SHAOBIN MIAO
Assistant Professor, Augusta State University
Dept. of Chemistry & Physics
Augusta State University
2500 Walton way, Augusta, GA 30904
706-667-4513(lab)
706-667-4519(fax)
smiao@aug.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Chemistry
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Aug. 2001- Dec. 2004
M.S., Chemistry
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Department of Chemistry
Sep. 1997- July 2000
B.S., Chemistry
Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, China
Department of Chemistry
Sep. 1993-July 1997
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Augusta State University, Augusta, GA, USA
 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (with lab) (CHEM 4210)
 Organic Chemistry I (with lab) (CHEM 3411)
 Organic Chemistry II (with lab) (CHEM 3412)
 General Chemistry I (CHEM 1211)
 Survey of Chemistry I (CHEM 1151)
2008-present
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Augusta State University, Augusta, GA, USA
 Synthesizes charge transfer Tetracyanoquinodimethane derivatives
 Synthesizes 1,2-benzoquinone derivatives and investigates their condensation reactions
2008-present
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
2005-2008
Postdoctoral Fellow
 Synthesizes poly(p-phenyleneethynylene)s and metallized PPEs
 Synthesizes heterocyclic compounds containing C, N, S, Si and n-type organic semiconductors
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY DEP.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
Research Assistant
 Synthesized organometallic compounds and performed characterization
 Investigated reaction mechanism of organometallic compounds
 Synthesized organic capsules and performed characterization
 Run Bruker APEX X-ray diffractometer to solve structures of compounds
2001-2004
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Professional Skills:
Strong synthetic chemistry background with over nine years experience in Organometallic/Inorganic
chemistry, five years experience in Organic/Polymer chemistry. Professional in multi-step organic syntheses,
polymerizations, catalytic reactions, general reaction and workup techniques, standard Schlenk and
purification techniques (flash chromatography, distillation, crystallization, extraction, etc.). Proficient in
using Sci-Finder Scholar, Chem 3D, Chem Draw, Web of Science, and Mestre-C/NUTS. Single Crystal Xray diffraction, SHELXTL program packages. GPC, GC, FT-IR, Cyclic Voltammetry, UV-vis, DSC and
NMR spectroscopic methods.
 Multi-step organic synthesis
 X-ray diffraction analysis
 Standard Schlenk techniques
 Polymerization reactions
 Organometallic synthesis
 Flash chromatography
 Catalytic reactions
 NMR, FT-IR, GPC, UV-vis
 Vacuum distillation
Selected PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Publications:
1. Appleton, A. L.; Miao, S.; Brombosz, S. M.; Berger, N. J.; Barlow, S.; Marder, S. R.; Lawrence, B. M.;
Hardcastle, K. I.; Bunz, U. H. F. “Alkynylated Aceno[2,1,3]thiadiazoles” Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 52225225.
2. Miao, S.; Appleton, A. L.; Berger, N; Barlow, S.; Marder, S. R.; Hardcastle, K. I.; Bunz, U. H. F. “ 6,13Diethynyl-5,7,12,14-tetraazapentacene” Chem Eur. J. 2009, 15, 4990-4993.
3. Miao, S.; Brombosz, S. M.; Schleyer, P. v. R.; Wu, J. I.; Barlow, S.; Marder, S. R.; Hardcastle, K. I.;
Bunz, U. H. F. “Are N, N-dihydrodiazatetracene Derivatives Antiaromatic?” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008,
130, 7339-7344.
4. Miao, S.; Schleyer, P. v. R.; Wu, J. I.; Hardcastle, K. I.; Bunz, U. H. F. “A Thiadiazole-Fused N, NDihydroquinoxaline: Antiaromatic but Isolable” Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 1073-1076.
5. Wang, Y.; Park, J. S.; Leech, J. P.; Miao, S.; Bunz, U. H. F. “Poly(aryleneethynylene)s with Orange,
Yellow, Green, and Blue Solid-State Fluorescence” Macromolecules 2007, 40, 1843-1850.
