Education   

1993-1996    Postdoctoral associate, Department of Chemistry, Duke University, USA. (with Prof. E. M. Arnett). 

1982-1987    Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, USA. Received PhD, 1987 (with Prof. F. G. Bordwell).    

1978-1981    Department of Chemistry, Nankai University. Received MS degree, 1981 (with Prof. Zhen-Heng Gao)

1972-1975    Department of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, CHINA. Received BSc Degree, 1975.

(1)     Physical organic chemistry.

(2)     Bond energy studies in both conventional molecular solvents and ionic liquids.

Honors & Awards 
2001    Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician of Third World Academy of Sciences

2005    He Lianghe Li science and Technology Progress Award

2012    "Chemical Contribution Award" of China Chemical Society and China Petrochemical Corporation

2013    "Achievement award of Physical Organic Chemistry" of China Chemical Society

Professional Memberships

A member of the Disciplinary Appraisal Panel under the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, a member of the

Committee of National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Secretary-General of National Prize Committee, the Deputy

Director of Chinese Chemistry Society, a member of the Presidium of Chinese Academy of Sciences, a member of the Standing

Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Vice-Chairman of the Central Committee of China Zhi

Gong Party.

2014-present, one of the contributors to CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 

Representative Achievements

Under his guidance and leadership, the most comprehensive, authoritative and intelligent internet-bond-energy-databank (iBonD) was established in 2016, which is free of charge for non-profit academic use and has received worldwide reputation.

Website: ibond.nankai.edu.cn or ibond.tsinghua.edu.cn

Selected Publications

1. Zhang, J.; Yang, J.-D.; Cheng, J.-P. Chemoselective catalytic hydrodefluorination of trifluoromethylalkenes towards mono-/gem-di-fluoroalkenes under metal-free conditions. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 2835.

2. Zhang, J.; Yang, J.-D.; Cheng, J.-P. Exploiting the radical reactivity of diazaphosphinanes in hydrodehalogenations and cascade cyclizations. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 4786-4790.

3. Zhang, J.; Yang, J.-D.; Cheng, J.-P. Diazaphosphinanes as hydride, hydrogen atom, proton or electron donors under transition-metal-free conditions: thermodynamics, kinetics, and synthetic applications. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 3672-3679.

4. Zhang, J.; Yang, J.-D.; Cheng, J.-P. Diazaphosphinyl radical-catalyzed deoxygenation of α-carboxy ketones: a new protocol for chemo-selective C–O bond scission via mechanism regulation. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 8476-8481.

5. Wu, J.-Y.; Li, Z.; Yang, J.-D.; Cheng, J.-P. Bonding Energetics of Palladium Amido/Aryloxide Complexes in DMSO: Implications for Palladium-Mediated Aniline Activation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 23782-23790.

6. Luo, W.; Mao, C.; Ji, P.; Wu, J.-Y.; Yang, J.-D.; Cheng, J.-P. Counterintuitive solvation effect of ionic-liquid/DMSO solvents on acidic C–H dissociation and insight into respective solvation. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 3365-3370.

7. Zhang, J.; Yang, J.-D.; Cheng, J.-P. A Nucleophilicity Scale for the Reactivity of Diazaphospholenium Hydrides: Structural Insights and Synthetic Applications. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 5983-5987.

8. Yang, J.-D.; Xue, J.; Cheng, J.-P. Understanding the role of thermodynamics in catalytic imine reductions. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2019, 48, 2913-2926.

9. Yang, J.-D.; Ji, P.; Xue, X.-S.; Cheng, J.-P. Recent Advances and Advisable Applications of Bond Energetics in Organic Chemistry. J. Am.Chen. Soc. 2018, 140, 8611-8623.

10. Wang, Z.; Gao, F.; Ji, P.; Cheng, J.-P. Unexpected solvation-stabilisation of ions in a protic ionic liquid: insights disclosed by a bond energetic study. Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 3538-3543.

11. Xue, X.-S.; Ji, P.; Zhou, B.; Cheng, J.-P. The Essential Role of Bond Energetics in C-H Activation/Functionalization. Chem. Rev. 2017, 117, 8622-8648.

12. Mao, C.; Wang, Z.; Wang, Z.; Ji, P.; Cheng, J.-P. Weakly Polar Aprotic Ionic Liquids Acting as Strong Dissociating Solvent: A Typical "Ionic Liquid Effect" Revealed by Accurate Measurement of Absolute pK_a of Ylide Precursor Salts. J. Am.Chen. Soc. 2016, 138, 5523-5526.