2009 – 2013，上海交通大学，博士(导师：张万斌 讲席教授)
2006 – 2009，华东理工大学，硕士(导师：赵敏 副教授)
2000 – 2004，浙江工业大学，学士

2019 – 至今，上海交通大学，副研究员
2015 – 2019，上海交通大学，助理研究员
2013 – 2015，上海交通大学，博士后（合作导师：颜德岳 院士）
2004 – 2006，生物医药公司，研发员

1）催化反应的研究，如不对称氢化；新型配体的设计、合成及应用
2）药物和香料等合成工艺研究

主持国家自然科学基金青年及面上项目，上海市自然科学基金面上等科研项目，参与国家自然科学基金重点项目，国际合作项目、企业合作项目等。

(1) Hanlin Wei, Yicong Luo, Jinhui Li, Jianzhong Chen,* Ilya D. Gridnev,* and Wanbin Zhang* ,“Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral β2-Amino Phosphorus Derivatives via Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation”,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 147, 342–352. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c10623.

(2)  Jing Guan, Yicong Luo, Qiyuan Wang, Jianzhong Chen*, Wanbin Zhang*,“Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Unsymmetrical ortho-Br Substituted Benzophenones”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202416313. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202416313.

(3) Jing Guan, Jianzhong Chen, Yicong Luo, Lisen Guo, and Wanbin Zhang*, "Copper-Catalyzed Chemoselective Asymmetric Hydrogenation of C=O Bonds of Exocyclic α,β-Unsaturated Pentanones".  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202306380. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202306380.

(4) Hanlin Wei, Hao Chen, Jianzhong Chen*, Ilya. D. Gridnev* and Wanbin Zhang*, "Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Substituted Vinylphosphonates and Diarylvinylphosphine Oxides" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202214990. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214990. 

(5) Bowen Li, Jianzhong Chen, Dan Liu, Ilya D. Gridnev, and Wanbin Zhang*, "Nickel-catalysed asymmetric hydrogenation of oximes", Nature Chem. 2022, 14, 920-927(DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-00971-8).

(6) Dan Liu, Bowen Li, Jianzhong Chen, Ilya D. Gridnev, Deyue Yan and Wanbin Zhang*, “Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of N-Aryl Imino Esters for the Efficient Synthesis of Chiral α-Aryl Glycines”, Nature Commun., 2020, 11, 5935. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19807-5.

(7) Mo Wang, Lu Zhang, Xiaohong Huo, Zhenfeng Zhang, Qianjia Yuan, Panpan Li, Jianzhong Chen, Yashi Zou, Zhengxing Wu, and Wanbin Zhang*, “Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of the Anti-COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 20814-20819. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011527.

(8) Yawen Hu, Jianzhong Chen, Bowen Li, Zhenfeng Zhang, Ilya D. Gridnev, and Wanbin Zhang*, "Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 2-Amidoacrylates", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 5371-5375.

(9) Jianzhong Chen, Feilong Li, Fang Wang, Yawen Hu, Zhenfeng Zhang, Min Zhao*, and Wanbin Zhang*, "Pd(OAc)2-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Iminoesters", Org. Lett., 2019, 21, 9060-9065.

(10) Bowen Li, Jianzhong Chen, Zhenfeng Zhang, Ilya D. Gridnev, and Wanbin Zhang*, (VIP): "Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of N-Sulfonyl Imines", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 7329-7334. Cover Picture: DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905441.

(11) Jianzhong Chen, Zhenfeng Zhang, Bowen Li, Feilong Li, Yulin Wang, Min Zhao, Ilya D. Gridnev, Tsuneo Imamoto and Wanbin Zhang*, "Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of sterically hindered N-tosylimines", Nature Commun., 2018, 9, 5000.

(12) Jianzhong Chen, Zhenfeng Zhang, Delong Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, “Palladium-Catalyzed Chemo- and Enantioselective C-O Bond Cleavage of a-Acyloxy Ketones via Hydrogenolysis”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 8444-8447.

(13) Jianzhong Chen, Delong Liu, Dongyang Fan, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, “Synthesis of Axially Chiral C10-BridgePHOS Oxides and Their Use as Organocatalysts in Enantioselective Allylations of Aldehydes”, Tetrahedron 2013, 69, 8161-8168.

(14) Jianzhong Chen, Delong Liu, Nicholas Butt, Chao Li, Dongyang Fan, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, “Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of a-Acyloxy-1-aryletheanones”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 11632-11636.

2016年度横山亮次教师优秀论文奖，2023国家自然科学二等奖。