Wgroup member: Jian Zhang Graduate student (2004) Current position: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prof. Zuowei Xie's Lab (Ph.D, 2010); Email: pkubiochem@pku.org.cn Tel: 010-62754777(Lab)

1983.04 Born in City of Tianjin, China

Education
2000.9 ~ 2004.7: Expecting B. Sc. Degree in Chemistry, Peking University (in Professor Jianbo Wang’s group)
1997.9 ~ 2000.7: Tanggu No.1 High School, Tianjin

B.Sc thesis: The Diazoacetylization of N-Protected Serine Derivatives and Subsequent Decomposition under Rh(II)-Catalyst

Publications

(1) Unusual Reaction of beta–Hydroxy alpha–Diazo Carbonyl Compounds with
TsNHN=CHCOCl/Et3N
Weifeng Shi, Bo Zhang, Binge Liu, Feng Xu, Fengping Xiao, Jian Zhang, Shiwei Zhang, Jianbo Wang, Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 4563-4566. Click here.

(2) Stereoselective Intramolecular 1,3 C-H Insertion in Rh(II) Carbene Reactions.
Weifeng Shi, Bo Zhang, Jian Zhang, Binge Liu, Shiwei Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 3103-3106.Click here.

(3) Reaction of beta-Trimethylsiloxy alpha-Diazocarbonyl Compounds with Trimethylsilyl Halide: A Novel Diazo Decomposition Process.
Fengping Xiao, Zhenhua Zhang, Jian Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 8873 –8875. Click here.

(4) Rh(II)-Catalyzed Reaction of alpha–Diazocarbonyl Compounds bearing beta-Trichloroacetylamino Substituent: C-H Insertion versus 1,2-H Shift
Zhenhua Zhang, Weifeng Shi, Jian Zhang, Bo Zhang, Bingge Liu, Yiyang Liu, Bo Fan, Fengping Xiao, Feng Xu and Jianbo Wang
Chem. Asian J. 2010, 5, 1112-1119.