Dr. Jianbo Liu

Professor

Instrumental Analysis, Biophysics & Nanotechnology

News

  • 2023. 03.
    Jonathan and May were selected for the Graduate Center Dissertation Fellowship, winning $25k for FY24.
  • 2022. 08.
    Liu Lab has partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory via the Education Partnership Agreement (EPA).
  • 2022. 03.
    Jessie and Jonathan are both awarded CUNY Doctoral Student Research Grant DSRG17.

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Publications

Recent Presentations

  1. 2024 Fall ACS National Meeting: Spin-orbital Charge Transfer and Nitrosation Dynamics for the Guanine Radical Cations with Nitric Oxide (PDF)
  2. 2024 Fall ACS National Meeting: Cluster Formation and Fragmentation Dynamics of the 2-Hydroxyethylhydrazinium Nitrate Ionic Liquid (PDF)
  3. 2024 ASMS Conference: Nitrosation of the One-Electron Oxidized Guanine and 9-Methylguanine by Nitric Oxide
  4. 2024 ASMS Conference: Investigation into the Reaction Dynamics of Guanine-Amine Cross-links Mediated by One- and Two-Electron Oxidation Using Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  5. 2023 Fall ACS National Meeting (PDF)
  6. 2023 ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics (PDF)
  7. 2023 Gordon Research Confernce on Gaseous Ions:  Singlet Oxygenation and Base-Pair Dissociation of 8-Oxoguanine:Cytosine Radical Cation (PDF)
  8. 2023 Gordon Research Conference on Gaseous Ions: Formation and Fragmentation of Ionic Liquid Cluster Ions Using ESI MS, Dynamics Simulations, and Electronic Structure Calculations (PDF)
  9. 2022 Fall ACS National Meeting (PDF)
  10. 2022 39th International Symposium on Combustion (PDF)
  11. 2022 ACS Spring National Meeting (PDF)
  12. 2021 Eastern Analytical Symposium (PDF)
  13. 2021 ACS Spring National Meeting (PDF)
  14. 2018 256th ACS National Meeting (PDF)
  15. 2017 Gordon Research Conference on Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Oligonucleotides (PDF)
  16. 2017 Dynamics of Molecular Collisions (PDF)
  17. 2017 Gordon Research Conference on Gaseous Ions (PDF)
  18. 2016 Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Interactions and Dynamics (PDF)
  19. 2015 Gordon Research Conference on Gaseous Ions (PDF)
  20. 2014 248th ACS National Meeting (PDF)
  21. 2013 Gordon Research Conference on Gaseous Ions (PDF)
  22. 2012 244th ACS National Meeting (PDF)
  23. 2011 Gordon Research Conference on Gaseous Ions (PDF)
  24. 2010 239th ACS National Meeting (PDF)
  25. 2009 Gordon Research Conference on Gaseous Ions (PDF)

List of Publications

2024

104. May Myat Moe (Ph.D. Student), Jonathan Benny (Ph.D. Student), Varonica Lee (Master’s Student), Midas Tsai (Collaborator), and J Liu*, “Crosslinking pathways, dynamics, and kinetics between guanosine and lysine following one- vs. two-electron oxidation of guanosine”, submitted, 2024.

103.Jonathan Benny (Ph.D. Student), Toru Saito (Collaborator)*, and J Liu*, “Nitrosation mechanisms, kinetics, and dynamics of the guanine and 9-methylguanine radical cations by nitric oxide — Radical-radical combination at different electron configurations”, J. Chem. Phys. 2024, 161, 125101. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

102. Wenjing Zhou (Ph.D. Student), J Liu*, Steven D. Chambreau, and Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani, “Dynamics and thermochemistry of the negatively charged clusters in the 2-hydroxyethylhydrazinium nitrate ionic liquid system”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 21697-21711. DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02329C. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

101. Xiaochen Liu, Samual Hee, Netanel G. Sapir, Alvin Li, Syed Farkruzzaman, J Liu,* and Yu Chen*, “n-Bu4NI/K2S2O8-mediated C–N coupling between aldehydes and amides”, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2024, e202400067. EJOC Article (PDF)Supporting Info

100. May Myat Moe (Ph.D. Student) and J Liu*, “Development of a double-well potential upon collisional activation that facilitates proton transfer in the 9-methyl-8-oxoguanine 9-methyladenine base-pair radical cation”, Chin. J. Chem. Phys., 2024, 37, 330-340. An Invited Contribution to Special Issue in Memory of Professor Qihe Zhu on the Occasion of His 100th Anniversary CJCP Article (PDF) | Supporting Info

