Educational Background

  • B.Sc., Lanzhou University
  • M.Sc., Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Ph.D., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Postdoctoral: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Current Research Interests

  • Asymmetric Catalysis; Green Chemistry; Medicinal Chemistry; Cosmetics Chemistry.

Selected Publications

Researcher ID: D-9342-2012；ORCID: 0000-0001-9723-4054
Recent 5 Years
  1. Zhu, H., Wang, L., Luo, S., Zhang, X.*, Wang J.*, Substrate-Controlled Enantiodivergence in Ni-Catalyzed Access to Phosphorylated Oxindoles with Quaternary Stereocenters. , Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e4623924
  2. Zhou, J., Tao, S., Zhang, X.*, Wang J.*, Additive-controlled Regio-switching in Ni-catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrophosphination of Unactivated Alkenes. , J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 3, 3481-3490
  3. Yang, Z., Cheng, J., Wang J.*, Atroposelective Pd-Catalyzed C(sp2)−P Coupling Enabling Modular Assembly of Axially Chiral QUINAPO Ligands. , J. Am. Chem. Soc. Au 2026, 6, 779-787
  4. Cheng, J.-T., Yuan, X., Yang, Z., Liu, K., Wang J.*, Construction of Tetrasubstituted α-Amino- and α-Alkoxy- Phosphine Oxides via Pd-catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective Hydrophosphinylation of Dienes. , Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202519578 (highlighted by Prof. Mark Lautens in Synfacts, 2026, 22, 44）.
  5. Yang, Z., Gu, X., Han, L.-B., Wang J.*, Modular Assembly of Axially Chiral QUINAP Derivatives via Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective C−P Cross-Coupling. , ACS, Catal. 2025, 15, 8268−8273.
  6. Luo, S., Yuan, X., Cheng, J., Yang, Z., Huang, Z., Wang J.*, Enantioselective Zn-Catalyzed Hydrophosphinylation of Nitrones: An Efficient Approach for Constructing Chiral a-Hydroxyamino-Phosphine Oxides. , Chem. Sci. 2025, 16, 7051-7056.
  7. Zhou, J., Meng, L., Yang, Z., Wang J.*, Enantio- and Regioselective Cascade Hydroboration of Methylenecyclopropanes for Facile Access to Chiral 1,3- and 1,4-bis(boronates). , Adv. Sci. 2024, 11, 202400096 (Inside cover).
  8. Gu, X., Ngai, K. Y., Wang, W., Li, B, Wang J.*, Ni-catalyzed propargylic substitution reaction: A general and versatile tool to axially chiral phosphorus-containing allenes. , Chem. Catal. 2024, 4, 100903 (highlighted by preview in Chem Catal. 2024, 4, 100954).
  9. Zhou J., Meng L., Lin S., Cai B., Wang J.*, Palladium-catalyzed Enantio-and Regioselective Ring-Opening Hydrophosphinylation of Methylenecyclopropanes. , Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202303727.
  10. Cai B., Cui Y., Zhou J., Wang Y.-B., Yang L.*, Tan B.*, Wang J.*, Asymmetric Hydrophosphinylation of Alkynes: Facile Access to Axially Chiral Styrene-Phosphines. , Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202215820 (Hot paper, highlighted in Wiley Chem).
  11. Zhou J., Yang Q., Lee C. S.*, Wang J.*, Enantio- and Regioselective Construction of 1,4-Diamines via Cascade Hydroamination of Methylene Cyclopropanes. , Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202202160 (Hot paper, highlighted in Wiley Chem and X-mol).
  12. Yang Q., Wang Z., Hor C. H. H., Xiao H., Bian Z.*, Wang J.*, Asymmetric synthesis of flavanols via Cu-catalyzed kinetic resolution of chromenes and their anti-inflammatory activity., Sci. Adv. 2022, 8, eabm9603.