2014.9-2017.7   Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry

Prof. Guosheng Liu, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2007.9-2014.7   B.S. & M.S. in Organic Chemistry

Prof. Zhiqiang Weng, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University

2023.3-Current   Associate Professor (tenure tracking)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

2019.1-2022.10  Postdoctoral Researcher

Prof. Gerhard Erker, Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster

2017.9-2018.12  Research Assistant

Prof. Guosheng Liu, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Main-group element-based organic synthesis

1.    Jie, X.;^† Chen. C.;^† Daniliuc, C. G.; Kehr, G.; Erker, G.* Boraalkenes Made by a Hydroboration Route: Cycloaddition and B=C Bond Cleavage Reactions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202214700. (^†Contributed equally)

2.    Chen. C.; Daniliuc, C. G.; Kehr, G.; Erker, G.* Generation of Boryl-nitroxide Radicals from a Boraalkene via the Nitroso Ene Reaction. Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 10891.

3.    Chen. C.; Daniliuc, C. G.; Kehr, G.; Erker, G.* N-Heterocyclic Carbene Stabilized 1-Bora-1,3-butadienes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 21312.

4.    Chen. C.; Daniliuc, C. G.; Kehr, G.; Erker, G.* Formation and Cycloaddition Reactions of a Reactive Boraalkene Stabilized Internally by N-Heterocyclic Carbene. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 19905.

5.    Chen. C.; Daniliuc, C. G.; Mück-Lichtenfeld, C.; Kehr, G.; Erker, G.* A BH Borenium-Derived Thioxoborane, Its Persulfide, and Their Li⁺-Induced Reactions with Alkynes and with Carbon Dioxide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 19763.

6.    Chen. C.; Li, J.; Daniliuc, C. G.; Mück-Lichtenfeld, C.; Kehr, G.; Erker, G.* The [(NHC)B(H)C₆F₅]⁺ Cations and their [B](H)-CO Borane Carbonyls. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 21460.

7.        Chen. C; Hou, C.; Chen, P.; Liu, G.* Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Aminotrifluoromethoxylation of Alkenes: Mechanistic Insight into the Effect of N-Protecting Groups. Chin. J. Chem. 2020, 38, 346. (Breaking report)

8.        Chen. C.; Daniliuc, C. G.; Mück-Lichtenfeld, C.; Kehr, G.; Erker, G.* A rare olefin 1,1-carboboration reaction opens a synthetic pathway to an unusually structured frustrated Lewis pair. Chem. Commun. 2020. 56, 8806.

9.    Chen, C.; Pflüger, P. M.; Chen, P.; Liu, G.* Pd(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Aminotrifluoromethoxylation of Unactivated Alkenes using CsOCF₃ as a Trifluoromethoxide Source. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 2392.

10.    Qi, X.;^† Chen, C.;^† Hou, C.; Fu, L.; Chen, P.; Liu, G.* Enantioselective Pd(II)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Oxidative 6-endo Aminoacetoxylation of Unactivated Alkenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7415. (^†Contributed equally)

11.    Chen, C.; Luo, Y.; Fu, L.; Chen, P.; Lan, Y.;* Liu, G.* Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Ditrifluoromethoxylation of Unactivated Alkenes: Trifluoromethoxypalladation Initiated by Pd(IV). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 1207.

12.    Chen, C.; Fu, L.; Chen, P.; Liu, G.* Recent Advances and Perspectives of Transition Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Fluorination Reactions. Chin. J. Chem. 2017, 35, 1781. (Review)

13.    Chen, C.; Chen, P.; Liu, G.* Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Amino-Trifluoromethoxylation of Alkenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 15648.

14.    Chen, C.; Ouyang, L.; Lin, Q.; Liu, Y.; Hou, C.; Yuan, Y.; Weng, Z.* Synthesis of Cu(I) Trifluoromethylselenates for Trifluoromethylselenolation of Aryl and Alkyl Halides. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 657.

15.    Chen, C.;^† Hou, C.;^† Wang, Y.; Andy Hor, T. S.;* Weng, Z.* Copper-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylselenolation of Aryl and Alkyl Halides: the Silver Effect in Transmetalation. Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 524. (^†Contributed equally)

16.     Chen, C.; Weng, Z.*; Hartwig, J. F.* Synthesis of Copper(I) Thiolate Complexes in the Thioetherification of Aryl Halides. Organometallics. 2012, 31, 8031.

2019    Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Highly motivated PhD candidates and Postdocs are welcome to apply.

Contact email: chench23@sjtu.edu.cn