Ching-Yuan Liu, Professor

Research Interests
1. Organic synthetic methodology based on green chemistry concepts & Assembly and efficiency measurement of perovskite solar cells.
2. Interdisciplinary application-oriented research: Molecular design of organic optoelectronic materials --> Development of step-saving novel synthetic shortcuts --> Assembly and efficiency evaluation of optoelectronic devices (Perovskite solar cells @ Prof. Kun-Mu Lee's Lab, Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University).
Primary Teaching Subjects, Teaching Achievements & Research Awards
1) Organic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry2) Excellent Teaching Award, College of Engineering, NCU (Academic Years 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
3) Outstanding Research Award, NCU (Academic Years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Recent Publications (Last 5 Years)
Publications since joining NCU (2016~present):
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C.-Y. Liu,* P.-H. Lin, and K.-M. Lee “Development of Step-Saving Alternative Synthetic Pathways for Functional π-Conjugated Materials”, Chem. Rec. 2021, 21, 1-12.
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J.-H. Chen, K.-M. Lee,* C.-C. Ting, and C.-Y. Liu* “Step-Saving Synthesis of Star-Shaped Hole-Transporting Materials with Carbazole or Phenothiazine Cores via Optimized C-H/C-Br Coupling Reactions”, RSC Adv. 2021, 11, 8879-8885.
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Y.-K. Peng, K.-M. Lee, C.-C. Ting, M.-W. Hsu, and C.-Y. Liu* “Making Benzotrithiophene Derivatives Dopant-Free for Perovskite Solar Cells: Step-Saving Installation of Pi-Spacers by Direct C-H Arylation Strategy”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 24765-24770
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Y.-C. Chang, K.-M. Lee, C.-C. Ting, and C.-Y. Liu* “Step-Efficient Access to New Starburst Hole-Transport Materials with Carbazole End-Groups for Perovskite Solar Cells via Direct C-H/C-Br Coupling Reactions”, Mater. Chem. Front. 2019, 3, 2041-2045.
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P.-H. Lin, K.-M. Lee,* C.-C. Ting, and C.-Y. Liu* “Spiro-tBuBED: A New Derivative of Spirobifluorene-Based Hole-Transporting Material for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 5934-5937.
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K.-M. Lu, K.-M. Lee, C.-H. Lai, C.-C. Ting, and C.-Y. Liu* “One-Pot Synthesis of D-Pi-D-Pi-D Type Hole-Transporting Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells by Sequential C-H (Hetero)arylations”, Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 11495-11498.
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Y.-C. Chang, K.-M. Lee,* C.-H. Lai, and C.-Y. Liu* “Direct C-H Arylation Meets Perovskite Solar Cells: Tin-Free Synthesis Shortcut to High-Performance Hole-Transporting Materials”, Chem. Asian J. 2018, 13, 1510-1515.
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K.-M. Lu, W.-M. Li, P.-Y. Lin, K.-T. Liu, and C.-Y. Liu* “Direct C-H Arylation as Chemoselective Single-Step Access to Pi-Acceptor-Pi Type Building Blocks”, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 3805-3817.
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J.-H. Huang, P.-H. Lin, W.-M. Li, K.-M. Lee, and C.-Y. Liu* “Sn- and Pd-Free Synthesis of D-Pi-A Organic Sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Cu-Catalyzed Direct Arylation”, ChemSusChem 2017, 10, 2284-2290.
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Y.-S. Ciou, P.-H. Lin, W.-M. Li, K.-M. Lee, and C.-Y. Liu* “Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling (CDC) as Key-Transformations to Various D-Pi-A Organic Dyes: C-H/C-H Synthetic Study Directed toward Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Applications”, J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 3538-3551.
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T.-J. Lu, P.-H. Lin, K.-M. Lee, and C.-Y. Liu* “End-Capping Groups for Small-Molecule Organic Semiconducting Materials: Synthetic Investigation and Photovoltaic Applications through Direct C-H (Hetero)arylations”, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 111-123. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2017, 13, 0262)
Publications since joining NCU (2012~2015):
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P.-H. Lin, T.-J. Lu, D.-J. Cai, K.-M. Lee, and C.-Y. Liu* “Connecting Direct C-H Arylations with Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs): A Two-Step Synthetic Shortcut to D-A-Pi-A Type Organic Dyes”, ChemSusChem 2015, 8, 3222-3227. (5-Year IF = 7.935, Chemistry Multidisciplinary, 18/157, MOST 103-2113-M-008-009-MY2)
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D.-J. Cai, P.-H. Lin, and C.-Y. Liu* “Cobalt-Catalyzed Reductive Alkylation of Heteroaryl Bromides: One-Pot Access to Alkyl-Thiophenes, -Furans, -Selenophenes, and -Pyrroles”, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 5448-5452. (5-Year IF = 2.971, Chemistry Organic, 13/57, MOST 103-2113-M-008-009-MY2)
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Y.-A. Chen and C.-Y. Liu* “Convenient Synthesis of Organic-Electronics-Oriented Building Blocks via On-Water and Under-Air Homocoupling of (Hetero)aryl Iodides”, RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 74180-74188. (5-Year IF = 3.485, Chemistry Multidisciplinary, 33/157, MOST 103-2113-M-008-009-MY2)
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P.-H. Lin, K.-T. Liu, and C.-Y. Liu* “From-Core and From-End Direct C-H Arylations: A Step-Saving New Synthetic Route to Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD)-Incorporated D-Pi-A-Pi-D Functional Oligoaryls”, Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 8754-8757. (5-Year IF = 5.635, Chemistry Multidisciplinary, 22/157, MOST 103-2113-M-008-009-MY2)
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Y.-T. Song, P.-H. Lin, and C.-Y. Liu* “Copper-Catalyzed Direct C-H Arylation of Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD): Toward Efficient and Low-Cost Synthesis of Pi-Functional Small Molecules”, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 3761-3768. (5-Year IF = 5.556, Chemistry Applied, 1/72, NSC 101-2113-M-008-007-MY2)
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S.-Y. Chang, P.-H. Lin, and C.-Y. Liu* “Pd-Catalyzed Direct C-H Arylation of Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD): A Step-Economical Synthetic Alternative to Access TPD-Centred Symmetrical Small Molecules”, RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 35868-35878. (5-Year IF = 3.907, Chemistry Multidisciplinary, 33/157, NSC 101-2113-M-008-007-MY2)
