1）均相催化（homogeneous catalysis），导向有机合成的金属有机化学（OMCOS）；

2）有机催化（organocatalysis）；

3）生物活性天然产物的合成

2021年 南开大学 化学学院 教授

2014-2015年 美国 The Scripps Research Institute访问学者

2005年 南开大学 化学学院 副教授

2003年 南开大学 元素有机化学研究所毕业，获理学博士学位

2002年 南开大学 留校任教 讲师

2000年 南开大学 元素有机化学研究所毕业，获理学硕士学位

1995年 南开大学 化学系毕业，获理学学士学位

(1) Guoshuai Li, Yifei Yan, Pengfei Zhang, Xiaohua Xu*, and Zhong Jin*, Pd-Catalyzed meta-Selective C-H Functionalization by Noncovalent H-Bonding Interaction, ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 10460-10466.

(2) Yunyao Kang, Zhili Pang, Niuniu Xu, Fangjie Chen, Zhong Jin*, and Xiaohua Xu*, Strigolactone analogues derived from dihydroflavonoids as potent seed germinators for the broomrapes, J. Agri. Food. Chem. 2020, 68, 11077-11087. 

(3) Shuguang Xie, Sen Li, Wenqian Ma, Xiaohua Xu* and Zhong Jin*, Chelation-directed remote meta-C-H functionalization of aromatic aldehydes and ketons. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 12408-12411. 

(4) Jingjing Chen#, Jiancong Xu#, Yu Zhou, Shuguang Xie, Feng Gao, Xiufang Xu, Xiaohua Xu*, and Zhong Jin*, Sequential ortho-C-H and ipso-C-O functionalizaiton using a bifunctional directing group. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 7928-7932. 

(5) Bo Wang, Yu Zhou, Niuniu Xu, Xiufang Xu*, Xiaohua Xu* and Zhong Jin*, Palladium(II)-catalyzed remote meta-C-H functionalization of aromatic tertiary amines. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 1885-1889. 

(6) Jiancong Xu#, Jingjing Chen#, Feng Gao, Shuguang Xie, Xiaohua Xu*, Zhong Jin* and Jin-Quan Yu*, Sequential functionalization of meta-C-H and ipso-C-O bonds of phenols. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1903-1907. 

(7) Jiancong Xu, Yang Liu, Jinling Zhang, Xiaohua*, and Zhong Jin*, Palladium-catalyzed enantioselective C(sp2)-H arylation of ferrocenyl ketones enabled by a chiral transient directing group. Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 689-692. 

(8) Yang Liu#, Jiancong Xu#, Jinling Zhang, Xiaohua Xu*, and Zhong Jin*, Intramolecular direct C-H arylation via a metallocenic radical pathway: Stereospecific approach to planar-chiral ferrocenes. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 5709-5712. 

(9) Jiancong Xu#, Yang Liu#, Ying Wang, Yajuan Li, Xiaohua Xu* and Zhong Jin*, Pd-catalyzed direct ortho-C-H arylation of aromatic ketones enabled by a transient directing group. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 1562-1565.

(10) Lanlan Zhang#, Chaoyue Zhao#, Yang Liu, Jiancong Xu, Xiufang Xu*, and Zhong Jin*, Activation of remote meta-C-H bonds in arenes with tethered alcohols: A salicylonitrile template. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 12245-12249.