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Shih-Yuan Liu
Associate Professor — Organic, Organometallic & Inorganic Chemistry
1st Diploma, Vienna University of Technology, 1997. Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003 (Gregory C. Fu). Postdoctoral: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003-06 (Daniel G. Nocera); Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry Award for Early Excellence, 2012; Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2012. At Oregon since 2006.
Research Interests:
We are engaged in synthetic organic/organometallic chemistry with emphasis on developing molecules of importance in biomedical research and materials science. We are interested in the development of boron(B)–nitrogen(N)-containing heterocycles, specifically 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborines. These are structures that are isoelectronic and isostructural to the family of arenes. We aim to exploit the unique properties of 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborines and investigate their potential as arene surrogates in materials and biomedical research. Our approach combines the broad utility of arenes with the unique elemental features of boron. Areas of exploration include organic synthesis, catalysis, hydrogen storage, optoelectronic materials, drug discovery, and cancer therapy. The development of 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborines has the potential of changing the way chemists think about creating molecular diversity, namely through isosterism.
To Contact Dr. Liu:
Phone: 541-346-5573
lsy@uoregon.edu