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Xinle Li Lab
Nanoporous Functional Materials for Energy and Environment
Publications at CAU
Undergraduate students are highlighted in red
25. Size-Controlled Synthesis of Rhodium Nanocatalysts and Applications in Low-Temperature Hydroformylation
Andrew Lamkins, Charles J. Ward, Jeffrey T. Miller, Ziad Alsudairy, Xinle Li, Joseph Thuma, Ruoyu Cui, Xun Wu, Levi M. Stanley, and Wenyu Huang*
Materials and Interfaces. 2025 (in press)
24. Sustainable Synthesis of Palladium-Immobilized Covalent Organic Frameworks: A One-step Sonochemical Strategy
Chelsea Harrod, Ziad Alsudairy, Qi Zheng, Allea Campbell, Normanda Brown, Md Hanif Uddin, Songliang Cai, and Xinle Li,*
Adv. Sustainable Syst. 2024, 2400700
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23. Microwave-Assisted One-Step Synthesis of Palladium-Encapsulated Covalent Organic Frameworks for
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Ziad Alsudairy, Allea Campbell, Qi Zheng, Chelsea Harrod, Normanda Brown, Allison Saintilma, Raghu V. Maligal-Ganesh, Conrad Ingram, and Xinle Li,*
Chem. Eur. J. 2024, e202402513
22. Primary Amine-Functionalized Chiral Covalent Organic Framework Enables High-Efficiency Asymmetric Catalysis in Water
Junyi Li, Kai Zhang, Xihao Tang, Xi Yang, Hong Chen, Shengrun Zheng Jun Fan, Mubiao Xie, Weiguang Zhang, Xinle Li*, Songliang Cai*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 43, 59379–59387
21. Mechanochemical in Situ Encapsulation of Palladium in Covalent Organic Frameworks
Normanda Brown, Qingsong Zhang, Ziad Alsudairy, Chaochao Dun, Yogendra Nailwal, Allea Campbell, Chelsea Harrod, Linfeng Chen, Spirit Williams, Jeffrey J. Urban, Yi Liu, and Xinle Li,*
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2024 ,12, 13535-13543
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20. Microwave-assisted synthesis of mixed-linker covalent organic frameworks enabling tunable and ultrahigh iodine capture
Ziad Alsudairy, Qi Zheng, Normanda Brown, Ranjan Behera, Chongqing Yang, Md Hanif Uddin, Allison Saintlima, Loryn Middlebrooks, Junrui Li, Conrad Ingram, Xinle Li*
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 485, 149135
19. Tuning the Topology of Two‐Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks through Site‐Selective Synthetic Strategy
Xueying Wu, Xihao Tang, Kai Zhang, Chelsea Harrod, Rui Li, Jialin Wu, Xi Yang, Shengrun Zheng, Jun Fan, Weiguang Zhang,* Xinle Li,* Songliang Cai*
Chemistry–A European Journal, 2024, e202303781
18. Dioxin-Linked Covalent Organic Framework-Supported Palladium Complex for Rapid Room-Temperature
Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Reaction
Allea Campbell, Ziad Alsudairy, Chaochao Dun, Fazli Akram, Kayla Smith-Petty, Abrianna Ambus, Danielle Bingham, Tandabany Dinadayalane, Conrad Ingram, and Xinle Li*
Crystals 2023, 13, 1268
17. Green Mechanochemical Synthesis of Imine-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for High Iodine Capture
Normanda Brown, Ziad Alsudairy, Ranjan Behera, Fazli Akram, Kuangcai Chen, Kayla Smith-Petty,
Bria Motley, Spirit Williams, Wenyu Huang, Conrad Ingram, Xinle Li*
Green Chemistry, 2023, 25, 6287-6296
16. Alite hydration at the single grain level
Qi Zheng, Chengyao Liang, Jinyang Jiang,*, Xinle Li, Shaofan Li*
Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023,144, 105297
15. Flexible all-organic nanocomposite films interlayered with in situ synthesized covalent organic frameworks for electrostatic energy storage
He Li, Zongliang Xie, Chongqing Yang, Junpyo Kwon, Antoine Lainé, Chaochao Dun, Alexander V Galoustian, Xinle Li, Peng Liu, Jeffrey J Urban, Zongren Peng, Miquel Salmeron, Robert O Ritchie, Ting Xu, Yi Liu*
Nano Energy, 22023, 113, 108544
14. Postmodification of an Amine-Functionalized Covalent Organic Framework for Enantioselective Adsorption of Tyrosine
