2011.02-2014.14 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Ph.D. in Chemistry

2007.09-2010.07 East China Normal University, M.S. in Chemistry

2003.09-2007.07 Linyi Normal University, B.S. in Chemistry

2017.03-now, Hunan University, Professor

2016.03-2017.03 University of Utah, postdoc (Peter Stang group)

2014.02-2016.02 University of Michigan, postdoc (John Montgomery group)

1. Zhao, W.; Montgomery, J.* Cascade Copper-Catalyzed 1,2,3-Trifunctionalization of Terminal Allenes J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 9763-9766.

2. Zhao, W.; Montgomery, J.* Functionalization of Styrenes via Copper-Catalyzed Borylation/ortho-Cyanation and Silver-Catalyzed Annulation Processes Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2015, 54, 12683-12683.

3. Zhao, W.; Wang, Z.; Chu, B.; Sun, J*. Enantioselective Formation of All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters from Indoles and Tertiary Alcohols Bearing A Directing Group Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 1910-1913 (Highlighted in SynFact)

4. Zhao, W.; Qian, H.; Li, Z*.; Sun, J.* Catalytic Ring Expansion of Cyclic Hemiaminals for the Synthesis of Medium Ring Lactams Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015,54, 10005-10008.

5. Zhao, W.; Li, Z.; Sun, J*. A New Strategy for Efficient Synthesis of Medium and Large Ring Lactones without High Dilution or Slow Addition J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 4680-4683.

6. Zhao, W.; Wang, Z.; Sun, J*. Synthesis of 8-Membered Lactones via Intermolecular [6+2] Cyclization of New Amphoteric Molecules with Siloxy Alkynes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 6209-6213.