6. Miao, S.; Smith, M. D.; Bunz, U. H. F. “Synthesis of a Peralkynylated Pyrazino[2,3-g]quinoxaline” Org.
Lett. 2006, 8, 757-760.
7. Miao, S.; Bangcuyo, C; Smith, M. D.; Bunz, U. H. F. “Derivatives of Octaethynylphenazine and
Hexaethynylquinoxaline” Angew. Chem. int. ed. Engl. 2006, 45, 661-665.
8. Adams, R. D.; Miao, S. “Cyclopentadienylcobalt sulfide and selenide cluster compounds: synthesis and
structural characterizations” Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2005, 358, 1401-1406.
9. Adams, R. D.; Kwon, O.-S.; Miao, S. “Disulfido Metal Carbonyl Complexes Containing Manganese”
Accts. Chem. Res. 2005, 38, 183-190.
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10. Adams, R. D.; Boswell, E.; Miao, S.; Sanyal, S. “Trinuclear Metal Clusters with Three Different Metal
Atoms from the Insertion of CpCo and Cp*Rh Groups into the S – S Bonds of [CpFeMn(CO)5(-S2)]2” J.
Clust. Sci. 2005, 16, 117-126.
11. Adams, R. D.; Miao, S. . “Metal Carbonyl Derivatives of 1,4-Quinone and 1,4-Hydroquinone” J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 5056-5057.
12. Adams, R. D.; Miao, S.; Smith, M. D. “Light-Promoted Addition of Alkenes, Dienes, C60, and Disulfur
to the Disulfido Ligand in the Complex CpMoMn(CO)5(-S2)” Organometallics 2004, 23, 3327-3334.
13. Adams, R. D.; Miao, S.; Smith, M. D.; Farach, H.; Webster, C. E.; Manson, J.; Hall, M. B. “Nickel –
Manganese Sulfido Carbonyl Cluster Complexes. Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of the Unusual
Paramagnetic Complexes Cp2Ni2Mn(CO)3(3-E)2, E = S, Se” Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 2515-2525.
14. Adams, R. D.; Miao, S. “Metal Carbonyl Derivatives of Sulfur-Containing Quinones and
Hydroquinones: Synthesis, Structures, and Electrochemical Properties” Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 84148426.
15. Adams, R. D.; Miao, S. “New Mixed-Metal Sulfido Metal Carbonyl Complexes by Insertion of Metal
Carbonyl Groups into the S – S Bond of CpMoMn(CO)5((-S2)” Organometallics 2003, 22, 2492-2497.
16. Adams, R. D.; Captain. B.; Kwon, O.; Miao, S. “New Disulfido Molybdenum – Manganese Complexes
Exhibit Facile Addition of Small Molecules to the Sulfur Atoms” Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 3356-3365.
17. Adams, R. D.; Miao, S. . “A disulfide-bridged manganese carbonyl anion: synthesis, structure and
reactivity of [Mn3(CO)10(3-S2)2]- ” J. Organomet. Chem. 2003, 665, 43-47.
Presentations:
1. Miao, S.; Bangcuyo, C.; Bunz, U. H. F. “Synthesis and Photoproperties of Quinoxalines and Phenazines”,
231st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2006.
2. Miao, S.; Adams, R. D. “Light-Promoted Addition of Unsaturated Molecules to the Disulfido Ligand in
the Complex, CpMoMn(CO)5(-S2). 56th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society,
Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina, November 2004.
3. Miao, S.; Adams, R. D. “The Synthesis and Reactivity of New Sulfido Mixed-Metal Complexes”, 55th
Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2003.
GRANTS FUNDED (INTERNAL)
ASU Faculty Research Development Proposal: “Synthesis of novel small molecule organic semiconductors”.
Fall 2008, $871.30