教育和工作經歷：
2009.10 ~ 2009.12, 日本理化學研究所客座研究員
2007.10, 北京大學化學學院副教授
2004.11-2007.9, 日本理化學研究所協力研究員
2004.1-2004.3, 日本北海道大學JST研究員
2002.10-2004.10, 北京大學化學學院博士後
2003.1, 獲南開大學理學博士學位
1999.6, 獲廣西師範大學理學碩士學位
1996.7，獲湖南師範大學化學教育學士學位
研究領域和興趣：
稀土金屬有機簇合物的設計、合成及反應性研究；金屬催化或促進的有機合成化學及通過從反應體系中分離、表征活性中間體對反應機理進行研究。在研究過程中，我們力求把導向有機合成的金屬有機化學(OMCOS)和經典的金屬有機化學(OM)結合起來，不僅注重新反應的發現和發展，更注重於通過對反應機理的理解和認識，有目的地發現新反應。
代表性論文
Wen-Xiong Zhang, Shaoguang Zhang, and Zhenfeng Xi.* "Zirconocene and Si-tethered Diynes: A Happy Match Directed towards Organometallic Chemistry and Organic Synthesis". Acc. Chem. Res. 2011, 44, ASAP(ar-2011-00078e).
Yang Wang, Wen-Xiong Zhang,* Zitao Wang, and Zhenfeng Xi.* "Procedure-Controlled Selective Synthesis of 5-Acyl-2-iminothiazolines and Their Selenium and Tellurium Derivatives by Convergent Tandem Annulation".Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, ASAP(anie.201101948).
Wen-Xiong Zhang, Zitao Wang, Masayoshi Nishiura, Zhenfeng Xi,* and Zhaomin Hou.* "Ln4(CH2)4-Cubane-Type Rare-Earth Methylidene Complexes Consisting of “(C5Me4SiMe3)LnCH2” Units (Ln = Tm, Lu)". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 5712-5715. (Highlighted by Riken Research)
Zitao Wang, Yang Wang, Wen-Xiong Zhang,* Zhaomin Hou, and Zhenfeng Xi.* "Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydropyrimidinthiones via Multicomponent Coupling of Terminal Alkynes, Elemental Sulfur and Carbodiimides". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 15108–15109.
Wen-Xiong Zhang, Shaoguang Zhang, Xiaohua Sun, Masayoshi Nishiura, Zhaomin Hou,* and Zhenfeng Xi.* "Isolation and Application of Unpredicted Three-ring-fused Zr/Si Intermediates in Zirconocene-mediated Intermolecular Coupling Reaction". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 7227–7231.
Wen-Xiong Zhang, Masayoshi Nishiura, and Zhaomin Hou.* "Synthesis of (Z)-1-Aza-1,3-enynes by the Cross-Coupling of Terminal Alkynes with Isocyanides Catalyzed by Rare-Earth Metal Complexes". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 9700-9703. (Highlighted by Synfacts and Riken Research)
Wen-Xiong Zhang, Masayoshi Nishiura, and Zhaomin Hou.* "Catalytic Addition of Terminal Alkynes to Carbodiimides by Half-Sandwich Rare Earth Metal Complexes". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 1678816789.
