CChem FRSC
Professor of Chemistry
Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
- for the advancement of science in developing countries
| Education |
| B.Sc |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Ph.D. |
University College London |
| D.Sc. |
University of London |
Position Held |
| Since 2013 |
Interim Dean of Science |
| 2009-2013 |
Pro-Vice-Chancellor/Vice-President,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2002-2010 |
Head,
New Asia College,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Since 1996 |
Professor of Chemistry,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1992-1996 |
Reader,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1988-1992 |
Senior Lecturer,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1983-1988 |
Lecturer,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1982-1983 |
Lecturer,
Hong Kong Polytechnic |
| 1980-1982 |
Associate Research Fellow,
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry,
The Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 1978-1980 |
Ramsay Memorial Fellow,
University College London |
| 1976-1978 |
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Harvard University |
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Research Interests |
| 1 |
Syntheses and studies of non-natural molecules and naturally occurring molecules. |
| 2 |
Use of furans in organic synthesis. |
| Representative Publications |
| 1. |
J.-F. Cui, H. Huang, and H.N.C. Wong:
"A Concise Synthetic Approach Towards Hydroxytetraphenylenes".
Synlett, pp 1018-1022 (2011). |
| 2. |
C.-K. Hau, S.S.-Y. Chui, W. Lu, C.-M. Che, P.-S. Cheng, T.C.W. Mak, Q. Miao, and H.N.C. Wong:
"Thermotropic Liquid Crystals Based on 1,8,9,16-Tetrasubstituted Tetraphenylenes and Their Structure-Property Relationship Studies",
Chem. Sci., Vol. 2, pp 1068-1075 (2011). |
| 3. |
X.-Y. Sun, X.-Y. Tian, Z.-W. Li, X.-S. Peng, and H.N.C. Wong:
"Total Synthesis of Plakortide E and Biomimetic Synthesis of Plakortone B",
Chem. Eur. J., Vol. 17, pp 5874-5880 (2011). |
| 4. |
C.-K. Hau, H. He, A.W.M. Lee, D.T.W. Chik, Z. Cai, and H.N.C. Wong:
"Enantioselective Brønsted Base Catalyzed [4+2] Cycloaddition Using Novel Amino-Substituted Tetraphenylene Derivatives",
Tetrahedron, Vol. 66, pp 9860-9874 (2010). |
| 5. |
F. Lin, H.-Y. Peng, J.-X. Chen, D.T.W. Chik, Z. Cai, K.M.C. Wong, V.W.W. Yam, and H.N.C. Wong:
"Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of Chiral Helical Macrocyclic Scaffolds via Coordination-driven Self-assembly of 1,8,9,16-Tetraethynyltetraphenylene. Formation of Monometallic Platinum(II) and Dimetallic Platinum(II)-Ruthenium(II) Complexes",
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 132, pp 16383-16392 (2010). |
| 6. |
X.-G. Xie, X.-W. Wu, H.K. Lee, X.-S. Peng, and H.N.C. Wong:
"Biomimetic Synthesis of Plakortone B",
Chem. Eur. J., Vol. 16, pp 6933-6941 (2010). |
| 7. |
H. Huang, C.K. Hau, C.C.M. Law, and H.N.C. Wong:
"Hydroxytetraphenylenes, A New Type of Self-assembling Building Block and Chiral Catalyst",
Org. Biomol. Chem., Vol. 7, pp 1249-1257 (2009). |
| 8. |
J.-Q. Dong, and H.N.C. Wong:
“Biomimetic Total Synthesis of (±)-Pallavicinolide A”,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Vol. 48, pp 2351-2354 (2009). |
| 9. |
H. Huang, T. Stewart, M. Gutmann, T. Ohhara, N. Niimura, Y.-X. Li, J.-F. Wen, R. Bau, and H.N.C. Wong:
“To Flip or not to Flip? Assessing the Inversion Barrier of the Tetraphenylene Framework with Enantiopure 2,15-Dideuteriotetraphenylene and 2,7-Dimethyltetraphenylene”,
J. Org. Chem., Vol. 74, pp 359-369 (2009). |
| 10. |
A.-H. Wu, C.-K. Hau, and H.N.C. Wong:
“Synthesis of Enantiopure (S,R,S)- and (R,S,R)-1,4,5,8,9,16-Hexahydroxytetraphenylene”,
Adv. Synth. Catal., Vol. 349, pp 601-608 (2007). |
| Since 1999 |
Chairman, Management Committee, Shanghai-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory in Chemical
Synthesis. |
| 1999-2000 |
Croucher Senior Research Fellow. |
| Since 2000 |
Secretary-General
International Organizing Committee, International Symposium Series for
Chinese Organic Chemists. |
| 2000-2010 |
Member of the Advisory Board, European Journal of Organic Chemistry. |
| Since 2003 |
Senior Referee of the Regional Editorial Office (Shanghai), Tetrahedron and
Tetrahedron Letters. |
| Since 2003 |
Member of Editorial
Advisory Board, Chemical Communications. |
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| Since 2005 |
Member of the International Advisory Board,
Organic
and Biomolecular Chemistry. |
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| Since 2005 |
Member of the Advisory
Board, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. |
| Since
2006 |
Member
of the Editorial Board, Chemistry, An Asian Journal. |
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| Since 2006 |
Honorary Advisor to the Editorial Board, Heterocycles |
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| Since 2007 |
Member of Reaxys Database Advisory Board |
|
Since 2007 |
Regional Advising Co-Editor of Synlett |
|
Since 2009 |
Series Editor of Topics in Current Chemistry |
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Last updated : 19-Mar-2013 |
