Research at FAST

40 Dr FU Wai Chung Research Assistant Professor Research Overview Our research is mainly focused on discovery and development of new organic reactions to aid modern synthetic chemistry. We seek to employ the many attributes of flow chemistry to enable reactions which would otherwise be difficult or improbable to achieve under regular batch reaction conditions. We also aim to develop streamlined continuous flow systems for synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients such as anti-cancer agents and antibiotics. Qualification BSc (HKBU) PhD (PolyU) Postdoc (MIT) ORCID ID 0000-0002-7181-0057 Representative Publications • Fu,W. C. ; Jamison, T. F.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020 , 59, 13885 • Fu, W. C. ; Kwong, F. Y.* Chem. Sci. 2020 , 11, 1411 • Fu, W. C. ; Jamison, T. F.* Org. Lett. 2019 , 21, 6112 • Zhao, Q; Fu, W. C. *; Kwong, F. Y.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018 , 57, 3381 • Fu, W. C. ; Zheng, B; Zhao, Q.; Chan, W. T. K.; Kwong, F. Y.* Org. Lett. 2017 , 19, 4335 • Fu, W. C. ; Wang, Z.; Chan, W. T. K.; Lin, Z.*; Kwong, F. Y.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017 , 56, 7166 • Fu, W. C. ; Wu, Y; So, C. M.; Wong, S. M.; Lei, A.*; Kwong, F. Y.* Org. Lett. 2016 , 18, 5300 • Fu, W. C. ; So, C. M.; Yuen, O. Y.; Lee, I. T. C.; Kwong, F. Y.* Org. Lett. 2016 , 18, 1872 • Fu, W. C. ; So, C. M.; Kwong, F. Y.* Org. Lett. 2015 , 17, 5906 • Fu, W. C. ; So, C. M.; Chow, W. K.; Yuen, O. Y.; Kwong, F. Y.* Org. Lett. 2015 , 17, 4612 Awards and Achievements • Croucher Fellowship, Croucher Foundation ( 2018 ) • SciFinder Future Leader, Chemical Abstracts Service, American Chemical Society ( 2017 ) Figure 1. Transformation of greenhouse gas HCFC-22 into pharmaceutically relevant compounds Figure 2. Our continuous flow system for synthesis of anti-cancer agent Imatinib in less than 50 minutes Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology