Zhang Wenqin
School
School of Science
Professional Title
Professor
Discipline
Organic Chemistry
Contact Information
022-27403475
wqzhang@tju.edu.cn
Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, No.135 Yaguan Road, Haihe Education Park, Tianjin, P. R. China
Brief Introduction
Prof. Wenqin Zhang earned his bachelor and doctoral degrees from Nankai University. He then worked in Department of Chemistry at Tianjin University as lecturer, associate professor, full professor and department chair. He has published more than 90 papers cited by SCI. Now he is interested in micro-environment construction on the surface of polymer fibers and its utility in catalytic organic reactions and environmental pollution control.
Education Background
- PhD| Nankai University| Organic Chemistry| 1991
- bachelor| Nankai University| Organic Chemistry| 1986
Research Interests
- Rational design and preparation of modified polymer fibers for the probing and removal of environmental pollution
- Micro-environment construction on the surface of polymer fibers and its tuning for green catalysis in organic reactions
Positions & Employments
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1998.10-2019.12
Department of Chemistry | Tianjin University | Full Professor -
1993.11-1998.10
Department of Chemistry | Tianjin University | Deputy Chair of Department of Chemistry -
2003.5-2008.11
Department of Chemistry | Tianjin University | Chair of Department of Chemistry -
1993.10-1998.10
Department of Chemistry | Tianjin University | Associate Professor -
1991.6-1993.10
Department of Chemistry | Tianjin University | Lecturer
Academic Achievements
- Papers
- [1] 1、Jian Cao, Gang Xu, Pengyu Li, Minli, Wenqin Zhang*, Polyacrylonitrile Fiber Supported N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ag(I) As Efficient Catalysts for Three-Component Coupling and Intramolecular 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions under Flow Conditions, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2017, 5(4), 3438-3447.
- [2] 2、Gang Xu, Jian Cao, Yali Zhao, Lishuo Zheng, Minli Tao*, Wenqin Zhang*, Phosphorylated Polyacrylonitrile Fibers as an Efficient and Greener Acetalization Catalyst, Chem. Asian J., 2017, 12(19): 2565-2575.
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- [3] 3、Pengyu Li, Yuanyuan Liu, Jian Cao, Minli Tao*, Wenqin Zhang*, Tuning the Catalytic Activity of Tertiary-Amine Functionalized Polyacrylonitrile Fibers by Adjusting the Surface Microenvironment, ChemCatChem, 2017, 9(19): 3725-3732.
- [4] 4、Pengyu Li, Jianguo Du, Yujia Xie, Minli Tao,* and Wen-Qin Zhang*, Highly Efficient Polyacrylonitrile Fiber Catalysts Functionalized by Aminopyridines for the Synthesis of 3-Substituted 2-Aminothiophenes in Water,ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2016, 4, 1139−1147.
- [5] 5、Runjiao Gao, Gang Xu, Lishuo Zheng, Yujia Xie, Minli Tao* and Wenqin Zhang*, A highly selective and sensitive reusable colorimetric sensor for Ag+ based on thiadiazolefunctionalized polyacrylonitrile fiber, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016, 4, 5996-6006.
- [6] 6、Jianguo Du, Minli Tao,* and Wenqin Zhang*，Fiber-Supported Acid−Base Bifunctional Catalysts for Efficient Nucleophilic Addition in Water, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2016, 4, 4296−4304.
- [7] 7、Jianguo Du, Gang Xu, Huikun Lin Guangwei Wang,* Minli Tao* and Wenqin Zhang*, Highly efficient reduction of carbonyls, azides, and benzyl halides by NaBH4 in water catalyzed by PANF-immobilized quaternary ammonium salts, Green Chem., 2016, 18, 2726-2735.
- [8] 8、Jianguo Du, Bin Shuai, Minli Tao,* Guangwei Wang* and Wenqin Zhang*, Pyrrolidine modified PANF catalyst for asymmetric Michael addition of ketones to nitrostyrenes in aqueous phase, Green Chem., 2016, 18, 2625-2631.
- [9] 9、Xiaoxing Liu, Xiaojuan Liu, Minli Tao* and Wenqin Zhang*, A highly selective and sensitive recyclable colorimetric Hg2+ sensor based on porphyrin-functionalized polyacrylonitrile fiber, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015,3,13254-13262.
- [10] 10、Xian-Lei Shi, Min Zhang, Lin Huikun, Minli Tao, Yongdan Li, Wenqin Zhang*,Bifunctional polyacrylonitrile fiber-mediated conversion of sucrose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in mixed-aqueous systems. Chem. Asian J.，2015,10(3):752-758.
- [11] 11、Xian-Lei Shi*, Xiaoli Xing, Huikun Lin, Wenqin, Zhang*, Synthesis of Polyacrylonitrile Fiber-Supported Poly(ammonium methanesulfonate)s as Active and Recyclable Heterogeneous Bronsted Acid Catalysts, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2014,356(10): 2349-2354.
- [12] 12、Xian-Lei Shi*, Huikun Lin, Pengyu Li, Wenqin, Zhang*, Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles Exclusively in Water Catalyzed by Ionic Liquid Supported on a Polyacrylonitrile Fiber: A Simple "Release and Catch" Catalyst, ChemCatChem, 2014, 6(10): 2947-2953.
- [13] 13、Xian-Lei Shi*, Min Zhang, Yongdan Li and Wenqin Zhang* Polypropylene fiber supported ionic liquids for the conversion of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural under mild conditions, Green Chem.,2013, 15(12), 3438-3445.
- [14] 14、Xian-Lei Shi, Huixiao Yang, Minli Tao and Wenqin Zhang*. Sulfonic acid-functionalized polypropylene fiber: highly efficient and recyclable heterogeneous Brønsted acid catalyst, Rsc. Adv., 2013, 3, 3939-3945.
- [15] 15、Guowei Li, Jia Xiao and Wenqin Zhang*, Efficient and reusable amine-functionalized polyacrylonitrile fiber catalysts for Knoevenagel condensation in water, Green Chem., 2012, 14, 2234-2242.
- [16] 16、Guowei Li, Jia Xiao, Wenqin Zhang*, Knoevenagel condensation catalyzed by a tertiary-amine functionalized polyacrylonitrile fiber, Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1828-1836.