Introduction:

Name:Min Zhang 

Title: Professor

E-mail: minzhang@scut.edu.cn

Personal homepage: https://www.x-mol.com/groups/minzhang_scut/publications

Supervisor: Master’s ＆ PhD Supervisor

Area: 

（1）New reductive tandem reactions by nano- and singel atom catalysis;

（2）Electrode materials and electrochemistry in developing new reductive tandem reactions.

（3）Indstrial projects: epoxy resins， cleaning agents， neutral rust remover，coolants

Education:

2006.9—2009.7：South China University of Technology，Professor， Ph.D in applied chemistry (Prof. Huanfeng Jiang)；

2007.9—2009.7：Université de Rennes 1，Ph.D in chemistry(Prof. Pierre. H. Dixneuf)

2003.9—2006.7: Jinan University，master in chemistry (Prof.Yiqun Li)；

2004.3—2006.5: Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry，master research；

1999.9—2003.7: JIshou University，Bachelor in Chemistry

Research interests:

Sustainable catalysis and organic synthesis

Representative publications :

1. Reduction-interrupted Tandem Reaction for General Synthesis of Functional Amino Acids by a Heterogeneous Cobalt Catalyst. Haotian Hua， Chenggang Ci， Pierre. H. Dixneuf， Min Zhang*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.， 2025， 147， 6572−6582 (IF: 16.383).

2. Selective Electroreductive Cross-coupling of N-Heteroarenes and Aryl Carboxylic Derivatives. Xinyu Chen，† Maorui wang，† Huanfeng Jiang， Pierre. H. Dixneuf， and Min Zhang*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.， 2025， 147， Doi: org/10.1021/jacs.5c16945 (IF: 16.383). 

3. Reductive Functionalization of Pyridine-fused N-Heteroarenes. Huanhuan Jia， Zhenda Tan， Min Zhang*. Acc. Chem. Res. 2024， 57， 795-813. (IF: 18.3)

4. Reductive Coupling of N-Heteroarenes and 1，2-Dicarbonyls for Direct Access to γ-Amino Acids， Esters， and Ketones Using a Heterogeneous Single-Atom Iridium Catalyst. Huanhuan Jia， Qi Liao， Wei Liu， Luis A. Cipriano， Huanfeng Jiang， Pierre. H. Dixneuf， Gianvito Vilé， Min Zhang*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.， 2024， 146， 31647-31655 (IF: 16.383).

5. Multicomponent Reductive Coupling for Selective Access to Functional γ-Lactams by a Single-Atom Cobalt Catalyst. Jia-Lu Sun， Huanfeng Jiang， Pierre. H. Dixneuf， and Min Zhang*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.， 2024， 146， 11289-11298 (IF: 16.383).