(1) 不对称催化，不对称合成
(2) 离子识别，手性识别
(3) 药物合成新路线和工艺探索

纵向项目：
国家自然科学基金青年基金项目一项（新型手性相转移催化剂的合成及其在药物合成中的应用，项目批准号：21102180）
横向项目：
卢巴贝隆的合成工艺研究
阿福拉纳合成工艺研究
罗本考昔合成工艺改进、晶型转化研究
罗本考昔合成工艺研究

1.Xueyan Zhang, Qiuhan Yu, Shengxin Chen, Zhenya Dai* A photo-stable fluorescent chiral thiourea probe for enantioselective discrimination of chiral guests. New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 4045-4051.
2.Guangyang Xu, Kai Liu, Zhenya Dai* and Jiangtao Sun* Gold/silver-catalyzed controllable regioselective vinylcarbene insertion into O–H bonds. Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, 15, 2345-2348.
3. Xueyan Zhang, Qiuhan Yu, Weiweng Lu, Shengxin Chen, Zhenya Dai* Synthesis of new chiral fluorescent sensors and their applications in enantioselective discrimination Tetrahedron Lett. 2017, 58, 3924-3927.
4.Xueyan Zhang, Shengxin Chen, Pei Xu, Qiuhan Yu, Zhenya Dai* Synthesis of new chiral fluorescent sensors and their applications in enantioselective discrimination Tetrahedron Lett. 2017, 58, 2850-2855.
5.Ziyu Wang, Daorui Huang, Pei Xu, Xiaoyang Dong, Xiaolong Wang and Zhenya Dai * The asymmetric alkylation reaction of glycine derivatives catalyzed by the novel chiral phase transfer catalysts Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 1067-1071.
6.Lin Qiu, Daorui Huang, Guangyang Xu, Zhenya Dai, Jiangtao Sun*. Realized C−H Functionalization of Aryldiazo Compouds via Rhodium Relay Catalysis. Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 1810-1813.

2019硕：何敬杰
2020硕：上官豪若，解妍
2021硕：徐佳伟
2022硕：芦晨祥