WANG, Jun (Joelle)

Professional Status

Since 2022, Elected Member, The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK)

Since 2020, Visiting Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology

Since 2020, Senior Member, Chinese Chemical Society (CCS)

Awards

Outstanding Research Output Award, HKBU (2024)

JSPS short-term invitational Fellowship (2024)

Research Excellence Paper Award, faculty of Science, HKBU (2023)

Thieme Chemistry Journals Award(2017)

Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (Singapore) (2017)

Educational Background

B.Sc., Lanzhou University
M.Sc., Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, 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.
Research Group Activity (in Chinese)

Selected Publications

Researcher ID: D-9342-2012；ORCID: 0000-0001-9723-4054

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, DOI:10.1002/advs.202400096 (Inside cover).
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).
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, doi.org/10.1002/anie.202303727.
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, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215820 (Hot paper, highlighted in Wiley Chem).
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, doi.org/10.1002/anie.202202160 (Hot paper, highlighted in Wiley Chem and X-mol).
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, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm9603.
Li M., Wang J.*, Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective C(sp3)–H Arylation of Ketones with Aryl Ethers via Selective CAr–O Cleavage to Construct All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters., CCS Chem. 2022, 4, 2921-2929 (highlighted by Prof. Martin Oestreich in Synfacts, 2022, 18, 0400).
Yang Z.-P., Wang J.*, Enantioselective palladium-catalyzed hydrophosphinylation of allenes with phosphine oxides: facile access to chiral allylic phosphine oxides., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 27288 –27292 (highlighted in Wiley Chem and X-mol).
Yang Z., Gu X., Han L.-B., Wang J.* Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrophosphorylation of Alkynes: Facile Access to P‑Stereogenic Phosphinates, Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 7451-7455.
Yang Q., Wang Y., Luo S., Wang J.*, Kinetic Resolution and Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Chromene by Rh-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroarylation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 5343-5347 (highlighted by Prof. Mark Lautens in Synfacts, 2019, 15, 5343).
Lu Z., Zhang H., Yang Z., Ding N., Meng L., Wang J.* Asymmetric Hydrophosphination of Heterobicyclic Alkenes: Facile Access to Phosphine Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis, ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 1457-1463 (highlighted in X-mol).
Qi L.-W., Li S., Xiang S.-H., Wang J.*, Tan B.* Asymmetric construction of atropisomeric biaryls via a redox neutral cross-coupling strategy, Nat. Catal. 2019, 2, 314-323 (highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News).