EDUCATION

10.2012-01.2017                              Doctor Degree Program in Organic Chemistry

University of Cologne, supervised by Prof. Dr. H.-G. Schmalz

09.2009-07.2012                              Master Degree Program in Applied Chemistry

Jinan University, P. R. China, supervised by Prof. Dr. Yiqun Li

09.2005-07.2009                               Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry

Henan University of Technology, P. R. China

09.2006-07.2009                               Bachelor of Management in Marketing

Henan University of Technology , P. R. China

WORK EXPERIENCE

05.2018-2020.09                      Postdoctoral Researcher, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Department of         Chemistry                                                               （supervised by Prof. Dr. J. Wang）    

02.2017-08.2017                      Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cologne, Institute of Organic Chemistry, （supervised by Prof. Dr. H.-G. Schmalz）

RESEARCH INTERESTING

Organic Synthesis; Enantioselective Transition Metal Catalysis and Ligand Development; Green Chemistry；

PUBLICATIONS

1. Q.Du, J.-M. Neudörfl, H-G. Schmalz. Enantioselective Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular Cyclization/[3+3]Cycloadditions of 2-(1-Alkynyl)-2-alken-1-ones with Azomethine Imines. Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 2379-2383.
2. Q.Du, W. Zhang, H. Ma, J. Zheng, B. Zhou, Y. Li. Immobilized palladium on surface-modified Fe₃O₄/SiO₂ nanoparticles: as a magnetically separable and stable recyclable high-performance catalyst for Suzuki and Heck cross-coupling reactions. Tetrahedron 2012, 68, 3577-3584.
3. Q.Du, Y. Li. Air-stable, recyclable and time-efficient diphenylphosphinite cellulose-supported palladium nanoparticles as a catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura reactions. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 378-385.
4. Q.Du, Y. Li. Application of an air and moisture stable diphenylphosphinite cellulose-supported nanopalladium catalyst for Heck reaction. Res. Chem. Intermed. 2012, 38, 1807-1817.
5. Q.Du, C. Zheng, Y. Li. Tetraethylenepentamine-functionalized Cellulose Supported Nano-palladium for Suzuki Reaction. Chemical Research and Application. 2012, 24, 63-68.
6. Xu, Z. Zhang, J. Zheng, Q. Du, Y. Li. Synthesis of dendrimers terminated by DABCO ligands and applications of its palladium nanoparticles for catalyzing Suzuki-Miyaura and Mizoroki-Heck couplings. Appl. Organometal. Chem. 2013, 27, 13-18. (2015 Applied Organometallic Chemistry Best Publication Award)
7. Zhang, J. Zheng, Q. Du, W. Zhang, Y. Li. A Novel One-pot Synthesis of Biaryl Derivatives by Sequential Strategies via Suzuki Coupling/Knoevenagel Condensation in Aqueous Medium at Room Temperature. Chin. J. Chem. 2012, 30, 1543-1547.