99. Xiaochen Liu, Samual Hee, Netanel G. Sapir, Alvin Li, J Liu*, and Yu Chen*, “n-Bu4NI/K2S2O8-mediated Csp2-Csp2 bond cleavage – Transformylation from p-anisaldehyde to Primary Amides”, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2024, 366, 2489-2494. ADSC Article (PDF) | Supporting Info

98. Zonghao Luo, Wenjing Zhou (a), Ying Jiang, Daisuke Minakata, Richard Spinney, Dionysios Dionysiou, Jianbo Liu*, and Ruiyang Xiao*, “Bimolecular versus trimolecular reaction pathways of H2O2 with the hypochlorous species and implications for wastewater reclamation”, Environ. Sci. & Technol., 2024, 58, 847-858. EST_Article (PDF)  | Supporting Info

2023

97. May Myat Moe (Ph.D. Student), Midas Tsai (Visiting Professor/Collaborator), and J Liu*, “Effects of intra-base pair proton transfer on dissociation and singlet oxygenation of 9-methyl-8-oxoguanine-1-methyl-cytosine base-pair radical cations”, ChemPhysChem, 2023, 24, e202300511.  An invited contribution to a Special Collection on Physical Chemistry of Nucleic Acid Damage and Photomedicine. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

 

96. Jonathan Benny (Ph.D. Student) and J Liu*, “Spin-Orbit charge transfer from guanine and 9-methylguanine radical cations to nitric oxide radicals and the induced triplet-to-singlet intersystem crossing”, J. Chem. Phys., 2023, 159, 085102. DOI: 10.1063/5.0160921. Article (PDF)  | Supporting Information

95. Wenjing Zhou (Ph.D. Student), J Liu*, Steven D. Chambreau (Collaborator), and Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani (Collaborator), “Formation and fragmentation of 2-hydroxyethylhydrazinium nitrate (HEHN) cluster ions: A combined electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, molecular dynamics and reaction potential surface study”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 17370-17384. Article (PDF)  | Supporting Information

2022

94. Yu Chen,* Samual Hee (Undergraduate Student), Xiaochen Liu (Ph.D. Student), Sajal Das, Dongsub Hong (Undergraduate Student), Pak-Hing Leung, Yongxin Li, Jiaming Li (Undergraduate Student), and J. Liu*, “ICl-Mediated facile functional group interconversion from methyl homopropargyl ether to α-Iodo-γ-chloroketone”, J. Org. Chem., 2022, 87, 15129-15138. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information
93. May Myat Moe (PH.D. Student), Toru Saito (Collaborator), Midas Tsai (Visiting Professor/Collaborator), and J Liu*, “Singlet O2 oxidation of the radical cation vs. the dehydrogenated neutral radical of 9-methylguanine in a Watson-Crick base pair. Consequences of structural context”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2022, 126, 5458-5472. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

92. Wenjing Zhou (Ph.D. Student), J Liu*, Steven D. Chambreau (Collaborator), and Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani (Collaborator), “Structures, proton transfer and dissociation of hydroxylammonium nitrate (HAN) Revealed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and dynamics simulations”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24, 14033-14043. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

91. Belaid Malek, Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student), Prabhu Mohapatra, Niluksha Walalawela,Shakeela Jabeen, J Liu* and Alexander Greer*, “Probing the transition state-to-intermediate continuum: Mechanistic distinction between a dry vs wet perepoxide in the singlet oxygen ‘Ene’ reaction at the air-water interface”, Langmuir, 2022, 38, 6036-6048. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

90. May Myat Moe (Ph.D. Student), Jonathan Benny (Ph.D. Student), and J. Liu*, “Collision-induced dissociation of homodimeric and heterodimeric radical cations of 9-methylguanine and 9-methyl-8-oxoguanine: Correlation between intra-base pair proton transfer originating from the N1-H at a Watson-Crick edge and non-statistical dissociation”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 9263-9276. 2022 PCCP HOT Article Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

89. Jonathan Benny (Ph.D. Student), Toru Saito (Collaborator), May Myat Moe (Ph.D. Student), and J Liu*, “Singlet O2 reactions with radical cations of 8-bromoguanine and 8-bromoguanosine: Guided-ion beam mass spectrometric measurements and theoretical treatments”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2022, 126, 68-79.  Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

2021

88. Wenjing Zhou (Ph.D. Student) and J Liu*, “Reaction mechanism and dynamics for C8-hydroxylation of 9-methylguanine radical cations by water molecules”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 24464-24477. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

