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Xin Cui

Associate Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Chemistry

(940) 369-8906

Email: Xin.Cui@unt.edu

Professional Memberships

  • American Chemical Society. (2010 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Faculty Development Leave, Affiliated Faculty at the Medicines for All Institute (M4ALL) at Virginia Commonwealth University, Medicines for All Institute (M4ALL) at Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond,Virginia,United States of America. (June 2023).
  • Faculty Development Leave, Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for NSF Recipients, NSF. Saarland,Germany. (May 26, 2024 - June 9, 2024).
  • Faculty Development Leave, Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for NSF Recipients, NSF. Stockholm,Sweden. (September 15, 2023 - September 30, 2023).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • CHEM 2370 - Organic Chemistry I, 2 courses.
  • CHEM 6940 - Individual Research, 2 courses.
  • CHEM 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 2 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • Mississippi State University, Organic Chemistry I, Spring 2024.
  • Mississippi State University, Organic Chemistry I, Spring 2023.
  • Mississippi State University, Organic Chemistry II, Fall 2022.
  • Mississippi State University, Organic Chemistry I, Spring 2022.
  • Mississippi State University, Organic Chemistry I, Fall 2021.
  • Mississippi State University, Integrated Organic Chemistry II, Spring 2021.
  • Mississippi State University, Integrated Organic Chemistry I, Fall 2020.
  • Mississippi State University, Organic Chemistry II, Spring 2020.
  • Mississippi State University, Organic Chemistry II, Fall 2019.
  • Mississippi State University, Organometallic Chemistry, Spring 2019.
  • Mississippi State University, Organic Chemistry II, Spring 2018.
  • Mississippi State University, Organic Chemistry II, Fall 2017.
  • Mississippi State University, Organometallic Chemistry, Spring 2017.
  • Mississippi State University, Organic Chemistry II, Fall 2016.
  • Baruch College at the City University of New York, Organic Chemistry I, Spring 2016.
  • Baruch College at the City University of New York, Introductory Chemistry, Fall 2015.
  • University of South Florida, Organometallic Chemistry, Spring 2015.

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (2024).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (2024).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (2024).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (2024).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (2023).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (2020).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (2019).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (2024 - 2024).

Awards and Honors

  • NSF CAREER Award, NSF. (July 1, 2020).
  • Thieme Chemistry Journals Award, Thieme Chemistry. (2020).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Xu, X., Cui, X. (2022). Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric CH Functionalization. Handbook of CH‐Functionalization. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9783527834242.chf0130
  • Cui, X., Zhang, X. (2016). C–C Bond Formation Using Carbenes. Science of Synthesis: Catalytic Transformations via C–H Activation series. 2 63. Thieme. https://www.thieme.de/en/thieme-chemistry/sos-catalytic-transformations-via-C-H-activations-84665.htm
  • Cui, X., Zhang, X. (2014). Asymmetric C–H Functionalization by Transition Metal-Catalyzed Carbene Transfer Reactions. Comprehensive Organic Synthesis 2nd Edition. 7 86. Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780080977423007047
  • Zhang, X., Cui, X. (2014). Asymmetric C–H Functionalization by Transition Metal-Catalyzed Carbene Transfer Reactions. Comprehensive Organic Synthesis (Second Edition). 7 86. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780080977423007047?via%3Dihub
  • Cui, X., Zhang, X. (2013). Cobalt-Mediated Carbene Transfer Reactions. Contemporary Carbene Chemistry. (15) 491. John Wiley & Sons. https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Contemporary+Carbene+Chemistry-p-9781118237953
  • Cui, X., Zhang, X. (2012). Iron(III) meso-Tetraphenylporphine Chloride. e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. John Wiley & Sons. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/047084289X.rn01388

