DanqingZheng

Professor

Address：College of Chemical Engineering

Email：zhengd@njtech.edu.cn

Education and Work Experience

2021—now Professor of College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University

2017—2020 Postdoctor with Prof. Armido Studer, University of Münster, Humboldt Scholar

2012—2017 PhD Student of Department of Chemistry, Fudan University

2008—2012 Undergraduate Student of Department of Chemistry, Fudan University

Research Interests

1. Research on the insertion reaction of small gas molecules (such as sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, etc.);

2. Preparation of semiconductor composite photocatalytic materials and their applications in complex organic reaction systems;

3. Free radical chemistry and asymmetric catalytic reactions mediated by free radicals;

4. Diversity-oriented synthesis strategy to construct a library of small molecule compounds with important bioactive skeletons, and to develop important lead compounds in new drug research and development.

Academic achievements

The main research areas of this group include free radical chemistry, small gas molecule insertion reactions, and diversity-oriented synthesis of natural small molecule compounds. So far, more than 30 papers have been published in journals such as Angelw Chem Int. Ed; Org. Lett; Chem Commun., with over 2300 citations. Prof. Zheng’s H-index is 24, and several papers have been highlighted by Synfacts and the academic website Organic Chemistry Portal.

Selected Publications

[1]Heping Tan, Changmei Zhang, Yangling Deng, Mengxuan Zhang, Xiya Cheng, Jie Wu*,Danqing Zheng*, Photoinduced Radical Sulfinylation of C(sp3)–H Bonds with Sulfinyl Sulfones,Org. Lett.2023,25, 2883–2888.

[2]Yangling Deng, Xiya Cheng, Heping Tan, Yuxuan He, Changmei Zhang, Guanyinsheng Qiu*,Danqing Zheng*, Photoinitiated Deaminative Alkylation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones via Electron Catalysis,Adv. Synth. Catal.2023,365, 865-870.

[3]Danqing Zheng, Stefanie Plöger, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Armido Studer*, Photo-mediated intermolecular coupling of alkenes with ketones via acyloxy nitroso compounds,Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2021,60, 8547-8551.

[4]Danqing Zheng, Armido Studer*, Asymmetric Synthesis of Heterocyclic γ-Amino Acid and Diamine Derivatives by Three-Component Radical Cascade Reactions,Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2019,58, 15803-15807.

[5]Danqing Zheng, Jiyao Yu, Jie Wu*, Generation of sulfonyl radicals from aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates and sulfur dioxide: the synthesis of 3-sulfonated coumarins,Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2016,55, 11925-11929.

[6]Danqing Zheng, Yuanyuan An, Zhenhua Li*, and Jie Wu*, Metal-free aminosulfonylation of aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates with DABCO^.(SO₂)₂and hydrazines,Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2014,53, 2451 –2454.

[7]Danqing Zheng, Jie Wu. Book title: Sulfur Dioxide Insertion Reactions for Organic Synthesis. ISBN: 978-981-10-4202-7, Springer Singapore,2017.