Fu-Chen Liu

Associate Professor,  Inorganic Chemistry

Phone: 03-8633601 (O) 03-8633602 (Lab)

Fax: 03-863-3570  

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E-mail: fcliu@mail.ndhu.edu.tw

Office hour: 10:00-12:00, Monday

National Dong Hwa University, Shou-Feng, Hualien, 974,  Taiwan     

 

                                          

  • Education

1982/ 09-1986/ 07: B. S, National Tsing Hua University

1986/ 09-1988/ 07: M. S, National Tsing Hua University

1993/ 06-1998/ 03: Ph. D, The Ohio State  University, U. S. A.

 

  • Experience

1990/ 08-1993/ 05: Vice Researcher, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan

1993/06-1995/05: Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, U. S. A.

1995/ 06-1998/ 04: Graduate Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, U. S. A.

1999/ 08-2002 /07: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University

2005/ 08-present: Associate  Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University

 

  • Research Interests

1. Inorganic Chemistry

2. Boric Chemistry

 

  • Selected Publications

1.      Lee, G. -H.; Peng, S. -M.; Liu, F. -C.; Mu, D.; Liu, R. -S. 1989, “Preparation of Molybdenum-h3-Pentadienyl Complexes: Structural Characterization of a Delocalized Pentadienyl Ligand in Anti-h3 Geometry” Organometallics 8, 402.

 

2.      Lee, G. -H.; Peng, S. -M.; Liu, F. -C.; Liu, R. -S. 1989, “Synthesis, Characterization and Structure of Dicarbonyl(h5-Indenyl)(h3-Pentadienyl)Molybdenum and its Phosphine Derivatives” J. Organomet. Chem. 377, 123.

 

3.      Chu, S. -J.; Liu, F. -C.; Lin, C. -T.; Lin, W. -F.; Wang, K. -C.; Yang, S. -T. 1994, “Method for Preparing Ester End-Capped Polyalkylene Ether” U. S. Patent 5,344, 964.

 

4.      Chu, S. -J.; Liu, F. -C.; Lin, C. -T.; Yeh, H. -J.; Yu, F. -H. 1994, “Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Ethers” U. S. Patent 5,371, 276.

 

5.      Shore, S. G.; Liu, J.; Jordan IV. G. J.; Liu, F. -C.; Meyers, E. A.; Gaus, P. L. 1997, “ Cyclic Organohydroborate Anions as Hydride Transfer Agents in Reactions with Organic and Organometallic Compounds” Advances in Boron Chemistry. Ed. Siebert, W. Royal Society of Chemistry, p84-91.

 

6.      Jordan IV, G. J.; Liu, F. -C.; Shore, S. G. 1997, “Cyclic Hydroborate Complexes of Metallocenes I. Organodiborate Ring Transformations Promoted by Zirconocene and Hafnocene Dichlorides; Syntheses and Structures of Zirconocene and Hafnocene Boracyclopentane Derivatives” Inorg. Chem. 36, 5597.

 

7.      Shore, S. G.; Jordan IV. G. J.; Liu, J.; Liu, F. -C.; Meyers, E. A.; Gaus, P. L. 1998, “Cyclic Organohydroborate Anions: Hydride Transfer Reactions in the Reduction of Metal Carbonyls and Organic Functional Groups; Reactions with Zirconocene and Hafnocene Dichlorides” The Borane, Carborane and Carbocation Continuum. Ed. Casanova, J. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 351-366.

 

8.      Chun, S. -H.; Meyers, E. A.; Liu, F. -C.; Shore, S. G. 1998, “Systematic Syntheses of [Hg{M(CO)4}2] -, [Hg{M(CO)4}]X (M = Fe, Ru, Os) and Structures of [Hg{M(CO)4}2]- (M = Ru, Os)“ J. Organomet. Chem., 563, 23-29.

 

9.      Chow, A.; Liu, F. -C.; Fraenkel, G.; Shore, S. G. 1998, “Dynamics of Intramolecular Hydrogen Exchange in New Cyclic Organohydroborate Zirconocene Complexes” Magn. Reson. Chem., 36, S145-S150.

 

10.  Liu, F. -C.; Liu, J.; Meyers, E. A.; Shore, S. G. 1998, “Cyclic Hydroborate Complexes of Metallocenes III. Syntheses and Structures of Zirconocene Boracyclohexane Derivatives: Cp2Zr(X){(u-H)2BC5H10} (X = H, CH3, H2BC5H10)” Inorg. Chem., 37, 3293-3300.

