Professor Jianliang Xiao PhD Professor Chemistry +44 (0)151 794 2937 Work email J.Xiao@liverpool.ac.uk Personal WebsiteXiao Group About Research Publications Teaching Professional Activities Teaching Modules for 2023-24 Asymmetric Catalysis for Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Module code: CHEM496 Role: Module Co-ordinator Further Organic Chemistry Module code: CHEM333 Role: Teaching Introduction to Research Module code: PGSC003 Role: Teaching Key Skills for Chemists 1 Module code: CHEM180 Role: Teaching Organic Chemistry II Module code: CHEM231 Role: Teaching PGSC004 - MSc Research Project Module code: PGSC004 Role: Teaching Supervised ThesesA Study of Homogeneous Hydrogenation of CO2 to Formic Acid and Formic Acid DehydrogenationAsymmetric Reduction of Pyridinium Salts to PiperidinesCYCLOMETALATED RHODIUM COMPLEXES FOR SELECTIVE TRANSFER HYDROGENATIONDeveloping novel iron catalysts for the asymmetric hydrogenation of C=O bondsExploring new avenues in c-c coupling: broadening application of the Heck reaction via in-situ formation of olefinsFrom transfer hydrogenation to transamination: new methods for the preparation of N-HeterocyclesMechanistic studies of the hydrogenation of imino bondsNovel iron-pybisulidine catalysts for the selective aerobic oxidation and C-O/C-C cleavage of organic substratesRhodium catalysed transfer hydrogenation and transaminationSELECTIVE REDUCTION OF CARBONYL COMPOUNDS WITH RHODACYCLES