Xihao Tang, Yixuan Yang, Xinle Li, Xingjie Wang, Dong Guo, Shuyuan Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jialin Wu, Jiayue Zheng, Shengrun Zheng, Jun Fan, Weiguang Zhang, and Songliang Cai*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 24836–24845
13. Covalent organic frameworks in heterogeneous catalysis: recent advances and future perspective
Ziad Alsudairy, Normanda Brown, Allea Campbell, Abrianna Ambus, Bianca Brown, Kayla Smith-Petty, and Xinle Li*
Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2023,7, 3298-3331
Our group's second review article
12. A sulfonate-functionalized covalent organic framework for record-high adsorption and effective separation of organic dyes
Rui Li, Xihao Tang, Jialin Wu, Kai Zhang, Qianni Zhang, Jiaqi Wang, Jiayue Zheng, Shengrun Zheng, Jun Fan, Weiguang Zhang, Xinle Li,* Songliang Cai*
Chemical Engineering Journal 2023, 464, 142706
11. Facile Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of 2D Imine-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for Exceptional Iodine Capture
Ziad Alsudairy, Normanda Brown, Chongqing Yang, Songliang Cai, Fazli Akram, Abrianna Ambus, Conrad Ingram, and Xinle Li*
Precision Chemistry, 2023, 1, 233–240.
Our group's first independent research article
10. A covalent organic framework onion structure
Qi Zheng, Xinle Li, Qiubo Zhang, Daewon Lee, Haiyan Mao, Chongqing Yang, Karen C Bustillo, Jeffrey A Reimer, Yi Liu, Jinyang Jiang, Haimei Zheng*
Materials Today, 2022, 60, 98-105
9. Transformation of a Hydrazone-Linked Covalent Organic Framework into a Highly Stable Hydrazide-Linked One
Yi-Xuan Yang, Xi-Hao Tang, Jia-Lin Wu, Zhao-Yi Dong, Yi-Lun Yan, Sheng-Run Zheng*, Jun Fan, Xinle Li,*
Songliang Cai* and Wei-Guang Zhang
ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 7, 4624–4631
8. Facile and Site-Selective Synthesis of an Amine-Functionalized Covalent Organic Framework
Shu-Yuan Zhang, Xi-Hao Tang, Yi-Lun Yan, Shu-Qing Li, Shengrun Zheng, Jun Fan, Xinle Li,*
Wei-Guang Zhang,* and Songliang Cai*
ACS Macro Letters. 2021,10, 1590–1596
7. Solution-Processable and Functionalizable Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polymers via Topochemical Synthesis
Christopher L. Anderson, He Li, Christopher G. Jones, Simon J. Teat, Nicholas S. Settineri, Eric A. Dailing, Jiatao Liang, Haiyan Mao, Chongqing Yang, Liana M. Klivansky, Xinle Li, Jeffrey A. Reimer , Hosea M. Nelson,* Yi Liu*
Nat. Commun. 2021,12, 6818
6. Chemically Stable Polyarylether-Based Metallophthalocyanine Frameworks with High Carrier Mobilities for Capacitive Energy Storage
Chongqing Yang, Kaiyue Jiang, Qi Zheng, Xinle Li, Haiyan Mao, Wenkai Zhong, Cheng Chen, Bing Sun, Haimei Zheng, Xiaodong Zhuang, Jeffrey A. Reimer, Yi Liu, and Jian Zhang*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 17701–17707
5.Observation of Surface Ligands-Controlled Etching of Palladium Nanocrystals
Qi Zheng, Junyi Shangguan, Xinle Li, Qiubo Zhang, Karen C. Bustillo, Lin-Wang Wang, Jinyang Jiang*, and Haimei Zheng*
Nano Lett. 2021, 21, 15, 6640–6647
4.Hybrid Porous Crystalline Materials from Metal-Organic Frameworks and Covalent Organic Frameworks
Ziman Chen, Xinle Li, Chongqing Yang, Yongqin Lv, Yi Liu*
Adv. Sci. 2021, 2101883 (Review)
3.Tandem Synthesis of ε‐caprolactam from Cyclohexanone by An Acidified Metal‐Organic Framework
Biying Zhang, Xinle Li, Jingwen Chen, Tianqing Liu, Andrew Cruz, Yuchen Pei, Minda Chen, Xun Wu Wenyu Huang*
ChemCatChem, 2021, 13, 3084
2.sp2 Carbon-Conjugated Covalent Organic Frameworks: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
Xinle Li*
Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2021, 5, 2931-2949. (Review)
Our group's first review article
1. Stable Hydrazone-linked Chiral Covalent Organic Frameworks: Synthesis, Modification, and Chiral Signal Inversion from Monomers
Yilun Yan, Xinle Li, Gui Chen, Kai Zhang, Xihao Tang, Shuyuan Zhang, Shengrun Zheng, Jun Fan, Weiguang Zhang, Songliang Cai*
Chinese Chemical Letters, 2021, 32, 107–112.
