Xiaoming Zeng | Synthetic Chemistry | Best Researcher Award
Professor, Sichuan University, China
Xiaoming Zeng is a renowned Professor at the College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, China. His academic background and research expertise have earned him numerous accolades, including the Distinguished Young Scholar of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Xiaoming’s research focuses on synthetic chemistry, catalysis, and organometallic chemistry. He has published numerous papers in reputable journals and has received several awards for his contributions to the field.
Profile
Education 🎓
Joint Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside (UCR), USA (2007-2009) Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (2004-2009) B.S. in Applied Chemistry, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China (1998-2002)
Experience 🧪
Professor, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, China (2017-Present) Professor, Center for Organic Chemistry (COC), Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China (2012-2017 JSPS Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Tokyo, Japan (2010-2011) Junior Researcher, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside (UCR), USA (2008-2009)
Awards & Honors🏆
Advanced Individual of Sichuan University (2023) Academic and Technological Leaders in Sichuan Province (2022) Distinguished Young Scholar of National Natural Science Foundation of China (2021) Thieme Chemistry Journal Award (2020) ACP Lectureship Award (from Singapore and Japan, 2019)
Research Focus 🔍
1. Catalytic Activity of Low-Valent Chromium Complexes: Exploring the catalytic activity of low-valent chromium complexes in synthetic chemistry.
2. Design and Synthesis of Novel Cyclic (Monoamino)carbenes (CMACs): Designing and synthesizing novel CMACs and studying their ligand behaviors in transition metal catalysis.
Publications📚
1. Chromium(II)-Catalyzed Stereoselective Cross-Electrophile Coupling of Geminal Difluoroalkenes with Aliphatic Halides ⚗️💡
2. Metal–carbene-guided twofold cross-coupling of ethers with chromium catalysis 🔩💻
3. Mild ketyl radical generation and coupling with alkynes enabled by Cr catalysis: stereoselective access to E-exocyclic allyl alcohols ⚡️🍺
4. Ring Contraction by Rearrangement of Sterically Congested Cyclic (Amino)(aryl)carbenes 🔗💣
5. Cr-Catalyzed Intramolecular Arylative Cross-Coupling of Unactivated C–H Bonds with C–Halide Bonds 🔩🔗
6. Cr-catalyzed borylation of C(aryl)–F bonds using terpyridine ligand ⚗️💎
7. Chromium-Catalyzed Alkene Isomerization with Switchable Selectivity 🔩🔄
8. Reductive transamidation of tertiary amides with nitroarenes enabled by magnesium ⚡️🔋
9. Yunqian Hou and Xiaoming Zeng* 📄🎉
Conclusion
This researcher is an outstanding candidate for the Best Researcher Award, given their impressive academic background, extensive research experience, strong publication record, and numerous awards and honors. By addressing areas for improvement, the researcher can continue to grow and make even more significant contributions to their field.