1994: Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) (Organic Synthesis), University of London

1976: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (Organic Chemistry), University College London

1973: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Chemistry), First Class Honours, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Henry Wong obtained his B.Sc. degree with first class honours from United College, CUHK in 1973, and was subsequently awarded a Shell Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies in the United Kingdom. He furthered his study at University College London where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1976. After two postdoctoral research years at Harvard University, Wong returned to University College London to begin his independent research undertaking as Ramsay Memorial Fellow. From 1980 to 1982, Wong did research at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences. He returned to CUHK in 1983 and was the Chairman of the Department of Chemistry from 1995 to 1997. Wong was Head of New Asia College in 2002-2010, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor/Vice President for Research in 2009-2013. He was Dean of Science from 2012-2018, and again as Head of New Asia College from 2014 to 2020. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Chemistry and Research Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, as well as X.Q. Deng Presidential Chair Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen). Wong is also Chairman of the Management Committee, Shanghai-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory in Chemical Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Distinguished Long-term Visiting Professor of Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, and honorary professor and guest professor of many tertiary institutions on the Chinese mainland.

Wong’s research interests are concerned with the syntheses and studies of natural and non-natural molecules. He has served on the editorial boards of several international and national journals. He has been invited to present in over 80 invited and plenary talks in national as well as international conferences and symposia, and has published over 270 research articles, reviews, and book chapters.

Henry Wong has received many prestigious awards over the years. In 1994, he was conferred a D.Sc. degree by University of London. He also won the 2nd Class State Natural Science Award of China in 1997. He was Croucher Senior Research Fellow in 1999, and was elected to The Chinese Academy of Sciences, The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) (formerly known as The Third World Academy of Sciences) in 1999 and 2004, respectively. He was also elected to the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences in 2015.

1. C.-K. Hau, S.S.-Y. Chui, W. Lu, C.-M. Che, P.-S. Cheng, T.C.W. Mak, Q. Miao, and H.N.C. Wong: “Thermotropic Liquid Crystals based on 1,8,9,16-Tetrasubstituted Tetraphenylenes and Their Structure-Property Relationship Studies”. Chem. Sci., pp 1068-1075 (2011).
2. X.-S. Xu, Z.-W. Li, Y.-J. Zhang, X.-S. Peng, and H.N.C. Wong: “Total Synthesis of (±)-Pallambins C and D”. Chem. Commun., Vol. 48, pp 8517-8519 (2012).
3. C. Cheng, Z. Cai, X.-S. Peng, and H.N.C. Wong: “Enantiomeric Recognition of Amino Acid Salts by Macrocyclic Crown Ethers Derived from Enantiomerically Pure 1,8,9,16-Tetrahydroxytetraphenylenes”. J. Org. Chem., Vol. 78, pp 8562-8578 (2013).
4. X.-D. Xiong, C.-L. Deng, Z. Li, X.-S. Peng, and H.N.C. Wong: “Quasi-planar Diazadithio and Diazadiseleno [8] circulenes: Synthesis, Structures and Properties”. Org. Chem. Front, Vol. 4, pp 682-687 (2017).
5. X. L. Lu, M.-Y.; Lyu, X.-S. Peng, and H.N.C. Wong: “Gold(I)-catalyzed Tandem Cycloisomerization of 1,5-enyne Ethers via Hydride Transfer”. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Vol. 57, pp 11365-11368 (2018).
6. Z. Zhong, Z.-Y. Wang, S.-F. Ni, L. Dang, H.-K. Lee, X.-S. Peng, and H.N.C. Wong: “Ligand-free Iron-catalyzed Carbon(sp²)-Carbon(sp²) Oxidative Homo-coupling of Alkenylllithiums”. Org. Lett., Vol. 21, pp 700-704 (2019).
7. X.-L. Lu, M. Shannon, X.-S. Peng, and H.N.C. Wong: “Stereospecific Iron-catalyzed Carbon(sp²)-Carbon(sp²) Cross-coupling with Alkyllithium and Alkenyl Iodides”. Chem. Asian J., Vol. 10, pp 2342-2346 (2019).
8. A. Mirzaei, X.-S. Peng, and H.N.C. Wong: “PtCl₂-catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 1,8-Enynes: Synthesis of Tetrahydropyridine Species”. Org. Lett., Vol. 21, pp 3795-3798 (2019).
9. Y.-G. Zhou, H.N.C. Wong, and X.-S. Peng: “Total Synthesis of (–)-Deoxoapodine, (–)-Kopsifoline D, and (–)-Beninine”. J. Org. Chem., Vol. 85, pp 967-976 (2020).
10. M.-Y. Lyu, Z. Zhong, V.K.-Y. Lo, H.N.C. Wong, and X.-S. Peng: “Total Synthesis of Cryptotrione”. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Vol. 59, pp 19929-19933 (2020). <https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202009255>.