Prof. Guangwu Zhang
Henan University Special Talent Zone Support Program (Grade Four) Scholar
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University
Fax：0378-3881589
Email: gw.zhangchem@hotmail.com, gw_zhang@vip.henu.edu.cn
Education:
• 09/2006–07/2011, Tianjin University, Ph.D. degree (the group of Prof. Jun-An, Ma).
• 09/2002–08/2006, Tianjin University, B. S. degree.
Professional Experiences:
• 03/2018–present, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University Special Talent Zone Support Program (Grade Four) Scholar.
• 03/2016–03/17, Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Spain, post-doc fellow (the group of Prof. Antonio Echavarren).
• 10/2013–06/2015, University of California, Davis, US, post-doc fellow (the group of Prof. Mark Mascal).
• 11/2011–09/2013, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, US, post-doc fellow (the group of Prof. Haibo, Ge).
Research Interests
Organometallic chemistry
Material chemistry
Asymmetric catalysis
Organic fluorine chemistry
Funding:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Project, 2019-2021)
Henan University Special Talent Zone Support Program (Grade Four, 2018-2022)
：
1. Jun Li,* Guangwu Zhang,* Daniella Holm, Ian E. Jacobs, Bin Yin, Pieter Stroeve, Mark Mascal, Adam J. Moule, “Introducing solubility control for improved organic p-type dopants”, Chemistry of Materials, 2015, 57, 5765 (*Equal Contribution).
2. Xuesong Wu, Mian Wang, Guangwu Zhang, Yan Zhao, Jianyi Wang, Haibo Ge, “Copper-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Aerobic Intramolecular Dehydrogenative Coupling of Hydrazones via sp3 C−H Functionalization”, Chem. Sci. 2015, 5852.
3. Xuesong Wu, Yan Zhao, Guangwu Zhang, Haibo Ge, “Copper-Catalyzed Site-Selective Intramolecular Amidation of Unactivated sp3 C-H Bonds”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 3706.
4. Jun-An Ma, Guangwu Zhang. (2013) “Enantioselective Addition Reactions Catalyzed by Carbohydrate-Derived Organocatalysts, in Carbohydrates-Tools for Stereoselective Synthesis” (ed M. M. K. Boysen). Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany.
5. Guangwu Zhang, Yan Zhao, Haibo Ge, “Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Intramolecular Dehydrogenitive Cyclization of N,N-Disubstituted Hydrazones through sp3 C-H Functionalization”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 2559 (Highlighted by Synfacts).
6. Guangwu Zhang, Jinmin Miao, Yan Zhao, Haibo Ge, “Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Dehydrogenative Cyclization of N-Methyl-N-phenylhydrazones: Synthesis of Cinnolines”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 8318 (Highlighted by Synfacts).
7. Guangwu Zhang, Wei Meng, Hai Ma, Jing Nie, Wen-Qin Zhang, Jun-An Ma, “Catalytic Enantioselective Alkynylation of Trifluoromethyl Ketones: Pronounced Metal Fluoride Effects and Implications of Zinc-to-Titanium Transmetallations”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 3538.
8. Guangwu Zhang, Dong-Hua Zheng, Jing Nie, Teng Wang, Jun-An Ma, “Brønsted acid-catalyzed efficient Strecker reaction of ketones, amines and trimethylsilyl cyanide”,Org. Biomol. Chem. 2010, 1399.
9. Teng Wang, Guangwu Zhang, Jing Nie, Jun-An Ma, “Chiral Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Enantioselective Friedel–Crafts Reaction of 4,7-Dihydroindoles with Trifluoromethyl Ketones”, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2010, 2773.
10. Jing Nie, Guangwu Zhang, Lian Wang, Aiping Fu, Yan Zheng, Jun-An Ma, “A perfect double role of CF3 groups in activating substrates and stabilizing adducts: the chiral Brønsted acid-catalyzed direct arylation of trifluoromethyl ketones”, Chem. Commun. 2009, 2356.
11. Guangwu Zhang, Lian Wang, Jing Nie, Jun-An Ma, “Brønsted Acid-Mediated Enantioselective Organocatalytic Three-Component Reaction for the Construction of Trifluoromethyl-Containing Molecules”, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2008, 350, 1457.
