EDUCATION

2007-2012,  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, USA. Received PhD degree (with Prof. Michael P. Doyle).

2003-2007, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, China. Received BS degree.

ACADEMIC CAREER

2015-now, Professor, Institute of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.

2012-2015, Postdoctoral associate, Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, USA (with Prof. Jin-Quan Yu).

 RESEARCH AREAS

(1) Synthetic Organic Chemistry.

(2) Organoboron Chemistry.

(3) Asymmetric Catalysis.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2021   HuangYaoZeng Organometallic Award for Young Investigators

2021   Thieme Chemistry Journals Award

2019   Xplorer Prize

2018   ACP Lectureship Award, Singapore

2012   Research of Excellence Award, University of Maryland

2012   Millard and Lee Alexander Graduate Fellowship in Chemistry

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 

1. Zhou, X.-Y.; Liu, L.; Lyu, H.; Wang, X.-C.* Modular Alkyl Growth in Amines via the Selective Insertion of Alkynes into C–C Bonds. Nat. Chem. 2025, DOI: 10.1038/s41557-025-01849-1.
   

2. Luo, H.; Zhang, M.; Xing, Z.-Q.; Wang, X.-C.* Enantioselective Vinylogous Addition of Enones to Allenes Enabled by Synergistic Borane/Palladium Catalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 104–110.

3. Ai, C.-R.; Liu, L.; Wang, X.-C.* Borane-Catalyzed Enantioselective α-Alkylation of Unactivated 2-Alkylbenzoxazoles with Electron-Deficient Olefins. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 24663–24669.

4. Liu, Z.; Shi, Z.-J.; Liu, L.; Zhang, M.; Zhang, M.-C.; Guo, H.-Y.; Wang, X.-C.* Asymmetric C3-Allylation of Pyridines. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 11789–11797.

5. Zhou, X.-Y.; Zhang, M.; Liu, Z.; He, J.-H.; Wang, X.-C.* C3-Selective Trifluoromethylthiolation and Difluoromethylthiolation of Pyridines and Pyridine Drugs via Dihydropyridine Intermediates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 14463–14470.

6. Liu, Z.; He, J.-H.; Zhang, M.; Shi, Z.-J.; Tang, H.; Zhou, X.-Y.; Tian, J.-J.; Wang, X.-C.* Borane-Catalyzed C3-Alkylation of Pyridines with Imines, Aldehydes, or Ketones as Electrophiles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 4810–4818.

7. Tian, J.-J.; Liu, N.; Liu, Q.-F.; Sun, W.; Wang, X.-C.* Borane-Catalyzed Direct Asymmetric Vinylogous Mannich Reactions of Acyclic α,β-Unsaturated Ketones. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 3054–3059.

8. Liu, Z.-Y.; Zhang, M.; Wang, X.-C.* Hydrosilylation-Promoted Furan Diels–Alder Cycloadditions with Stereoselectivity Controlled by the Silyl Group. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 581–588.