    • Journal Article

  • Nirosh Udayanga, D., Le, N., Schwirian, E., Donnadieu, B., Nash, K., Collier, W., Webster, C., Cui, X. (2023). Synthesis of N-Fused Polycyclic Indole Derivatives via Ru(II)-Catalyzed C–H Bond Activation and Intramolecular Hydroarylation. Organic Letters. 25 (48) 8745. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03757
  • Wamsley, M., Peng, W., Tan, W., Wathudura, P., Cui, X., Zou, S., Zhang, D. (2023). Total Luminescence Spectroscopy for Quantification of Temperature Effects on Photophysical Properties of Photoluminescent Materials. 3 (1) 10. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.2c00047
  • Chaminda Lakmal, H., Istre, J., Qian, X., Zhou, H., Valle, H., Xu, X., Cui, X. (2022). Catalytic Amidomethylative [2+2+2] Cycloaddition of Formaldimine and Styrenes toward N-Heterocycles. 54 (09) 2165. https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-1710-7256
  • Smith, L., Nirosh Udayanga, D., Qian, X., Adams, L., Sims, S., Nettles, C., Xu, X., Cui, X., Mlsna, D. (2022). Iron-Based Tandem Catalysis: From Petroleum toward Pharmaceutical Laboratories for Organic Undergraduate Students─Product Identification by TLC and 1H NMR. Journal of Chemical Education. 99 (9) 3259. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00451
  • Shayegan, M., Li, Z., Cui, X. (2022). Ligand-Controlled Regiodivergence for Catalytic Stereoselective Semireduction of Allenamides. Chemistry - A European Journal. 28 (1) e202103402. https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.202103402
  • Qian, X., Zhou, H., Chaminda Lakmal, H., Lucore, J., Wang, X., Valle, H., Donnadieu, B., Xu, X., Cui, X. (2021). Fe(III)-Based Tandem Catalysis for Amidomethylative Multiple Substitution Reactions of α-Substituted Styrene Derivatives. ACS Catalysis. 10 (18) 10627. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.0c02676
  • Peng, W., Athukorale, S., HU, J., Cui, X., Zhang, D. (2021). Kinetic spectroscopic quantification using two-step chromogenic and fluorogenic reactions: From theoretical modeling to experimental quantification of biomarkers in practical samples. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1153 (8) 338293. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003267021001197?via%3Dihub
  • Riart-Ferrer, X., Sang, P., Tao, J., Xu, H., Jin, L., Lu, H., Cui, X., Wojtas, L., Zhang, X. (2021). Metalloradical activation of carbonyl azides for enantioselective radical aziridination. 7 (4) 1120. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451929421001121?via%3Dihub
  • Zhang, X., Qiu, X., Rong, J., Su, S., Cui, X., Tao, C. (2019). Aryldiazonium ion initiated C–N bond cleavage for the versatile, efficient and regioselective ring opening of aziridines. 2019 (6) 1832. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/qo/c9qo00320g
  • Li, Z., Chaminda Lakmal, H., Cui, X. (2019). Enabling Catalytic Arene C–H Amidomethylation via Bis(tosylamido)methane as a Sustainable Formaldimine Releaser. Organic Letters. 21 (10) 3735.
  • Hu, Y., Lang, K., Li, C., Gill, J., Kim, I., Lu, H., Fields, K., Marshall, M., Cheng, Q., Cui, X., Wojtas, L., Zhang, X. (2019). Enantioselective Radical Construction of 5-Membered Cyclic Sulfonamides by Metalloradical C–H Amination. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141 (45) 18160.
  • Hu, Y., Lang, K., Tao, J., Marshall, M., Cheng, Q., Cui, X., Wojtas, L., Zhang, X. (2019). Next-Generation D2-Symmetric Chiral Porphyrins for Cobalt(II)-Based Metalloradical Catalysis: Catalyst Engineering by Distal Bridging. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58 (9) 2670. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201812379
  • Li, Z., Chaminda Lakmal, H., Qian, X., Zhu, Z., Donnadieu, B., McClain, S., Xu, X., Cui, X. (2019). Ruthenium-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Functionalization: A Practical Access to Optically Active Indoline Derivatives. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141 (40) 15730. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.9b07251
  • Li, C., Lang, K., Lu, H., Hu, Y., Cui, X., Wojtas, L., Zhang, X. (2018). Catalytic Radical Process for Enantioselective Amination of C(sp3)−H Bonds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57 (51) 16837. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201808923
  • Wang, Y., Wen, X., Cui, X., Zhang, X. (2018). Enantioselective Radical Cyclization for Construction of 5-Membered Ring Structures by Metalloradical C–H Alkylation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140 (14) 4792. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.8b01662
  • Chaminda Lakmal, H., Xu, J., Xu, X., Ahmed, B., Fong, C., Szalda, D., Ramig, K., Sygula, A., Webster, C., Zhang, D., Cui, X. (2018). Synthesis of C-Unsubstituted 1,2-Diazetidines and Their Ring-Opening Reactions via Selective N–N Bond Cleavage. Journal of Organic Chemistry. 83 (16) 9497. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.8b01223
  • Wang, Y., Wen, X., Cui, X., Wojtas, L., Zhang, X. (2017). Asymmetric Radical Cyclopropanation of Alkenes with In Situ-Generated Donor-Substituted Diazo Reagents via Co(II)-Based Metalloradical Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139 (3) 1049. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.6b11336
