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Chih-Ming Chou

Professor

Transition Metal Catalysis, Organic Synthesis
Organic Optoelectronic Materials, Polymer Materials

✉ Email：cmchou@gs.ncku.edu.tw

☎ Phone：06-2757575-65329

Educaton

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B.S. National Chiao Tung University (2001)

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M.S. National Taiwan University (2003)

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Ph.D. National Taiwan University (2007)

Experience

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2008-2009 National Taiwan University, Department of Chemistry, Post Doctoral Fellow

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2009-2011 Münster University, Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Post Doctoral Fellow

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2011-2014 Nagoya University, Department of Chemistry, Post Doctoral Fellow

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2015-2018 National University of Kaohsiung, Department of Applied Chemistry, Assistant Professor

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2018-2022 National University of Kaohsiung, Department of Applied Chemistry, Associate Professor

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2022-2026 National University of Kaohsiung, Department of Applied Chemistry, Professor

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2026-present National Cheng Kung University, Department of Chemistry, Professor

Publications

  1. Lu, Y.-C.; Kadiyala, V.; Meher, P.; Chuang, Y.-Y.; Sreenivasulu, G.; Murarka, S.*; Chou, C.-M.* Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative C−H Alkenylation of Proaromatic Acids with Allyl Alcohols and N-Allyl Sulfonamides. Chem. Asian J. 2026, 21, e00877.

  2. Fu, C.-H.; Ajitha, M. J., Kadiyala, V.; Wang, Y.-C.; Hsu, T.-Y.; Sung, I.-H.; Huang, K.-W.*; Chou, C.-M.* Carboxylate-Directed Oxidative Annulation via C(Alkenyl)−H Activation/Double Alkyne Insertion/1,4-Pd Migration: Synthesis of Functionalized Naphthalenes. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2025, 367, e202400973.

  3. Chang, C.-H.; Yen, C.-T.; Goncalves, T. P,; Lin, Y.-S.; Wang, Y.-C.; Basha, R. S.; Chen, B.-Y.; Fu, C.-H.; Chen, L.-W.; Jhou, M.-L.; Huang, K.-W.; Chou, C.-M.* Substrate-Directed Regioselective Alkene Functionalizations of (E)-β,γ-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids. Chem. Comm. 2024, 60, 11339.

  4. Kadiyala, V.; Hsu, H.-F.; Chou, C.-M.* Carboxylic Acid as A Traceless Directing Group for Palladium-Catalyzed Proaromatic C(alkenyl)–H Arylation. ARKIVOC 2023, (ii) 202312004.

  5. Wu, Y.-Y.; Wu,Y.-L.*; Lin, C.-L.*; Chen, H.-C.; Chuang, Y.-Y.; Chen, C.-H.*; Chou, C.-M.* Butterfly-Shaped Dibenz[a,j]anthracenes: Synthesis and Photophysical Properties. Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 7763.

  6. Tsai, S.-Y.; Huang, Y.-W.; Chou, C.-M.* Carboxylate-Directed Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective Mizoroki−Heck Alkenylation of γ,δ-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2023, 365, 699.

  7. Tsai, J.-J.; Huang, Y.-H.; Chou, C.-M.* Carboxylate-Assisted Palladium-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Mizoroki–Heck Arylation of β-Cyclohexadienyl Acrylates and Styrenes. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 9468.

  8. Hsieh, C.-E.; Tsao, C.-Y.; Chuang, C.-H.; Chen, L.-W.; Chou, C.-M.* Palladium-Catalyzed Regiospecific Decarboxylative Allylation of (Cyclohexadienylidene)malononitriles: Access to α-Allyl-α-aryl Malononitriles. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 12168.

  9. Liu, T.-L.; Jhou, M.-L.; Hsieh, C.-E.; Lin, C.-J.; Su, H.-H.; Chou, C.-M.* Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Allylic Amidation via Decarboxylative Aromatization: Synthesis of N-Allyl-N-aryl Sulfonamides. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 9084.

  10. Wang, Y.-C.; Huang, Y.-H.; Tsai, H.-C.; Basha, R. S.; Chou, C.-M.* Palladium-Catalyzed Proaromatic C(Alkenyl)−H Olefination: Synthesis of Densely Functionalized 1,3-Dienes. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 6765.

  11. Hsieh, C.-E.; Jiang, Y.-M.; Chou, C.-M.* Functionalized Allyl Aryl Ether Synthesis from Benzoic Acids Using a Dearomatization and Decarboxylative Allylation Approach. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 653.

  12. Chen, C.-H.*; Cao, Y.-T.; Lin, C.-L.; Chou, C.-M.* Controlling Molecular Conformations of Alkyl Bridged Bis-aminostyrene: Investigation of Inter-chromophore Interaction. J. Mol. Struct. 2018, 1168, 322.

