Bing‐Feng Shi

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Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 58, Issue 11 p. 3262-3262 Author ProfileFree Access Bing-Feng Shi First published: 18 October 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201811536AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract “My favorite place on earth is where my family is. If I were not a scientist, I would be an architect …” Find out more about Bing-Feng Shi in his Author Profile. Bing-Feng Shi The author presented on this page has recently published his 10th article in Angewandte Chemie in the last 10 years: “Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Arylation of Unbiased Methylene C(sp3)−H Bonds Enabled by a 2-Pyridinylisopropyl Auxiliary and Chiral Phosphoric Acids”: S.-Y. Yan, Y.-Q. Han, Q.-J. Yao, X.-L. Nie, L. Liu, B.-F. Shi, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 9093; Angew. Chem. 2018, 130, 9231. Work by B.-F. Shi has been featured on the cover of Angewandte Chemie: “PdII-Catalyzed Enantioselective Activation of C(sp2)−H and C(sp3)−H Bonds Using Monoprotected Amino Acids as Chiral Ligands”: B.-F. Shi, N. Maugel, Y.-H. Zhang, J.-Q. Yu, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 4882; Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 4960. Date of birth: July 8, 1978 Position: Professor, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University E-mail: bfshi@zju.edu.cn Homepage: http://mypage.zju.edu.cn/en/bfshi ORCID: 0000-0003-0375-955X Education: 2001 BS with Prof. Ji-Ben Meng, Nankai University, Tianjin 2006 PhD with Prof. Biao Yu, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2006–2007 Postdoc with Prof. Michael S. VanNieuwenhze, University of California, San Diego 2007–2010 Postdoc with Prof. Jin-Quan Yu, The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego Awards: 2014 Recipient, National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars; 2015 Distinguished Lectureship Award, Chemical Society of Japan; 2017 Changjiang Scholars Program, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China; 2018 Top-Notch Young Talents Program, Zhejiang Province Current research interests: Transition-metal-catalyzed selective activation of inert bonds; asymmetric synthesis; total synthesis; sustainable chemistry Hobbies: Reading, hiking, drinking, traveling My favorite place on earth is where my family is. If I were not a scientist, I would be an architect. I chose chemistry as a career because “Chemistry is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get” (adapted from Forrest Gump!). My most exciting discovery to date has been the identification of monoprotected α-amino acids as privileged chiral ligands for Pd(II)-catalyzed enantioselective C−H activation. I lose track of time when I play with my children. The best advice I have ever been given is “You will never know your potential if you don't work hard”. The worst advice I have ever been given was “This won't work since lots of people have attempted it and not succeeded”. Be passionate and never give up. My top three films (or film series) of all time are Forrest Gump, A Chinese Odyssey (大话西游), Harry Potter. The downside of my job is that I don't have enough time to spend with my family. My favorite food is hot pot. My 5 top papers: 1“PdII-Catalyzed Enantioselective Activation of C(sp2)−H and C(sp3)−H Bonds Using Monoprotected Amino Acids as Chiral Ligands”: B.-F. Shi, N. Maugel, Y.-H. Zhang, J.-Q. Yu, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 4882; Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 4960. (My first work on C−H activation.) 2“Stereoselective Synthesis of Chiral α-Amino-β-Lactams through Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Sequential Monoarylation/Amidation of C(sp3)−H Bonds”: Q. Zhang, K. Chen, W. Rao, Y. Zhang, F.-J. Chen, B.-F. Shi, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 13588; Angew. Chem. 2013, 125, 13833. (A 2-pyridinylisopropyl (PIP) directing group was developed for the efficient activation of methylene C(sp3)−H bonds.) 3“Stereoselective Synthesis of Chiral β-Fluoro α-Amino Acids via Pd(II)-Catalyzed Fluorination of Unactivated Methylene C(sp3)−H Bonds: Scope and Mechanistic Studies”: Q. Zhang, X.-S. Yin, K. Chen, S.-Q. Zhang, B.-F. Shi, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 8219. (A PIP directing group enabled the stereoselective fluorination of unactivated methylene C(sp3)−H bonds.) 4“Site-Selective Alkenylation of δ-C(sp3)−H Bonds with Alkynes via a Six-Membered Palladacycle”: J.-W. Xu, Z.-Z. Zhang, W.-H. Rao, B.-F. Shi, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 10750. (An unprecedented alkenylation reaction takes place in the presence of more accessible γ-C(sp3)−H bonds.) 5“Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryls by Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric C−H Olefination Enabled by a Transient Chiral Auxiliary”: Q.-J. Yao, S. Zhang, B.-B. Zhan, B.-F. Shi, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 6617; Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 6717. (Efficient synthesis of enantioenriched biaryls by atroposelective C−H olefination using tert-leucine as a chiral auxiliary.) Volume58, Issue11March 11, 2019Pages 3262-3262 ReferencesRelatedInformation