Academic Experience

1991.9-1994.8  Ph.D., Nanjing University

1994.9-1996.8  Postdoctoral Fellow, ICCAS

1996.9-1998.8  Associate Professor, ICCAS

1998.9-2001.5  Visiting Scholar, New Mexico University, USA

2000.12-           Professor, ICCAS

Honors and Awards

2006, National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholar

2010, Second Prize of the Science and Technology Award of Beijing

2014, Special Government Allowance

2015, Zhu Li Yue Hua Excellent Teacher of CAS

2016, Asian Core Program Lectureship Award

Research Interests

Molecular recognition and self-assembly based on triptycene-derived macrocyclic hosts

Molecular machines and stimuli responsive supramolecular materials

Synthesis and applications of chiral organic light-emitting materials

Synthesis of TADF materials and their applications in OLEDs devices

Synthesis of novel helical chiral catalysts and their applications in asymmetric synthesis

Selected Work

1. NOVEL TRIPTYCENE DERIVED HOSTS: SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS IN SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

2. SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS OF HELICENE DERIVATIVES

Selected Publications

1. Li, M.;* Liu, Y.; Duan, R.; Wei, X.; Yi, Y.; Wang, Y.;* Chen, C.-F.* “Aromatic Imide Based Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Materials for Highly Efficient Organic Light Emitting Diodes”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 8818-8822.

2. Zhang, G.-W.; Li, P.-F.; Wang, H.-X.; Han, Y.; Chen, C.-F.* “Complexation of Racemic 2,6-Helic[6]arene and Its Hexamethyl-Substituted Derivative with Quaternary Ammonium Salts, N-Heterocyclic Salts and Tetracyanoquinodimethane”, Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 3735-3742.

3. Zhang, G.-W.; Li, P.-F.; Meng, Z.; Wang, H.-X.; Han, Y.; Chen, C.-F.* “Triptycene-Based Chiral Macrocyclic Hosts for Highly Enantioselective Recognition of Chiral Guests Containing a Trimethylamino Group”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5304-5308.

4. Meng, Z.; Wang, B.-Y.; Xiang, J.-F.; Shi, Q.;* Chen, C.-F.* “The Self-Assembly Process of a [2](3)Pseudorotaxane: Inchworm Motion Mechanism”, Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 15075-15084.

5. Meng, Z.; Xiang, J.-F.; Chen, C.-F.* “Directional Molecular Transportation Based on a Catalytic Stopper-Leaving Rotaxane System”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 5652-5658.

6. Wang, H.-X.; Meng, Z.; Xiang, J.-F.; Xia, Y.-X.; Sun, Y.; Hu, S.-Z.; Chen, H.;* Yao, J.; Chen, C.-F.* “Guest-dependent directional complexation based on triptycene derived oxacalixarene: formation of oriented rotaxanes”, Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 469–474.

7. Meng, Z.; Han, Y.; Wang, L.-N.; Xiang, J.-F.,* He, S.-G.,* Chen, C.-F.* “Stepwise Motion in a Multivalent [2](3)Catenane”, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2015, 137, 9739-9745.

8. Meng, Z.; Chen, C.-F.* “A molecular pulley based on a triply interlocked [2]rotaxane”, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 8241-8244.

9. Meng, Z.; Xiang, J.-F.; Chen, C.-F.* “Tristable [n]rotaxanes: from molecular shuttle to molecular cable car”, Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 1520-1525.

10. Li, M.; Feng, L.-H.; Lu, H.-Y.;* Wang, S.;* Chen, C.-F.* “Tetrahydro[5]helicene-Based Nanoparticles for Structure-Dependent Cell Fluorescent Imaging”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014, 24, 4405-4412

11. Shen, Y.; Lu H.-Y.; Chen C.-F.* “Dioxygen-triggered Transannular Dearomatization of Benzo[5]helicene Diols: Highly Efficient Synthesis of Chiral π-Extended Diones”, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 4648-4651. 

12. Li, M.; Niu, Y.; Zhu, X.; Peng, Q.; Lu, H.-Y.;* Xia, A.;* Chen, C.-F.* “Tetrahydro[5]helicene based imide dyes with intense fluorescence in both solution and solid state”, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 2993-2995.

13. Han, Y.; Meng, Z.; Ma, Y.-X.; Chen C.-F.* “Iptycene-Derived Crown Ether Hosts for Molecular Recognition and Self-Assembly”, Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 2026-2040.

14. Yang, Y.;* Huang, F.; Chen, C.-F.;* Xia, M.; Cai, Q.; Qian, F.-J.; Xiang, J. “Control Self-Assembly of Hydrazide-Based Cyclic Hexamers: In or Out”, Sci. Rep. 2013, 3, 1059.

15. Shen, Y.; Chen, C.-F.* “Helicenes: Synthesis and applications” Chem. Rev. 2012, 112, 1463-1535.

16. Chen, C.-F.; Ma, Y.-X. “Iptycene Chemistry: from Synthesis to Applications”, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2013.

17. 陈传峰、杨勇等 “超分子组装：结构与功能”, 科学出版社, 2014

18. Chen, C.-F.; Shen, Y. “Helicene Chemistry: from Synthesis to Applications”, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2016.