WANG Jun (Joelle) Faculty








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; Synthetic Methodology; Chinese Medicine; Medicinal Chemistry.


We are now inviting applications for postdoctoral positions, research assistant positions and PhD candidates.

Selected PublicationsYang Z., Gu X., Han L.-B., Wang J.*S Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrophosphorylation of Alkynes: Facile Access to P?Stereogenic Phosphinates, Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 7451-7455.
Jin, M.-Y., Gu, X., Deng, M., Wang, C., Wang J.*, Catalytic Mutual Multicomponent Reaction: Facile Access to α-Trifluoromethylthiolated Ketones, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 10522-10555.
Li, S., Wang, Z., Xiao, H., Bian, Z.*, Wang J.*, Enantioselective synthesis of indole derivatives by Rh/Pd relay catalysis and their anti-inflammatory evaluation, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 7573-7576.
Li S., Yang Q., Bian Z.*, Wang J.*, Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydroselenation of Heterobicyclic Alkenes, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 2781?2785.
Meng L., Ngai K. Y., Chang X., Lin Z.*, Wang J.* Cu(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Alkynylation of Thiochromones, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 1155?1159.
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 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).
Zhang L., Xiang S.-H., Wang J.*, Xiao J., Wang J.-Q., Tan B.* Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Atroposelective Construction of Axially Chiral Arylpyrroles, Nat. Commun., 2019, 10, 566-575 (Highlighted in CBG news).
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, 314-323 (Highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News).
L. M., Wang J.*, Cobalt-Catalyzed Direct C?H Thiolation of Aromatic Amides with Disulfides: Application to the Synthesis of Quetiapine. Org. Lett. 2019, 20, 6490-6493 (Highlighted in Synfacts, 2019, 15, 0012).
Jin, M.-Y., Li J., Huang, R., Zhou Y., Chung L. H., Wang J.* Catalytic Asymmetric Trifluoromethylthiolation of Carbonyl Compounds via a Diastereo- and Enantioselective Cu-Catalyzed Tandem Reaction. Chem. Commun.2018, 54, 4581-4584 (Highlighted in Synfacts, 2018, 14, 0731).
Xiong D.-L., Zhou W.-X., Lu Z.-W., Zeng S.-P., Wang J.* A Highly Enantioselective Access to Chiral Chromanones and Thiochromanones by Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugated Reduction of Chromones and Thiochromones. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 6844-6847 (Highlighted in X-mol).