Prof. Dr. Zilu Chen,

Education

2000/12-2004/06 Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Zurich University in Switzerland, Ph. D.

1997/09-2000/06 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Guangxi Normal University in China, Master

1992/09-1995/06 Chemistry Department of Shaoyang Normal College, China

Working Experience

2004/9-Present School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China

2004/07-2004/9Inorganic Chemistry Institute of Zurich University in Switzerland

2000/07-2000/12 School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China

1995/07-1997/08 Suhe Middle School in Longhui, Hunan, China

Honors and Awards

1. Outstanding Experts of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (2018)

2. New Century Excellent Talents in University (2010)

  3.   Excellent Talents in Guangxi Higher Education Institutions (2010)

Representative Publications

1. Shui Yu, Zhaobo Hu, Zilu Chen,* Bo Li,* Yi-Quan Zhang,* Yuning Liang, Dongcheng Liu, Di Yao and Fupei Liang,* Two Dy(III) single-molecule magnets with their performance tuned by Schiff base ligands, Inorg. Chem., 2019, 58(2), 1191–1200.

2. Zilu Chen,* Shui Yu, Rongdong Wang, Bo Li,* Bing Yin,* Dongcheng Liu, Yuning Liang, Di Yao and Fupei Liang,* Three Dy(III) single-ion magnets bearing tropolone ligand: structure, magnetic property and theoretical elucidation, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48(19), 6627-6637.

3. Shaomin Pei, Zhaobo Hu, Zilu Chen,* Shui Yu,Bo Li,* Yuning Liang,Dongcheng Liu,Di Yao and Fupei Liang,*Heterometallic hexanuclear Ni₄M₂ (M = Dy, Y) complexes: structure and single-molecule magnet for the Dy(III) derivative, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47(6), 1801-1807.

4. Hui Wang, Xiaoling Xu, Yimin Jiang,* Pengfei Yao,c Bo Li, * Huahong Zou, Jinglin Zhou and Zilu Chen,* Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of two mixed-valence icosanuclear nanocages, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47(42), 15141–15147.

5. Zilu Chen, Yanling Shen, Lingling Li, Huahong Zou, Xiaoxiao Fu, Ziyuan Liu, Kai Wang and Fupei Liang, High-nuclearity heterometallic clusters with both an anion and a cation sandwiched by planar cluster units: synthesis, structure and properties, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46(43), 15032–15039.

6. Zilu Chen,* Zhaobo Hu, Yisheng Li, Yuning Liang, Xinyu Wang, Li Ouyang, Qin Zhao, Haiyan Cheng and Fupei Liang*, Manganese clusters of aromatic oximes: synthesis, structure and magnetic properties, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45(39), 15634–15643.

7. Zilu Chen,* Long Liu, Yifei Wang, Huahong Zou, Zhong Zhang and Fupei Liang,* A two-dimensional homospin Cu(II) ferrimagnet featuring S-shaped hexanuclear secondary building blocks, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43(22), 8154-8157.

8. Zilu Chen, Suni Qin, Dongcheng Liu, Yanling Shen, and Fupei Liang,* A Series of Coordination Polymers Exhibiting Dual Chiral Features and Diverse Interhelical Interactions, Cryst. Growth Des.,2013, 13(8), 3389−3395.

9. Zilu Chen,* Yifei Wang, Long Liu, Zhong Zhang and Fupei Liang*, A six-bladed impeller-like Cu₁₈ nanocluster with S₆ symmetry constructed from simple inorganic linkers, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48(95), 11689-11691.

10. Man-Bo Zhang,* Hao-Min Chen, Rui-Xiang Hu and Zi-Lu Chen,* Heterometallic coordination polymers containing unique inorganic chain of [Ln^III₂Cu^II₃(OH)₄]: syntheses, structures and magnetism. CrystEngComm, 2011, 13(23), 7019-7024.

11. Zilu Chen, Xuxian Wu, Suni Qin, Chaohai Lei, and Fupei Liang，Structure and fluorescent properties of mercury(II) pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylate coordination polymers tuned by ancillary ligands and alkaline-earth metal ions, CrystEngComm, 2011, 13(6), 2029-2038.

12. Zilu Chen,* Xianlin Liu, Chuanbing Zhang, Zhong Zhang, Fupei Liang,* Structure, adsorption and magnetic properties of four chiral flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks bearing linear trinuclear secondary building blocks, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40(9), 1911-1918.

13. Zilu Chen,*Maomao Jia, Zhong Zhang, Fupei Liang,* Construction of Planar Clusters Using Planar Aromatic Polyoxime Ligands: Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties, Cryst. Growth Des., 2010, 10(11), 4806–4814.

14. Zi-Lu Chen,Chun-Fang Jiang, Wei-Hong Yan, Fu-Pei Liang,*and Stuart R. Batten, Three-dimensional Metal Azide Coordination Polymers with Amino Carboxylate Coligands: Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetic Properties, Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48(11), 4674-4684.

15. Zilu Chen,* Yan Su, Wei Xiong, Lixia Wang, Fupei Liang* and Min Shao, Controlling the dimensionalities and structures of homochiral Zn(II) and Cd(II) compounds of N-(p-tosyl)-S-carboxymethyl-l-cysteine via tuning the connecting modes of metal ions and chiral linkers by different kinds of ancillary ligands, CrystEngComm.,2009, 11(2), 318-328.

16. Zilu Chen, Yan Li, Chunfang Jiang, Fupei Liang,* You Song, Metal complexes with N-(2-pyridylmethyl)iminodiacetate: from discrete polynuclear compounds to 1D coordination polymers. Dalton Trans., 2009, (27), 5290–5299.