EDUCATION
 1986     BS,      Nankai           University      

 1992     PhD,      Nankai           University      

ACADEMIC CAREER

RESEARCH AREAS
Functional Coordination Chemistry, Crystal Engineering, and Material Chemistry, etc.

HONORS AND AWARDS  

EDITORAL BOARDS

中国化学会理事、中国晶体学会理事、中国化学会晶体化学专业委员会主任等；  

Dalton Trans等杂志顾问编委，Scientific Reports、中国科学、高校学报、中国化学快报、结构化学、无机化学学报、科技导报等杂志编委或副主编；1-5届亚洲配位化学大会国际顾问委员会委员等。

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Governing Metal–Organic Frameworks towards High Stability, N. Li, J. Xu, R. Feng, T. L. Hu*, X. H. Bu*, Chem. Commun. (invited feature article) 2016, DOI: 10.1039/c6cc02931k.

2.  Construction of a Polyhedron Decorated MOF with a Unique Network through the Combination of Two Classic Secondary Building Units, G. J. Ren, Z. Chang, J. Xu*, Z. P. Hu, Y. Q. Liu, Y. L. Xu, X. H. Bu*,Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 2079-2082.

3.  Flexible Metal–Organic Frameworks: Recent Advances and Potential Applications, Z. Chang , D. H. Yang , J. Xu , T. L. Hu , X. H. Bu﹡, Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 5432-5441. 

4. Crystalline Capsules: Metal–Organic Frameworks Locked by Size-Matching Ligand Bolts, H. Wang, J. Xu, D. S. Zhang, Q. Chen, R. M. Wen, Z. Chang, X. H. Bu*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 5966-5970.

5. Hydro(solvo)thermal Synthetic Strategy towards Azido/formato-mediated molecular Magnetic Materials, S. D. Han, J. P. Zhao, S. J. Liu, X. H. Bu*,  Coord. Chem Rev. 2015, 289, 32-48.

6. The First Example of Hetero-Triple-Walled Metal–Organic Frameworks with High Chemical Stability Constructed via Flexible Integration of Mixed Molecular Building Blocks, D. Tian , J. Xu , Z. J. Xie , Z. Q. Yao , D. L. Fu, Z. Zhou, X. H. Bu*,  Adv. Sci. (invited) 2015, 1500283.

7. A Mixed Molecular Building Block Strategy for the Design of Nested Polyhedron Metal–Organic Frameworks, D. Tian, Q. Chen, Y. Li, Y. H. Zhang, Z. Chang, X. H. Bu*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 837-841.

8. A Controllable Gate Effect in Cobalt(II) Organic Frameworks by Reversible Structure Transformations, Q. Chen, Z. Chang, W. C, Song, H. Song, H. B. Song, T. L. Hu, X. H. Bu*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013,52, 11550-11553.

9. A Cu(I) Metal–Organic Framework with 4-hold Helical Channels for Sensing Anions, Y. Q. Chen, G. R. Li, Z. Chang, Y. K. Qu, Y. H. Zhang, X. H. Bu*, Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 3678-3682.

10. The Role of Order−Disorder Transitions in the Quest for Molecular Multiferroics: Structural and Magnetic Neutron Studies of a Mixed Valence Iron(II)−Iron(III) Formate Framework, L. Cañadillas-Delgado, O. Fabelo*, J. A. Rodríguez-Velamazán, M. Lemée-Cailleau, S. A. Mason, E. Pardo, F. Lloret, J. P. Zhao, X. H. Bu,* V. Simonet, C. V. Colin, J. Rodríguez-Carvajal,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 19772-19781.