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Zexin JIN, Ph.D.
Organic Functional Materials Laboratory
"At Westlake, let’s embrace the beauty of life and enlighten this friendly universe.”
Biography
In 2014, Zexin received his bachelor degree at Peking University in Materials Chemistry. In 2019, he obtained his Ph. D. degree at Stanford University with Prof. Yan Xia. After that, he worked with Prof. Colin Nuckolls at Columbia University as a postdoctoral researcher. Zexin will start his independent career at Westlake University in the Fall of 2023.
Research
Jin research group will interface with organic chemistry and materials science to develop novel materials with creative designs, in order to establish new sustainable materials for organic electronics, organic spintronics and energy storage applications.
Representative Publications
1. Bao, S. T.; Jiang, H.; Schaack, C.; Louie, S.; Steigerwald, M. L.; Nuckolls, C.*; Jin, Z.* “Remote Control of Dynamic Twistacene Chirality” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2022, 144, 18772.
2. Jin, Z.†*; Cheng, Q.†; Bao, S. T.; Zhang, R.; Evans, A. M.; Ng, F.; Xu, Y.; Steigerwald, M. L.; Mcdermott, A. E.; Yang, Y.*; Nuckolls, C.* “Iterative Synthesis of Contorted Macromolecular Ladders for Fast-Charging and Long-Life Lithium Batteries” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2022, 144, 13973.
3. Jin, Z.†*;Cheng, Q.†; Evans, A.; Gray, J.; Zhang, R.; Bao, S. T.; Wei, F.; Venkataraman, L.; Yang, Y.*; Nuckolls, C.* “p-Conjugated Redox-active Two-dimensional Polymers as Organic Cathode Materials” Chem. Sci.2022, 13, 3533.
4. Jacobse, P. H.†; Jin, Z.†; Jiang, J.; Peurifoy, S.; Yue, Z.; Wang, Z.; Rizzo, D. J.; Louie, S. G.*; Nuckolls, C.*; Crommie, M. F.* “Pseudo-atomic Orbital Behavior in Graphene Nanoribbons with Four-Membered Rings”Sci. Adv. 2021, 7,eabl5892.
5. Jin, Z.; Yao, Z.-F.; Barker, P. K.; Pei, J.; Xia,Y.* “Dinaphthobenzo[1,2:4,5]dicyclobutadiene: Anti-aromatic and Orthogonally Tunable Electronics and Packing” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019,58, 2034.
6. Jin, Z.; Teo, Y. C.; Teat, S. J.; Xia, Y. “Iterative Synthesis of Edge-Bent [3]Naphthylene” Synlett, 2018,29,2547.
7. Jin, Z.; Teo, Y. C.; Teat, S. J.; Xia, Y.* “Regioselective Synthesis of [3]Naphthylenes and Tuning of Their Antiaromaticity” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 15933.
8. Jin, Z.†; Teo, Y. C.†; Zulaybar, N. G.; Smith, M. D.; Xia Y.* “Streamlined Synthesis of Polycyclic Conjugated Hydrocarbons Containing Cyclobutadienoids via C–H Activated Annulation and Aromatization” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 1806.
9. Su, J. K.; Jin, Z.; Zhang, R.; Lu, G.; Liu, P.*; Xia, Y.* “Tuning the Reactivity of Cyclopropenes from Living ROMP to Single Addition and AROMP via Simple Substituents” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2019, 58,17771.
10. Teo, Y. C.; Jin, Z.; Xia Y.* “Synthesis of Cyclobutadienoid-Fused Phenazines with Strongly Modulated Degrees of Antiaromaticity” Org. Lett.2018, 20, 3300.
11. Liu, S.; Jin, Z.; Teo, Y. C.; Xia, Y.*“Efficient Synthesis of Rigid Ladder Polymers via Palladium Catalyzed Annulation” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17434.
