Yu-Chen Zhang 
Professor
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University
E-mail: zhangyc@jsnu.edu.cn
Yu-Chen Zhang is a professor in School of Chemistry and Materials Science at Jiangsu Normal University. He is a recipient of the Jiangsu Province Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. His research interests focus on catalytic asymmetric construction of axially chiral functional heterocyclics. As a corresponding author, he has published over 30 papers on peer-reviewed international journals, including J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (5), Sci. China Chem. (2), Chin. J. Chem. (2), and his papers have been cited for more than 2600 times. He has also received some awards, such as “RSC Highly Cited Author 2021”, “NHU-CJC Innovation Award” and “Science China Chemistry 2023 Best Paper Award”.

Education:
B.Sc.          China Pharmaceutical University, China, 2007-2011
M.Sc.        Jiangsu Normal University, China, 2013-2016 (Supervisor: Prof. Feng Shi)
Ph.D.        University of Science and Technology of China, China, 2016-2019 (Supervisor: Prof. Liu-Zhu Gong)

Professional experience:
Associate Professor      Jiangsu Normal University, China, 2019.12-2023.12
Professor                      Jiangsu Normal University, China, 2024.01-present

 Research interests:
Asymmetric Catalysis, Axially Chiral Functional Heterocyclics
 
Representative Publications:
1)       Zhi-Han Chen, Tian-Zhen Li, Ning-Yi Wang, Xiao-Fang Ma, Shao-Fei Ni, Yu-Chen Zhang*, Feng Shi*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202300419.
2)       Ke-Wei Chen, Zhi-Han Chen, Shuang Yang, Shu-Fang Wu, Yu-Chen Zhang*, Feng Shi*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202116829.
3)       Si-Jia Liu, Zhi-Han Chen, Jia-Yi Chen, Shao-Fei Ni*, Yu-Chen Zhang*, Feng Shi*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202112226.
4)       Tian-Zhen Li, Si-Jia Liu, Yu-Wen Sun, Shuang Deng, Wei Tan, Yingchun Jiao*, Yu-Chen Zhang*, Feng Shi*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 2355.
5)       Chun Ma, Feng-Tao Sheng, Hai-Qing Wang, Shuang Deng, Yu-Chen Zhang*, Yin-Chun Jiao, Wei Tan*, Feng Shi*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 15686.
6)       Fei Jiang, Ke-Wei Chen, Ping Wu, Yu-Chen Zhang*, Yinchun Jiao, Feng Shi*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 15104.
7)       Yu-Chen Zhang, Fei Jiang, Feng Shi*, Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53, 425.
8)       Tian-Zhen Li, Si-Jia Liu, Shu-Fang Wu, Qi Cheng, Qun Chen,* Yinchun Jiao,* Yu-Chen Zhang*, Feng Shi*, Sci. China Chem. 2024, 67, 2629.
9)       Qing-Qing Hang, Shu-Fang Wu, Shuang Yang, Xue Wang, Zhen Zhong, Yu-Chen Zhang*, Feng Shi*, Sci. China Chem. 2022, 65, 1929.
10)    Feng-Tao Sheng, Shuang Yang, Shu-Fang Wu, Yu-Chen Zhang*, Feng Shi*, Chin. J. Chem. 2022, 40, 2151.