  • Zhou, H., Chaminda Lakmal, H., Baine, J., Valle, H., Xu, X., Cui, X. (2017). Catalytic [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition with indium(iii)-activated formaldimines: a practical and selective access to hexahydropyrimidines and 1,3-diamines from alkenes. Chemical Science. 2017 (8) 6520. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/sc/c7sc02576a
  • Xu, X., Wang, Y., Cui, X., Wojtas, L., Zhang, X. (2017). Metalloradical activation of α-formyldiazoacetates for the catalytic asymmetric radical cyclopropanation of alkenes. Chemical Science. 2017 (8) 4347. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/sc/c7sc00658f
  • Goswami, M., Lyaskovskyy, V., Domingos, S., Jan Buma, W., Woutersen, S., Troeppner, O., Ivanović-Burmazović, I., Lu, H., Cui, X., Zhang, X., Reijerse, E., DeBeer, S., van Schooneveld, M., Felix Pfaff, F., Ray, K., de Bruin, B. (2015). Characterization of Porphyrin-Co(III)-‘Nitrene Radical’ Species Relevant in Catalytic Nitrene Transfer Reactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137 (16) 5468. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5b01197
  • Subbarayan, V., Jin, L., Cui, X., Zhang, X. (2015). Room temperature activation of aryloxysulfonyl azides by [Co(II)(TPP)] for selective radical aziridination of alkenes via metalloradical catalysis. Tetrahedron. 56 (23) 3431. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040403915002361?via%3Dihub
  • Cui, X., Xu, X., Jin, L., Wojtas, L., Zhang, X. (2015). Stereoselective radical C–H alkylation with acceptor/acceptor-substituted diazo reagents via Co(ii)-based metalloradical catalysis. Chemical Science. 2015 (6) 1219. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/sc/c4sc02610a
  • Paul, N., Mandal, S., Otte, M., Cui, X., Zhang, X., de Bruin, B. (2014). Metalloradical Approach to 2H-Chromenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 136 (3) 1090. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja4111336
  • Jin, L., Lu, H., Lizardi, C., Arzua, T., Wojtas, L., Cui, X., Zhang, X. (2014). Selective radical amination of aldehydic C(sp2)–H bonds with fluoroaryl azides via Co(ii)-based metalloradical catalysis: synthesis of N-fluoroaryl amides from aldehydes under neutral and nonoxidative conditions. Chemical Science. (5) 2422.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, United States of America. (2024).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department Chemistry, Saarland University, Germany, Germany. (2024).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, United States of America. (2024).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden, Sweden. (2023).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Medicines for All Institute, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States of America. (2023).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), 2023 International Conference on Green Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Selective and Sustainable Catalysis for Transforming C-H Bonds, Virtual, United States of America. (2023).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina A&T State University, United States of America. (2023).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Montana, United States of America. (2022).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas, United States of America. (2022).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), 2022 TechConnect World Innovation Conference, From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, National Harbor, MD, United States of America. (2022).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Hofstra University, United States of America. (2022).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Alabama, United States of America. (2022).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Western Michigan University, United States of America. (2022).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, United States of America. (2022).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), Symposium “Green Technologies for Organic and Medicinal Chemistry” in Pacifichem 2021, Fe(III)-based tandem catalysis for amidomethylative multiple substitution reactions of α-substituted styrene derivatives, United States of America. (2021).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, United States of America. (2021).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, United States of America. (2021).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), Symposium “New Directions in Metal-Catalyzed Reactions” in The Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS), Ruthenium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Functionalization of Carbon–Hydrogen Bonds, United States of America. (2021).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States of America. (2021).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Tech, United States of America. (2021).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), From Structural Simplicity to Functionalities: Discovering Selective and Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, United States of America. (2021).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), Catalytically Controlled New Reactivity for Rapid and Multiple Functionalization of Unsaturated Hydrocarbon, Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, United States of America. (2017).