Email: yang.chem.pku@gmail.com
Current position: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Postdoc in Arnold group at Caltech; University of California-Santa Barbara
Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
Hobbies: etymology, entomology, western literature.
Education
2007.9 ~ 2011.7: Expecting B.S. degree in Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Peking University
2004.9~2007.6: Finished High School Education at Hangzhou No.2 Middle School
B.Sc thesis: BF3.OEt2-Catalyzed Cyanation of Indoles and Pyrroles
Publications
[1] Pd-Catalyzed C=C Double Bond Formation by Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones with Benzyl Halides
Qing Xiao, Jian Ma, Yang Yang, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 4732-4735.
[2] Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Direct Cyanation of Indoles and Pyrroles with N-Cyano-N-Phenyl-p-Toluenesulfonamide (NCTS)
Yang Yang, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 5608-5611.
[3] Auto-Tandem Catalysis: Synthesis of Acridines by Pd-Catalyzed C=C Bond Formation and C(sp2)-N Cross-Coupling
Zhongxing Huang, Yang Yang, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 6586-6593.
[4] Pd-Catalyzed Three-Component Reaction of Allenes, Aryl Iodides and Diazo Compounds: New Approach to 1,3-Dienes
Qing Xiao, Binglong Wang, Leiming Tian, Yang Yang, Jian Ma, Yan Zhang, Shufeng Chen* and Jianbo Wang*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 9305-9308.
