EDUCATION
1998     BS, Nanjing University, China
2004     PhD, Columbia University, USA

Organometallic chemistry，synthetic methodology, total synthesis, chemical biology of complex peptides and oligosaccharides, medicinal chemistry

HONORS
ACP lectureship awards in Japan and Malaysia 2018

Member of American Chemical Society 1999 – present

Researcher ID: A-8063-2013, ORCID: 0000-0002-5067-9889

1. Palladium-Catalyzed Amide-Directed Enantioselective Hydrocarbofunctionalization of Unactivated Alkenes Using a Chiral Monodentate Oxazoline Ligand. Hao Wang, Zibo Bai, Tangqian Jiao, Zhiqiang Deng, Huarong Tong, Gang He*, Qian Peng*, and Gong Chen* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, asap, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b00641.   
2. General Strategy for Synthesis of Cyclophane-Braced Peptide Macrocycles via Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular sp³ C−H Arylation. Xuekai Zhang, Gang Lu, Meng Sun, Madhu Mahankali, Yanfei Ma, Mingming Zhang, Wangde Hua, Yuting Hu, Qingbing Wang, Jinghuo Chen, Gang He*, Xiangbing Qi*, Weijun Shen*, Peng Liu* and Gong Chen*. Nature Chem. 2018, accepted.
3. An Enantioselective Bidentate Auxiliary Directed Palladium- Catalyzed Benzylic C H Arylation of Amines Using a BINOL Phosphate Ligand. Hao Wang, Hua-Rong Tong, Gang He*, and Gong Chen*. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15387-15391.
4. Benzazetidine Synthesis via Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular C−H Amination. Gang He,* Gang Lu, Zhengwei Guo, Peng Liu,* and Gong Chen*. Nature Chem. 2016, 8, 1131-1136.
5. Total Synthesis of Mannopeptimycins and α and β. Bo Wang, Yunpeng Liu, Rui Jiao, Yiqing Feng, Qiong Li, Chen Chen, Long Liu, Gang He, and Gong Chen*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 3926-3932, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b01384
6. Pd-catalyzed Mono-selective ortho-C−H Alkylation of N-Quinolyl Benzamides: Evidence for Stereo-retentive Coupling of Secondary Alkyl Iodides. Shuyu Zhang, Qiong Li, Gang He, William A. Nack, and Gong Chen*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 531-539.
7. Stereoselective Synthesis of β-Alkylated α-Amino Acids via Palladium-Catalyzed Alkylation of Methylene C(sp3)−H Bonds. Shu-Yu Zhang, Qiong Li, Gang He, William A. Nack, and Gong Chen*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 12135−12141.
8. Use of a Readily Removable Auxiliary Group for the Synthesis of Pyrrolidones by the Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Amination of Unactivated C(sp3)−H Bonds. Gang He, Shu-Yu Zhang, William A. Nack, and Gong Chen*. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 11124−11128.
9. Palladium-Catalyzed Picolinamide-Directed Alkylation of Unactivated C(sp3)−H Bonds with Alkyl Iodides. Shuyu Zhang, Gang He, William A. Nack, Yingsheng Zhao, Qiong Li, and Gong Chen*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 2124−2127.
10. Efficient Ether Synthesis via Palladium-catalyzed Picolinamide-directed Alkoxylation of Unactivated C(sp3) and C(sp2)−H Bonds at Remote Positions. Shuyu Zhang, Gang He, Yingsheng Zhao, and Gong Chen*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 7313−7316.