2020年9月加入南方科技大学化学系，任独立课题组长，博士生导师。2011年本科毕业于厦门大学化学系，2016年博士毕业于厦门大学（2011—2013, 2015—2016）和加州大学圣地亚哥分校（2013—2015）联合培养，师从中国科学院院士赵玉芬教授和法国科学院院士Guy Bertrand教授。毕业后在加拿大多伦多大学（2016—2019；合作导师为加拿大皇家科学院院士Douglas W. Stephan教授）和美国劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室与加州大学伯克利分校（2019—2020；合作导师为三位美国科学院院士F. Dean Toste教授、Kenneth N. Raymond教授和Robert G. Bergman教授）从事科研工作。截至2020年8月，在国际知名期刊共发表学术论文60余篇（h-index: 22），授权专利一项。担任《Chem》期刊青年编委（Next-Generation Advisors）（2020—）。研究领域为基于主族元素的无机化学、有机化学和理论计算化学。

研究方向：

主族元素无机/有机化学

荣誉奖励：

2016年度厦门大学优秀博士毕业生 (厦门大学)

2014年度博士研究生国家奖学金 (中国教育部)

2013年度中国留学基金委联合培养博士研究生奖学金 (中国留学基金委)

2012年度金达威奖学金 (厦门大学化学化工学院)

2006年全国高中生化学竞赛(省级赛区)一等奖 (中国化学会)

代表性论文：

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1)   L. Liu; D. A. Ruiz; D. Munz and G. Bertrand,* A Singlet Phosphinidene Stable at Room Temperature, Chem 2016, 1, 147–153. (Highlighted by Chem. Eng. News entitled “Stable phosphorus carbene analog debuts”; Previewed by Rory Waterman entitled “A ‘Bottle-able’ Phosphinidene” in Chem)

2)   L. L. Liu; L. L. Cao; Y. Shao; G. Ménard and D. W. Stephan,* A Radical Mechanism for Frustrated Lewis Pair Reactivity, Chem 2017, 3, 259–267. (Highlighted by front cover; Previewed by Duncan F. Wass entitled “How Important Are Radical Mechanisms in Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry?” in Chem)

3)   L. L. Liu; L. L. Cao; Y. Shao and D. W. Stephan,* Single Electron Delivery to Lewis Pairs: An Avenue to Anions by Small Molecule Activation, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 10062–10071.

4)   L. L. Liu; J. Zhou; L. L. Cao; R. Andrews; R. L. Falconer; C. A. Russell and D. W. Stephan,* A Transient Vinylphosphinidene via a Phosphirene−Phosphinidene Rearrangement, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 147–150.

5)   L. L. Liu; J. Zhou; R. Andrews and D. W. Stephan,* A Room-Temperature-Stable Phosphanorcaradiene, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7466–7470.

6)   L. L. Liu; J. Zhou; L. L. Cao; Y. Kim and D. W. Stephan,* Reversible Intramolecular Cycloaddition of Phosphaalkene to an Arene Ring, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 8083–8087.

7)   L. L. Liu; J. Zhou; L. L. Cao and D. W. Stephan,* Phosphaaluminirenes: Synthons for Main Group Heterocycles, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 16971–16982. (Highlighted by ChemistryViews entitled “Phosphaaluminirenes Synthesized”)

8)   L. L. Liu; L. L. Cao; J. Zhou and D. W. Stephan,* Facile Cleavage of the P=P Double Bond in Vinyl-Substituted Diphosphenes, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 273–277.

9)   J. Tang;⁺ L. L. Liu;⁺ S. Yang;⁺ X. Cong; M. Luo and X. Zeng,* Chemoselective Cross-Coupling between Two Different and Unactivated C(aryl)–O Bonds Enabled by Chromium Catalysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 7715–7720. (⁺ = equal contribution)

10)   L. Liu; D. A. Ruiz; F. Dahcheh; G. Bertrand;* R. Suter; A. M. Tondreau and H. Grützmacher,* Isolation of Au-, Co-η¹ PCO and Cu-η² PCO Complexes, Conversion of an Ir-η¹ PCO Complex into a Dimetalladiphosphene, and an Interaction-free PCO Anion, Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 2335–2341.

11)  L. L. Liu,* The Dynamic Nature of Phosphorus, Chem 2017, 3, 195–197. (Invited “Potential Energy” article)

12)   L. L. Liu and D. W. Stephan,* Radicals Derived from Lewis Acid/Base Pairs, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48, 3454–3463.

13)   L. Liu; J. Zhu* and Y. Zhao,* The Phosphaethynolate Anion Reacts with Unsaturated Bonds: DFT Investigations on [2+2], [3+2] and [4+2] Cycloadditions, Chem. Comm. 2014, 50, 11347–11349.

14)   L. Liu; D. A. Ruiz; F. Dahcheh and G. Bertrand,* Isolation of a Lewis Base Stabilized Parent Phosphenium (PH₂⁺) and Related Species, Chem. Comm. 2015, 51, 12732–12735.

15)  L. L. Liu and D. W. Stephan,* An Imine-Gallium Lewis Pair Stabilized Oxophosphinidene via an Unexpected Phosphirene Rearrangement, Chem. Comm. 2018, 54, 1041–1044. (Highlighted by front cover)

16)  L. L. Liu; L. L. Cao; D. Zhu; J. Zhou and D. W. Stephan,* Homolytic Cleavage of Peroxide Bonds via a Single Electron Transfer of Frustrated Lewis Pair, Chem. Comm. 2018, 54, 7431–7434. (Highlighted by front cover)

17)  Y. Wu;* C. Shan; Y. Sun; P. Chen; J. Ying; J. Zhu; L. L. Liu* and Y. Zhao,* Main Group Metal Ligand Cooperation of N-Heterocyclic Germylene: An Efficient Catalyst for the Hydroboration of Carbonyl Compounds, Chem. Comm. 2016, 52, 13799–13802.

18)  J. Zhou; L. L. Liu; L. L. Cao and D. W. Stephan,* The η5-Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Phosphorus Dication [(η⁵-Cp*)P]²⁺: A Phosphorus Lewis Super Acid, Chem 2018, 4, 2699–2708. (Highlighted by Chemistryworld entitled “Rare phosphorus dication synthesised”)

19)  Z. Li;* X. Chen; L. L. Liu; M. T. Scharnhölz and H. Grützmacher,* N-Heterocyclic Carbene Stabilized Dicarbondiphosphide: A Strong Neutral Four-membered Heterocyclic 6π-electron Donor, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 4288–4293.

20)  J. Zhou; L. L. Liu; L. L. Cao and D. W. Stephan,* Base-Stabilized [PO]⁺/[PO₂]⁺ Cations, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 18276–18280.

21)  J. Zhou; L. L. Liu; L. L. Cao and D. W. Stephan,* The Arene-Stabilized η⁵-Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Arsenic Dication [(η⁵-Cp*)As(toluene)]²⁺, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 5407–5412.

22)  J. Zhou; L. L. Liu; L. L. Cao and D. W. Stephan,* Nitrogen-Based Lewis Acids: Synthesis and Reactivity of a Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Nitrenium Cation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 3322–3326.

23)  C. Pranckevicius; L. Liu; G. Bertrand and D. W. Stephan,* Synthesis of a Carbodicyclopropenylidene: A Carbodicarbene Based Solely on Carbon, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5536–5540.

24)  Z. Li; X. Chen; Z. Benkő; L. Liu; D. Ruiz; J. Peltier; G. Bertrand;* C. Su* and H. Grützmacher,* N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Promotors for the Rearrangement of Phosphaketenes to Phosphaheteroallenes: A Case Study for OCP to OPC Constitutional Isomerism, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 6018–6022.

25)  B. Rao; H. Tang; X. Zeng*; L. Liu; M. Melaimi and G. Bertrand,* Cyclic (Amino)(aryl)carbenes (CAArCs) as Strong σ-Donating and π-Accepting Ligands for Transition Metals, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14915–14919.

26)  C. Weinstein; C. Martin; L. Liu and G. Bertrand,* Cross-Coupling Reactions between Stable Carbenes, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 6550–6553.