Publications Prior to CAU
36. Chemically Robust Covalent Organic Frameworks: Progress and Perspective
Li, X.; Cai, S.; Sun, B.; Yang, C.; Zhang, J.; Liu, Y. Matter, 2020, 5, 1507-1540.
35. Expeditious Synthesis of Covalent Organic Frameworks: a Review
Li, X.; Yang, C.; Sun, B.;Cai, S.; Chen, Z.; Lv, Y.; Zhang, J.; Liu, Y. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 16045-16060
34. Dynamic Covalent Synthesis of Crystalline Porous Graphitic Frameworks
Li, X.; Wang, H.; Chen, H.; Zheng, Q.; Zhang, Q.; Mao, H.; Cai, S.; Sun, B.; Urban, J., Ciston, J.; Chan, E.; Zheng, H.; Zhang, J.; Liu, Y. Chem, 2020, 6, 1.
33. Polymer-Covalent Organic Frameworks Composites for Glucose and pH Dual-responsive Insulin Delivery in Mice
Zhang, G. #; Ji, Y. #, Li, X. # (#Co-first author); Wang, X.; Song, M.; Gou, H.; Gao, S.; Jia, X. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2020, 9, 2000221.
32. Facile Transformation of Imine Covalent Organic Frameworks into Ultra-Stable Crystalline Porous Aromatic Frameworks
Li, X.; Zhang, C.; Cai, S.; Lei, X.; Hong, F.; Urban, J., Ciston J., Chan, E.; Liu, Y. Nature Communications, 2018, 9, 2998.
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Highlighted in Berkeley Lab News, "New Competition for MOFs: Scientists Make Stronger COFs"
31 Cooperative Multifunctional Catalysts for Nitrone Synthesis: Platinum Nanoclusters in Amine-Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks
Li, X.; Zhang, B.; Tang, L.; Goh, T.-W.; Qi, S.; Volkov, A.; Pei, Y.; Qi, Z.; Tsung, C.-K.; Stanley, L.; Huang, W. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2017, 129,16589-16593.
30. Unveiling the Effects of Linker Substitution in Suzuki Coupling Reaction with Palladium Nanoparticles in Metal-Organic Frameworks,
Li, X.; Zhang, B.; Van Zeeland, R.; Tang, L.; Pei, Y.; Qi, Z.; Goh, T.-W.; Stanley, L.; Huang, W. Catalysis Letters, 2018, 148, 940-945.
29. Metal-Organic Frameworks Derived Carbons: Applications as Solid Base Catalysts and Support for Pd Nanoparticles in Tandem Catalysis
Li, X.; Zhang, B.; Fang, Y.; Sun, W.; Qi, S.; Qi, Z.; Pei, Y.; Yuan, P.; Huang, W. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2017, 23,4266-4270
28. Impact of Linker Engineering on the Catalytic Activity of Metal-Organic Frameworks Containing Pd(II)-Bipyridine Complexes
Li, X.†Van Zeeland, R.†;(†Co-first author); Maligal-Ganesh, R.V.; Pei, Y.; Power, G.; Stanley, L.; Huang, W. ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6, 6324-6328.
27. Synthesis of Monodisperse Palladium Nanoclusters Using Metal-Organic Frameworks as Sacrificial Template
Li, X.; Goh, T.W.; Xiao, C.; Stanton, A.L.; Pei, Y.; Jain, P.K; Huang, W. ChemNanoMat, 2016, 2, 810-815.
(Very Important Paper)
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Highlighted in Chemistry Views "Palladium Clusters from Etching"
26. Controlling Catalytic Properties of Pd Nanoclusters through their Chemical Environment at the Atomic Level Using Isoreticular Metal-Organic Frameworks
Li, X.; Goh, T.W.; Li, L.; Xiao, C.; Guo, Z.; Zeng, X.C.; Huang, W. ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6, 3461-3468.
25. Tandem Catalysis by Palladium Nanoclusters Encapsulated in Metal-Organic Frameworks
Li, X.; Guo, Z.; Xiao, C.; Goh, T.W.; Tesfagaber, D.; Huang, W. ACS Catalysis, 2014, 4, 3490-3497.
24. MOF-253-Pd(OAc)2: A Recyclable MOF for Transition-Metal Catalysis in Water
Van Zeeland, R.†; Li, X.†(†Co-first author); Huang, W.; Stanley, L. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 56330-56334.
23. Benzimidazole-Containing Covalent Organic Framework-Based QCM Sensor for Exceptional Detection of CEES
He, Z.; Gong, S.; Cai, S.; * Yan, Y.; Chen, G.; Li, X.; *; Zheng, S.; Fan, J.; and Zhang W.* Crystal Growth & Design, 2019, 19, 3543-3550.
22. Protein A-Mesoporous Silica Composites for Chromatographic Purification of Immunoglobulin G
Huang, S.; Chen, S.; Zhang, S.; Yan, Y.; Cai, S.;* Li, X.; *(*Corresponding author); Zhang, S.; Fan, J., Zhang W.* New Journal of Chemistry, 2020, 44, 7884-7890.
21 Stable hydrazone-linked chiral covalent organic frameworks: Synthesis, modification, and chiral signal inversion from monomers
Sun, B.; Li, X.; Feng, T.; Cai, S.; Chen, T.; Zhu, C.; Zhang, J.; Wang D.; Liu, Y. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 46, 51837–51845.
20 Influence of Sn on Stability and Selectivity of Pt-Sn@UiO-66-NH2 in Furfural Hydrogenation.
Zhang, B.; Pei, Y.; Maligal-Ganesh, R.V.; Li, X.; Cruz, A.; Spurling, R.; Chen, M.; Yu, J.; Wu, X.; Huang, W. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2020, 39, 17495–17501.
19 Reversible Interlayer Sliding and Conductivity Changes in Adaptive Tetrathiafulvalene-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks
Cai, S. #; Sun, B.# (#Co-first author); Li, X.; Yan, Y.; Fan, J., Mao, H.; Zhang W.; Liu, Y, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 19054-19061.
18 Aluminum-Induced Interfacial Strengthening in Calcium Silicate Hydrates: Structure, Bonding, and Mechanical Properties
Zheng, Q.; Jiang, J.; Yu, J.; Li, X.; Li, S. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2020, 7, 2622-2631.
17 Nanoengineering Microstructure of C-S-H/Silicene Soft Gel with High Ductility
Zheng, Q.; Jiang, J.; Wu, S.; Yu, J.; Li, X.; Zheng, H.; Li, S. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 17806-17814.
16 An unprecedented 2D covalent organic framework with an htb net topology
Cai, S.; He, Z.; Li, X.; Zhang, K.; Fan, J., Liu, Y.; Zhang, W. Chemical Communications, 2019, 55, 13454-13457.
15. Stable Hydrazone-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks Containing O, N, O'-Chelating Sites for Fe(III) Detection in Water
Chen, G.; Lan, H.; Cai, S.; Sun, B.; Li, X.; He, Z.; Zheng, S.; Fan, J.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, W. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 13, 12830-12837.
14. Green Synthesis of Bismuth Sulfide Nanostructures with Tunable Morphologies and Robust Photoelectrochemical Performance
Sun, B.; Feng, T.; Dong J.; Li, X.; Liu, X.; Wu, J.; Ai, S. CrystEngComm, 2019, 21, 1474-1481.
13. Design and fabrication of polyaniline/Bi2MoO6 nanocomposites for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalysis
Feng, T.; Yin, H.; Jiang, H.; Chai, X.; Li, X.; Li, D.; Wu, J.; Liu, X.; and Sun, B. New Journal of Chemistry, 2019, 43, 9606-9613.
12. Water-Dispersible PEG-Curcumin/Covalent Organic Framework Nanocomposites as Smart Carriers for In Vivo Drug Delivery
Zhang, G.; Li, X.; Liao, Q.; Liu, Y.; Xi, K; Huang, W.; Jia, X. Nature Communications, 2018, 9, 2785.