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), Selective Radical Processes Involving Transition Metal Regulated Remote Radicals for Difunctionalization, Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, United States of America. (2016).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), Selective Radical Processes Involving Transition Metal Regulated Remote Radicals for Difunctionalization, Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, United States of America. (2015).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), Selective Radical Processes Involving Transition Metal Regulated Remote Radicals, Baruch College, the City University of New York, United States of America. (2015).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), the 91st Annual Florida American Chemical Society Meeting and Exposition (FAME), Asymmetric Radical C–H Alkylation via Co(II)-Based Metalloradical Catalysis, United States of America. (2015).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), Selective Radical Processes Involving Transition Metal Regulated Remote Radicals Selective Radical Cyclization Processes via Co(II)-Based Metalloradical catalysts, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., United States of America. (2015).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), Drug Discovery Colloquium, University of South Florida, Co(II)-Based Metalloradical Catalysis: Stereoselective Radical Cyclization Reactions through C–H Functionalization, United States of America. (2015).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Le, N. (Author & Presenter), Webster, C. (Author), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, How to Conceptualize Half-sandwich Ruthenium Catalysts in Enantiomeric Selectivity, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Tan, W. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Ru-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of xanthene and relevant tricyclic systems, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Cui, X. (Author), Abu Anzeh, A. (Author & Presenter), American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Selective Palladium-Catalyzed Hydroborylative Intermolecular Coupling of Allenes Enabling Highly Substituted 1,3-Diene, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Nirosh Udayanga,, D. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Synthesis of N-fused Polycyclic Indole Derivatives via Ru(II)-Catalyzed C–H Bond Activation and Intramolecular Hydroarylation, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • , W. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Ru-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of xanthene and relevant tricyclic systems, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (2023).
  • , W. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society SERMACS, Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of chiral xanthene analogs, Durham, NC, United States of America. (2023).
  • Abu Anzeh, A. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society SERMACS, Selective Palladium-Catalyzed Hydroborylative Intermolecular Coupling of Allenes Enabling Highly Substituted 1,3-Diene, Durham, NC, United States of America. (2023).
  • Nirosh Udayanga, D. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society SERMACS, Synthesis of N-fused Polycyclic Indole Derivatives via Ru(II)-Catalyzed C–H Bond Activation and Intramolecular Hydroarylation, Durham, NC, United States of America. (2023).
  • Nirosh Udayanga, D. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), Graduate Student Research Symposium, Mississippi State University, Ru(II)-Catalyzed Transient Directing Group-Assisted Intermolecular Asymmetric Hydroarylation of Bicycloalkenes, United States of America. (2023).
  • Abu Anzeh, A. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), Graduate Student Research Symposium, Catalytic Hydroborylative Coupling of Allenes for Chemo-, Regio- and Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted 1,3-Diene Compounds, Mississippi State University, United States of America. (2023).
  • 68. Abu Anzeh, A. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), Pittfest 2022 Graduate Research Symposium, Catalytic Hydroborylative Coupling of Allenes for Chemo-, Regio- and Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted 1,3-Diene Compounds, Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, United States of America. (2022).
  • Qian, X. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Ru(II)-Catalyzed C–H Activation/Hydrovinylation of Alkenes: Chiral Amine as a Dual Controller of Enantioselectivity and Z/E Stereoselectivity, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Nirosh Udayanga, D. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Ru(II)-Catalyzed Transient Directing Group Assisted Intramolecular C–H Activation of Indole, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2022).
  • 65. Nirosh Udayanga, D. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Synthesis of Polycyclic Indoles via Ru(II)-Catalyzed C–H Activation, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), Pacifichem, Ruthenium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Functionalization of Carbon–Hydrogen Bonds, United States of America. (2021).

