Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
Communication
Professor of Special Appointment (Eastern Scholar) at Shang-
hai Institutions of Higher Learning, Shanghai Education Com-
mittee (No. 10YZ04) and Shanghai Leading Academic
Discipline Project (No. S30107).
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