Areas of Focus
- Small Molecule Innovative Drug Discovery
- Drug Synthesis
- Organic Synthesis Methodology
Work Experience
- 2022-02 to 2022-07 - Zhongshan Institute for Drug Innovation - Associate Researcher/Young Group Leader
- 2018-07 to 2022-02 - Sun Yat-sen University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2015-09 to 2018-06 - East China Normal University - Ph.D. Student
- 2013-09 to 2015-06 - East China Normal University - Master's Student
- 2009-09 to 2013-06 - Anhui Normal University - Bachelor's Student
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2015-09 to 2018-06 Ph.D.: East China Normal University
- 2013-09 to 2015-06 Master's Degree: East China Normal University
- 2009-09 to 2013-06 Bachelor's Degree: Anhui Normal University
Publications
- Enantioselective Assembly of α,α-Diamine Acid Derivatives via Three-Component Reaction of α-H Diazoacetates with Sulfonamides and Imines, Zhenghui Kang, 2023
- Enantioselective Propargylation of Oxonium Ylide with α-Propargylic-3-Indolymethanol: Access to Chiral Propargylic Indoles, Zhenghui Kang, 2022
- Enantioselective Formal Carbene Insertion into C–N Bond of Aminal: Concise Access to Chiral α-Amino-α2,2-Amino Acids, Zhenghui Kang, 2021
- Ternary Catalysis Enabled Three-component Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation as a Concise Track to Chiral α,α-Disubstituted Ketones, Zhenghui Kang, 2021
- A Rh-catalyzed Three-component Reaction for the Diastereoselective Synthesis of Pyrazolone Derivatives with Contiguous Quaternary Stereocenters, Zhenghui Kang, 2020
- Rh(II)/Ag(I)-Cocatalyzed Three-Component Reaction via SN1/SN1′-Type Trapping of Oxonium Ylide with the Nicholas Intermediate, Zhenghui Kang, 2020
- Privilege-Structure-Oriented Three-Component Asymmetric Aminomethylation: Assembly of Chiral 3-Aminomethyl Indolones, Zhenghui Kang, 2019
- Asymmetric Counter-Anion-Directed Aminomethylation: Synthesis of Chiral α-Amino Acids via Trapping of an Enol Intermediate, Zhenghui Kang, 2019
- Enantioselective Trapping of Oxonium Ylides by 3-Hydroxyisoindolinones via a Formal SN1 Pathway for Construction of Contiguous Quaternary Stereocenters, Zhenghui Kang, 2018
- Regio- and Diastereoselective Three-Component Reactions via Trapping of Ammonium Ylides with N-Alkylquinolinium Salts: Synthesis of Multisubstituted Tetra- and Dihydroquinoline Derivatives, Zhenghui Kang, 2017
