Prof. LI Gongqiang

Contacts

Email: iamgqli@njtech.edu.cn

Address: 5 Xin Mo Fan Road, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China

Research Interests

Design and synthesis of functional materials including polymers and small molecules for OPVs and OTFTs

Biographical Information

2000-2004: Bachelor degree; Wuhan University.

2004-2009: PhD degree; Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

2009-2011: Post-Doc.; Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen.

2011-2013: Post-Doc.; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

2013-2015: Scientist I; Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*Star, Singapore

2015- : Professor; Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University.

Academic Achievements

Prof. LI Gongqiang is interested in design and synthesis of functional materials including polymers and small molecules for OPVs and OTFTs. Besides, He has published over 10 SCI papers includingAdvanced Materials, Journal of the American Chemical society, Chemical communication and Organic Letters.Additionally, He holds four Chinese patents and a IMRE patents.

Publications:

1. Jingjing Chang, Jun Li, Siew Lay Lim, Fei Wang,Gongqiang Li, Jie Zhang,* and Jishan Wu*, Conventional Slot Die Coating Induced Polymer Alighment for High Performance Thin Film Transistor with Low Operating Voltage,Adv. Mater.(submitted)

2. Fei Wang,Gongqiang Li, Dongchen Qi, Ivy Wong Hoi Ka, Jun Li*, Synthesis of Regiorandom homopolymer of 3-alkydithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]thiophene for High Performance Thin-Film Transistors,Polym. Chem.2014, DOI: 10.1039/C4PY01283F.

3.Li, G.-Q.; Gao, H.; Keene, C.; Devonas, M.; Ess, D. H.; Kurti, L.*, Organocatalytic Aryl-Aryl Bond Formation: An Atroposelective [3,3]-Rearrangement Approach to BINSM Derivatives,J. Am. Chem. Soc.2013,135, 7414-7417 (Comments on this paper by C&E News)

4. Zhu, C.;Li, G.; Ess, D. H.; Falck, J. R.; Kurti, L*, Elusive Metal-Free Primary Amination of Arylboronic Acids: Synthetic Studies and Mechanism by Density Functional Theory,J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2012,134, 18253-18256(Comments on this paper by C&E News, Highlighted onAngew. Chem. Int. Ed.2013,52, 5684-5686)

5. Woods, R.M.; Patel, D.C.; Lim, Y.; Breitbach, Z.S.; Gao, H.; Keene, C.;Li, G.-Q.; Kurti, L.*; Armstrong, D.W.*, Enantioneric separation of biaryl atropisomers using cyclofructan based chiral stationary phases,J. Chromatogr. A,2014,1357, 172

6.Li, G.-Q.; Kurti, L. *, Organocatalytic Atroposelective Synthesis of Biaryl Compounds(Poster for The 24th International Symposium on Chirality (Chirality 2012: ISCD-24) in Fort Worth, Texas, USA(June 10 - June 13, 2012))

7. Wu, K.-J.;Li, G.-Q.; Li, Y.; Dai, L.-X.; You, S.-L. *, N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Tandem aza-Benzoin/Michael Reactions: on Site Reversal of the Reactivity of N-Boc Imines.Chem. Commun.2011,47, 493.

8.Li, G.-Q.; Dai, L.-X.; You, S.-L. *, N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Ring Expansion of Formylcyclopropanes: Synthesis of 3, 4-Dihydro-a-pyrones Derivatives,Org. Lett.2009,11, 1623-1625.

9. Sheng, Y.-F.;Li, G.-Q.; Kang, Q.; Zhang, A.-J.; You, S.-L. *, Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Reaction of 4,7-Dihydroindoles with Nitroolefins by Chiral Brønsted Acids in Low Catalyst Loading.Chem. Eur. J.2009,15, 3351-3354.

10.Li, G.-Q.; Li, Y.; Dai, L.-X.; You, S.-L*, Enantioselective Synthesis of cis-4-Formyl-b-lactams via Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution.Adv. Synth. Catal.2008,350, 1258-1262.

11.Li, G.-Q.; Li, Y.; Dai, L.-X.; You, S.-L*, N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Ring Expansion of 4-Formyl-b-lactams: Synthesis of Succinimide Derivatives,Org. Lett.2007,9, 3519-3521. (a Most-Accessed Article for the third-quarter of 2007).

12.Li, G.-Q.; Dai, L.-X.; You, S.-L*. Thiazolium-Derived N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aldehydes with Unactivated Imines.Chem. Commun.2007, 852-854.

13. Meng, L.-Z.*; Jiang, J.; Wu, J.-L.; Hu, L.; Wang, Q.;Li, G.-Q.; He, Y.-B. Wuhan Daxue Xuebao, Preparation and response of pH glass electrode modified by polysiloxane composite membranes,Lixueban,2003,49, 171.

Patents:

1. Ong Kok Haw, Li Jun, Shi Zugui,Li Gongqiang, Wang Xizu, Ivy Wong Hoi Ka.

Fluorinated monomers, oligomers and polymers for use in organic electronic devices (IMRE ID No. 201442)

2. You, S.; Sheng, Y.;Li, G.Process for preparation of chiral 2-(2-nitroethyl)-4,7-dihydro-1H -indole derivatives. Faming Zhuanli Shenqing Shuomingshu. 2009, 25, (CN 101456838A)

3. You, S.;Li, G.; Zhao, Z. Process for preparation of 4,6-substituted 3,4-dihydropyran-2-one derivatives. Faming Zhuanli Shenqing Shuomingshu. 2009, 20, (CN 101481369A)

4. You, S.;Li, G. Process for enantioselective preparation of formyl substituted cyclicamines and 3-substituted lactams. Faming Zhuanli Shenqing Shuomingshu. 2008, 18, (CN 101125817A)

5. You, S.;Li, G.; Li, Y. Process for enantioselective preparation of 3-substituted lactam commounds. Faming Zhuanli Shenqing Shuomingshu. 2007, 19, (CN 101066945A)