11. MorphologyInherence from Hollow MOF to Hollow Carbon Polyhedron in Preparing Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts
Pei, Y.†; Qi, Z.†(†Co-first author); Li, X.; Maligal-Ganesh, R.V.; Goh, T.W.; Huang, W. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 6186-6192.
10. Use of Alcohols as Reducing Agents for Synthesis of Well-Defined Polymers by AGET-ATRP
Wang, Y.; Li, X.; Du, F.; Yu, H.; Jin, B.; Bai, R. Chemical Communications, 2012, 48, 2800-2802.
9. Green Synthesis of Amphiphilic Carbon Dotsfrom Organic Solvents: Application in Fluorescent Polymer Composites and Bio-imaging
Gu, J.; Li, X.; H, D.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, G.; Jia, X.; Huang, W.; Xi, K. RSC Advances, 2018,8, 12556-12561.
8. Pt Nanoclusters Confined within Metal-Organic Framework Cavities for Chemoselective Cinnamaldehyde Hydrogenation
Guo, Z.; Xiao, C.; Maligal-Ganesh, R.V.; Zhou, L.; Goh, T.W.; Li, X.; Tesfagaber, D.; Thiel, A.; Huang, W. ACS Catalysis, 2014, 4, 1340-1348.
7. Facile Fabrication of POSS-Modified MoS2/PMMA Nanocomposites with Enhanced Thermal, Mechanical, and Optical Limiting Properties
Liao, Q.; Zhang, Q., Wang, X.; Li, X.; Deng, G.; Meng, Z.; Xi, K.; Zhan, P. Composites Science and Technology, 2018, 165, 388-396.
6. Utilizing Mixed-Linker Zirconium based Metal-Organic Frameworks to Enhance the Visible Light Photocatalytic Oxidation of Alcohol
Goh, T.W.; Xiao, C.; Maligal-Ganesh, R.V.; Li, X.; Huang, W. Chemical Engineering Science, 2015, 124, 45-51.
5. A Three-Dimensional Microporous Metal-Metalloporphyrin Framework
Guo, Z.; Yan, D.; Wang, H.; Tesfagaber, D.; Li, X.; Huang, W.; Chen, B. Inorganic Chemistry, 2015, 54, 200-204.
4. Converting Confined Metal@ZIF-8 to Intermetallic Nanoparticles Supported on Nitrogen-doped Carbon for Electrocatalysis
Qi, Z.; Pei, Y.; Goh, T.W.; Wang, Z.; Li, X.; Mary, L.; Maligal-Ganesh, R.V.; Huang, W. Nano Research, 2018, 11, 3469-3479.
3. High-Temperature-Stable and Regenerable Catalysts-Platinum Nanoparticles in Aligned Mesoporous Silica Wells
Xiao, C.; Maligal-Ganesh, R.V.; Li, T.; Qi, Z.; Guo, Z.; Brashler, K.T.; Goes, S.; Li, X.; Goh, T.W.; Winans, R.E;Huang, W. ChemSusChem 2013, 6, 1915-1922.
2. Sub-4 nm PtZn Intermetallic Nanoparticles for Enhanced Mass and Specific Activities in Catalytic Electro-Oxidation Reaction
Qi, Z.; Xiao, C.; Liu, C.; Goh, T.W.; Zhou, L.; Maligal-Ganesh, R.V.; Pei, Y.; Li, X.; Curtiss, L.; Huang, W. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 4762-4768.
1. Intermetallic Structures with Atomic Precision for Selective Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes
Pei, Y.; Qi, Z.; Goh, T.W.; Wang, L.-L; Maligal-Ganesh, R.V.; MacMurdo, H. L.; Zhang, S.; Xiao, C.; Li, X.; Tao, F.; Johnson, D.D.; Huang, W. Journal of Catalysis, 2017, 356, 307-314.
Patents
2. Dynamic Synthesis of Crystalline Nitrogen-Doped Porous Graphitic Materials as High-Performance Cathodes
for Lithium-ion Batteries.
Li, X.; Liu, Y., Invention Disclosure, Submitted on March 28th, 2019
1. Compositions and Methods for the modification of imine covalent organic frameworks (COFs)
Li, X.; Liu, Y.,Invention Disclosure, Submitted on December 1st, 2017.
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