EDUCATION Ph. D in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University. Dissertation: Studies on Synthesis of Fused Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Nitrogen Atom M.S., Organometallic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, B.S., Organic Chemistry (Jun. 1987), Lanzhou University. HONORS 2002, Award of excellent young teacher of Gansu Province, P. R. China. 2005, Award of New Century Excellent Talents in University of China. 2009, Thieme Chemistry Journal Award. 2009, Leading Talent on education field of Gansu Province. 2010, Award of first class in Natural Science of Gansu Province, P. R. China. 2014, Baogang Prize for excellent teachers in China. 2014, Award of first class in upgrade science and technology of Gansu Province, P. R. China. 2016, Guohua Leading Talent of Lanzhou University 2019, Award of first class in Natural Science of Gansu Province, P. R. China. 2021, Top-notch personnel of Gansu Provience. EXPERIENCE Dean of Office of Scientific Research and Development of Lanzhou University, April 2018-upto now. Dean of Cuiying Honor College, Lanzhou University. April, 2015-April 2018. Dean of office of teaching affairs Lanzhou University. June, 2009-April, 2015. Associate Dean: June, 2005–June 2009 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engieering, Lanzhou University. Visiting Professor: Nov. 3, 2004–Nov. 27, 2004 Collaborator: Professor Bo-Tao Fan; ITODYS-CNRS UMR 7086, University Paris 7, 1 rue Guy de la Brosse, 75005 Paris, France. Visiting Professor: July, 2003–Jun. 2004 Collaborator: Professor Kazuyuki Tatsumi; Research Center for Material Science, Nagoya University, Japan. Visiting Scholar: Jan 2003–Jun. 2003 Collaborator: Professor Kazuyuki Tatsumi; Research Center for Material Science, Nagoya University, Japan. Professor: Jan. 2003–present State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P.R. China Deputy Director: 2001–2009 State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University. Postdoctoral Fellow: Nov. 1999–Jun. 2001 In the laboratory of Prof. Ta-Jung Lu, Department of Chemistry, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan. RESEARCH GRANTS 1) NSFC 2018 (No. 21871116) Exploring the Application of Hydroxy Group in Organocatalysis. 2) NSFC 2016 (the key program) (No. 21632003); To construct key skeleton of natural products and drug molecules using cascade reactions 3) NSFC 2015 (No. 21572087); The development of new NHCs and novel reaction mode. 4) NSFC 2013 (No. 21372105); The design and application of new methods and new reactions in supramolecular iminium catalysis 5) NSFC 2011 (No. 21172097); The synthesis of a few natural products based on organocatalyst. 6) NSFC 2009 (No. 20972058); Focusing on synthesis of Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids based on organocatalyst. ...... REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS 1. Xu, P.-F., Wang, Wei; ‘Catalytic Cascade Reactions’ published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, 2014, New Jersy. ISBN:978-1-118-01602-2, 2. Ji, D.-S., Hui Liang, Yang, K.-X., Feng, Z.-T., Luo, Y.-C.*, Xu, G.-Q., Gu, Y., Xu, P.-F.* Solvent Directed Chemically Divergent Synthesis Of β-lactams and α-amino Acid Derivatives with Chiral Isothiourea. Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 1801-1807. 3. Liang, H., Ji, D.-S., Xu, G.-Q., Luo, Y.-C., Zheng, H.* and Xu, P.-F.* Metal-Free, Visible-Light Induced Enantioselective Three-Component Dicarbofunctionalization and Oxytrifluoromethylation of Enamines via Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalysis Chem. Sci., 2022,13, 1088-1094. 4. Guo, S.-Q., Yang, H.-Q., Jiang, Y.-Z., Wang, A.-L, Xu, G.-Q., Luo, Y.-C., Chen, Z.-X., Zheng, H*. and Xu, P.-F.* Organophotoredox catalytic four-component radical-polar crossover cascade reactions for the stereoselective synthesis of β-amido sulfones Green Chemistry 2022, 24, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC00224H 5. Guo, S.-Q., Yang, H.-Q., Wang, A.-L., Jiang, Y.-Z.; Xu, G.-Q., Luo, Y.-C.*, Chen, Z.-X., Xu, P.-F.*, Divergent Ritter-type amination via photoredox catalytic four-component radical-polar crossover reactions. Green Chemistry 2021, 23, 9571-9576. 6 Shao, P.; Yu, T.; Lu, H.; Xu, P.-F.; Wei, H., Regiodivergent Access to 2- or 3-Substituted Indanones: Catalyst-Controlled Carboacylation via C–C Bond Activation. CCS Chem. 2021, 3 (8), 1862-1871. 7. Hong Lu, Tian-Yang Yu, Peng-Fei Xu and Hao Wei* Selective Decarbonylation via Transition-Metal- Catalyzed Carbon–Carbon Bond Cleavage Chemical Review 2021, 121 (1), 365-411. 8. Chuan-Gang Zhao, Zhi-Tao Feng, Guo-Qiang Xu*, Ang Gao, Peng-Fei Xu*, “Highly Enantioselective Construction of Strained Spiro[2,3]hexanes via Michael-Ring Expansion-Cyclization Cascade Strategy. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 3058. 9. Wan-Lei Yu, Yong-Chun Luo, Lei Yan, Dan Liu, Zhu-Yin Wang, and Peng-Fei Xu*, Dehydrogenative Silylation of Alkenes for the Synthesis of Substituted Allylsilanes by Photoredox, Hydrogen-Atom Transfer, and Cobalt Catalysis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 10941.