 

87. May Myat Moe (Ph.D. Student), Midas Tsai (Visting Professor/Collaborator), and J Liu*, “Singlet oxygen oxidation of the radical cations of 8-oxo-2′-deoxyguanoisne and its 9-methyl analogue: Dynamics, potential energy surface and products mediated by C5-O2-addition”, ChemPlusChem, 2021, 86, 1243-1254. Article (PDF) | Support Information

86. Yan Sun (Ph.D. Student), Midas Tsai (Visiting Professor/Collaborator), May Myat Moe (Ph.D. Student), and J Liu*, “Dynamics and multi-configuration potential energy surface for the singlet O2 reactions with radical cations of guanine, 9-methylguanine, 2′-deoxyguanosine and guanosine”, J. Phys. Chem. A. (Cheuk-Yiu Ng Festschrift),  2021, 125, 1564-1576. Article (PDF) | Support Information

 

85. May Myat Moe (Ph.D. Student), Jonathan Benny (Ph.D. Student), Yan Sun (Ph.D. Student), and J Liu*, “Experimental and theoretical assessment of protonated Hoogsteen 9-methylguanine-1-methylcytosine base-pair dissociation: Kinetics within a statistical reaction framework”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 9365-9380. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

 

2020

84. Wenjing Zhou (Master’s Student), J Liu*, Steven D. Chambreau (Collaborator), and Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani (Collaborator), “Molecular dynamics simulations, reaction pathway and mechanism dissection, and kinetics modeling of the nitric acid oxidation of dicyanamide  (DCA) and dicyanoborohydride (DCBH) anions”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2020, 124, 11175-11188. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

 

83. Yan Sun (Ph.D. Student), May Myat Moe (Ph.D. Student), and J Liu*, “Is non-statistical dissociation a general feature of guanine-cytosine base-pair ions? Collision-induced dissociation of protonated 9-methylguanine-1-methylcytosine Watson-Crick base pair, and comparison with its deprotonated and radical cation analogues”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 24986-25000. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

 

82. Yan Sun (Ph.D. Student), May Myat Moe (Ph.D. Student), and J Liu*, “Mass spectrometry and computational study of collision-induced dissociation of 9-methylguanine-1-methylcytosine base-pair radical cation: Intra-base-pair proton transfer and hydrogen transfer, non-statistical dissociation, and reaction with a water ligand”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 14875-14888. Article (PDF)  | Supporting Information

 

81. J Liu*, Wenjing Zhou(Master’s Student), Steven D. Chambreau (Collaborator), and Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani (Collaborator), “Molecular dynamics simulations and product vibrational spectral analysis for the reactions of NO2 with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide (EMIM+DCA), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide (BMIM+DCA) and 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide (AMIM+DCA)”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2020, 124, 4303-4325. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

 

 

2019

80. Yan Sun (Ph.D. Student), Midas Tsai (Visiting Professor/Collaborator), Wenjing Zhou (Master’s Student), Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student), and J Liu*, “Reaction kinetics, product branching and potential energy surfaces of 1O2-induced 9-methylguanine-lysine cross-linking: A combined mass spectrometry, spectroscopy and computational study”, J. Phys. Chem. B,  2019, 123, 10410-10423. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

 

79. J Liu*, Wenjing Zhou (Master’s Student), Steven D. Chambreau (Collaborator), and Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani (Collaborator), “Computational study of the reaction of 1-methyl-4-amino-1,2,4-triazolium dicyanamide with NO2: From reaction dynamics to potential surfaces, kinetics and spectroscopy”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2019, 123, 2956-2970. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

2018

78. Yan Sun (Ph.D. Student), Wenjing Zhou (Master’s Student), May Myat Moe (Ph.D. Student), and J Liu*, “Reactions of water with radical cations of guanine, 9-methylguanine, 2′-deoxyguanosine and guanosine: Keto-enol Isomerization, C8-hydroxylation, and effects of N9-Substitution”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 27510-27522. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information | Audio 1 | Audio 2

 

77. Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student), Yan Sun (Ph.D. Student), Midas Tsai (Visiting Professor/Collaborator), Wenjing Zhou (Undergraduate Student), and J Liu*, “Singlet O2 oxidation of deprotonated guanine-cytosine base pair and its entangling with intra-base-pair proton transfer”, ChemPhysChem, 2018, 19, 2645-2654. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

 

76. Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student), Yan Sun (Ph.D. Student), Wenjing Zhou (Undergraduate Student), and J Liu*, “pH-Dependent singlet O2 oxidation kinetics of guanine and 9-methylguanine: An on-line mass spectrometry and spectroscopy study combined with theoretical exploration” J. Phys. Chem. B, 2018, 122, 40-53. Article (PDF) | Support Information

2017

75. J Liu, “A direct dynamics study of deprotonated guanine-cytosine base pair: Intra-base pair proton transfer, thermal dissociation vs. collision-induced dissociation, and comparison with experiment”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 30616-30626. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

74. Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student), I-Hsien Midas Tsai (Visiting Professor/Collaborator), Yan Sun (Ph.D. Student), Wenjing Zhou (Undergraduate Student), and J Liu*, “Elucidating potential energy surfaces for singlet O2 reactions with protonated, deprotonated and di-deprotonated cystine using a combination of approximately spin projected density functional theory and guided-ion-beam mass spectrometry”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2017, 121,7844-7854. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

73. Yan Sun (Ph.D. Student), Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student) and J. Liu*, “Exploration of the singlet O2 oxidation of 8-oxoguanine by guided-ion beam scattering and density functional theory: Changes of reaction intermediates, energetics and kinetics upon protonation/ deprotonation and hydration”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2017, 121, 956-966.  Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

 

2016

72. Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student) and J. Liu*, “Deprotonated guanine-cytosine and 9-methylguanine-cytosine base pairs and their ‘non-statistical’ kinetics: A combined guided-ion beam and computational study”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 32222-32237. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

71. Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student), Huayu Teng (Undergraduate Student) and J. Liu*, “How protonation and deprotonation of 9-methylguanine alter its singlet O2 addition path: About the initial stage of guanine nucleoside oxidation”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 15223-15234. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

70. Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student) and J. Liu*, “Capturing transient endoperoxide in the singlet oxygen oxidation of guanine”, Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 22, 3127-3138  (Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201504140). Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

 

69. Fangwei Liu (Ph.D. Student), Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student), Vincent Yin (Undergraduate Student), and J. Liu*, “Mechanistic and kinetic study of singlet oxygen oxidation of methionine by on-line electrospray ionization mass spectrometry”, J. Am. Soc. Mass. Spec., 2016, 27, 59-72. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

2015

68. Fangwei Liu (Ph.D. Student) and J. Liu*, “Oxidation dynamics of methionine with singlet oxygen: Effects of methionine ionization and microsolvation”, J. Phys. Chem. B., 2015, 119, 8001-8012. Article (PDF) | Supporting Information

2014

67. Fangwei Liu (Ph.D. Student), Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student), Yigang Fang (Ph.D. Student), and J. Liu*, “Evolution of oxidation dynamics of histidine: Non-reactivity in the gas phase, peroxides in hydrated clusters, and pH dependence in solution”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 22179-22191. Article (PDF)

 

66. J. Liu*, Steven D. Chambreau (Collaborator), and Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani (Collaborator), “Dynamics simulations and statistical modeling of thermal decomposition of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide and 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium dicyanamide”, J. Phys. Chem. A., 2014, 118, 11133-11144.  (Back-to-back published with an experimental paper by Steven D. Chambreau, Adam C. Schenk, Anna J. Sheppard, Gregory R. Yandek, Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani, John Maciejewski, Christine J. Koh, Amir Golan, and Stephen R. Leone, “Thermal decomposition mechanisms of alkylimidazolium ionic liquids with cyano-functionalized anions”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2014, 118, 11119-11132).  Article (PDF)

 

65. Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student), Fangwei Liu (Ph.D. Student), Rifat Emre (Master’s Student), and J. Liu*, “Collision dynamics of protonated N-acetyl methionine with singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg): The influence of amide bond and ruling out the complex-mediated mechanism at low energies”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2014, 118, 3844-3852. Article (PDF)

 

64. Rui Sun, Matthew R. Siebert, Lai Xu, Steven D. Chambreau (Corresponding Author), Ghanshyan L. Vaghjiani, Hans Lischka, Jianbo Liu*, and William L. Hase*, “Direct dynamics simulation of the activation and dissociation of 1,5-dinitrobiuret (HDNB)”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2014, 118,2228-2236. Article (PDF)

2013

63. Fangwei Liu (Ph.D. Student), Rifat Emre (Master’s Student), Wenchao Lu (Ph.D. Student), and J. Liu*, “Oxidation of gas-phase hydrated protonated/deprotonated cysteine: How many water ligands are sufficient to approach solution-phase photooxidation chemistry?”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 20496 – 20509.  Article (PDF)

