Jin-quan Yu
Professor
Department of Chemistry
Institute of Organic Chemistry
China
Biography
Education and Appointments： Positions: The Scripps Research Institute - La Jolla, CA, USA • Professor of Chemistry August 2010 to Present • Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry July 2007 to August 2010 Brandeis University - Waltham, MA, USA • Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry March 2004 to June 2007 University of Cambridge - Cambridge, UK • Royal Society Research Fellow October 2003 to February 2004 Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry - Guangzhou, China • Teaching and Research Assistant in Organic Chemistry October 1990 to September 1994 Education: Harvard University - Cambridge, MA, USA • Postdoctoral Fellow Supervisor: E. J. Corey February 2001 to May 2002 University of Cambridge - Cambridge, UK • Junior Research Fellow (JRF) of St. John's College October 1999 to October 2003 University of Cambridge - Cambridge, UK • Ph.D. in Chemistry Supervisor: Jonathan B. Spencer October 1994 to September 1999 Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry - Guangzhou, China • M.Sc. in Chemistry Supervisor: S.-D. Xiao September 1988 to July 1990 Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry - Shanghai, China • Coursework for M.Sc. degree September 1987 to July 1988 East China Normal University - Shanghai, China • B.Sc. in Chemistry Top 5% on national examination for admission to SIOC Supervisors: L.-X. Dai and B.-Q. Wu September 1982 to July 1987
Research Interest
Cross-Coupling Reactions, organic chemistry
Publications
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“Palladium-catalyzed Methylation and Arylation of sp2 and sp3 C−H Bonds in Simple Carboxylic Acids†Giri, R.; Li, J. J.; Maugel, N. L.; Li, J. J; Wang, D.; Breazzano, S. P.; Saunders, L. B.; Yu, J.-Q. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 3510 (206 citations).
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“Cu(II)-catalyzed Functionalizations of Aryl C−H Bonds Using O2 as an Oxidant†Chen, X.; Hao, X. S.; Goodhue, C. E.; Yu, J.-Q. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 6790 (233 citations).
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“Pd(II)-Catalyzed C–H Activation/C–C Cross-Coupling Reactions: Versatility and Practicality†Chen, X.; Engle, K. M.; Wang, D.; Yu, J.-Q. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 5094 (545 citations).
