Prof. Dr. Huanfeng Jiang, South China University of Technology, China
Huanfeng Jiang, Ph.D., is a Research Professor at the Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at South China University of Technology. He specializes in the design and development of efficient catalytic oxidation systems, green chemical processes, and fostering the integration of industry, academia, and research. With a career spanning several decades, he has held significant roles, including a long tenure at the Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he served as a Research Assistant, Associate Research Fellow, Research Fellow, and Doctoral Supervisor. Dr. Jiang earned his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry in 1993, after completing his M.Sc. in Organometallic Chemistry at Wuhan University. He has received numerous honors, including the prestigious 2002 Chinese Chemical Society-BASF Young Investigator’s Award and the 2006 National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars.
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Dr. Huanfeng Jiang, currently a Research Professor at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, has made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry and catalysis. His research interests focus on designing novel and efficient catalytic oxidation systems, developing green and economical chemical processes, and promoting the integration of industry, academia, and research.
Education
🎓 1990-1993
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
🔬 Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry
Advisor: Professor Xiyan Lu
🎓 1987-1990
Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University
🔬 Master of Science in Organometallic Chemistry
🎓 1979-1983
Department of Chemistry, Hubei University
🎓 B.Sc. in Chemistry
Honors
🏆 2002
Chinese Chemical Society-BASF Young Investigator’s Award
🏆 2006
National Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar
Professional and Academic Experience
📅 2003.9-present
Professor of Chemistry, South China University of Technology
📅 1993-2003
Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
🔬 Research Assistant (1993)
🧑🔬 Associate Research Fellow (1995)
🧑🏫 Research Fellow (1998)
🎓 Doctoral Supervisor (2000)
📅 1983-1987
Teacher, Hubei Wuchang Experimental High School
Research Interests
🧪 Design and development of novel, efficient, and practical catalytic oxidation systems
🌱 Development of efficient, economical, and green chemical processes
🔗 Promote the deep integration of industry, academia, and research
Publication top Notes:
Design, synthesis and antitumor activity of 3,4,5-Trisubstituted Isoxazoles
Palladium-catalyzed cascade of aza-Wacker and Povarov reactions of aryl amines and 1,6-dienes for hexahydro-cyclopenta[b]quinoline framework
Ligand-enabled ruthenium-catalyzed meta-C−H alkylation of (hetero)aromatic carboxylic acids
Cobalt-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of alkynyl sulfides with unactivated chlorosilanes
Base-Promoted Aminoamidation of Cinnamoyl Chlorides with Aryl Amines: Access to β-Amino Amides
Pd(II)-Catalyzed Formal [5+2]-Carbocyclization of Ortho-Aryl-Substituted Arylaldehydes with Allylic Alcohols