Cai You, Ph.D.

Title：Assistant Professor

E-mail: youcai@gbu.edu.cn

Home Page：https://www.x-mol.com/groups/youcai

Research Areas

uDevelopment of Novel Catalytic Systems

uAsymmetric Synthesis

uLiquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC)

Education Qualifications

u2013.09−2018.06, Wuhan University, Organic Chemistry, Ph.D. Degree (Supervisor: Prof. Xumu Zhang)

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)

Representative Publications

12. Cai You, Lijun Lu, David Milstein*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 30490-30498.

11. Cai You, Lijun Lu, Jie Luo, Yael Diskin-Posner, and David Milstein*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 30060-30071.

10. Longxue Xiang, Cai You*, Xiuxiu Li* and Xumu Zhang*, Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 6726-6731. (*Co-corresponding author)

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

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

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

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

 5. 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)

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

 3. 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.

 2. 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).

 1. 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)