Dr. Shaoguang Zhang, Assistant Professor, PI
Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Haidian, Beijing 100084, China
Email: sgzhang@tsinghua.edu.cn
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0931-321X
Education
2004-2008 B.En. in Pharmaceutical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology (Advisors: Prof. Zhiming Zhou, Prof. Zhenfeng Xi)
2008-2013 Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Peking University (Advisors: Prof. Zhenfeng Xi, Prof. Wen-Xiong Zhang)
Professional Experience
2013-2016 Postdoctoral Researcher, Pacific Northwest National Lab, USA (Advisor: Dr. R. Morris Bullock)
2016-2018 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania, USA (Advisor: Prof. Neil C. Tomson)
2018-2020 Senior Research Scientist, Process Research and Development, Merck & Co. Inc., USA
2020-present Associate Professor, PI, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Fields of Interest
Organometallic chemistry, main-group element chemistry, organic synthesis
The research group is recruiting postdoctoral researchers and research assistants in the fields of organometallic chemistry, organic synthesis, and computational organic chemistry. Interested candidates are invited to contact us via email.
Honors and Awards
2025 Tsinghua University Teaching Achievement Award (1st Prize)
2024 Tsinghua University Annual Teaching Excellence Award
2024 Young Teachers' Teaching Competition (1st Prize)
2023 National Natural Science Award (2nd Prize, 4th Contributor)
2023 Outstanding Supervisor of Student Research Training (1st Prize)
2015 CIBA/YCC Young Scientist Travel Award, ACS Younger Chemists Committee
2015 Outstanding Performance Award, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
2013 Reaxys PhD Prize (Finalist), Reed Elsevier Properties SA
2013 Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, Peking University
2012 National Scholarship for Graduate Student, Ministry of Education, China
2011 Principal’s Scholarship, Peking University
Publications
1. Li, Z.; Wang, Q.; Gao, R.; Zhang, S.* One- and Two-Electron Carbon–Halide Bond Activation at a Phosphorus Center. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, doi: 10.1002/anie.202521209. (Hot Paper)
2. Su, Z.; Zhong, M.;* Meng, X.; Gao, R.; Li, J.;* Yuan, M.; Roesky, H. W.;* Zhang, S.* Bifunctional Silylene–Aminoborane Enables Cooperative Activation of Unsaturated Bonds and Access to Heteroatom‐Enriched Polycycle. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202515808.
3. Zhong, M.;*, Su, Z.; Jiang, X.; Chen, L.; Guo, Y.; Roesky, H. W.;* Zhang, S.* A Spatially Separated Germylene-Carbene Compound for Site-Selective Small Molecule Activation. Inorg. Chem. 2025, 64, 14428–14436.
4. Zhang, S.; Ruccolo, S.;* Fryszkowska, A.; Klapars, A.; Marshall, N. M.; Strotman, N. A. Electrochemical Activation of Galactose Oxidase: Mechanistic Studies and Synthetic Application. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 7270–7280.
5. Zhang, S.; Cui, P.; Liu, T.; Wang, Q.; Longo, T. J.; Thierer, L. M.; Manor, B. C.; Gau, M. R.; Carroll, P. J.; Papaefthymiou, G. C.; Tomson, N. C.* “N–H Bond Formation at a Diiron Bridging Nitride.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 15215–15219.
6. Zhang, S.; Wang, Q.; Thierer, L. M.; Weberg, A. B.; Gau, M. R.; Carroll, P. J.; Tomson, N. C.* “Tuning Metal–Metal Interactions through Reversible Ligand Folding in a Series of Dinuclear Iron Complexes.” Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 12234-12244.
7. Zhang, S.; Appel, A. M.; Bullock, R. M.* “Reversible Heterolytic Cleavage of the H-H Bond by Molybdenum Complexes: Controlling the Dynamics of Exchange Between Proton and Hydride.”J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 7376–7387.
8. Zhang, S.; Zhang, W.-X.; Xi, Z.* “Semibullvalene and Diazasemibullvalene: Recent Advances in the Synthesis, Reaction Chemistry, and Synthetic Applications.”Acc. Chem. Res. 2015, 48, 1823–1831.
9. Zhang, S.; Zhang, W.-X.; Xi, Z.* “Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Site-Selective Cycloadditions of 2,6-Diazasemibullvalenes with Isocyanides, Azides and Diazo Compounds: Novel Reaction Patterns Leading to Diaza- and Triaza-Brexadiene Derivatives.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 3485-3489.
10. Zhang, S.; Wei, J.; Zhan, M.; Luo, Q.; Wang, C.; Zhang, W.-X.; Xi, Z.* “2,6-Diazasemibullvalenes: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, Theoretical Analysis and Reaction Chemistry. ” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 11964–11967.
11. Zhang, S.; Zhang, W.-X.; Zhao, J.; Xi, Z.* “Cleavage and Reorganization of Zr−C/Si−C Bonds Leading to Zr/Si−N Organometallic and Heterocyclic Compounds.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 14042-14045.
