研究方向
⑴高效低毒農(nóng)藥的研制；
⑵高選擇性有機合成反應(yīng)；
⑶生物功能體系的分子模擬。
曾獨立完成四川大學(xué)青年基金課題《高蒸氣壓擬除蟲菊酯的分子設(shè)計、合成與應(yīng)用》，參與國家自然基金項目《計算機輔助設(shè)計和篩選高蒸氣壓擬除蟲菊酯》、《酪氨酸酶的模擬：酚類化合物高選擇性鄰位氧化反應(yīng)》工作。作為項目組成員參與國家自然基金《新型氮鎓的陰離子識別，自組裝及超分子催化性質(zhì)研究》，《基于多咪唑（鎓）和咪唑（鎓）環(huán)番的超分子自組裝新體系》項目。發(fā)表論文20余篇，其中SCI、EI收錄7篇。在近20年來一直從事精細有機合成、結(jié)構(gòu)分析鑒定、應(yīng)用研究工作。
教學(xué)工作
參加全國工科化學(xué)高等教育改革，參與編寫出版《近代化學(xué)基礎(chǔ)》。承擔(dān)本科課程，指導(dǎo)碩士研究生。
主要論文
[1] Rong Xiao, Hua Yu, Ge Gao, and Rugang Xie. Selective synthesis of novel biimidazole derivatives, bis-biimidazole and tri-biimidazole. J. Chem. Research (S), 2003, 668-670. (SCI)
[2] Ge Gao, Rong Xiao, Yi Yuan, Chenghe Zhou, Jinsong You, and Rugang Xie. Efficient Imidazolium Catalysts for the Benzoin Condensation, J. Chem. Research (S), 2002, 262-263. (SCI)
[3] Yi Yuan, Rong Xiao, Ge Gao, Xiaoyu Su, Hua Yu, Jinsong You, and Rgang Xie, A Direct Synthetic Approach to Tripodal Imidazole Compounds, J. Chem. Research (S), 2002, 267-269. (SCI)
[4] Zonglin Jiang, Rong Xiao, Xiaoyu Su, Jiaming Yan, Rugang Xie. Selective one-pot synthetic method for imidazole and benzimidazole derivatives. Chem. J. Chinese Univ., 2003, 24(1), 64-67. (SCI)
[5] Zuyi Tao, Rong Xiao. Studies on ion exchange equilibrium and kinetics (Ⅵ). Prediction of ion exchange equilibria of UO22+-Na+-H+ ternary system. J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 1996, 207 (1), 71-79. (SCI)
[6] Rong Xiao, Junli Tu. Synthesis of 2-Methyl-3-(2-furyl)-2-propenyl, 3-methyl-2-(4-chloropheyl)butyrate, J. Chengdu Univ. Sic. Tech., 1995, (1), 6-8. (EI)
[7] Rong Xiao, Junli Tu. Synthesis of 2-Methyl-3-(2-furyl)-2-propen-1-ol, J. Chengdu Univ. Sic. Tech., 1995, (1), 9-11. (EI)
[8] Rong Xiao et al. Foundation of Modern Chemistry, Higher Education Press, China, 2002,10.
