Chongyang Wu
Research Assistant Professor
A Bit About Me
Chongyang Wu received a B.S. degree in science at Lanzhou University, China, in 2012, then joined Prof. Rui Wang’s Group for Master’s study. After obtaining M.S. degree in 2015, he continued his PhD studies in The University of Queensland under the supervision of Prof. David Fairlie. Currently, he is conducting his postdoctoral training at Westlake University in Prof. Huaimin Wang’s group. He is currently a Research Assistant Professor at Prof. Jianjun Cheng’s group at Westlake University.
Publications
2019
2018
2017
Hoang, H.N.+, Wu, C.+, Hill, T.A., de Araujo, A.D., Bernhardt, P.V., Liu, L. & Fairlie, D.P. A novel long-range n to p* interaction secures the smallest known a-helix in water. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 18873 –18877.
Hoang, H.N., Hill, T.A., Ruiz-Gómez, G., Diness, F., Mason, J.M., Wu, C., Abbenante, G., Shepherd, N.E. & Fairlie, D.P. Twists or turns: stabilising alpha vs. beta turns in tetrapeptides. Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 10595–10600.
Wu, C., Hoang, H.N., Liu, L. & Fairlie, D.P. Glucuronic acid as a helix-inducing linker in short peptides. Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 2162-2165.
Hoang, H.N.+, Wu, C.+, Beyer, R.L., Hill, T.A. & Fairlie, D.P. Alpha helix nucleation by a simple cyclic tetrapeptide. Aust. J. Chem. 2017, 70, 213–219.
de Araujo, A.D.+, Wu, C.+, Wu, K.C., Reid, R.C., Durek, T., Lim, J. & Fairlie, D.P. Europium-labeled synthetic C3a protein as a novel fluorescent probe for human complement C3a receptor. Bioconjugate Chem. 2017, 28, 1669−1676.
2014
Zhang, J., Liu, X., Wu, C., Zhang, P., Chen, J. & Wang, R. Organocatalyzed asymmetric 1,4-Addition of azlactones to α,β-unsaturated trichloromethyl ketones: Synthesis of α,α-disubstituted α-amino acid derivatives. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 32, 7104–7108.
Wu, C., Li, G., Sun, W., Zhang, M., Hong, L. & Wang, R. Organocatalytic highly enantioselective monofluoroalkylation of 3-bromooxindoles: Construction of fluorinated 3,3ʹ-disubstituted oxindoles and their derivatives. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 1960–1963.
2013
Sun, W., Zhu, G., Wu, C., Li, G., Hong, L. & Wang, R. Organocatalytic diastereo- and enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azlactones and methyleneindolinones. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 8633-8637.
Zhu, G., Sun, W., Wu, C., Li, G., Hong, L. & Wang, R. Base-catalyzed diastereoselective [3 + 3] annulation of 3-isothiocyanatooxindoles and azomethine imines. Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 4988–4991.
Hong, L.+, Kai, M.+, Wu, C.+, Sun, W., Zhu, G., Li, G., Yao, X. & Wang, R. Enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of methyleneindolinones and N,Nʹ-cyclic azomethine imines. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 6713-6715.
2012
Sun, W., Zhu, G., Wu, C., Hong, L. & Wang, R. An organocatalytic cascade strategy for the enantioselective construction of spirocyclopentane bioxindoles containing three contiguous stereocenters and two spiro quaternary centers. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 6737-6741.
Sun, W., Zhu, G., Wu, C., Hong, L. & Wang, R. “Organo–Metal” synergistic catalysis: The 1+1>2 effect for the construction of spirocyclopentene oxindoles. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 13959-13963.
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