Research Interests

• Asymmetric catalysis

• Allene synthesis and derivatization

• Transformation of carbon dioxide

• Medicinal Chemistry

Prizes and awards

• 2010, National Scholarship

• 2010, Excellent Student Cadre (Jiangsu Province)

• 2014, Young Scientist Award (HKUST)

Biography

• 2007.08 – 2011.06      BSc, Department of Chemistry, Yangzhou University

• 2011.08 – 2015.08      PhD, Department of Chemistry,The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

• 2016.10 –             Young Researcher, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University

Key Publications

1. Zhao, W.1; Qian, H.1; Li, Z.*; Sun, J.* (1: equal contribution) Catalytic Ring Expansion of Cyclic Hemiaminals for the Synthesis of Medium Ring Lactams. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 10005-10008.   

2. Qian, H.; Zhao, W.; Wang, Z.; Sun, J.* Organocatalytic Enantio- and Diastereoselective Synthesis of 1,2-Dihydronaphthalenes from Isobenzopyrylium Ions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 560-563.

3. Qian, H.; Zhao, W.; Sun, J.* Siloxy Alkynes in Annulation Reactions. Chem. Rec. 2014, 14, 1070-1085.  

4. Qian, H.; Sun, J.* Organocatalytic Enantio- and Diastereoselective Assembly of Thiazolidine Scaffolds by Formal [3+2] Annulation. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2014, 3, 387-390.                 

5. Qian, H.; Yu, X.; Zhang, J.*; Sun, J.* Organocatalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of 2,3-Allenoates by Intermolecular Addition of Nitroalkanes to Activated Enynes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 18020-18023.

6. Qian, H.; Zhao, W.; Sung, H. H.-Y.; Williams, I. D.; Sun, J.*  Stereoselective Synthesis of Aminoindanols via An Efficient Cascade aza-Michael/Aldol Reaction. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 4361-4363.