2009.09-2013.07 PhD in Synthetic Chemistry: University of Nottingham
2005.09-2009.07 Bachelor of Science: China Agricultural University
2019.01-present - China Agricultural University - Professor, Head of Young Scientists Innovation Team
2015.04-2018.12 - China Agricultural University - Associate Professor
2013.08-2015.04 - University of Manchester - Postdoctoral Researcher in Synthetic Chemistry
Research
New Materials and Human Health Green Chemistry and Drug Development
Construction of C-C bonds via photoreductive coupling of ketones and aldehydes in the metalorganic-framework MFM-300(Cr), Luo, T.; Li, L.; Chen, Y.; An, J.*; Liu, C.; Yan, Z.; Carter, J. H.; Han, X.; Sheveleva, A. M.; Tuna, F.; McInnes, E. J. L.; Tang, C. C.; Schröder, M.*; Yang, S.*, 2023
Acyl Fluorides as Direct Precursors to Fluoride Ketyl Radicals: Reductive Deuteration using SmI2 and D2O, Li, H.; Peng, M.; Lai, Z.; Ning, L.; Chen, X.; Zhang, X.; Wang, P.; Szostak, R.; Szostak, M.*; An, J.*, 2021
Synthesis of α‑Deuterated Primary Amines via Reductive Deuteration of Oximes Using D2O as a Deuterium Source, Ning, L.; Li, H; Lai, Z.; Szostak, M.; Chen, X.; Dong, Y.*; Jin, S.; An, J.*, 2021
Reductive Deuteration of Aromatic Esters for the Synthesis of α,α-Dideuterio Benzyl Alcohols Using D2O as Deuterium Source, Luo, S.; Weng, C.; Ding, Y.; Ling, C.; Szostak, M.; Ma, X.*; An, J.*, 2021
Pentafluorophenyl Esters: Highly Chemoselective Ketyl Precursors for the Synthesis of α,α-Dideuterio Alcohols Using SmI2 and D2O as a Deuterium Source, Li, H.; Hou, Y.; Liu, C.; Lai, Z.; Ning, L.; Szostak, R.; Szostak, M.*; An, J.*, 2020
Synthesis and fungicidal activity of deuterated pefurazoate, Fan, X.; Han, M.; Ding, Y.; Zhang, X.; Li, H.*; An, J.*, 2020
Adv. Synth. Catal., Lei, P.; Ling, Y.; An, J.; Nolan, S. P.; Szostak, M., 2019
Reductive Cleavage of Unactivated Carbon–Cyano Bonds under Ammonia-Free Birch Conditions, Ding, Y.; Luo, S.; Ma, L.*; An, J.*, 2019
Reductive Deuteration of Nitriles Using D2O as a Deuterium Source, Ding, Y.; Luo, S.; Weng, C.; An, J.*, 2019
Selective C-N σ Bond Cleavage in Azetidinyl Amides under Transition Metal-Free Conditions, Li, H; Lai, Z.; Adijiang, A.; Zhao, H.; An, J.*, 2019
Reductive Deuteration of Nitriles: The Synthesis of α,α-Dideuterio Amines by Sodium-Mediated Electron Transfer Reactions, Ding, Y.; Luo, S.; Adijiang, A.; Zhao, H.; An, J.*, 2018
A Practical and Chemoselective Ammonia-Free Birch Reduction, Lei, P.; Ding, Y.; Zhang, X.; Adijiang, A.; Li, H.; Ling, Y.; An, J.*, 2018
Reduction and Reductive Deuteration of Tertiary Amides Mediated by Sodium Dispersions with Distinct Proton Donor-Dependent Chemoselectivity, Zhang, B.; Li, H.; Ding, Y.; Yan, Y.; An, J.*, 2018
Transition-Metal-Free, Selective Reductive Deuteration of Terminal Alkynes with Sodium Dispersions and EtOD ‑ d 1, Han, M.; Ding, Y.; Yan, Y.; Li, H.; Luo, S.; Adijiang, A.; Ling, Y.; An, J.*, 2018
Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling of Amides and Esters at Room Temperature: Correlation with Barriers to Rotation around C–N and C–O Bonds, Lei, P.; Meng, G.; Shi, S.; Ling, Y.; An, J.; Szostak, R.; Szostak, M.*, 2017
Pd-PEPPSI: Pd-NHC Precatalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions of Amides, Lei, P.; Meng, G.; Ling, Y.; An, J.; Szostak, M.*, 2017
General Method for the Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling of Primary Amide-Derived Electrophiles Enabled by [Pd(NHC)(Cin)Cl] at Room Temperature, Lei, P.; Meng, G.; Ling, Y.; An, J.; Nolan, S. P.; Szostak, M.*, 2017
A Selective and Cost-Effective Method for the Reductive Deuteration of Activated Alkenes, Li, H.; Zhang, B.; Dong, Y.; Liu, T.; Zhang, Y.; Nie, H.; Yang, R.; Ma, X.; Ling, Y.; An, J.*, 2017
Development of a Modified Bouveault–Blanc Reduction for the Selective Synthesis of α,α-Dideuterio Alcohols, Han, M.; Ma, X.; Yao, S.; Ding, Y.; Yan, Z.; Adijiang, A.; Wu, Y.; Li, H.; Zhang, Y.; Lei, P.; An, J.*, 2017
Synthesis of Quaternary Aryl Phosphonium Salts: Photoredox-Mediated Phosphine Arylation, Fearnley, A. F.; An, J.; Jackson, M.; Lindovska, P.; Denton, R. M.*, 2016
Evaluating a Sodium Dispersion Reagent for the Bouveault-Blanc Reduction of Esters, An, J.; Work, D. N.; Kenyon, C.; Procter, D. J.*, 2014
The Development of Catalytic Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions: Challenges, Progress and Future Directions, An, J.; Denton, R. M.*; Lambert, T. H.*; Nacsa, E. D., 2014
A Procedure for Appel Halogenations and Dehydrations Using a Polystyrene Supported Phosphine Oxide, Tang, X.; An, J.; Denton, R. M.*, 2014
Heteroatom Methods, An, J.; Denton, R. M., 2013
Phosphorus(V)-Catalyzed Deoxydichlorination Reactions of Aldehydes, An, J.; Tang, X.; Moore, J.; Lewis, W.; Denton, R. M., 2013
Phosphonium Salt-Catalysed Synthesis of Nitriles from in Situ Activated Oximes, Denton, R. M.*; An, J.; Lindovska, P.; Lewis, W., 2012
Catalytic Phosphorus ( V ) -Mediated Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions : Development of a Catalytic Appel Reaction, Denton, R. M.*; An, J.; Adeniran, B.; Blake, A. J.; Lewis, W.; Poulton, A. M., 2011
Phosphine Oxide-Catalysed Chlorination Reactions of Alcohols under Appel Conditions, Denton, R. M.*; An, J.; Adeniran, B., 2010