@CongjunY

Assistant Professor @ University of Colorado Boulder Alumnus of UChicago, RWTH Aachen, and SIOC Synthesis; Catalysis; Methods

 Boulder
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Joined July 2019
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We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher in organic synthesis to start in late 2026 or early 2027, as well as PhD students to begin in fall 2027. Our web: yu-lab-chem.com/
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We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher to start in late 2026 or early 2027, as well as PhD students to begin in fall 2027.
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A new role for bismuth: an aryl-group transporter. ✨ Our organobismuth platform enables regiospecific α-arylation of diverse carbonyl compounds and is now out in Nature Chemistry! Huge thanks to Viresh Rawal, Filippo Carpaneto, Pan-Pan Chen & K. N. Houk! rdcu.be/fAwkV
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Oriol Planas@uri_planas
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To redox or not to redox? That is the question🧐 Work led by @irenessordo and @Sfg_109 on zwitterionic stibinidenes shows how catalyst speciation diverts the mechanism and unlocks diverse C–F bond functionalizations - now in @angew_chem Check it out! ⬇️ doi.org/10.1002/anie.6579940

Speciation‐Controlled C–F Bond Functionalization Enabled by Zwitterionic Pnictinidenes

Zwitterionic pnictinidenes turn C–F activation into C–X bond construction, enabling broad defluorinative functionalization of polyfluoro(hetero)arenes under mild conditions. Rather than following a...

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The Dong Lab@GBD_Lab
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Our work on NAHA-enabled carbonyl removal of cyclic ketones is now published in @J_A_C_S ! Congratulations to Zining! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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The Dong Lab@GBD_Lab
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Check out our latest work on @J_A_C_S : a ligand-controlled enantioconvergent homologation enables efficient access to chiral tertiary alkyl boronates. Congratulations to @MiaoChen1997, @AnkiZXXu and Coco! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Editing of unsaturated skeleton is getting increasingly hot.
The Dong Lab@GBD_Lab
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Our recent work on aliphatic CO-to-N atom swap enabled by NAHA chemistry, now online in @ScienceMagazine ! Congratulations to Zining, Zhehan and @RongYehhh ! science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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So its not just phenothiazines... Congratulations Fang! FP O2‐Mediated Cu‐Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Sulfilimination of Tyrosines and Bioactive Phenols - Xiao - 2026 - Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis - Wiley Online Library advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley…

O2‐Mediated Cu‐Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Sulfilimination of Tyrosines and Bioactive Phenols

We report herein the mild O2-mediated Cu-catalyzed dehydrogenative sulfilimination of diverse bioactive phenols with simple sulfenamides.

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Our review article is now out in Chemical Communications: “Nitrogen Editing of Aromatic Rings: From Skeletal Editing to Fragment Editing.” Congratulations to Hikaru!!　Two days in a row!! doi.org/10.1039/D6CC01696K
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We are pleased to share our Nat Rev Chem review! We summarize how photo-, electro-, and electrophotochemical strategies are reshaping C–N bond formation, distinguishing them from traditional metal catalysis toward more sustainable synthesis. @natrevchem dlvr.it/TS7DlQ

Photochemical, electrochemical and electrophotochemical C−N bond-forming cross-coupling reactions

Nature Reviews Chemistry - This Review encompasses recent developments in photochemical, electrochemical and electrophotochemical C–N coupling reactions, focusing on metal-catalysed and...

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Please check out our new achievement, now online in @J_A_C_S : Catalytic C-Demethylation of Phenols and Anilines Enabled by a Removable Mono-Directing Group. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Our Department Is Hiring an NMR Director: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDe…
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This is fantastic!
The Hartwig Group@HartwigGroup
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Our postdoc @Willi_Amberg built @SynStrategy a learning tool that categorizes 500+ reactions by functional group with 400+ total synthesis examples. If you’re into #OrgChem, check it out (it’s free)! iOS: apps.apple.com/de/app/synstr… Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d… #ChemTwitter
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Next level of Matteson.
Hairong Lyu@HairongLyu
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Final version. Congrats to Adam and Yujun! Thanks to the collaboration with the ⁦@YangjianQUAN⁩ group! Electrochemical defluorinative Matteson-type homologation ⁦@Nature⁩ ⁦@Boron_Chemistry⁩ nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

Electrochemical defluorinative Matteson-type homologation

Nature - A new Matteson-type homologation method inserts carbon units into boronic esters using electrochemistry.

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Interesting Catalysis
LLLiu Group@LLL_lab_SUSTech
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Aluminum: lightest p-block metal with very low electronegativity. Converting Al(III) to Al(I) in stoichiometric reactions is rare. But now, we've made Al redox catalysis a reality! Check it out @nature nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

Aluminium redox catalysis enables cyclotrimerization of alkynes

Nature - Aluminium redox catalysis is achieved with a low-valent aluminium species, carbazolylaluminylene, enabling cyclotrimerization of alkynes and producing diverse benzene derivatives.

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Electron Donor–Acceptor (EDA) Complexation With Hypervalent Iodines: An Update. chemistry-europe.onlinelibra…

Electron Donor–Acceptor (EDA) Complexation With Hypervalent Iodines: An Update

This review summarizes the recent advances on the synthetic strategies occurred through electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complex formation using hypervalent iodine reagent (HIR) with literature covera...

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Our Group Website Is Live, and We Are Hiring! yu-lab-chem.com/
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The first group photo of our lab
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Nice Summary
Paul Tsang@paultsang518
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Late-stage C–H functionalization offers new opportunities in drug discovery nature.com/articles/s41570-0…

Late-stage C–H functionalization offers new opportunities in drug discovery

Nature Reviews Chemistry - Late-stage C–H functionalization of complex molecules has emerged as a powerful tool in drug discovery. This Review classifies significant examples by reaction...

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