Chen Li

Kinetics and Mechanism of Boroxines’ Formation and Decomposition

Personal

Chen received his bachelor’s degree from Nankai University in 2022. During his undergraduate, he conducted research under the supervision of Prof. Guang Yang, focusing on the design and synthesis of the PROTAC molecular as pharmaceutical compounds, and synthetic methodologies’ exploration.

In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, sightseeing and photography.

 

 Chen Li

Prizes and Awards

06/2025Best Poster Prize    RSC Physical Organic Chemistry Meeting (AstraZeneca, UK)
08/2024Best Poster Prize    26th IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (ICPOC-26)
06/2024RSC Researcher Development and Travel Grant    26th IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (ICPOC-26)
05/2024ICPOC Grant    26th IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (ICPOC-26)
      

Publications

Aryl Boroxines via Rotary Evaporation, Chen Li and Guy C. Lloyd-Jones* , Org. Lett., 28, accepted, 2026

Evidence for transient ylide intermediates of the type tBu2P(H)=CHZ that are Prototropic Tautomers of tBu2PCH2Z, E. Louise Hazeland, Chen Li,  Nicholas P. Taylor, Guy C. Lloyd-Jones* and Paul G. Pringle* , Inorg. Chem.,  65, accepted, 2026

The Boroxine–Boronic Acid Equilibrium, Chen Li, Lia Sotorrios, Patrick J. Boaler, Valentas Olikauskas, Matteo Amico, Andrés García-Domínguez*, Andrew G. Leach*, and Guy C. Lloyd-Jones*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 147, accepted, 2025