Education:

2013/9-2017/6: Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, Sichuan University

2018/9-2021/8: Master’s degree in chemical engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (under the Southern University of Science and Technology-Harbin Institute of Technology joint training program) Supervisor: Prof. Jun (Joelle) Wang

Focus:

Conducting research on the asymmetric synthesis of chiral flavonoids and phosphine compounds using transition metal asymmetric catalysis

1.     M. Y. Jin, X. Gu, M. Deng, C. Wang and J. Wang*, Catalytic Mutual Multicomponent Reaction: Facile Access to α- Trifluoromethylthiolated Ketones, Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 10552-10555.

2.     Z. Yang, X. Gu, L. Han and J. Wang*, Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrophosphorylation of Alkynes: Facile Access to P‑Stereogenic Phosphinates, Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 7451-7455.

3.     X. Gu, M. Ling, M. Li and J. Wang*, Highly enantioselective access to chiral chromanes and thiochromanes via Cu-catalyzed hydroamination with anthranils, Org. Chem. Front., 2021, 8, 1563.

4.     X. Gu, K. Liu, L. Yang, C. Xie, M. Li* and J. Wang*, Nickel-catalyzed enantioselective α-heteroarylation of ketones via C–F bond activation to construct all-carbon quaternary stereocenters. Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 12498.

5.     X. Gu, Q. Du, W. Song and J. Wang*, Catalyst-free Regio- and Diastereoselective Synthesis of Heterocyclic Nucleosides in the Eco-friendly Solvent 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran. Chin. J. Chem., 2022, 41, 167 - 172.

6.     X. Gu, K. Ngai, W. Wang, B. Li, and J. Wang, Ni-catalyzed Propargylic Substitution Reaction: A General and Versatile Tool to Axially Chiral Phosphorus-containing Allenes. Chem. Catal. 2024, 4, 100903.