 

62. Yigang Fang (Ph.D. Student), Fangwei Liu (Ph.D. Student), Rifat Emre (Master’s Student), and J. Liu*, “Guided-ion-beam scattering and direct dynamics trajectory study on the reaction of deprotonated cysteine with singlet molecular oxygen”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2013, 117, 2878-2887. Article (PDF)

 

61. Yigang Fang (Ph.D. Student), Fangwei Liu ((Ph.D. Student), and J. Liu*, “Mass spectrometry study of negatively multiply charged, gas-phase NaAOT micelles: How does charge state affect micellar structure and encapsulation?”, J. Am. Soc. Mass. Spectrom., 2013, 24, 9-20. Article (PDF)

 

2012

60. Fangwei Liu (Ph.D. Student), Yigang Fang (Ph.D. Student), Yun Chen (Master’s Student), and J. Liu*,”Reactions of deprotonated tyrosine and tryptophan with electronically excited singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg): A guided-ion-beam scattering, statistical modeling and trajectory study”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2012, 116, 6369-6379. Article (PDF)

2011

59. Fangwei Liu (Ph.D. Student), Yigang Fang (Ph.D. Student), Yun Chen (Master’s Student), and J. Liu*, “Dissociative excitation energy transfer in the reactions of protonated cysteine and tryptophan with electronically excited singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg)”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2011, 115, 9898-9909. Article (PDF)

 

58. J. Liu*, Steven Chambreau (Collaborator), and Ghanshyam L. Vaghjiani (Collaborator), “Thermal decomposition of 1,5-dinitrobiuret (DNB): Direct dynamics trajectory simulations and statistical modeling”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2011, 115, 8064-8072.  Article (PDF)

 

57. Yigang Fang (Ph.D. Student) , Fangwei Liu (Ph.D. Student), Andrew D. Bennett (Undergraduate Student), Shamin Ara (Master’s Student), and J. Liu*, “Experimental and trajectory study on reaction of protonated methionine with electronically excited singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg): Reaction dynamics and collision energy effects”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2011, 115, 2671-2682. Article (PDF)

 

56. Y. Fang (Ph.D. Student), A. D. Bennett (Undergraduate Student), and J. Liu*, “Selective transport of amino acids into the gas phase: Driving forces for amino acid solubilization in gas-phase reverse micelles”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 1466-1478. Article (PDF)

2010

55. Y. Fang (Ph.D. Student) , A. D. Bennett (Undergraduate Student), and J. Liu*, “Multiply charged gas-phase NaAOT reverse micelles: Formation, encapsulation of glycine, and collision-induced dissociation”, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2010, 293, 12-22. Article (PDF)

2009

54. Y. Fang (Ph.D. Student)  and J. Liu*, “Reaction of protonated tyrosine with electronically excited singlet molecular oxygen (a1Dg): An experimental and trajectory study”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2009, 113, 11250-11261. Article (PDF)

53. J. Liu* and S. L. Anderson, “The origins of large bending enhancement of the reaction of C2H2+ with methane: The Effects of bending momentum, ruling out the precursor mechanism, and steps towards Polanyi rules for polyatomic reactions”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2009, 11, 8721-8732. Article (PDF)

 

52. J. M. Boyle, J. Liu, and S. L. Anderson, “Effects of bending and bending angular momentum on reaction of NO2+ with C2H2 : A quasi-classical trajectory study”, J. Phys. Chem. A (George C. Schatz Festschrift), 2009, 113, 3911-3921. Article (PDF)

 

2008

51. J. M. Boyle, B. W. Uselman, J. Liu, and S. L. Anderson, “Vibrational effects on the reaction of NO2+ with C2H2: Effects of bending and bending angular momentum”, J. Chem. Phys., 2008, 128, 114304/1-114304/12. Article (PDF)

2007

50. J. Li, J. Yang, Y. Mo, K.C. Lau, X. M. Qian, Y. Song, J. Liu, and C. Y. Ng, “Combined vacuum ultraviolet laser and synchrotron pulsed field ionization study of CH2BrCl”, J. Chem. Phys., 2007, 126, 184304/1-194304/10. Article (PDF)

2006

49. J. Liu, B. Uselman, B. van Devener, and S. L. Anderson, “Vibrational mode and collision energy effects on reaction of H2CO+ with CO2“, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2006, 8(39), 4575-4584. Article (PDF)

