Research Interests

• Main group chemistry, Organometallic chemistry

Biography

• 1996-2000         Peking University               B.S

• 2001-2005         Texas A&M University       Ph.D (Advisor: Prof.Francois Gabbai)

• 2006-2009         University of Muenster      Postdoc (Advisor: Prof.Gerhard Erker)

• 2009-2014.12     Fudan University              Associate Professor

• 2015.1-present   Fudan University            Professor

Teaching

• Chemistry of Elements, Discovery of Elements, Organic Lab Course

Key Publications

1. Yizhen Liu; Bo Su; Weishi Dong; Zhen Hua Li*; Huadong Wang* “Structural

   Characterization of a Boron(III) η²‑σ-Silane-Complex” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019, 141, 8358.               

2. Junhao Zheng; Zhen Hua Li*; Huadong Wang* “ Addition of Dihydrogen to a Borylborenium Center” Chemical Science, 2018, 9, 1433.

3. Yizhen Liu; Xiaoting Fan; Zhen Hua Li*; Huadong Wang* “Activation of the

   P–H bond by a frustrated Lewis pair and its application in catalytic Z-selective hydrophosphonylation of terminal ynones” Chemical Communications, 2017, 53, 10890.

4. Junhao Zheng; Xiaoting Fan; Benyu Zhou; Zhen Hua Li*; Huadong Wang* “Tautomerization of 2,6-lutidines in the presence of B(C₆F₅)₃ using catecholborane as a precatalyst” Chemical Communications,2016, 52, 4655.

5. Xiaoting Fan; Junhao Zheng; Zhen Hua Li*; Huadong Wang* “Organoborane Catalyzed Regioselective 1,4-Hydroboration of Pyridines” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2015, 137, 4916.

6. Yuwen Wang; Weiqiang Chen; Zhenpin Lu; Zhen Hua Li*; Huadong Wang* “HB(C6F5)2 Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Unfunctionalized Olefins and Mechanism Study of Borane-Mediated sigma-bond Metathesis” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 7496.

7. Hongyan, Ye; Zhenpin Lu; Di You; Zhenxia Chen; Zhen Hua Li*; Huadong Wang* “Frustrated Lewis Pair Induced Boroauration of Terminal Alkynes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2012, 51, 12047.

8. Zhenpin Lu; Zhonghua Cheng; Zhenxia Chen; Linhong Weng.; Zhen Hua Li*; Huadong Wang* “Heterolytic Cleavage of Dihydrogen by “Frustrated Lewis Pairs“Comprising Bis(2,4,6-tris(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)borane and Amines: Stepwise versus Concerted Mechanism” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 12227.