  13. Leung, M.-k., Chou, C.-M., Luh, T.-Y.* 1,3-Dithiolanes. Science of Synthesis Knowledge Updates, 2018, 2, 389.

  14. Luh, T.-Y.*, Leung, M.-k., Chou, C.-M. 1,3-Dithietanes. Science of Synthesis Knowledge Updates, 2018, 2, 383.

  15. Chang, C.-H.; Chou, C.-M.* Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative g-Olefination of 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic Acid Derivatives with Vinyl Halides. Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 1949.

  16. Tsai, H.-C.; Huang, Y.-H.; Chou, C.-M.* Rapid Access to Ortho-Alkylated Vinylarenes from Aromatic Acids by Dearomatization and Tandem Decarboxylative C-H Olefination/Rearomatization. Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 1328.

  17. Osali, H.; Chou, C.-M.; Taki, M.*; Welke, K.; Yokogawa, D.; Irle, S.*; Sato, Y.; Higashiyama, T.; Saito, S.; Fukazawa, A.; Yamaguchi, S.* A Macrocyclic Fluorophore Dimer with Flexible Linkers: Bright Excimer Emission with a Long Fluorescence Lifetime. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 7131.

  18. Chou, C.-M.; Nobusue, S.; Saito, S.*; Inoue, D.; Hashizume, D.; Yamaguchi, S.* Highly Bent Crystals Formed by Restrained p-Stacked Columns Connected via Alkylene Linkers with Variable Conformations. Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 2354.

  19. Chou, C.-M.; Saito, S.; Yamaguchi, S.* Heterotriangulenes p-Expanded at Bridging Positions. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2868.

  20. Lin T.-W.; Chou C.-M.; Lin N.-T.; Lin C.-L.; Luh T.-Y.* End Group Modification of Polynorbornenes. Macromol. Chem. Phy. 2014, 215, 2357.

  21. Chou, C.-M.; Chatterjee, I.; Studer, A.* Stereospecific Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Csp3-Csp2 Coupling of 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic Acid Derivatives with Aryl Iodides Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 37, 8614.

  22. Chou, C.-M.; Guin, J.; Mück-Lichtenfeld, C.; Grimme, S.*; Studer, A.* Radical Transfer Hydroamination of Olefins with N-Aminated Dihydropyridines. Chem. Asian J. 2011, 6, 1197.

  23. Chou, C.-M.; Chen, C.-H.; Lin, C.-L.; Yang, K.-W.; Lim, T.-S.; Luh, T.-Y.* Alternating furanylene-meta-phenylene oligomers: synthesis and photophysics. Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 9749.

  24. Chou, C.-M.; Lee, S.-L.; Chen, C.-H.; Biju, A. T.; Wang, H.-W.; Wu, Y.-L.; Zhang, G.-F.; Yang, K.-W.; Lim, T.-S.; Huang, M.-J.; Tsai P.-Y.; Lin, K.-C.; Huang, S.-L.; Chen, C.-h.*; Luh T.-Y. Polymeric Ladderphanes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 12579.

  25. Lin, H.-C.; Hsu, J.-H.; Lee, C.-K.; Tai, O. Y.-H.; Wang, C.-H.; Chou, C.-M.; Chen, K.-Y.; Wu, Y.-L.; Luh, T.-Y.* Observing Second-Order Optical Nonlinearity by Symmetry Breaking of Centrosymmetric Furan-Containing Oligoaryl Cyclophandiene. Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 13201.

  26. Lin, H.-C.; Chou, C.-M.; Luh, T.-Y.* Heterophenes Revisited. Pure Appl. Chem. 2008, 80, 475

  27. Noguchi, H.; Shioda, T.; Chou, C.-M.; Suginome, M.* Differentially Protected Benzenediboronic Acids: Divalent Cross-Coupling Modules for the Efficient Synthesis of Boron-Substituted Oligoarenes. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 377.

  28. Lin, C.-L.; Wu, Y.-L. ; Chou, C.-M.; Chen, C.-L.; Luh, T.-Y.* Sequential Electrochemical Oxidation of Alternating Benzene-Furan Oligomers. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 8531.

  29. Chen, I.-W. P.; Fu, M.-D.; Tseng, W.-H.; Chen, C.-h.*; Chou, C.-M.; Luh, T.-Y.* The Effect of Molecular Conformation on Single Molecule Conductance: Measurements of p-Conjugated Oligoaryls by STM Break Junction. Chem. Commun. 2007, 29, 3074.

  30. Chou, C.-M.; Chen, W-Q.; Chen, J.-H.; Lin, C.-L.; Tseng, J.-C.; Lee, C.-F.; Luh, T.-Y.* Convergent/Divergent Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of Alternating Benzene-Furan Oligoaryls from Substituted Propargylic Dithioacetals. Chem. Asian J. 2006, 1, 46.

  31. Lin, S.-Y.; Chen, I.-W. P.; Chen, C.-h.; Lee, C.-F.; Chou, C.-M.; Luh, T.-Y.* Monolayer Structure of Highly Photoluminescent Furan Oligoaryls: an Approach to improve Packing Crystallinity of Dithiolated Aromatics. J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 7915.

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