Professional
Associate Professor, Nanjing University
Jun 14 – present
Research Collaborator: Professor Yi Pan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Research interests: Iridium Chemistry, fluorine chemistry, PET radiolabels.
Research Associate, Nanjing University, China
Jan 13 – Jun 14
Research Advisor: Professor Yi Pan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Research interests: Organometallic Chemistry, fluorine chemistry, PET
radiolabels.
ERC Research Fellow, The University of St Andrews, UK
Jan 11 – Dec 12
Research Advisor: Professor David O’Hagan
Research interests: fluorine chemistry, enzyme chemistry, PET radiolabels.
Education
PhD in Organic Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh
Jan 07 – Jun 10
Research Supervisor: Dr Hon Wai Lam
Thesis Title: Synthesis of multisubstituted alkenes via ring-opening of
cyclopropenes.
Msc in Organic Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh
Sep 05 – Sep 06
Research Supervisor: Dr Trent H. Galow
Thesis Title: Towards the synthesis of new triimide-based supramolecular
synthons.
BSc in Chemistry, Nanjing University, China
Sep 01 – Jun 05
Dissertation Title: Enantioselective synthesis of camphor-derived sulfur
ylides.
Awards
2011 European Research Council Fellowship
2007 EaStCHEM PhD Studentship by Scottish Funding Council
2004 Hersbit Scholarship by NCM Hersbit Chemical Co., Ltd
2002 Nanjing University Renming Studentship
Publications
22
“Recent advances in carbon-difluoroalkylation and -difluoroolefination
with difluorocarbene”, W-G. Zhang and Y. Wang*, Tetrahedron Lett. 2018,
59, 1301-1308.
21
“Metal-free sequential decarbonylative annulation of Ncyanamides for the
construction of 2,3-dihydropyrrolo[2,1-b]quinazolin-9(1H)-ones”, X-K. Liu,
P. Qian, Y. Wang* and Y. Pan, Org. Chem. Front. 2017, 4, 2370-2374.
20
“Solvent Controlled Radical Cyclization of Propargylamines for Multi-Iodinated
Quinoline Formation”, Y. Zhang, X-K. Liu, Z-G. Wu*, Y. Wang* and Y. Pan,
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, 15, 6901-6904.
19
“Novel phosphine oxide-based electron-transporting materials for efficient
phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes”, Z-G. Wu, J. Zhou, L. Yu,
G. Karotsis, Y. Wang* Y-X. Zheng* and Y. Pan, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017,
5, 8579-8585.
18
“Photocatalyzed cascade oxidative annulation of propargylamines and phosphine
oxides”, Z-G. Wu, L. Xiao. J. Zhou, L. Yu, Y. Wang*, Y-X. Zheng*, Y-F.
Li, J-L. Zuo and Y. Pan, Chem. Comm., 2017, 53, 6637-6640.
17
“Suppression of efficiency roll-off in highly efficient blue phosphorescent
organic light-emitting devices using novel iridium phosphors with good
electron mobility”, Z-G. Wu, Y-X. Zheng*, L. Zhou*, Y. Wang* and Y. Pan,
Org. Electron., 2017, 42, 141-145.
16
“Novel Design of Iridium Phosphors with Pyridinylphosphinate Ligands for
Highly Efficient Blue Organic Light-emitting Diodes”, Z-G. Wu, Y-M. Jing,
G-Z. Lu, J. Zhou, Y-X. Zheng*, L. Zhou*, Y. Wang*, J-L. Zuo, Y. Pan, H-J.
Zhang, Sci. Rep., 2016, 6, 38478.
15
“Metal-Free Tandem Oxidative Coupling of Primary Alcohols with Azoles
for the Synthesis of Hemiaminal Ethers”, J. Sun, Y. Zhang, S. Mathan, Y.
Wang* and Y. Pan, J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81, 3380-3385.
14
“Metal-Free Catalytic Approach for Allylic C–H Amination Using N-Heterocycles
via sp3 C–H Bond Activation”, J. Sun, Y. Wang* and Y. Pan, J. Org. Chem.,
2015, 80, 8945-8950.
13
“Manganese Catalysed sulfenylation of N-methyl Amides with Arenesulfonyl
Hydrazides”, J. Sun, Y. Wang*, Y. Pan, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 3878-3881.
