Cai You, Ph.D.

Title：Assistant Professor

E-mail: youcai@gbu.edu.cn

Home Page：https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9866-0742

Research Areas

uDevelopment of Novel Catalytic Systems

uAsymmetric Synthesis

uLiquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC)

Main Achievements

Dr. Cai You has published 12 first- or co-first authored research papers, including J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (4), Nat. Commun. (1). ACS Catal. (1), and Chem. Sci. (2).

Education Qualifications

u2013.09−2018.06, Wuhan University, Organic Chemistry, Ph.D. Degree

u2009.09−2013.06, Wuhan University, Chemistry, B.S. Degree

Academic Experience

u2025.01−Present, Great Bay University, Assistant Professor

u2021.11−2025.01, Weizmann Institute of Science, Postdoctoral researcher (Supervisor: Prof. David Milstein) 

u2019.08−2021.11, University of Münster, Postdoctoral researcher (Supervisor: Prof. Armido Studer)

u2018.07-2019.07, Southern University of Science and Technology, Visiting scholar (Supervisor: Prof. Xumu Zhang)

 Selected Publications

26. Lijun Lu, Cai You, Michael Montag, Ayan Maity, Michal Leskes, and David Milstein*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202423074.

25. Yaoyu Liang, Jie Luo, Cai You, Yael Diskin-Posner and David Milstein*, Nat. Catal. 2025, 8, 98-106.

24. Dequan Zhang, Jianqiang Zheng, Cai You, Liuting Li, Lung Wa Chung, Qifan zhou, Shuailong Li, Tianxiang Ren, Yuhong Yang,* Xumu Zhang* and Xiuxiu Li*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 7886-7896.

23. Cai You, Mika Sakai, Constantin G. Daniliuc, Klaus Bergander, Shigehiro Yamaguchi,* and Armido Studer*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 21697-21701.

22. Cai You, Armido Studer*, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 15765-15769.

21. Gongyi Liu, Kui Tian, Chenzong Li, Cai You, Xuefeng Tan, Heng Zhang*, Xumu Zhang* and Xiu-Qin Dong*, Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 668-675.

20. Cai You and Armido Studer*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 17245-17249.

19. Dequan Zhang, Cai You, Xiuxiu Li, Jialin Wen* and Xumu Zhang*, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 4523-4526.

18.  Shuailong Li, Zhuangxing Li, Cai You, Xiuxiu Li, Jiaxin Yang, Hui Lv* and Xumu Zhang*, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 1108-1112.

17. Jiaxin Yang, Xiuxiu Li, Cai You, Shuailong Li, Yu-Qing Guan, Hui Lv* and Xumu Zhang, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2020, 18, 856-859.

16. Cai You,⁺ Xiuxiu Li,⁺ Quan Gong, Jialin Wen* and Xumu Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 14560-14564. (⁺Co-first author)

15. Xiuxiu Li,⁺ Cai You,⁺ Jiaxin Yang, Shuailong Li, Dequan Zhang, Hui Lv* and Xumu Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 10928-10931. (⁺Co-first author)

14. Cai You,⁺ Shuailong Li,⁺ Xiuxiu Li, Hui Lv*, Xumu Zhang*, ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 8529-8533. (⁺Co-first author)

13. Shuailong Li, Zhuangxing Li, Cai You, Hui Lv* and Xumu Zhang, Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 39, 1568-1582.

12. Yu-Qing Guan, Zhengyu Han, Xiuxiu Li, Cai You, Xuefeng Tan, Hui Lv* and Xumu Zhang, Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 252-256.

11. Cai You, Shuailong Li, Xiuxiu Li, Jialing Lan, Yuhong Yang, Lung Wa Chung, Hui Lv*, Xumu Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 4977-4981.

10. Cai You,⁺ Xiuxiu Li,⁺ Yuhong, Yang, Yusheng Yang, Xuefeng Tan, Shuailong Li, Biao Wei, Lung Wa Chung,* Hui Lv*, Xumu Zhang*, Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 2045. (⁺Co-first author).

9. Xiuxiu Li,⁺ Cai You,⁺ Yusheng Yang, Yuhong Yang, Pan Li, Guoxian Gu, Lung-Wa Chung, Hui Lv*, Xumu Zhang*, Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 1919-1924. (⁺Co-first author)

8. Congcong Yin, Weilong Wu, Yang Hu, Xuefeng Tan, Cai You, Yuanhua Liu, Ziyi Chen, Xiu-Qin Dong* and Xumu Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 2119-2124.

7. Xiuxiu Li, Cai You, Shuailong Li, Hui Lv* and Xumu Zhang*, Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 5130-5133.

6. Weilong Wu, Cai You, Congcong Yin, Yuanhua Liu, Xiu-Qin Dong* and Xumu Zhang*, Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2548-2551.

5. Biao Wei, Caiyou Chen, Cai You, Hui Lv* and Xumu Zhang*, Org. Chem. Front. 2017, 4, 288-291.

4. Xiuxiu Li,⁺ Cai You,⁺ Yusheng Yang, Fangyuan Wang, Shuailong Li, Hui Lv* and Xumu Zhang*, Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 1313-1316. (⁺Co-first author) 

3. Xiuxiu Li,⁺ Cai You,⁺ Hailong Yang, Jinteng Che, Pengyu Chen, Yusheng Yang, Hui Lv* and Xumu Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 597-602. (⁺Co-first author) 

2. Cai You,⁺ Biao Wei,⁺ Xiuxiu Li, Yusheng Yang, Yue Liu, Hui Lv*, Xumu Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 6511-6514. (⁺Co-first author) 

1. Mao Chen, Jie Wang, Ziyi Chai, Cai You, Aiwen Lei*, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 341-346.