Languages: Chinese, English, German
Academic career
Since 2018/11 Sichuan University – Professor.
2016/10─ 2018/09 University of Basel – Post-doctoral research in the group of Prof. Konrad Tiefenbacher “Application of Supramolecular Catalysis in the Synthesis of Terpene Natural Products”.
2012/05 ─ 2016/05 TU Munich – Ph.D. study in the group of Prof. Konrad Tiefenbacher “Enzyme-like Catalysis in Self-Assembled Aromatic Cavities”.Graduation with distinction.
2009/04 ─ 2012/05 TU Munich – Major subject: Organic chemistry, Minor subject: Analytical Chemistry.
Master’s thesis in the group of Prof. Stefan Huber “Synthesis of Multidentate Terphenyl-based Halogen Bond Donors”. Graduation with distinction (Master of Science, Note: 1.0).
2004/09 ─ 2008/06 Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics – Field of studies: Applied Chemistry. Bachelor’s thesis “Study on Crystal-Tin Plating for Protective and Decorative Purposes”.
Awards
2016 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
2015 First Class of 2015 Young Researchers Award Winners of Gemeinschaft chinesischer Chemiker und Chemieingeneure in Deutschland (GCCCD)
Publications
12) Zhang, Q.; Tiefenbacher, K.* “Sesquiterpene Cyclizations inside the Hexameric Resorcinarene Capsule: Total Synthesis of δ‐Selinene and Mechanistic Studies“, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 12688.
11) Zhang, Q.; Catti, L.; Syntrivanis L.-D.; Tiefenbacher, K.* “En route to Terpene Natural Products Utilizing Supramolecular Cyclase Mimetics“, Nat. Prod. Rep. 2019, 36, 1619
10) Zhang, Q.; Catti, L.; Tiefenbacher, K.* “Catalysis inside the Hexameric Resorcinarene Capsule", Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 2107.
9) Zhang, Q.; Rinkel, J.; Goldfuß, B.; Dickschat, J. S.; Tiefenbacher, K.* “Sesquiterpene Cyclizations Catalysed inside the Supramolecular Resorcinarene Capsule and Application in the Short Synthesis of Isolongifolene and Isolongifolenone", Nat. Catal. 2018, 1, 609.
8) Zhang, Q.; Catti, L.; Pleiss, J.; Tiefenbacher, K.* “Terpene Cyclizations inside a Supramolecular Catalyst: Leaving Group-Controlled Product Selectivity and Mechanistic Studies", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 11482.
7) Zhang, Q.; Catti, L.; Kaila, V. R. I.; Tiefenbacher, K.* “To catalyze or not to catalyze: Elucidation of the subtle differences between the hexameric capsules of pyrogallolarene and resorcinarene", Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 1653.
6) Zhang, Q.; Tiefenbacher, K.* “Terpene cyclization catalyzed inside a self-assembled cavity", Nat. Chem. 2015, 7, 197.
5) Zhang, Q.; Tiefenbacher, K.* “Hexameric Resorcinarene Capsule is a Brønsted Acid: Investigation and Application to Synthesis and Catalysis", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 16213.
4) Pahima E., Zhang Q., Tiefenbacher K., Major D. T.*, “Discovering Monoterpene Catalysis Inside Nanocapsules with Multiscale Modeling and Experiments”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 6234.
3) Bräuer, T.; Zhang, Q.; Tiefenbacher, K.* “Iminium Catalysis inside a Self-Assembled Supramolecular Capsule: Scope and Mechanistic Studies", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 17500.
2) Catti, L.; Zhang, Q.; Tiefenbacher, K.* “Advantages of Catalysis in Self-Assembled Molecular Capsules", Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 22, 9060.
1) Bräuer, T.; Zhang, Q.; Tiefenbacher, K.* “Iminium Catalysis inside a Self-Assembled Supramolecular Capsule: Modulation of Enantiomeric Excess", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 7698.
