个人简历

He received his PhD in polymer chemistry in 2010 with Professor Tien-Yau Luh from Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS. During the period from 2010 to 2018, he pursued research in Sir Fraser Stoddart’s group at Northwestern University as a Postdoctoral Fellow. In September 2018, he joined Westlake University as the first faculty in chemistry to start his independent academic career. To date, he has published 69 high profile scientific papers and been an inventor of 12 patents. For his research into the isolation of gold, he was the co-recipient of two prestigious Awards―the North America Chemical Engineering Project of the Year Award and the Highly Commended in Sustainable Technology Award for Innovation & Excellence―from the Institution of Chemical Engineers. Dr Liu is also the co-founder of a startup company—named Cycladex—which focuses on gold purification.

研究领域

"""""(i) molecular-strain engineering of multi-walled Platonic solids;\r
(ii) mechanical trapping of active intermediates employing molecular-strain engineering;\r
(iii) strain-modulated emergent properties of supramolecular assemblies as well as topological knots and links.\r
Current application areas of interest include precisely-controllable and functional assembly of macrocycles

近期论文

Synthesis of contra-helical trefoil knots with mechanically tuneable spin-crossove properties. Wu, L.; Tang, M.; Jiang, L.; Chen, Y.; Bian, L.; Liu, J.; Wang, S.; Liang, Y.; Liu, Z.* Nature Synth. 2023, 2, 17-25. (Cover, Highlighted in Chem, Sci. China Chem., and China Youth Daily, Featured in the Collection of One Year of Nature Synthesis)\r
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Luminescent chiral triangular prisms capable of forming double helices for detecting traces of acids and anion recognition. Bian, L.; Tang, M.; Liu, J.; Liang, Y.; Wu, L.; Liu, Z.* J. Mater. Chem. C 2022, 10 , 15394–15399. (Featured in collections of 2022 Journal of Materials Chemistry C most popular articles and 2023 Journal of Materials Chemistry C Lunar New Year collection)\r
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Linear nonalternant isomers of acenes fusing multiple azulene units. Wang, S.; Tang, M.; Wu, L.; Bian, L.; Jiang, L.; Liu, J.; Tang, Z.-B.; Liang, Y.; Liu, Z.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61 , e202205658. (Hot Paper, Highlighted in Synfacts and Chinese J. Org. Chem.)\r
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Tetraphenylethylene-incorporated macrocycles and nanocages: Construction and applications. Bian, L.;# Liang, Y.;# Liu, Z.* ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2022, 5, 13940-13958\r
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Mechanical trapping and in situ derivatization of the porphodimethene intermediate. Tang, M.; Liang, Y.; Liu, J.; Wu, L.; Wang, S.; Bian, L.; Jiang, L.; Tang, Z.-B.;Liu, Z.* Mater. Today Chem. 2022, 24, 100868.\r
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Mechanical trapping of the phlorin intermediate. Tang, M.; Liang, Y.; Liu, J.; Bian, L.; Liu, Z.* CCS Chem. 2022, 4, 3230-3237.(Top 2 Most Downloaded Article during July－September, 2022)\r
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Molecular-strain engineering of double-walled tetrahedra. Tang, M.; Liang, Y.; Lu, X.; Miao, X.; Jiang, L.; Liu, J.; Bian, L.; Wang, S.; Wu, L.; Liu, Z.* Chem, 2021, 7, 2160–2174. (Highlighted in Nat. Chem., 入选2021年度Chem中国区10篇精选论文)\r
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Reticular Exploration of Uranium-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks with Hexacarboxylate Building Units. Chen, Z.; Li, P.; Zhang, X.; Mian, M. R.; Wang, X.; Li, P.; Liu, Z.; O’Keeffe, M.; Stoddart, J. F.; Farha, O. K.* Nano Res. 2021, 14, 376–380.\r
