Zhen Zhang, Ph.D (2013-2017)

Zhen Zhang, Ph.D (2013-2017)

Zhen Zhang, Ph.D (2013-2017)

Postdoctoral Fellows

Associate Professor in Guangdong University of Technology

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Selected Publications

Gold(I)-catalyzed domino reaction of aziridinyl alkynes
Z. Zhang, M. Shi
Chemistry - A European Journal, 16, 7725–7729, (2010)
Silver(I)-catalyzed tandem 1,3-acyloxy migration/mannich-type addition/elimination of the sulfonyl group of N-sulfonylhydrazone-propargylic esters to 5,6-dihydropyridazin-4-one derivatives
Z. Zhang, M. Shi
Chemistry - A European Journal, 18, 3654–3658, (2012)
An unprecedented ring-opening reaction of N-(aziridin-2-ylmethylene)hydrazines to facile synthesis of functionalized enamines catalysed by Lewis acid
Z. Zhang, Y. Wei, M. Shi
Chemical Communications, 48, 5334–5336, (2012)
Facile synthesis of 2-pyrazolines and α, β-diamino ketones via regioselective ring-opening of hydrazone-tethered aziridines
Z. Zhang, Y. Wei, M. Shi
Chemical Communications, 48, 9607–9609, (2012)
Gold-catalyzed cyclization of 1-(Indol-3-yl)-3-alkyn-1-ols: facile synthesis of diversified carbazoles
Z. Zhang, X. Tang, Q. Xu, M. Shi
Chemistry - A European Journal, 19, 10625–10631, (2013)

Education

Ph.D., East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, 2013
B.Sc., Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China, 2008

Professional Profile

2013-Present: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2009-2013: Cooperation researcher, State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS, Shanghai, China

Awards

FMC Scholarship, 2012
Excellent Graduate Student of Shanghai City, Shanghai, 2013
National Graduate Scholarship,China, 2013

KAUST Affiliations

KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE)