Ph.D., 1995: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, P. R. China (Organic Chemistry)
M.Sc., 1992: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, P. R. China (Organic Chemistry)
B.Sc., 1984: Department of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China (Chemistry)
02/2003-present: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Dalian, P. R. China. Full Professor
08/2001-01/2003: Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA,
Research Associate
08/2000-07/2001: Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST)/Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, Research Associate
11/1998-07/2000: Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA, Postdoctoral Associate
01/1997-10/1998: Ames Lab of DOE, USA / Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA, Postdoctoral Associate
10/1995-12/1996: Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany, Postdoctoral Associate
07/1995-09/1995: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, P. R. China, Assistant Professor
07/1984-08/1989: Changsha College of Aeronautic Engineering, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China, Instructor (Chemistry and Materials Chemistry)
Total publications: 197; granted patents for invention: 92 (China), 2 (USA)
(1) 2004: “Hundred Talented” Professorship of CAS
(2) 2009: Innovation Award of DICP
(3) 2010/2013: Expert of Dalian City
(4) 2012: Advisory Board of Radiation Chemistry, CAS
(5) 2016: SABIC-CAS Scholarship
(6) 2019: Distinguished Professorship of DICP
(7) 2022: Class II Professorship
[1]. Fei Huang, Zhuqing Liu, Zhengkun Yu,* C-Alkylation of Ketones and Related Compounds by Alcohols via Transition Metal-Catalyzed Dehydrogenatin. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 862-875.
[2]. Zhengkun Yu,* Weiwei Jin, Quanbin Jiang, Bronsted Acid Activation Strategy in Transition Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Unprotected N-H Imines, Enamines and N-Heteroaromatics. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 6060-6072.
[3]. Haifeng Yu, Weiwei Jin, Chenglin Sun, Jiping Chen, Wangmin Du, Songbo He, S. B.; Zhengkun Yu,* Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Cross-Coupling of Internal Alkenes with Terminal Alkenes to Functionalized 1,3-Butadienes via C-H Bond Activation: Efficient Synthesis of Bicyclic Pyridones. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 5792-5797.
[4]. Haifeng Yu, Zhengkun Yu,* Direct Alkenylation of Indoles through Acid-mediated Substitution Reactions with alpha-Oxo Ketene Dithioacetals: Efficient Synthesis of Indole Alkaloids Meridianin Derivatives. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 2929-2933.
[5].Xiaodan Zhao, Zhengkun Yu,* Rhodium-Catalyzed Regioselective C-H Functionalization via Decarbonylation of Acid Chlorides and C-H Bond Activation under Phosphine-Free Conditions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 8136-8137.