 

11.  Liu, F. -C.; Liu, J.; Meyers, E. A.; Shore, S. G. 1999, “Cyclic Hydroborate Complexes of Metallocenes IV. Weak Unsupported Single Hydrogen Bridges in Cp2Zr{(u-H)B(X)CH2Ph}{(u-H)2BX} (X = C5H10, C4H8)” Inorg. Chem., 38, 2169-2173.

 

12.  Liu, F. -C.; Du, B.; Liu, J.; Meyers, E. A.; Shore, S. G. 1999, “Cyclic Hydroborate Complexes of Metallocenes V. Syntheses and Structuress of Zirconocene Organoborate Derivatives: Cp2ZrH{(u-H)2BC4H8}, Cp2Zr(CH2Ph){(u-H)2B-C4H8}, and Cp2Zr(CH2Ph){(u-H)2BC5H10}” Inorg. Chem., 38, 3228-3234.

 

13.  Shore, S. G.; Liu, F. -C. 2000, Contemporary Boron Chemistry. Eds. Davidson, M. G.; Hughes, A. K.; Marder, T. B.; Wade, K. Royal Society of Chemistry “Cationic Metallocenes Derived from Cyclic Organo-Hydroborate Metallocenes” 28-35.

 

14.  Liu, F. -C.; Liu, J.; Meyers, E. A.; Shore, S. G. 2000, “The Effect of Solvent in the Reaction of Cp2ZrH{(u-H)2BC4H8} with B(C6F5)3; Formation of [HB(C6F5)3] - Salt of the unusual Unsupported Hydrogen Bridged Cation [(u-H)(Cp2Zr{(u-H)2BC4H8}2) + and the Cation [Cp2Zr(OC4H10)(OC2H5)] +” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 122, 6106-6107.

 

15.Liu, F.–C.; Plecnik, C. E.; Liu, S.; Liu, J.; Meyers, E. A.; Shore, S. G. 2001, “Cyclic Organohydroborate Complexes of Metallocenes PartVI.  Syntheses and Structures of Cp2M{(u-H)2BR2} (M = Ti, Nb; R2 = C4H8, C5H10, C8H14)” J. Organomet. Chem. 627, 109.

 

16.Plecnik, C. E.; Liu, F.–C.; Liu, S.; Liu, J.; Meyers, E. A.; Shore, S. G. 2001, “Hydride Ion Abstraction from Titanocene Cyclic Organohydroborates, Cp2Ti{(u-H)2BR2} (R2 = C4H8, C5H10, C8H14), as a Function of Solvent” Organometallics, 20, 3599-3606.

 

17.Liu, S.; Liu, F.–C.; Renkes, G.; Shore, S. G. 2001,”Formation of Triniobocene Cationic and Neutral Mononiobocene Species as a Function of Solvent in the Reaction of Cp2Nb{((u-H)2BR2} (R2 = C4H8, C5H10, C8H14) with B(C6H5)3” Organometallics, 20, 5717-5723.

 

18.Ding, E.; Liu, F.–C.; Liu, S.; Meyers, E. A.; Shore, S. G. 2002, “Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Reactions of Cyclic Organohydroborate Half-Zirconocene Compounds” Inorg. Chem., 41, 5329-5335.

 

19.Lacroix, F.; Plecnik, C. E.; Liu, S.; Liu, F.–C.; Meyers, E. A.; Shore, S. G. 2003, “ Cyclic Organohydroborate Complexes of Metallocenes. VIII. Triphenylsiloxy derivatives of Group IV Organometallic Systems, Cp2M(OSiPh3)X (M = Ti, Zr, Hf; X = Cl, {(u-H)2BC8H14})” J. Organomet. Chem. 687, 69-77

 

20.Chen, X.; Liu, S.; Ple?nik, C. E.; Liu, F.–C.; Fraenkel, G.; Shore, S. G. 2003, “ Cyclic Organohydroborate Complexes of Metallocenes VII. Synthesis, Structure, and Fluxional Behavior of Cp2ZrX{(u-H)2BC8H14} (X = H, D, Cl)” Organometallics 22, 275-283.

