@CongjunY

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

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Joined July 2019
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The Dong Lab@GBD_LabOct 7
Our recent work is now out in @J_A_C_S, great collaboration with @pengliu_group ! Congratulations to Yin and the team! Now we can use carboxylic acid as a traceless anchor to achieve the selective aromatization of cyclohexanes through iridium catalysis! doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c14241
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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_planasJul 21
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_LabJul 5
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_LabMay 2
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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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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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 new paper is out in @JACS (our very first one)!🥳 We show how a redox-active ligand unlocks C–X bond scission at an ambiphilic T-shaped Bi(III) compound. A big collaborative effort with my brilliant colleagues from Berlin. 👉pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…

Ambiphilic Reactivity and Switchable Methyl Transfer at a T‑Shaped Bi(NNN) Complex Enabled by a...

Abstract. We report the transition-metal-like reactivity of a geometrically constrained, ambiphilic bismuth­(III) trisamide. Planarization of the Bi­(III)

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Site-Selective Azidation of Arenes via Hypervalent Iodine-Mediated C–H Functionalization. pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021…

Site-Selective Azidation of Arenes via Hypervalent Iodine-Mediated C–H Functionalization

Abstract. A hypervalent iodine-mediated C–H azidation is reported that enables direct, regioselective installation of azido groups onto diverse arenes. The

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Dimethylamino-Iodine(III)/PPh3 -Mediated Synthesis of α-Ketoamides from Glyoxylic Acids. pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Arti…

Dimethylamino-iodine(iii)/PPh3-mediated synthesis of α-ketoamides from glyoxylic acids

The development of efficient synthetic approaches to α-ketoamides remains a significant objective. Herein, we report a mild and metal-free method for the p

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The Dong Lab@GBD_Lab29 Dec 2025
Check out our recent work on aliphatic C-to-N atom swap enabled by NAHA chemistry! This strategy enables access to diverse saturated N-heterocycles from cyclic ketones or cyclic alkanes. See: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv…
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📍 Fall at CU Boulder
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#AmBeedNewsletter Recently, the @GuangbinDong Group at @UChicago unveiled a groundbreaking strategy for directed arene hydrogenation. For the first time, site-selective saturation of unactivated arenes has been achieved using Ru catalysis, controlled by a directing group. The reaction delivers exceptional precision: ✅ Tolerates 20+ sensitive functional groups (alkenes, aryl bromides, etc.) ✅ >20:1 exclusive cis-selectivity ✅ Gram-scale yields up to 85% 👉Please click to view more: ambeed.com/newsdetail/Sitese… #Chemistry #OrganicChemistry #DrugDiscovery #Hydrogenation #Synthesis
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Congratulations to Zhang group and Guo group.👍pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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MASUDA, R.@m_phos11 Mar 2025
Representative papers: Chem. Commun. 2025 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti… OL 2024 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… CEJ 2023 (Hot paper) chemistry-europe.onlinelibra… J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023 (JACS Spotlights) pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac… J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021 (JACS Spotlights) pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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The Dong Lab@GBD_Lab7 Mar 2025
Please check out our recent review on Acc. Chem. Res., authored by Rui @zhangrchem Skeletal Modification via Activation of Relatively Unstrained C–C Bonds. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
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By harnessing the power of organobismuth compounds, the Viresh Rawal group have developed a sustainable, efficient & metal-free method to create arylethylamines—essential building blocks in many drugs. Read the full paper now - sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @Lilichem2022 @Chem_CP
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Congratulations to Yun (1st paper in the group!) and Ben. Looking forward to the next one. FP Oxidation of NOBINs Toward α-Spiropyrrolidones | Organic Letters pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Oxidation of NOBINs Toward α‑Spiropyrrolidones

Abstract. While the oxidation of phenols and BINOLs is well documented to lead to a broad range of useful organic scaffolds, that of NOBINs is far less exp

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