Prof. Yu Wing-yiu, Michael Assoc. Head(ABCT) & Professor

Location Y842
Phone +852 3400 8725
mail wing-yiu.yu@polyu.edu.hk

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Education and Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Science, The University of Hong Kong




Research Overview Our group aspires to develop fundamental breakthrough for powering future innovation in green chemical synthesis. My research focuses on: (1) Activation of inert carbon-hydrogen bonds for catalytic cross coupling reactions, and (2) Catalytic
multicomponent coupling for stereoselective synthesis.




Academic and Professional Experiences Reviewer for chemistry journals: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; Org. Lett.; Org. Biomol. Chem.; Adv. Synth. Catal., and Synlett.




Research Interests
Catalysis
Organic Synthesis
Organometallic Chemistry
Enantioselective Reactions



Achievements

Awards
Croucher Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship 1993-1996;
Best teaching award in ABCT 2011
ABCT Star Award, PolyU 2014
ABCT Star Award, PolyU 2016
Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (ICCEOCA-8) 2014 (Japan)
Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (ICCEOCA-9) 2015 (Taiwan)
Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (ICCEOCA-9) 2015 (China)




Patents
US Provisional Patent Application (60/563,645), "Supported Ruthenium Nanoparticles as Catalysts for cis-Dihydroxylation and Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes" Che, C.-M.;Yu, W.-Y; Ho, C.-M. (filed on 20 April 2004)




Representative Publications
Lee PY, Liang P, Yu WY. Pd(II)-Catalyzed Direct ortho-C-H Acylation of Aromatic Ketones by Oxidative Decarboxylation of α-Oxocarboxylic Acids. Organic Letters. 2017;19(8):2082-5.
Chan CM, Zhou Z, Yu WY. Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cycloaddition of N-tert-Butoxycarbonylhydrazones with Alkynes for the Synthesis of Functionalized Pyrroles via C(sp3)–H Bond Functionalization. Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis. 2016;358(24):4067-74.
Lu YS, Yu WY. Cp∗Rh(III)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Alkyltrifluoroborate with α-Diazomalonates for C(sp3)-C(sp3) Bond Formation. Organic Letters. 2016;18(6):1350-3.
Ng FN, Lau YF, Zhou Z, Yu WY. [RhIII(Cp*)]-Catalyzed cascade arylation and chlorination of α-diazocarbonyl compounds with arylboronic acids and n -chlorosuccinimide for facile synthesis of α-aryl-α-chloro carbonyl compounds. Organic Letters. 2015;17(7):1676-9.
Ng FN, Zhou Z, Yu WY. [RhIII(Cp*)]-catalyzed ortho-selective direct C(sp 2)-H bond amidation/amination of benzoic acids by N-chlorocarbamates and N-chloromorpholines. A versatile synthesis of functionalized anthranilic acids. Chemistry - A European Journal. 2014;20(15):4474-80.
Ng KH, Zhou Z, Yu WY. [Cp*RhCl2]2-catalyzed ortho-C-H bond amination of acetophenone o-methyloximes with primary N-chloroalkylamines: Convenient synthesis of N-alkyl-2-acylanilines. Chemical Communications. 2013;49(63):7031-3.
Ng KH, Zhou Z, Yu WY. Rhodium(III)-catalyzed intermolecular direct amination of aromatic C-H bonds with N-chloroamines. Organic Letters. 2012;14(1):272-5.
Chan WW, Lo SF, Zhou Z, Yu WY. Rh-catalyzed intermolecular carbenoid functionalization of aromatic C-H bonds by α-diazomalonates. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2012;134(33):13565-8.
Ng KH, Ng FN, Yu WY. A convenient synthesis of anthranilic acids by Pd-catalyzed direct intermolecular ortho-C-H amidation of benzoic acids. Chemical Communications. 2012;48(95):11680-2.
Ng KH, Chan ASC, Yu WY. Pd-catalyzed intermolecular ortho-C-H amidation of anilides by N-nosyloxycarbamate. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2010;132(37):12862-4.