang, M., Secondary amines as coupling partners in direct catalytic asymmetric reductive amination. Chem. Sci 2019, 10 (16), 4509-4514.

[7] Gao, G.; Du, S.; Yang, Y.; Lei, X.; Huang, H.; Chang, M., Direct Asymmetric Reductive Amination for the Synthesis of (S)-Rivastigmine. Molecules 2018, 23 (9), 2207. (co-first authors)