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.

Selected Publications

Researcher ID: D-9342-2012；ORCID: 0000-0001-9723-4054
Recent 5 Years
  1. 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, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c19022.
  2. 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）.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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).
  6. 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).
  7. 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.
  8. 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).
  9. 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).
  10. 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.
  11. 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).
  12. 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).