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Molecular bows-strained bow-shaped macrocycles. Liang, Y.;# Tang, M.;# Liu, Z.* Chem. Lett. 2020 , 49, 1329–1336. (Inside Cover, Invited Highlight Review)\r
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Selective Recovery and Detection of Gold with Cucurbit[n = 5–7]urils. Lin, R.-L.; Dong, Y.-P.; Tang, M.; Liu, Z.;* Tao, Z.;* Liu, J.-X.* Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 3850–3855.\r
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High-Efficiency Gold Recovery Using Cucurbit[6]uril. Wu, H.; Jones, L.; Wang, Y.; Shen, D.; Liu, Z.; Zhang, L.; Cai, K.; Jiao, Y.; Stern, C. L.; Schatz, G. C.; Stoddart, J. F.* ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 2020, 12, 38768–38777.\r
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Highly Stable Organic Bisradicals Protected by Mechanical Bonds. Cai, K.; Mao, H.; Liu, W.-G.; Qiu, Y.; Shi, Y.; Zhang, L.; Shen, D.; Chen, H.; Jiao, Y.; Wu, H.; Liu, Z.; Feng, Y.; Stern, C. L.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Goddard, W. A., III; Stoddart, J. F.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 7190–7197.\r
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TetrazineBox: A Structurally Transformative ToolBox. Guo, Q.H.; Zhou, J.; Mao, H.; Qiu, Y.; Nguyen, M.; Feng, Y.; Liang, J.; Shen, D.; Li, P.; Liu, Z.; Wasielewski, M. R.; Stoddart, J. F.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 5419–5428.\r
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Single-Crystal Polycationic Polymers Obtained by Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Photopolymerizations. Guo, Q.H.; Jia, M.; Liu, Z.; Qiu, Y.; Chen, H.; Shen, D.; Zhang, X.; Tu, Q.; Ryder, M. R.; Chen, H.; Li, P.; Xu, Y.; Li, P.; Shekhawat, G. S.; Dravid, V. P.; Snurr, R. Q.; Philp, D.; Alsubaie, F. M.; Rolandi, M.; Farha, O. K.; Stoddart, J. F.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 6180–6187.\r
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Organic counteranion co-assembly strategy for the formation of γ-cyclodextrin-containing hybrid frameworks. Shen, D.; Cooper, J. A.; Li, P.; Guo, Q.-H.; Cai, K.; Wang, X.; Wu, H.; Chen, H.; Zhang, L.; Jiao, Y.; Qiu, Y.; Stern, C. L.;Liu, Z.; Sue, A. C.-H.; Yang, Y.-W.; Alsubaie, F. M.; Farha, O. K.; Stoddart, J. F.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 2042–2050.\r
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A hierarchical nanoporous diamondoid superstructure. Guo, Q.H.; Liu, Z.; Li, P.; Shen, D.; Xu, Y.; Ryder, M. R.; Chen, H.; Stern, C. L.; Malliakas, C. D.; Zhang, L.; Qiu, Y.; Shi, Y.; Snurr, R. Q.; Philp, D.; Farha, O. K.; Stoddart, J. F.* Chem 2019, 5, 2353–2364.\r
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Stabilizing naphthalenediimide radical within a tetracationic cyclophane. Jiao, T.; Cai, K.; Nelson, J. N.; Jiao, Y.; Qiu, Y.; Wu, G.; Cheng, C.; Shen, D.; Feng, Y.; Liu, Z.; Wasielewski, M. R.;* Stoddart, J. F.;* Li, H.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 16915–16922.\r
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Tetrahedron. Wu, L.; Chen, Y.; Pei, J.; Tang, M.; Wang, S.; Liu, Z.*; Chin. J. Chem. 2019, 37, 834–842.\r
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Interpenetration isomerism of triptycenebased hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks. Green's Function Theory. Li, P.; Li, P.; Ryder, M. R.; Liu, Z.; Stern, C. L.; Farha, O. K.; Stoddart, J. F.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 1664 –1669.\r
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Discrete dimers of redox-active and fluorescent perylene diimide-based rigid isosceles triangles in the solid state. Nalluri, SKM; Zhou, J.; Cheng, T.; Liu, Z.; Nguyen, M. T.; Chen, T.; Patel, H. A.; Krzyaniak, M. D.; Goddard, W. A., III; Wasielewski, M. R.; Stoddart, J. F.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1290–1303.