48. J. Liu, B. Uselman, J. Boyle, and S. L. Anderson, “The effects of collision energy, vibrational excitation and vibrational angular momentum on the energy transfer and dissociation in NO2+– rare gas collisions: An experimental and trajectory study”, J. Chem. Phys. (Y. T. Lee Festschrift) 2006, 125(13), 133115/1-133115/15. Article (PDF)

2005 - 2000

47. J. Liu, B. van Devener, and S. L. Anderson, “Vibrational mode and collision energy effects on reaction of H2CO+ with acetylene: Charge state competition and the role of Franck-Condon Factors in endoergic charge transfer”, J. Chem. Phys., 2005, 123(20): 204313/1-204313/15.

46. J. Liu, K. Song, W. L. Hase, and S. L. Anderson, “Direct dynamics trajectory study of the reaction of formaldehyde cation with D2: Vibrational and zero-point energy effects on quasiclassical trajectories”, J. Phys. Chem. A (Jack Simon Festschrift), 2005, 109(50): 11376-11384.

45. B. Uselman, J. Liu, J. Boyle, and S. L. Anderson, “State-selective preparation of NO2+ and the effects of NO2+ vibrational mode on charge transfer with NO”, J. Phys. Chem. A (William L. Hase Festschrift) 2005, 110(4): 1278-1287.

44. J. Liu and S. L. Anderson, “Dynamical control of ‘statistical’ ion-molecule reaction”, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. (William L. Hase Festschrift), 2005, 241: 173-184.

43. J. Liu, B. van Devener, and S. L. Anderson, “Vibrational mode and collision energy effects on reaction of H2CO+ with C2D4“, J. Chem. Phys., 2004, 121(23): 11746-11759.

42. J. Liu, B. Uselman, B. van Devener, and S. L. Anderson, “Vibrational mode effects as a probe of inter-channel coupling in the reactions of formaldehyde cation with ammonia and water”, J. Phys. Chem. A (Tomas Baer Festschrift), 2004, 108(45): 9945-9956.

41. J. Liu, K. Song, W. L. Hase, and S. L. Anderson, “Direct dynamics trajectory study of vibrational effects: Can Polanyi rules be generalized to a polyatomic system?”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126(28): 8602-8603.

40. J. Liu and S. L. Anderson, “Reaction of formaldehyde cation with molecular hydrogen: Effects of collision energy and H2CO+ vibrations”, J. Chem. Phys., 2004, 120(18): 8528-8536.

39. J. Liu, K. Song, W. L. Hase, and S. L. Anderson, “Direct dynamics study of energy transfer and collision-induced dissociation: Effects of impact energy, geometry, and reactant vibrational mode in H2CO+-Ne collisions”, J. Chem. Phys., 2003, 119(6): 3040-3050.

38. J. Liu, B. van Devener, and S. L. Anderson, “Reaction of formaldehyde cation with methane: Effects of collision energy and H2CO+ and methane vibrations”, J. Chem. Phys., 2003, 119(1): 200-214.

37. W. Chen, J. Liu, and C. Y. Ng, “Vacuum ultraviolet pulsed field ionization-photoelectron study of N2O+ in the energy range of 16.3-21.0 eV”, J. Phys. Chem. A (A. C. Albrecht memorial issue), 2003, 107(40): 8086-8091.

36. J. Liu, M. Hochlaf, and C. Y. Ng, “Pulsed field ionization-photoelectron study of CS2+ in the energy rang of 13.2-17.6 eV: An experimental and theoretical study”, J. Chem. Phys., 2003, 118(10): 4487-4498.

35. J. Liu, W. Chen, M. Hochlaf, X.-M. Qian, C. Chang, and C. Y. Ng, “Unimolecular decay pathways of state-selected CO2+ in the internal energy range of 5.2-6.2 eV: An experimental and theoretical study”, J. Chem. Phys. 2003,, 118(1): 149-163.

34. J. Liu, B. van Devener, and S. L. Anderson, “The effects of vibrational mode and collision energy on the reaction of formaldehyde cation with carbonyl sulfide”, J. Chem. Phys., 2002, 117(18): 8292-8307.

33. J. Liu, B. van Devener, and S. L. Anderson, “Collision-induced dissociation of formaldehyde cations: The effects of vibrational mode, collision energy, and impact parameter”, J. Chem. Phys., 2002, 116(13): 5530-5543.

