Yang Yuhong, Ph.D.

Title：Researcher

E-mail: yangyh7@gbu.edu.cn

Research Areas

uMechanism of chemical reactions catalyzed by metal-organics and enzymes;

uData-driven mechanisms of drug molecule synthesis and degradation

Education Qualifications

u2017.09−2021.07，Harbin Institute of Technology，Chemical Engineering and Technology，PhD

u2012.09−2015.06， Lanzhou University，Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Master

u2008.09−2012.06，Southwest University，Biological Engineering，Bachelor

Academic Experience

u2024.07−today， Great Bay University（prepare），Researcher

u2022.04-2024.05，Southern University of Science and Technology，Post-Doctor

u2015.07−2017.08，Southern University of Science and Technology, Research Assistant

Selected Publications

1. Cheng, X.^⊥;Chang, X.^⊥; Yang, Y.^⊥; Zhang, Z.; Li, J.; Li, Y.; Zhao, W.; Chung, L. W.; Teng, H.; Dong, X.-Q.; Wang, C.-J.  Copper-catalyzed asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides with β-trifluoromethyl-substituted alkenyl heteroarenes. Sci. China. Chem. 2023, 66, 3193. (^*Co-first author)

2. Zheng F.^⊥; Yang, Y.^⊥; Wu, S.; Zhao, S.; Zhu, Y.; Su, H.; Dai, J.-F.; Yan, Z.; Chung, L. W.; Wong, K. M.-C. Structure-property relationships of photofunctional diiridium(II) complexes with tetracationic charge and an unsupported Ir-Ir bond. Commun. Chem. 2022, 5, 159. (^*Co-first author)

3. Chang, X.^⊥; Yang, Y.^⊥; Shen, C.; Xue, K.-S.; Wang, Z.-F.; Cong, H.; Tao, H.-Y.; Chung, L. W.; Wang, C.-J. β-Substituted Alkenyl Heteroarenes as Dipolarophiles in the Cu(I)-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Azomethine Ylides Empowered by a Dual Activation Strategy: Stereoselectivity and Mechanistic Insight. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 3519. (^*Co-first author)

4. Du, X.^⊥; Xiao, Y.^⊥; Yang, Y.^⊥; Duan, Y.-N.; Li, F.; Hu, Q.; Chung, L. W.; Chen, G-Q.; Zhang, X. Enantioselective Hydrogenation of tetra-Substituted α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids Enabled by Cobalt(II) Catalysis: Scope and Mechanistic Insights. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 11384. (^*Co-first author)

5. Yang, Y.^⊥; Zhang, X.^⊥; Zhong, L-P.; Lan, J.; Li, X.; Li, C.-C.; Chung, L. W. Unusual KIE and dynamics effects in the Fe-catalyzed hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of unactivated aldehydes and dienes. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 1850. (^*Co-first author)

6. Shen, C.^⊥; Yang, Y.^⊥; Wei, L.; Dong, W.-W.; Chung, L. W.; Wang, C.-J. Kinetic Resolution of Alkylidene Norcamphors via a Ligand-Controlled Umpolung-Type 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition. iScience 2019, 11, 146. (^*Co-first author)