Educational Background
1989-1995 Ph.D., organic chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
1985-1988 master, pharmacognosy / analytical chemistry, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
1981-1985 bachelor, radiochemistry / Applied Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing
Work Experience
2015-present Professor, School of chemical biology and biotechnology, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, State Key Laboratory of tumor genomics jointly established by the province and the Ministry, Shenzhen, China
2010-2015 Professor, director of the State Key Laboratory of functional organic molecular chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou
2000-2010 Professor, Shanghai Institute of organic chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
1998-2000 postdoctoral, CO Tutor: Professor Henry Rapoport, Department of chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
1996-1997 postdoctoral, CO Tutor: Professor Albert soloway, College of pharmacy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Awards and Honors
1) Class a pilot talents in Nanshan District, Shenzhen (2017)
2) Innovation team in key areas of the innovative talent promotion plan of the Ministry of science and Technology (2016)
3) Taxation awards of the Asian core program (2013, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2006) 7. National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars (2006)
4) Shanghai Science and Technology Commission's star tracking plan for science and Technology (2005)
5) Shanghai Science and Technology Commission's science and Technology Star Program (2002)
Research Interests
complete synthesis of natural products, organic synthesis methodology, medicinal chemistry
Representative Achievements(Last 5 Years)
1) Jun-Jun Yao, Rui Ding, Xiaoming Chen,Hongbin Zhai*, Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Alstonlarsine A,J. Am. Chem. Soc.2022,144(31), 14396-14402.
2) Zhineng Qing, Peng Mao, Tie Wang,Hongbin Zhai*,Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Cephalotane-Type Diterpenoids Cephanolides A–D,J. Am. Chem. Soc.2022,144(23), 10640-10646.
3) Qiaoqiao Ao#, Hai-Jun Zhang#, Jinbin Zheng, Xiaoming Chen*,Hongbin Zhai*, Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Mannolide C,Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2021,60(39), 21267-26271.
4) Bo Xu#, Wen Xun#, Shaobin Su,Hongbin Zhai*, Total Syntheses of (–)-Conidiogenone B, (–)-Conidiogenone and (–)-Conidiogenol,Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2020,59(38), 16475-16479.
5) Xiaoming Chen#, Hai-Jun Zhang#, Xinkan Yang, Houqiang Lv, Xiaoru Shao, Cheng Tao, Huifei Wang, Bin Cheng, Yun Li, Jingjing Guo, Jing Zhang,Hongbin Zhai*,Divergent Total Syntheses of (–)-Daphnilongeranin B and (–)-Daphenylline,Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2018, 57(4), 947-951.
