Educations and Work Experiences：

PhD., Sichuan University (China), (2003.09-2008.07）

Postdoc, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), (2008.09-2013.06))

Assoc. Prof. Shaanxi Normal University (From 2013.06 to now)

Research interests:

Interface Synthesis & Applications

Asymmetric Synthesis & Drug Synthesis

Representative Publications:

(1)   Mild and Efficient Ni-Catalyzed Biaryl Synthesis with Polyfluoroaryl Magnesium Species: Verification of the Arrest State, Uncovering the Hidden Competitive Second Transmetalation and Ligand-Accelerated Highly Selective Monoarylation. 

Junya Wang, Ge Meng, Kun Xie, Liting Li, Huaming Sun, and Zhiyan Huang*. ACS Catalysis. 2017, 7, 7421-7430.

(2)   Mg-Prompted Polyfluoroarene C−H Functionalization: Formal Synthesis of Transfluthrin, Fenfluthrin, and Tefluthrin.

Xuejiao Jia, Junya Wang, Xue Ding, Jun Yang, Nan Li, Na Zhao, and Zhiyan Huang*. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2015, 80, 10874-10882.

(3)   Arene CH-O Hydrogen Bonding: A Stereocontrolling Tool in Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation and Vinylation of Ketones.

Zhiyan Huang, Li hui Lim, Zuliang Chen, Yongxin Li, Feng Zhou, Haibin Su, Jianrong (Steve) Zhou.*  Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2013, 52, 4906-4911. (Hot paper)

(4)   Weak Arene C-H^…O Hydrogen Bonding in Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation and Vinylation of Lactones.

Zhiyan Huang, Zuliang Chen, Li Hui Lim, Gia Chuong Phan Quang, Hajime Hirao, Jianrong (Steve) Zhou.* Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2013, 52, 5807-5812.

(5)   An Enantioselective, Intermolecular α-Arylation of Ester Enolates to Form Tertiary Stereocenters. 

Zhiyan Huang, Zheng Liu, Jianrong (Steve) Zhou.* Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011,133, 15882.
    One of top 20 most read articles monthly in ACS 2011. Highlighted by Lautens et al in Synfacts. 2011, 32, 1324.