32. H.-T. Kim, J. Liu, and S. L. Anderson, “Effects of collision and vibrational energy on the reaction of CH3CHO+ with C2D4“, J. Phys. Chem. A (Jack Beauchamp Festschrift), 2002, 106(42): 9798-9808.

31. B. Ruscic, A. F. Wagner, L. B. Harding, R. L. Asher, D. Feller, D. A. Dixon, K. A. Peterson, Y. Song, X.-M. Qian, C. Y. Ng, J. Liu, W. Chen, and D. W. Schwenke, “On the enthalpy of formation of hydroxyl radical and gas-phase dissociation energies of water and hydroxyl”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2002, 106(11): 2727-2747.

30. X.-M. Qian, Y. Song, K. C. Lau, C. Y. Ng, J. Liu, and W. Chen, “A pulsed field ionization photoelectron-photoion coincidence study of the dissociative photoionization process D2O + hν → OD+ + D + e“, Chem. Phys. Lett., 2001, 353(1-2): 19-26.

29. H.-T. Kim, J. Liu, and S. L. Anderson, “Vibrational and collision energy effects on the reaction of CH3CHO+ with methanol”, J. Chem. Phys., 2001, 115(13): 5843-5858.

28. Y. Song, X.-M. Qian, K. C. Lau, C. Y. Ng, J. Liu, and W. Chen, “High-resolution energy-selected study of the reaction CH3X+ → CH3+ + X: Accurate thermochemistry for the CH3X/CH3X+ (X = Br, I) system”, J. Chem. Phys., 2001, 115(9): 4095-4104.

27. Y. Song, X.-M. Qian, K. C. Lau, C. Y. Ng, J. Liu, and W. Chen, “High-resolution energy-selected study of the reaction NH3+  → NH2+ + H: Accurate thermochemistry for the NH2/NH2+ and NH3/NH3+ systems”, J. Chem. Phys., 2001, 115(6): 2582-2589.

26. H.-T. Kim, J. Liu, and S. L. Anderson, “Reaction of acetaldehyde cations with water: the effect of CH3CHO+ vibrational mode and impact parameter on reactivity and product branching”, J. Chem. Phys., 2001,115(3):

25. J. Liu, H.-T. Kim, and S. L. Anderson, “Multiphoton ionization and photoelectron spectroscopy of formaldehyde via its 3p Rydberg states”, J. Chem. Phys., 2001,114(22): 9797-9806.

24. H.-T. Kim, J. Liu, and S. L. Anderson, “The influence of collision and vibrational energy on the reaction of CH3CHO+ with acetylene”, J. Chem. Phys., 2001,114(18): 7838-7847.

23. J. Liu and S. L. Anderson, “Multiphoton ionization and photoelectron spectroscopy of 1,3-trans-butadiene via its 3dp Rydberg state”, J. Chem. Phys., 2001,114(15): 6618-6624.

22. J. Liu, M. Hochlaf, and C. Y. Ng, “High resolution pulsed field ionization-photoelectron bands for CS2+ (A2Pu): An experimental and theoretical study”, J. Phys. Chem. A (Aron Kuppermann Festschrift), 2001, 105(11): 2183-2191.

21. J. Liu, M. Hochlaf, and C. Y. Ng, “Pulsed field ionization-photoelectron bands for CO2+ (A2Pu and B2Su+) in the energy region of 17.2-19.0 eV: An experimental and theoretical study”, J. Chem. Phys, 2000, 113(18): 7988-7999.

20. J. Liu, W. Chen, C.-W. Hsu, M. Hochlaf, M. Evans, S. Stimson, and C. Y. Ng, “High resolution pulsed field ionization-photoelectron study of CO2+ (X2Pg) in the energy region of 13.6-14.7 eV”, J. Chem. Phys., 2000, 112(24): 10767-10777.

19. J. Liu, X. Xing, P. Liu, and Z. Gao, “Formation, photodissociation and structure studies of group 14 (Si, Ge, Sn and Pb)/P binary cluster ions”, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2000, 202(1-3): 261-271.

18. T. Baer, Y. Song, J. Liu, W. Chen, and C. Y. Ng, “Pulsed field ionization-photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy with synchrotron radiation: The heat of formation of the C2H5+ ion”, Faraday Discuss., 2000, 115: 137-145.

17. T. Baer, Y. Song, C. Y. Ng, J. Liu, and W. Chen, “The heat of formation of C3H7+ and proton affinity of C3H6 determined by pulsed field ionization-photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy”, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2000, 104(9): 1959-1964.