    • Poster

  • Tan, W. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of chiral xanthene and relevant tricyclic systems, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Nirosh Udayanga, D. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Ru(II)-Catalyzed Transient Directing Group-Assisted Intermolecular Asymmetric Hydroarylation of Bicycloalkenes, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Abu Anzeh, A. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society SERMACS, Catalytic Hydroborylative Intermolecular Coupling of Allenes for Synthesis of Highly Substituted 1,3-Diene Compounds, Durham, NC, United States of America. (2023).
  • Nirosh Udayanga, D. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society SERMACS, Ru(II)-Catalyzed Transient Directing Group-Assisted Intermolecular Asymmetric Hydroarylation of Bicycloalkenes, Durham, NC, United States of America. (2023).
  • , W. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society SERMACS, Ru-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of chiral xanthene and relevant structure, Durham, NC, United States of America. (2023).
  • Abu Anzeh, A. (Author & Presenter), Cui, X. (Author), American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Catalytic Hydroborylative Coupling of Allenes for Chemo-, Regio- and Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted 1,3-Diene Compounds, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2023).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), the 32nd International Symposium on Chirality, Enantioselective and Siteselective Functionalization of Carbon-Hydrogen Bond, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2022).
  • Cui, X. (Author & Presenter), 47rd National Organic Chemistry Symposium, Enantioselective and Siteselective Functionalization of Carbon-Hydrogen Bond, La Jolla, CA, United States of America. (2022).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Cui, X., "CAREER: Ruthenium-Catalyzed Stereoselective and Site-selective Functionalization of Carbon-Hydrogen Bond," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $650000 Funded. (2020 - 2025).
  • Cui, X., "NSF Supplemental Funding for NSF-ERC Research Collaboration," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $11921 Funded. (2023 - 2024).

Copyrights, Patents

    Patent

  • Cui, X., Synthesis of optically active indoline derivatives via ruthenium(ii)-catalyzed enantioselective c-h functionalization, WO2021226149A1. Regular, Date Patent Approved: November 11, 2021. .

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Equipment Planning Committee. (October 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Graduate Affair Committee. (September 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Professional Faculty Promotion/Reappointment Committee. (September 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Organic Lecturer Search Committee. (October 2024 - May 2025).
  • Committee Member, Tenure-track Faculty Search Committee. (October 2024 - February 2025).

Public Service

  • Manager, "MSState Organic Chemistry Ambassadors" Youtube Channel. (2019 - Present).

Professional Service

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Frontiers in Chemistry. (2022 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Book, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. (2022 - Present).
  • Program Organizer, symposium at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS). (2021 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, ACS Petroleum Research Fund. (2018 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). (2018 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, NSF CHE Catalysis. (2018 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, The American Chemical Society (ACS). (2011 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, The Royal Society of Chemistry. (2011 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. (2010 - Present).
  • Program Organizer, Cope Award symposium at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS). (2022 - 2022).