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Biography
Jun (Joelle) Wang received her M.Sc. from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), Chinese Academy of Science, and completed her Ph.D. at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. After postdoctoral research at UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dallas USA, she took up the position of research assistant professor at Hong Kong Baptist University in early 2011. She worked as an assistant and tenured associate professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology during 2012-2020. In 2020, she joined department of chemistry of the HKBU under the Talent 100 Scheme. Prof. Wang published more than 70 high calibre peer-reviewed papers, as well as 2 US patents and 7 Chinese patents.
Dr. Wang received Thieme Chemistry Journals Award and Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (Singapore) in 2017. She is the founding Member (2014-2018) and Committee member (2018-2022, 2022-2026) of Woman’s Chemists, Chinese Chemical Society (CCS), and was elected to Senior Member of CCS in 2020. In 2022, she has been elected a member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK).
Research Interests
Her research interests are in the area of asymmetric catalysis, synthetic methodology, medicinal chemistry and cosmeceuticals, including:
- Chiral phosphine ligand design and application in asymmetric catalysis
- Asymmetric hydrofunctionalization of double bonds in heterocycles
- Facile access of chiral flavanoids via asymmetric catalysis
- Late-stage functionalization of natural products in Chinese Medicine
- Structural modification of small molecules in cosmeceuticals
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Asymmetric Cascade Coupling-cyclization Reactions for Accessing Cyclic P-chiral Phosphorus Compounds
WANG, J. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research project
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Transition Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric C-P Cross-coupling for Accessing P‑Stereogenic phosphorus ligands
WANG, J. (PI)
1/01/23 → …
Project: Research project
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Enantioselective Hydrophosphination of Alkene and Alkyne for Exploration of New Phosphine Ligand in Asymmetric Catalysis
WANG, J. (PI)
1/08/21 → 31/07/24
Project: Research project
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Enantioselective Zn-catalyzed hydrophosphinylation of nitrones: an efficient approach for constructing chiral α-hydroxyamino-phosphine oxides
Luo, S., Yuan, X., Cheng, J., Yang, Z., Huang, Z. & Wang, J. J., 28 Apr 2025, In: Chemical Science. 16, 16, p. 7051-7056 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Modular Assembly of Axially Chiral QUINAP Derivatives via Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–P Cross-Coupling
Yang, Z., Gu, X., Han, L.-B. & Wang, J., 2 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ACS Catalysis. p. 8268-8273 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Pd-catalyzed enantioselective and regioselective asymmetric hydrophosphorylation and hydrophosphinylation of enynes
Jiang, Y., Cheng, K. W., Yang, Z. & Wang, J. J., May 2025, In: Chinese Chemical Letters. 36, 5, 9 p., 110231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Recent advances in organocatalytic asymmetric multicomponent reactions
Jiang, P. Y., Wu, S., Wang, J. J., Xiang, S. H. & Tan, B., 2 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Recent Advances in Stereoselective Synthesis of Amino-Phosphine Oxides
Luo, S., Zhu, H., Ngai, K. Y. & Wang, J., 1 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ChemCatChem. e202500037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Prizes
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Elected Member of The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences
WANG, J. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2022
Prize: Award
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