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Name	Kun Shen
Contact Information	kun.shen@whu.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Hubei

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Name

Kun Shen

Contact Information

kun.shen@whu.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Hubei

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Wuhan University
Faculty	Medical School
Academic Background & Achievements	2008 – 2013 PhD in Organic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2004 – 2008 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University
Work Experience	2018.9 – Present Associate Researcher, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University 2013.8 – 2018.7 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, Duke University, USA

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Wuhan University

Faculty

Medical School

Academic Background & Achievements

2008 – 2013 PhD in Organic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2004 – 2008 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University

Work Experience

2018.9 – Present Associate Researcher, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University
2013.8 – 2018.7 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, Duke University, USA

Areas of Focus	Organic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemical Biology Synthetic Methodology Chiral Drugs and Natural Product Synthesis Innovative Drug Research and Development Drug Molecular Mechanism Studies
Publications	Copper-Catalyzed Alkene Aminoazidation as a Rapid Entry to 1,2-Diamines and Installation of an Azide Reporter onto Azahetereocycles, Shen, K.; Wang, Q., 2017 Diazirines as Potential Universal Molecular MRI Tags: Probing the Requirements for Efficient and Long-Lived SABRE-Induced Hyperpolarization, Shen, K.; Logan, A. W. J.; Colell, J. F. P.; Bae, J.; Ortiz, G. X.; Theis, T.; Warren, W. S.; Malcolmson, S. J.; Wang, Q., 2017 Copper-Catalyzed Aminoalkynylation of Alkenes with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents, Shen, K.; Wang, Q., 2017 Copper-Catalyzed Amino Lactonization and Amino Oxygenation of Alkenes Using O-Benzoylhydroxylamines, Hemric, B. N.; Shen, K.; Wang, Q., 2016 Copper-catalyzed Aminotrifluoromethylation of Alkenes: A Facile Synthesis of CF3-Containing Lactams, Shen, K.; Wang, Q., 2016 Copper-Catalyzed Diamination of Unactivated Alkenes with Hydroxylamines, Shen, K.; Wang, Q., 2015 Cationic Pd(II)-Catalyzed Arylative Cyclization of 1,6-Enynes with Arylboronic Acids, Shen, K.; Han, X.; Lu, X.; Hu, Z., 2017 Cationic Pd(II)-Catalyzed Cyclization of N-tosyl-aniline Tethered Alkynyl Ketones Initiated by Hydropalladation of Alkynes: A Facile Way to 1,2-Dihydro- or 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinoline Derivatives, Shen, K.; Han, X.; Xia, G.; Lu, X., 2015 Cationic Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Reductive Cyclization of Alkyne-Tethered Ketones or Aldehydes Using Ethanol as Hydrogen Source, Shen, K.; Han, X.; Lu, X., 2013 Cationic Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Arylative Cyclization of Alkyne-Tethered Enals or Enones Initiated by Carbopalladation of Alkynes with Arylboronic Acids, Shen, K.; Han, X.; Lu, X., 2012

Areas of Focus

Organic Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Synthetic Methodology
Chiral Drugs and Natural Product Synthesis
Innovative Drug Research and Development
Drug Molecular Mechanism Studies

Publications

Copper-Catalyzed Alkene Aminoazidation as a Rapid Entry to 1,2-Diamines and Installation of an Azide Reporter onto Azahetereocycles, Shen, K.; Wang, Q.*, 2017
Diazirines as Potential Universal Molecular MRI Tags: Probing the Requirements for Efficient and Long-Lived SABRE-Induced Hyperpolarization, Shen, K.; Logan, A. W. J.; Colell, J. F. P.; Bae, J.; Ortiz, G. X.; Theis, T.; Warren, W. S.; Malcolmson, S. J.; Wang, Q.*, 2017
Copper-Catalyzed Aminoalkynylation of Alkenes with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents, Shen, K.; Wang, Q.*, 2017
Copper-Catalyzed Amino Lactonization and Amino Oxygenation of Alkenes Using O-Benzoylhydroxylamines, Hemric, B. N.; Shen, K.; Wang, Q.*, 2016
Copper-catalyzed Aminotrifluoromethylation of Alkenes: A Facile Synthesis of CF3-Containing Lactams, Shen, K.; Wang, Q.*, 2016
Copper-Catalyzed Diamination of Unactivated Alkenes with Hydroxylamines, Shen, K.; Wang, Q.*, 2015
Cationic Pd(II)-Catalyzed Arylative Cyclization of 1,6-Enynes with Arylboronic Acids, Shen, K.; Han, X.; Lu, X.*; Hu, Z., 2017
Cationic Pd(II)-Catalyzed Cyclization of N-tosyl-aniline Tethered Alkynyl Ketones Initiated by Hydropalladation of Alkynes: A Facile Way to 1,2-Dihydro- or 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinoline Derivatives, Shen, K.; Han, X.; Xia, G.; Lu, X.*, 2015
Cationic Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Reductive Cyclization of Alkyne-Tethered Ketones or Aldehydes Using Ethanol as Hydrogen Source, Shen, K.; Han, X.; Lu, X.*, 2013
Cationic Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Arylative Cyclization of Alkyne-Tethered Enals or Enones Initiated by Carbopalladation of Alkynes with Arylboronic Acids, Shen, K.; Han, X.; Lu, X.*, 2012

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