12
“A convenient enantioselective decarboxylative aldol reaction to access
chiral α-hydroxy esters using β-keto acids”, Z. Duan, J. Han, P. Qian,
Z. Zhang, Y. Wang* and Y. Pan, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 969-974.
11
“The difluoromethylene (CF2) group in aliphatic chains: Synthesis and
conformational preference of palmitic acids and nonadecane containing CF2
groups”, Y. Wang, R. Callejo, A. M. Z. Slawin and D. O’Hagan*. Beilstein
J. Org. Chem., 2014, 10, 18-25.
10
“Enantioselective Synthesis of 3-Hydroxy Oxindoles by Ytterbium-Catalysed
Decarboxylative Addition of β-Ketoacids to Isatins”, Z. Duan, J. Han, P.
Qian, Z. Zhang, Y. Wang* and Y. Pan. Org. Biomol. Chem., 2013, 11, 6456-6459.
9
"The preferred conformation of erythro- and threo-1,2-difluorocyclododecanes",
Y. Wang, P. Kirsch, T. Lebl, A. M. Z. Slawin and D. O’Hagan*, Beilstein
J. Org. Chem., 2012, 8, 1271-1278.
8
"The influence of the difluoromethylene group (CF2) on the conformation
of selected organic compounds", D. O’Hagan*, Y. Wang, M. Skibinski,
A. M. Z. Slawin and T. Lebl, Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2012, 7, 1587-1595.
7
"Alicyclic ring structure: Conformational influence of the CF2 group
in cyclododecanes", M. Skibinski, Y. Wang, A. M. Z. Slawin, T. Lebl,
P. Kirsch and D. O’Hagan*, Agnew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2011, 50, 10581-10584.
6
"Fluorescence Enhancement by Symmetry Breaking in a Twisted Triphenylene
Derivative", J. Levell, A. Ruseckas, J. Henry, A. Stretton, A. Mount,
I. Samuel, Y. Wang and T. Galow*, J. Phys. Chem., 2010, 114, 13291-13295.
5
“Stereoselective Formation of Alkenyl Halides via Magnesium Halide Promoted
Ring Opening of Bis-Activated Cyclopropenes”, Y. Wang and H.W. Lam*, J.
Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 1353-1355.
4
“Stereoselective Synthesis of Tri- and Tetrasubstituted Alkenes via Iron-Catalysed
Carbometalation–Ring-Opening Reactions of Cyclopropenes”, Y. Wang, F. Y.
Chen, E.A.F. Fordyce, and H.W. Lam*, Agnew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2008, 47, 7350-7353.
3
“Copper-Catalysed Silylation of Cyclopropenes Using (Trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane”,
E. A. F. Fordyce, Y. Wang, T. Luebbers, H. Lam*, Chem. Comm, 2008, 1124-1126.
2
“1,4,5,8,9,12-Hexamethyltriphenylene. A Molecule with a Flipping Twist”,
Y. Wang, A.D. Stretton, M.C. McConnell, P.A. Wood, S. Parsons, J.B. Henry,
A.R. Mount and T.H. Galow*. J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2007, 129(43), 13193-13200.
1
“New Camphor-Derived Selenonium Ylides: Enantioselective Synthesis of
Chiral Epoxides”, X. L. Li, Y. Wang and Z. Z. Huang*, Aust. J. Chem, 2005,
58 (10), 749–752.
Invited Talks
l June 2009, The 10th Tetrahedron Symposium, Paris
Title: Hexamethyltriphenylene - A Molecule with a Flipping Twist.
l March 2010, The University of Cambridge
Title: Transition Metal Catalysed Ring-opening Reactions of Cyclic Alkenes.
l June 2010, The University of Liverpool
Title: Iron Catalysed Ring-opening Reactions of Cyclic Alkenes and Heterocycles.
l October 2010, The University of Manchester
Title: Stereoselective Synthesis of Tri- and Tetrasubstituted Alkenes
via Iron-Catalysed Carbometalation–Ring-Opening Reactions of Cyclopropenes.
l September 2011, 11th Annual RSC Fluorine Group Meeting, The University
of Aberdeen
Title: Alicyclic ring structure: Conformational influence of the CF2 group
in cyclododecanes.
l November 2014, Hongkong University of Science and Technology
Title: Enantioselective Decarboxylative Addition of b-Ketoacids to Isatins
and Trifluoromethyl Sulfinamides.
