1. Education Background
200409-200806 B. S. Chemistry, Zhejiang University
200809-201306 Ph. D. Chemistry, Zhejiang University
2. Professional Experience
201309-201605 Postdoc., University of Texas at Austin, US
201606-201805 Postdoc., Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
201806-202406 Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University
202407-now Professor, Shaanxi Normal University
3. Research Interests
1. Inert Bond Functionalization
2. Organic Synthetic Chemistry
3. Polymer deconstructive upcycling
4. Polymer Post-Functionalization
4. Representative Publications
Shuangjing Zhou, Shaohong Wang, Cong Yu, Pengchen Ma, Bin Rao, Rong Zeng.* C─H Amination of Polypropylene with Sodium N-Chloro-Amides. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202516324.
Zongnan Zhang, Xueli Lv, Xin Mu, Mengyao Zhao, Sichang Wang, Congyu Ke, Shujiang Ding,* Dezhong Zhou,* Minyan Wang,* Rong Zeng.* In-situ Noncovalent Interaction of Ammonium Ion Enabled C-H Bond Functionalization of Polyethylene Glycols. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 4445.
Ting Xue, Cheng Ma, Le Liu, Chunhui Xiao,* Shao-Fei Ni,* Rong Zeng.* Characterization of A π–π Stacking Cocycrystal of 4-Nitrophthalonitrile Directed Toward Application in Photocatalysis. Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 2455.
Zongnan Zhang, Xinyang Li, Dezhong Zhou, Shujiang Ding, Minyan Wang,* Rong Zeng.* Controllable C-H Alkylation of Polyethers via Iron Photocatalysis J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023,145, 7612.
Guoxiang Zhang, Zongnan Zhang, Rong Zeng.* Photoinduced FeCl3-Catalyzed Alkyl Aromatics Oxidation toward Degradation of Polystyrenes at Room Temperature. Chin. J. Chem. 2021, 39, 3225.
5. Awards and Honors
Xiaomi Young Scholar (2024)
Thieme Journal Award (Thieme, 2024)
XJTU Young Talent Fellowship (2018)
Dean’s Fellowship (Weizmann Institute of Science, 2016)
Reaxys Prize Club Runners-up (Elsevier, 2013)