 

21.Liu, F.–C.; Chen, K.–Y.; Chen, J.–H.; Lee, G.–H.; Peng, S.–M. 2003, “Syntheses and Structures of Metallocene Methyltrihydroborate Derivatives: Cp2ZrCl{(u-H)2BHCH3}, Cp2Zr{(u-H)2BHCH3}2, and Cp2Ti{(u-H)2BHCH3}” Inorg. Chem. 42, 1758-1763.

 

22.Liu, F.–C.; Sheu, Y.–C.; She, J.–J.; Chang, Y.–C.; Hong, F.–E.; Lee, G.–H.; Peng, S.–M. 2004, “Syntheses and Characterization of Group 6 Metal Cyanotrihydroborate Complexes” J. Organomet. Chem. 689, 544-551.

 

23.Chen, X.; Liu, F.–C.; Plecnik, C. E.; Liu, S.; Du, B.; Meyers, E. A.; Shore, S. G. 2004, “Effect of Solvent in the Reaction of Cp2ZrH{( u-H)2BR2} (R2 = C4H8, C8H14) with B(C6F5)3: Formation of [HB(C6F5)3]- Salts of the Unsupported Hydrogen-Bridged Cations [(u-H){Cp2Zr(u-H)2BR2}]+ (R = C4H8, C8H14) and [Cp2Zr(OEt2)X]+ (X = OEt2, {(u-H)2BC4H8})” Organometallics, 23, 2100-2106.

 

24.Liu, F.–C.; Chen, J.–H.; Chen, S.–C.; Chen, K.–Y.; Lee, G.–H.; Peng, S.–M. 2005 “Syntheses, Structures, and Properties of Phenyltrihydroborate Complexes of Zirconocene and Titanocene” J. Organomet. Chem. 690, 291-300.

 

25.Ding, E.; Du, B.; Liu, F.–C.; Liu, S.; Meyers, E. A.; Shore, S. 2005, “Preparation and Crystal Structures of a Series of Titanium(III) 9-BBN Hydroborate Complexes Containing Ti…H Agostic Interactions” G. Inorg. Chem. 44, 4871-4878.

 

26.Liu, F.–C.; Chen, J.–H.; She, J.–J.; Lee, G.–H.; Peng, S.–M. 2006 “Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Group 6 Metal Complexes Containing Allyl and Cyanotrihydroborate Groups” J. Organomet. Chem. 691, 3574-3580.

 

27.Liu, F.–C.; Chen, S.–C.; Lee, G.–H.; Peng, S.–M. 2007 “Effect of Solvent on Reactions of Cp2Zr{(m–H)2BHR}2 and Cp2ZrH{(m–H)2BHR} (R = CH3, Ph) with B(C6F5)3” J. Organomet. Chem. 692, 2375-2384.  (NCS 94-2113-M-259-007).

 

28.Liu, F.–C.; Yang, P–S.; Chen, C.–Y.; Lee, G.–H.; Peng, S.–M. 2008 “Syntheses, Structures, and Dynamic Properties of M(CO)2(h3-C3H5)(L-L)(NCBH3) (M = Mo, W; L-L = dppe, bipy, en)” J. Organomet. Chem. 693, 537-545.(NCS 95-2113-M-259-011).

 

29.Liu, F.–C.; Yang, C.–C.; Chen, S.–C.; Lee, G.–H.; Peng, S.–M. 2008 “Novel m3-oxo complexes prepared from Cp*Zr(BH3R) (R = H, CH3) and B(C6F5)3 in diethyl ether” Dalton Trans. 3599-3604. (NCS 95-2113-M-259-011).

 

30.Chen, S.-C.; Hsueh, H.-H.; Chen, C.-H.; Lee, C.-S.; Liu, F.-C.; Lin, I. J. B.; Lee, G.-H.; Peng, S.-M. 2009 “Synthesis and structures of polymeric silver and mercury complexes with amido-functionalized N-Heterocyclic carbenes” Inorg. Chim. Acta. 362 3343–3350 (NSC 96-2113-M-259-014).

 

31.Liu, F-C.; Tsai, T.-C.; Lin, Y.-L.;; Lee, C.-S.; Yang, P.-S.; Wang, J.-C. 2010 "Syntheses, structures, and dynamic properties of M(CO)2(h3-C3H5)(en)(X) (M = Mo, W; X = Br, N3, CN) and [(en)(h3-C3H5)(CO)2M(m-CN)M(CO)2(h3-C3H5)(en)]Br (M = Mo, W)” J. Organomet. Chem. 695, 423-430. (NCS 97-2113-M-259-008).