Hui Xu
Hui Xu
Professor;
PhD advisor;
A Member of New Century Excellent University Talents, State Education Ministry of China （2006）；
The Excellent Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars in Shaanxi province （2009）；
Chinese Pharmacy Association （CPA）-Servier Excellent Young Investigator Awards in Medicinal Chemistry （2009）；
The Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation for Young Talents （2010）；
An Editorial Board Member of the Journal Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry （2015）。
Email: orgxhzjyy@126.com
Tel: 029-87091952
Education
Ph.D. 2003Organic Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China
M.S. 2000Pesticide Chemistry, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China.
B.S. 1997 Chemistry, Ningbo University, Zhejiang, China.
Research Focus
His main research interests are on the activity-guided isolation, structural modifications and structure-activity relationships （SARs） of natural bioactive products as pesticidal agents.
Representative papers
1. Lingling Fan, Xiaoyan Zhi, Zhiping Che, Hui Xu,* Insight into 2α-Chloro-2′（2′，6′）-（Di）Halogenopicropodophyllotoxins Reacting with Carboxylic Acids Mediated by BF3.Et2O Scientific Reports, 2015, 5, 16285.
2. Huan Qu, Min Lv, Xiang Yu, Xihong Lian, Hui Xu,* Discovery of Some Piperine-Based Phenylsulfonylhydrazone Derivatives as Potent Botanically Narcotic Agents. Scientific Reports, 2015, 5, 13077.
3. Rong Wang, Xiaoyan Zhi, Jie Li, Hui Xu,* Synthesis of Novel Oxime Sulfonate Derivatives of 2'（2',6'）-（di）Chloropicropodophyllotoxins as Insecticidal Agents
4. Lingling Fan, Yong Guo, Xiaoyan Zhi, Xiang Yu, Hui Xu,* Insecticidal Activity of Their Esters against Oriental Armyworm, Mythimna separata Walker. Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, 2014, 62, 3726-3733.
5. Zhiping Che, Xiang Yu, Xiaoyan Zhi, Lingling Fan, Xiaojun Yao, Hui Xu,* Synthesis of Novel 4 alpha-（Acyloxy）-2'（2',6'）-（di）halogenopodophyllotoxin Derivatives as Insecticidal Agents. Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, 2013, 61, 8148-8155.
6. Juanjuan Wang, Xiaoyan Zhi, Xiang Yu, and Hui Xu.* Synthesis and Insecticidal Activity of New Deoxypodophyllotoxin-Based Phenazine Analogs against Mythimna separata Walker. Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, 2013, 61, 6336-6343.
7. Zhiping Che, Shaoyong Zhang, Yonghua Shao, Lingling Fan,Hui Xu,* Xiang Yu, Xiaoyan Zhi, Xiaojun Yao, and Rui Zhang, Synthesis and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship （QSAR） Study of Novel N-Arylsulfonyl-3-Acylindole Arylcarbonyl Hydrazone Derivatives as Nematicidal Agents. Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, 2013, 61, 5696-5705.
8. Guo Y., Qu, H., Zhi, X. Y., Yu, X., Yang, C., Hui Xu,* Semisynthesis and insecticidal activity of some fraxinellone derivatives modified in the B ring. Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, 2013，61, 11937-11944.
9. He Shuzhen, Shao Yonghua, Fan Lingling, Che Zhiping, Xu Hui,* Zhi Xiaoyan, Wang Juanjuan, Yao Xiaojun,* Qu Huan, Synthesis and quantitative structure?activity relationship （QSAR） study of novel 4-acyloxypodophyllotoxin derivatives modified in the A and C rings as insecticidal agents. Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, 2013, 61, 618-625.
10. Dai Huiling, Yan yuanyuan, Guo Yong, Fan Lingling, Che Zhiping, Xu Hui,*A selective and sensitive “turn-on” fluorescent chemosensor for recognition of Hg2+ ion in water. Chemistry-A European Journal, 2012, 18, 11188-11191.
Major and research direction
Natural-product-based insecticidal agents
Graduate student academic awards
Postgraduate National Scholarship of China: Juanjuan Wang, Yong Guo, Rong Wang;
Postgraduate Presidental Scholarship of NWAFU: Yuanyuan Yan, Xiang Yu
Graduate employment
My Ph. D. students obtain the job as the teachers or researchers at Shanxi Agricultural University, Henan University of Science and Technology, Zhengzhou University, Guizhou Medicial University etc.
My M.S. students work at Research Institute or Agricultural Bureau of provinces and cities level （such as Chongqing, Xi’an, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Tianjing, etc.）。