Xiao-Xia Wang

Xiao-Xia Wang

PhD student, 2021–2026

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT)

王晓霞 (Xiao-Xia Wang)

Xiaoxia Wang was born in Henan, China and received her bachelor degree in chemistry from the Sichuan University. In 2021, she began her doctoral studies with Dr. Jiao at Tsinghua University. She likes playing ping-pong and loves playing the game of go.

Interests
  • Reaction mechanism
  • Ligand design
Education

  • PhD in chemistry, 2026

    Tsinghua University

  • BSc in chemistry, 2021

    Sichuan University

Publications

  1. Xiao-Xia Wang, Lei Jiao* "Palladium-Catalyzed ortho-Alkylation of Bromoarenes Enabled by Imidazole-Olefin Ligands." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 23784–23796.
  2. Xiao-Xia Wang, Lei Jiao* "Palladium-Catalyzed ortho-Alkylation of Iodoarenes Enabled by a Cooperative Cycloolefin Ligand and a Bulky Trialkylphosphine (Synpacts)." Synlett, 2025, 36, 956-962.
  3. Xiao-Xia Wang, Lei Jiao* "Dual Ligand Enabled Pd-Catalyzed Ortho-Alkylation of Iodoarenes." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 25552-25561.
  4. Chen-Hui Yuan, Xiao-Xia Wang, Keyun Huang, Lei Jiao* "Unveiling the Mechanistic Role of Chiral Palladacycles in Pd(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective C(sp3)-H Functionalization." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202405062.
  5. Chen-Hui Yuan, Xiao-Xia Wang, Lei Jiao* "Ligand-Enabled Pd(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective β-C(sp3)-H Arylation of Aliphatic Tertiary Amides." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202300854.