Zhenxing Xi

Email: aceezr@r.postjobfree.com

U.S. permanent resident (Alien with extraordinary ability)

979-***-****

OBJECTIVE

A research position as a chemist utilizing my education and experience in

polymer and organic chemistry

QUALIFICATIONS

. Polymer and organic chemist with 10 years of strong synthetic polymer,

organometallic chemistry background

. Expertise in polymerization kinetics, polymer synthesis, and polymer

characterization

. Design and characterization of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts

for organic reaction and polymerization

. Experience with Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) and Ring-

Closing Metathesis (RCM) reaction

. Monomer synthesis, organometallic catalyst synthesis, multi-step

organic synthesis

. Proficient in using GC, GC-MS, FT-IR, NMR, HPLC, GPC

. Project leader in the international research group

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry, Zhejiang University (ZJU), P. R. China

2009

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Zhejiang University (ZJU), P. R. China

2004

EXPERIENCE

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Advisor: Prof. John A. Gladysz).

2011-present

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. (Collaborative project with Dow

Chemical)

. Developed a new protocol to accelerate ethylene polymerization and

olefin metathesis

. Synthesis, characterization, and property study of polyethylene,

polynorbornene, and poly(?-olefin)

. Studied the copolymerization of ethylene and functionalized ?-olefin

(such as methyl acrylate)

. Monitored and studied the kinetics of ethylene polymerization and

copolymerizaiton

. Designed several new nickel catalyst containing fluorous phosphine for

ethylene polymerization

. Extended ethylene polymerization to fluorous phase

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Advisor: Hassan S. Bazzi).

2010-2011

Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar.

. Studied the kinetics of olefin metathesis: ring-closing metathesis and

ring opening metathesis polymerization

. Designed and synthesized various new Grubbs' type ruthenium catalyst

for olefin metathesis

. Extended olefin metathesis to aqueous phase or organic/aqueous biphase

Engineer

2009-2010

R&D institute, China Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC).

. Designed and synthesized a series of new organic modifier in Ziegler-

Natta catalyst system

. Researched the mechanism of interaction between Ziegler-Natta catalyst

and propylene during polymerization

Graduate Research Assistant (Advisor: Prof. Wanzhi Chen)

2004-2009

Zhejiang University, P. R. China

. Researched a series of novel and highly efficient bimetallic catalysts

for C-C cross-coupling reactions

. Developed organic synthetic methodology for C-N and C-C bond formation

based on palladium, nickel, copper, and cobalt catalysts

. Invented a new synthetic methodology to prepare N-arylated Sulfonamides

. Performed various organic synthesis

Awards

Evonik Degussa Scholarship, Evonik Cooperation

First Honor of Graduate Student, ZJU

Graduate with Honor, ZJU.

Excellent Cadre of Student, ZJU

Second Prize of Excellent Undergraduate Scholarship, ZJU

Excellent All-round Student, ZJU

Student of Honor College, ZJU

Publications and Patents

1. Zhenxing Xi, Hassan S. Bazzi, John A. Gladysz "Syntheses and

Reactivities of Analogs of Grubbs' Second Generation Metathesis

Catalyst with Water Soluble Phosphines", Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 6188.

2. Zhenxing Xi, Chunxin Lv, Wanzhi Chen "Cobalt(III) Complexes Bering

Bidentate, Tridentate, and Tetradentate N-heterocyclic Carbenes:

Synthesis, X-ray Structures, and Catalytic Activities", Dalton. Trans.

2009, 35, 7008.

3. Zhenxing Xi, Yongbo Zhou, and Wanzhi Chen "Efficient Negishi Coupling

Reactions of Aryl Chlorides Catalyzed by Binuclear and Mononuclear

Nickel-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes", J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73,

8497.

4. Zhenxing Xi, Bin Liu, and Wanzhi Chen "Room-Temperature Kumada Cross-

Coupling of Unactivated Aryl Chlorides Catalyzed by N-Heterocylic

Carbene-Based Nickel(II) Complexes", J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 3954.

5. Zhenxing Xi, Xiaoming Zhang, and Wanzhi Chen "Synthesis and Structural

Characterization of Nickel(II) Complexes Supported by Pyridine-

Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands and Their Catalytic

Acitivities for Suzuki Coupling", Organometallics 2007, 26, 6636 (a

Most-Accessed Article for the fourth-quarter of 2007).

6. Zhenxing Xi, Fenghui Liu, Yongbo Zhou, and Wanzhi Chen "CuI/L (L =

Pyridine-Functionalized 1,3-Diketones) Catalyzed C-N Coupling

Reactions of Aryl Halides with NH-containing Heterocycles",

Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 4254.

7. Yongbo Zhou, Zhenxing Xi, and Wanzhi Chen "Dinickel(II) Complexes of

Bis(N-Heterocyclic Carbene) Ligands Containing [Ni2(u-OH)] Cores as

Highly Efficient Catalysts for the Coupling of Aryl Chlorides",

Organometallics 2008, 27, 5911.

8. Xiaoming Zhang, Zhenxing Xi, Ailing Liu, and Wanzhi Chen "Facile and

Efficient Olefination of Aryl

Halides Catalyzed by a Palladium Complex Containing a Heteroarene-

Functionalized N-Heterocyclic

Carbene", Organometallics 2008, 27, 4401.

9. Xianjin Xu, Zhenxing Xi, Wanzhi Chen, and Daqi Wang "Synthesis and

structural characterization of copper(II) complexes of pincer ligands

derived from benzimidazole" Journal of Coordination Chemistry 2007,

60, 2297.

10. Zhenxing Xi, and Wanzhi Chen "New catalysts for C-N cross coupling

reactions based on pyridine-functionalized 1,3-diketones and copper

halide", China Patent No. ZL 200710070004.7

11. Zhenxing Xi, and Wanzhi Chen "The preparation of binuclear nickel

catalysts based on multidentate nitrogen heterocyclic carbene for the

cross coupling reaction", China Patent No. ZL 200**********

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