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Shouyun Yu is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and conducts research primarily in the field of Chemistry. Their work spans multiple subfields, with the majority focused on Organic Chemistry, as well as contributions to Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Pharmaceutical Science.

Their research topics include:

  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Synthesis of Indole Derivatives
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis

Shouyun Yu has authored or coauthored numerous scientific papers, with several recent examples including:

  • "A review of enantioselective dual transition metal/photoredox catalysis," 2020, Science China Chemistry
  • "Remote C-C bond formation via visible light photoredox-catalyzed intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer," 2020, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • "Diastereoselective and Stereodivergent Synthesis of 2-Cinnamylpyrrolines Enabled by Photoredox-Catalyzed Iminoalkenylation of Alkenes," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Enantioselective Remote C(sp³)-H Cyanation via Dual Photoredox and Copper Catalysis," 2020, Organic Letters
  • "Photoredox-Catalyzed Stereoselective Synthesis of C-Nucleoside Analogues from Glycosyl Bromides and Heteroarenes," 2021, ACS Catalysis

The scientist frequently publishes in a set of specialized venues, with the most common being:

  • Organic Letters
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Science China Chemistry

Collaborations play a significant role in their research activity. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Hong-Hao Zhang
  • Xiang-Ai Yuan
  • Changhua Song
  • Congcong Huang
  • Yi Jiao

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of 6‐Alkylated Phenanthridine Derivatives Using Photoredox Neutral Somophilic Isocyanide Insertion

    Heng Jiang;Yuanzheng Cheng;Ruzhi Wang;Mengmeng Zheng

  • Visible-Light-Promoted Iminyl-Radical Formation from Acyl Oximes: A Unified Approach to Pyridines, Quinolines, and Phenanthridines

    Heng Jiang;Xiaode An;Kun Tong;Tianyi Zheng

  • Distal radical migration strategy: an emerging synthetic means

    Weipeng Li;Wentao Xu;Jin Xie;Shouyun Yu

  • Highly efficient catalytic system for enantioselective Michael addition of aldehydes to nitroalkenes in water.

    Shaolin Zhu;Shouyun Yu;Dawei Ma

  • Visible-light-mediated fluoroalkylation of isocyanides with ethyl bromofluoroacetates: unified synthesis of mono- and difluoromethylated phenanthridine derivatives.

    Xiaoyang Sun;Shouyun Yu

  • Enantioselective Addition of Activated Terminal Alkynes to 1-Acylpyridinium Salts Catalyzed by Cu−Bis(oxazoline) Complexes

    Zhankui Sun;Shouyun Yu;Zuoding Ding;Dawei Ma

  • Visible-Light-Promoted Remote C(sp3)–H Amidation and Chlorination

    Qixue Qin;Shouyun Yu

  • Direct C-H functionalization of enamides and enecarbamates by using visible-light photoredox catalysis.

    Heng Jiang;Chengmei Huang;Jiajia Guo;Chuanqi Zeng

  • Halogen-Bond-Promoted Double Radical Isocyanide Insertion under Visible-Light Irradiation: Synthesis of 2-Fluoroalkylated Quinoxalines

    Xiaoyang Sun;Wenmin Wang;Yanle Li;Jing Ma

  • Enantioselective Allylic Alkylation with 4-Alkyl-1,4-dihydro-pyridines Enabled by Photoredox/Palladium Cocatalysis

    Hong-Hao Zhang;Jia-Jia Zhao;Shouyun Yu

  • Organocatalytic Michael Addition of Aldehydes to Protected 2‐Amino‐1‐Nitroethenes: The Practical Syntheses of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and Substituted 3‐Aminopyrrolidines

    Shaolin Zhu;Shouyun Yu;You Wang;Dawei Ma

  • Visible-light-promoted redox neutral C-H amidation of heteroarenes with hydroxylamine derivatives.

    Qixue Qin;Shouyun Yu

  • Visible-light-promoted and one-pot synthesis of phenanthridines and quinolines from aldehydes and O-acyl hydroxylamine.

    Xiao-De An;Shouyun Yu

  • A review of enantioselective dual transition metal/photoredox catalysis

    Hong-Hao Zhang;Hui Chen;Chengjian Zhu;Shouyun Yu

  • Sulfonation and Trifluoromethylation of Enol Acetates with Sulfonyl Chlorides Using Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis

    Heng Jiang;Yuanzheng Cheng;Yan Zhang;Yan Zhang;Shouyun Yu

  • Hydrotrifluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkenes and Alkynes Enabled by an Electron-Donor–Acceptor Complex of Togni’s Reagent with a Tertiary Amine

    Yuanzheng Cheng;Shouyun Yu

  • Photoredox-Catalyzed Intermolecular Remote C–H and C–C Vinylation via Iminyl Radicals

    Xu Shen;Jia-Jia Zhao;Shouyun Yu

  • Isocyanide insertion: de novo synthesis of trifluoromethylated phenanthridine derivatives.

    Yuanzheng Cheng;Heng Jiang;Yan Zhang;Shouyun Yu

  • Radical Alkynyltrifluoromethylation of Alkenes Initiated by an Electron Donor–Acceptor Complex

    Heng Jiang;Yanyan He;Yuanzheng Cheng;Shouyun Yu

  • Direct Aromatic C-H Trifluoromethylation via an Electron-Donor-Acceptor Complex.

    Yuanzheng Cheng;Xiangai Yuan;Jing Ma;Shouyun Yu

  • Synthesis of isoquinolines via visible light-promoted insertion of vinyl isocyanides with diaryliodonium salts.

    Heng Jiang;Yuanzheng Cheng;Ruzhi Wang;Yan Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Dawei Ma
Dawei Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chengjian Zhu
Chengjian Zhu Nanjing University
Renxiang Tan
Renxiang Tan Nanjing University
Hoong-Kun Fun
Hoong-Kun Fun Universiti Sains Malaysia
Feng Liu
Feng Liu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ke Ding
Ke Ding Jinan University
Hui Chen
Hui Chen University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paul G. Tratnyek
Paul G. Tratnyek Oregon Health & Science University
Wentao Xu
Wentao Xu Nankai University
Yixiang Cheng
Yixiang Cheng Nanjing University

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