16. R. Zeng, J. Liu, Z. Gao, “Formation by laser ablation, photodissociation and structure analysis of carbon/phosphorus binary clusters”, Chem. J. Chinese U. (Gaodeng Xuexiao Huaxue Xuebao), 2000, 21(4): 581-585.

15. M. Cui, J. Feng, S. Wang, C. Sun, J. Liu, Z. Gao, and F. Kong, “Theoretical studies of lead-sulfur binary Pb5S4+ clusters”, Chem. J. Chinese U. (Gaodeng Xuexiao Huaxue Xuebao), 2000, 21(2): 260-262.

Before 2000

14. M. Cui, J. Feng, M. Ge, S. Wang, J. Sun, J. Liu, Z. Gao, and F. Kong, “Ab initio studies of lead-sulfur binary PbnSn-1+(n=2-4) clusters”, Acta Chim Sinica (Huaxue Xuebao), 1999,57(10): 1062-1067.

13. J. Liu, C. Han, W. Zheng, Z. Gao, and Q. Zhu, “Formation of Pb/S binary clusters by laser ablation”, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 1999, 189(2/3): 147-156.

12. J. Liu, C. Han, R. Zeng, Z. Gao, and Q. Zhu, “Formation, photodissociation and structures of group IV/P binary clusters by laser ablation”, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica (Wuli Huaxue Xuebao), 1999, 15(10): 883-889.

11. J. Liu, C. Han, W. Zheng, Z. Gao, and F. Kong, “Formation, reaction and photodissociation of lead/sulfur binary clusters”, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica (Wuli Huaxue Xuebao), 1999, 15(1): 22-27.

10. J. Liu, F. Zhang, Y. Zhao, and X. Song, “Dye-sensitized photooxidation of amino acids in the reverse micelle membrane mimetic system”, Science in China B (English Ed.) 1997, 40(1): 84-91. Zhongguo Kexue B (Chinese Ed.), 1997, 27(1): 90-96.

9. J. Liu, F. Zhang, Y. Zhao, F. Zhao, and X. Song, “Influences of peptide bonds on photosensitized oxidation of tryptophan, tyrosine and histidine dipeptides”, Chinese Science Bulletin (English Ed.), 1997, 42(19): 1624-1628. Kexue Tongbao (Chinese Ed.) 1997, 42(18): 1961-1964.

8. T. Zeng, J. Liu, Y. Qiu, J. Du, L. Chen, and X. Song, “Studies on technologies of preparing microporous silica glass materials (I): Preparation of microporous silica powder”, Function Materials (Chinese), 1997, 28(3): 268-271.

7. T. Zeng, J. Liu, Y. Qiu, J. Du, L. Chen, and X. Song, “Studies on technologies of preparing microporous silica glass materials (II): Preparation of microporous silica glass”, Function Materials (Chinese), 1997, 28(3): 272-274.

6. J. Liu, Y. Zhao, F. Zhao, F. Zhang, X. Song, and F.-T. Chau, “Study on phosphorus complex of tetrabenzotriazacorrole: A novel phthalocyanine-like photosensitizer”, J. Photochem. & Photobio. A: Chem., 1996, 99(2-3): 115-119.

5. J. Liu, F. Zhang, F. Zhao, Y. Tang, G. Yao, and X. Song, “Complexation of phosphorus with a novel tetrapyrrolic phthalocyanine-like macrocyclic compound”, J. Photochem. & Photobio. A: Chem., 1995, 91(2): 99-104.

4. J. Liu, F. Zhao, Y. Zhao, F. Zhang, Y. Tang, and X. Song, “Substituent dependence of photophysical properties for free-base phthalocyanines”, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica (Wuli Huaxue Xuebao), 1996, 12(6): 491-495.

3. J. Liu, Y. Zhao, F. Zhang, F. Zhao, Y. Tang, X. Song, and F.-T. Chau, “Effects of protonation and deprotonation on phthalocyanine’s spectra”, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica (Wuli Huaxue Xuebao), 1996, 12(3): 202-207.

2. J. Liu, Y. Zhao, F. Zhang, F. Zhao, Y. Tang, G. Yao, and X. Song, “Dimerization of metal-free sulfonated phthalocyanine in water/methanol solution”, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica (Wuli Huaxue Xuebao), 1996,12(2): 163-168.

1. J. Liu, Y. Li, and J. Guo, “Spectral study on a new 3dz2 Cu(II) complex of phenolic polymeric crown ether”, Chinese Chem. Lett., 1993, 4(8): 745-748.