Contact:

School of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Life Science

Changzhou University

Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China

Email: zhaoshuai@cczu.edu.cn

Research Interests:

Organocatalysis, Asymmetric synthesis of small molecules with important biological activities

Educational background:

2015.6- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Life Science, Changzhou University

2010.9-2015.6 Ph.D. (Major: Organic Chemistry) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University

2006.9-2010.6 B.Sc. (Major: Chemistry (Basic Theory Class)) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University

Fundings:

1. The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (lzujbky-2014-242), Synthesis of spirooxindole by Organocatalysis, 2014/1-2015/6, PI.

2. National Science Foundation of China project (grant No. 21602018), Asymmetric α-alkylation of unactivated esters catalyzed by chiral quaternary ammonium fluoride, 2017/1 – 2019/1, PI

Publications:

1.Shuai Zhao, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Jun-Bing Lin, Yong-Ming Liang, Peng-Fei Xu*. Organocatalyzed Asymmetric Vinylogous Allylic-Allylic Alkylation of Morita-Baylis-Hillman Carbonates with Olefinic Azlactones: Facile Access to Chiral Multifunctional α-Amino Acid Derivatives. Org. Lett.2015, 17, 3206.

2.Shuai Zhao, Jun-Bing Lin, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Yong-Ming Liang, Peng-Fei Xu*. Hydrogen-bond-directed formal [5 + 1] annulations of oxindoles with ester-linked bisenones: facile access to chiral spirooxindole δ-Lactones. Org. Lett.2014, 16, 1802.

3.Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Shuai Zhao, Ji-Kang Xie, Xiu-Qin Hu, Peng-Fei Xu*. Synthesis of Spirocyclic Oxindole Dihydrothiophenes by DBUCatalyzed [3 + 2] Annulation of Morita−Baylis−Hillman Carbonates with Isothiocyanates. J. Org. Chem.2016, 81, 10532.

4. Ting Xie, Yu Xiao, Shuai Zhao, Xiu-Qin Hu, Peng-Fei Xu*. Catalyst-Free Chemoselective Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydroquinazoline-2-thiones and 2‑Imino[1,3]benzothiazines. J. Org. Chem.2016, 81, 10499.

5. Wang, Qinting Zhao, Shuai Jin, Lei Chen, Xin. Synthesis of Fmoc-protected (S)-3,5-Dibromophenylalanine in the Presence of a Phase Transfer Catalyst or a Chiral Catalyst, Chin. J. Org. Chem.2016, 36, 2242 ( In Chinese).