Chao Wang

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About Chao Wang

Expertise in multiple-step organic synthesis, complex molecule synthesis and synthetic methodology development; Route scouting, optimization and implementation on lab (grams) to manufacturing (multiple kilogram) scale under GMP and non-GMP conditionsSenior Research Scientist, AMRI, Albany, New York (Dec 2015-present)Senior Research Scientist, Toronto Research Chemicals, North York, Ontario, Canada (Dec 2012-Dec 2015)Research associate, Wuxi AppTec Co, Ltd, Shanghai, China (Feb 2002-July 2003)Postdoctoral research, UTSW, Dallas, TX (July 2008- Dec 2012)Doctoral research, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (Aug 2003-July 2008)Research assistant, TianJin University, TianJin, China (Aug 2002)Publications1. Wang, Y; Wang, C.(Co-first author); Butler, J. R; Ready, J. M. “Dehydrogenative Coupling to Enable the Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (-)-Simaomicin a.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Butler, J; Wang, C; Bian, J; Ready M. J. Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (-)-Kibdelone C. J. Am. Chem. Soc. Wang, C; Pahadi N; Tunge, J. A. Tetrahedron. Wang, C; Tunge, J. A. Asymmetric Cycloadditions of Palladium-polarized Aza-ortho-xylylenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. Mellegaard-Waetzig, S. R; Wang, C; Tunge, J. A. Selenium-catalyzed oxidative halogenation. Tetrahedron. Yi, L; Dratter J; Wang, C; Tunge, J. A; Desaire, H. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. Wang, C; Tunge, J. A. Decarboxylative Ring Contractions and Olefin Insertions of Vinyl Oxazinanones. Org. Lett, 2006, 15, 3211-3214. Wang, C; Tunge, J. A. Ruthenium-catalyzed decarboxylative insertion of electrophiles. Org. Lett, 2005, 7, 2137-2139.9. Wang, C; Tunge, J. A. Selenocatalytic α-halogenation. Chem. Commun. Wang, C; Li C. B. Synthesis of Ethers of Taxotere Side Chain. Chem. Ind. Eng.