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Prof. Henry N.C. WONG

CChem FRSC
Professor of Chemistry
Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World

Education
B.Sc	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ph.D.	University College London
D.Sc.	University of London
Position Held

Since 2002	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

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. Wen, W. Hong, K. Yuan, T.C.W. Mak, and H.N.C. Wong:

"Synthesis, Resolution and Applications of 1,16-Dihydroxytetraphenylene as a Novel Building Block in Molecular Recognition and Assembly",

J. Org. Chem., Vol. 68, pp 8918-8931 (2003).

2. X.-L. Hou, Z. Yang, and H.N.C. Wong:

"Five–Membered Ring Systems – Furans and Benzofurans",

Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Vol. 15, Pergamon: Amsterdam, pp. 167-205 (2003).

3. W.-M. Chen, H.N.C. Wong, D.T.W. Chu, and X.-D. Lin:

"Synthetic Studies of Erythromycin Derivatives: 6-O-Methylation of (9S)-12,21-Anhydro-9-dihydroerythromycin A Derivatives",

Tetrahedron, Vol. 59, pp. 7033-7045 (2003).

4. C.-W. Lai, C.-K. Lam, H.-K. Lee, T.C.W. Mak, and H.N.C. Wong:

"Synthesis an Studies of 1,4,5,8,9,12,13,16-Octamethoxytetraphenylene",

Org. Lett., Vol. 5, pp. 823-826 (2003).

5. K.-F. Chan and H.N.C. Wong:

Diastereoselective Aldol Reactions of Furanyl Aldehydes Using Chiral Boronates as Auxiliary: Application to the Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure and Highly Functionalized 2,3-Disubstituted Furanyl Alcohols",

Eur. J. Org. Chem., pp 82-91 (2003).

6. H.-K. Lee and H.N.C. Wong:

"An Enantioselective Synthetic Pathway Towards Plakortones",

Chem. Commun., pp. 2114-2115 (2002).

7. C.-W. Hui, H.-K. Lee, and H.N.C. Wong:

"On the Diastereocontrol in the Formation of (2R,3S)-3-(3'-Furyl)-1,2-O-isopropylidenedioxy-3-pentanol and its (2R,3R)-Diastereomer",

Tetrahedron Lett., Vol. 43, pp. 123-126 (2002).

8. K.-F. Chan and H.N.C. Wong:

"Diastereoselective Addition Reactions of Furyl Aldehydes Using Chiral Boronates as Auxiliary: Applications to the Enantioselective Synthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted Furyl Alcohols",

Org. Lett. Vol. 3, pp. 3991-3994 (2001).

9. J.-H. Liu, Q.-C. Yang, T.C.W. Mak, and H.N.C. Wong:

"Highly Regioselective Synthesis of 2,3,4-Trisubstituted-1H-pyrroles: A Formal Total Synthesis of Lukianol A",

J. Org. Chem., Vol. 65, pp. 3587-3595 (2000).

10. Y.-P. Yang, D.-M. Du, Q. Li, T.C.W. Mak, and H.N.C. Wong:

"Synthesis, Structure and Inclusion Properties of 2,5,8,11-Tetrahydro-2,5,8,11-tetraoxodibenzo[b,h]tetraphenylene",

Chem. Commun., pp. 1607-1608 (1999).

Professional Activities

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.
Since 2000	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.
Since 2005	Member of the International Advisory Board, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry.
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.
Since 2006	Honorary Advisor to the Editorial Board, Heterocycles
Since 2007	Member of Beilstein Database Advisory Board
Since 2007	Regional Advising Co-Editor of Synlett

Contact

	Room 164 Science Centre
	(852) 2609 6329
	hncwong@cuhk.edu.hk

Last updated : 2-Jul-2008