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Yong Liang is affiliated with Jianghan University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of chemistry, with a particular focus on organic chemistry. Their research encompasses a broad scope of topics including catalytic C-H functionalization methods, catalytic cross-coupling reactions, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, as well as crystallization and solubility studies.

The scientist's work spans multiple subfields related to chemistry and molecular sciences. Key areas of study include:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Yong Liang has authored papers on a variety of scientific topics. Some notable recent publications are:

  • Computational Redesign of a PETase for Plastic Biodegradation under Ambient Condition by the GRAPE Strategy (2021), ACS Catalysis
  • Effect of Intravenous Tirofiban vs Placebo Before Endovascular Thrombectomy on Functional Outcomes in Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke (2022), JAMA
  • A light-driven enzymatic enantioselective radical acylation (2023), Nature
  • Generation of hydroxyl radical-activatable ratiometric near-infrared bimodal probes for early monitoring of tumor response to therapy (2021), Nature Communications
  • A relay catalysis strategy for enantioselective nickel-catalyzed migratory hydroarylation forming chiral α-aryl alkylboronates (2021), Chem

Frequent collaborators reflect a network of colleagues with complementary expertise in chemistry and related disciplines. Regular co-authors include:

  • Zhuangzhi Shi
  • Wen Wang
  • Jiawei Ma
  • Yue Zhao
  • Wenju Chang

Yong Liang frequently publishes in venues recognized for chemical research. The most common publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Nature Communications
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Their work often addresses advanced topics such as:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Computational Redesign of a PETase for Plastic Biodegradation under Ambient Condition by the GRAPE Strategy

    Yinglu Cui;Yanchun Chen;Xinyue Liu;Xinyue Liu;Saijun Dong

  • An unexpected role of a trace amount of water in catalyzing proton transfer in phosphine-catalyzed (3 + 2) cycloaddition of allenoates and alkenes.

    Yuanzhi Xia;Yong Liang;Yuanyuan Chen;Ming Wang

  • Mechanism, Regioselectivity, and the Kinetics of Phosphine‐Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions of Allenoates and Electron‐Deficient Alkenes

    Yong Liang;Song Liu;Yuanzhi Xia;Yuanzhi Xia;Yahong Li;Yahong Li

  • Occurrence and transport of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), including short-chain PFAAs in Tangxun Lake, China.

    Zhen Zhou;Yong Liang;Yali Shi;Lin Xu

  • Human Exposure and Elimination Kinetics of Chlorinated Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Sulfonic Acids (Cl-PFESAs)

    Yali Shi;Robin Vestergren;Lin Xu;Zhen Zhou

  • Origin of the Relative Stereoselectivity of the β-Lactam Formation in the Staudinger Reaction

    Lei Jiao;Yong Liang;Jiaxi Xu

  • Why is copper(I) complex more competent than dirhodium(II) complex in catalytic asymmetric O-H insertion reactions? A computational study of the metal carbenoid O-H insertion into water.

    Yong Liang;Haolai Zhou;Zhi-Xiang Yu

  • Tissue Distribution and Whole Body Burden of the Chlorinated Polyfluoroalkyl Ether Sulfonic Acid F-53B in Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius): Evidence for a Highly Bioaccumulative Contaminant of Emerging Concern.

    Yali Shi;Robin Vestergren;Zhen Zhou;Xiaowei Song

  • Unconventional, chemically stable, and soluble two-dimensional angular polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: from molecular design to device applications.

    Lei Zhang;Yang Cao;Nicholas S. Colella;Yong Liang

  • Metal-free directed sp 2 -C–H borylation

    Jiahang Lv;Jiahang Lv;Xiangyang Chen;Xiao-Song Xue;Xiao-Song Xue;Binlin Zhao

  • Mechanisms and Origins of Switchable Chemoselectivity of Ni-Catalyzed C(aryl)–O and C(acyl)–O Activation of Aryl Esters with Phosphine Ligands

    Xin Hong;Yong Liang;K. N. Houk

  • Diels-Alder reactivities of strained and unstrained cycloalkenes with normal and inverse-electron-demand dienes: activation barriers and distortion/interaction analysis.

    Fang Liu;Robert S. Paton;Seonah Kim;Yong Liang

  • Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) and Association between the Placental Transfer Efficiencies and Dissociation Constant of Serum Proteins-PFAS Complexes

    Ke Gao;Taifeng Zhuang;Xian Liu;Jianjie Fu

  • Oxidative stress and immunotoxicity induced by graphene oxide in zebrafish.

    Minjie Chen;Junfa Yin;Yong Liang;Shaopeng Yuan

  • Theoretical elucidation of the origins of substituent and strain effects on the rates of Diels-Alder reactions of 1,2,4,5-tetrazines.

    Fang Liu;Yong Liang;K. N. Houk

  • Bioorthogonal Cycloadditions: Computational Analysis with the Distortion/Interaction Model and Predictions of Reactivities

    Fang Liu;Yong Liang;K. N. Houk

  • A computationally designed Rh(I)-catalyzed two-component [5+2+1] cycloaddition of ene-vinylcyclopropanes and co for the synthesis of cyclooctenones

    Yuanyuan Wang;Jingxin Wang;Jiachun Su;Feng Huang

  • Highly Elevated Serum Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Fishery Employees from Tangxun Lake, China

    Zhen Zhou;Yali Shi;Robin Vestergren;Thanh Wang

  • Serum concentration of bisphenol analogues in pregnant women in China.

    Aijing Li;Taifeng Zhuang;Wei Shi;Yong Liang

  • Potassium tert-Butoxide-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative C-H Silylation of Heteroaromatics: A Combined Experimental and Computational Mechanistic Study.

    Wen-Bo Liu;David P. Schuman;Yun-Fang Yang;Anton A. Toutov

  • Distribution of perfluorooctane sulfonate and other perfluorochemicals in the ambient environment around a manufacturing facility in China

    Yawei Wang;Jianjie Fu;Thanh Wang;Yong Liang

  • Metal-free oxidation of aromatic carbon-hydrogen bonds through a reverse-rebound mechanism

    Changxia Yuan;Yong Liang;Taylor Hernandez;Adrian Berriochoa

Frequent Co-Authors

Guibin Jiang
Guibin Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kendall N. Houk
Kendall N. Houk University of California, Los Angeles
Kwong-Sak Leung
Kwong-Sak Leung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yawei Wang
Yawei Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Susumu Noda
Susumu Noda Kyoto University
Jianjie Fu
Jianjie Fu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhi-Xiang Yu
Zhi-Xiang Yu Peking University
Jianbo Shi
Jianbo Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jérôme Faist
Jérôme Faist ETH Zurich
Zongben Xu
Zongben Xu Xi'an Jiaotong University

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