Zhang Jie

Dr. Zhang Jie

Academic/Professional Qualifications:

2014.8 – 2018.12 Ph.D., The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Chemistry (Prof. Xie Zuowei)

2011.9 – 2014.7 Master degree., Lanzhou University, working as an exchange student in Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Organic chemistry (Prof. Xu Pengfei and Prof. Qiu Zaozao)

2007.9 – 2011.7 Bachelor degree., Lanzhou University, Chemistry major (Prof. Xu Pengfei).

Working Experience :

2026.1-Present Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University

2022.1 – 2025.12 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, CUHK

2021.4 – 2021.12 Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, CUHK

2019.5 – 2021.4 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, CUHK

2019.1 – 2019.5 Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, CUHK

Selected Publications:

1) Chan, T. L.; Zhang, J.;* Xie, Z.* Synthesis and Structure of Diphosphene-Bridged Dicarborane Dianions with [2n+3] Skeletal Electrons. Inorg. Chem., 2025, accepted, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c04262.

2) Chan, T. L.; Zhang, J.;* Xie Z.* Carboranyl Diphosphenes: Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity. Dalton Trans. 2025, 54, 10946-10955.

3) Mao, X.; Zhang, J.;* Z. Xie.* Regioselective C(sp3)–H borylation via a diarylboryl anion surrogate in sp2–sp3 diboranes(5). Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 22314–22321.

4) Liu, Y.; Zhang, J.; Xie, Z.* Synthesis, reactivity and nucleophilicity of carboranyl-B-Mg compound. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 8945.

5) Guo, C.; Zhang, J.; Ge, Y.; Qiu, Z.;* Xie, Z.* Asymmetric Palladium Migration for Synthesis of Chiral-at-Cage o-Carboranes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, 64, e202416987.

6) Au, Y.; Ma, Q.; Zhang, J.;* Xie, Z.* Ir-Catalyzed B(3)-Amination of o-Carboranes with Amines via Acceptorless Dehydrogenative BH/NH Cross-Coupling. Chem. Asian J. 2023, 18, e202300611.

7) Zhang, J.; Xie, Z.* N-Ligand-Enabled Aromatic Nucleophilic Amination of 1,2-Diaryl-o-Carboranes with (R2N)2Mg for Selective Synthesis of 4-R2N-o-Carboranes and 2-R2N-m-Carboranes. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202202675.

8) Zhang, J.; Xie, Z.* Ene Reaction of o-Carboryne with Alkynes and Alkenes at Room Temperature: Synthesis of o-Carboranyl Allenes and Alkenes. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 2971–2975.

9) Zhang, J.; Xie, Z.* Tandem [4 + 2]/[2 + 2] Cycloaddition of o-Carboryne with Enynes: Facile Construction of Carborane-fused Tricyclics. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 5616–5620.

10) Zhang, J.; Tang, C.; Xie, Z. * Magnesium-mediated sp3 C–H activation in cascade cyclization of 1-arylethynyl-2-alkyl-o-carboranes: efficient synthesis of carborane-fused cyclopentanes. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 9925–9929.

11) Zhang, J.; Xie, Z.* [2 + 2] Cycloaddition of o-Carboryne with Vinyl Ethers: Synthesis of Carborane-Fused Cyclobutanes. Organometallics 2020, 39, 4214–4220.

12) Zhang, J.; Tang, C.; Xie, Z.* Magnesium-mediated sp3 C–H activation in cascade cyclization of 1-arylethynyl-2-alkyl-o-carboranes: efficient synthesis of carborane-fused cyclopentanes. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11(36), 9925–9929.

13) Zhang, J.; Xie, Z.* Broad Scope Extra-Annular [4 + 2] Cycloaddition of o-Carboryne with Styrenes: Efficient Route to Carborane-Fused Polycyclics. Chin. J. Chem. 2018, 36, 1041–1046.

14) Zhang, J.; Qiu, Z.*; Xie, Z.* Broad Scope [4 + 2] Cycloaddition of o-Carboryne with Pentafulvenes Using 1-Li-2-OTf-o-C2B10H10 as Precursor. Organometallics 2017, 36, 3806−3811.