Wang Lailai, Ph,D, Head of Research Group.

Education:

1983–1987 Northwest Normal University,BSc in department of Chemistry.
1987–1990 Lanzhou University,MA in department of Materials.
1994–1997 Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, PhD in Physical Chemistry.

Work Experience:
2003-present Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Lanzhou, Professor and PhD supervisor, Current research interest is focused on asymmetric catalysis.
2001-2003 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Research assistant and Associate Professor, Taking up research on asymmetric catalysis.
1997–2001 Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Lanzhou,  Associate Professor,  Researching area: asymmetric catalysis and isolation of chira organic compounds.
1990-1994 Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Lanzhou, Assistant  Professor, Undertaking  asymmetric catalysis and isolation of chiral organic compounds.

Research Direction: Asymmetric Catalysis

Award Won:

“Research on enantioselectively catalytic carbonylation and hydrogenation reactons” was listed in the second class in Gansu Science and Technology Progress Award in 1999.

Selected Publications:

[1] Y. M. Cui, L. L. Wang,* et. al.，“A highly efficient chiral-bridged diphosphine ligand modified cationic Palladium (II) catalyst system for asymmetric alternating copolymerization of propene and carbon monoxide”, Synlett, 2009 (16), 2696-2700.
[2] Q. L. Zhao, M. Yang, L. L. Wang,* “Efficient ligand-free, palladium catalyzed amidocarbonylation in ionic liquids: facile synthesis of N-acyl-a-arylglycines”, Synthetic Communications, 2008, 38, 4460.
[3] Q. L. Zhao, L. L. Wang,* Albert S. C. Chan, “Cu-catalyzed enantioselective conjugate addition of diethyzinc to cyclic enones with chiral phosphite ligands derived from 1,2:5,6-di-O-cyclohexylidene-D-mannitol”, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2007, 18, 1899.
[4] H. J. Wang, L. L. Wang,* Albert S. C. Chan,“Pd-catalyzed asymmetric alternating copolymerization of propene with carbon monoxide using ionic liquids”, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2006,17, 7.
[5] L. L. Wang, R. W. Guo, Albert S. C. Chan,“Rhodium catalyzed asymmetric hydroformylation of vinylarenes with novel chiral P,N-ligands derived from 1,2:5,6-di-O-cyclohexylidene-D-mannitool”, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2005, 16, 3198.
[6] L. L. Wang, Z. Y. Zhou, Albert S. C. Chan, “Synthesis of new chiral aryl diphosphite ligands derived from pyranoside backbone of monosacharides and their application in copper-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of diethylzinc to cyclic enones”, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2004, 346, 947.
[7] L. L. Wang, Albert S. C. Chan, X. L. Hou, and L. X. Dai, “Asymmetric hydroesterification of styrene using catalysts with planar-chiral ferrocene oxazoline ligands”, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2003, 14, 2291.
(8) Pui Ying Choy, Lai-lai Wang* and Fuk Yee Kwong*，Regioselective direct C-3 arylation of imidazo[1,2-α]pyridines with aryl tosylates and mesylates promoted by palladium-phosphine complexes，The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015, 80, 1457-1463。
(9) Haifeng Li, Zengbo Pang, Ping Gao and Lailai Wang*, Fe(III)-catalyzed grafting copolymerization of lignin with styrene and methyl methacrylate through AGET ATRP using triphenyl phosphine as ligand, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 54387-54394.
(10) Ai-Ping Xing, Lai-lai Wang*，Efficient novel 1, 2-diphosphite ligands derived from D-mannitol in the Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation. Tetrahedron 2014, 70, 8822-8828.
(11) Ai-ping Xing, Cui-bing Bai , Lai-lai Wang*, Chiral phosphite ligands derived from L-(+)-tartaric acid: synthesis and application in the Cu-catalyzed 1,4-conjugate addition of organozincs to cyclic enones, Tetrahedron, 2013, 69, 455-459;
(12) Qing-lu Zhao, Xiao Miao, Lai-lai Wang*, Enantioselective hydrogenation of functionalized olefins catalyzed by using Rh-chiral bidentatephosphite ligand complexes, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2013, 24, 104-107;
(13) Zhao QingLu, Wang LaiLai *，Synthesis of novel chiral bidentatephosphite ligands derived from pyranoside backbone of monosaccharides and their application in Cu-Catalyzed conjugate addition of dialkylzinc to enones , Tetrahedron: Asymmetry，2011, 22, 1885-1890；
(14) Q. L. Zhao, L. L. Wang *, A. P. Xing. Synthesis of novel diphosphite ligands derived from D-mannitol and their application in Cu-catalyzed enantio-selective conjugate addition of organozinc to enones. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2010, 21(24), 2993-2998.
(15) Q. L. Zhao, M. K. Tse, L. L. Wang*. Synthesis of diphosphite ligands derived from glucopyranoside and their application in Cu-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-addition of organozinc to enones. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2010, 21(23), 2788-2793.
Projects Undertaken:

My principal research interests lie in the field of the synthesis and application of chiral ligands, among which “Pd-catalyzed asymmetric alternating copolymerization of a-alkenes with carbon monoxide using chiral diphosphine ligands” and “research on Pd-catalyzed asymmetric amidocarbonylation of aromatic aldehydes,  acetamide, and CO” are financially supported by the National of Nature Foundation of China (No. 20473107 and 20673130 respectively).

Contact Information:

Tel: 0931-4968161
E-mail: wll@lzb.ac.cn
Fax:0931-4968129
Postal code:730000
Address:No.18,Tianshui Middle Road, Lanzhou, P. R. China