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Yong Cao
Physical Chemistry
Professor
yongcao@fudan.edu.cn
Room A2008, Chemistry Building, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University 2005 Songhu Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China
86-21-31245287
Research Interests
Design and characterization of nanostructured catalytic materials
Catalytic activation and selective transformation of light alkanes
Gold catalysis for green fine chemical synthesis
Environmental and eco-friendly solid acid/base catalysis
Prizes and awards
2014 National Catalysis Prize for Young Scientists
Biography
Dr. Yong Cao received his Ph.D. degree from Fudan University in 2000, and has been working at Fudan since then. In 2005, he was promoted to full Professor. His broad research interests include development of metal-, acid/base- and metal-acid/base-catalyzed synthetic methods and reactions in relation to catalytic transformation of renewable resources and renewable energies. Presently his main research interests focus on the development of fundamental chemistry of heterogeneous metal catalysis and its application to the design of new sustainable processes catalyzed by supported metals. He has been involved in catalytic applications for gold since 2006. He has coauthored over 160 publications, 24 patents and is currently a member of the editorial board of Applied Catalysis A.
Teaching
Physical Chemistry, Mechanisms in heterogeneous catalysis, Modern surface chemistry
Key Publications
Xiang Liu, Lin He, Yong-Mei Liu, Yong Cao*;Supported Gold Catalysis: From Small Molecule Activation to Green Chemical Synthesis, Acc. Chem. Res.2014, 47(3), 793-804.
Xiang Liu, Hai-Qian Li, Sen Ye, Yong-Mei Liu, He-Yong He, Yong Cao*, He-Yong He, Kang-Nian Fan; Gold-Catalyzed Direct Hydrogenative Coupling of Nitroarenes To Synthesize Aromatic Azo Compounds, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 7624-7629.
Jing Yuan, Shu-Shuang Li, Lei Yu, Yong-Mei Liu, Yong Cao*, He-Yong He, Kang-Nian Fan; Copper-based catalysts for the efficient conversion of carbohydrate biomass into g-valerolactone in the absence of externally added hydrogen, Energy Environ. Sci. 2013, 6, 3308-3313.
Dong Ren, Lin He, Lei Yu, Ran-Sheng Ding, Yong-Mei Liu, Yong Cao*, He-Yong He, and Kang-Nian Fan; An Unusual Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Quinoline Compounds Using Supported Gold Catalysts, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134(42), 17592-17598.
Qing-Yuan Bi, Xian-Long Du, Yong-Mei Liu, Yong Cao*, He-Yong He, Kang-Nian Fan; Efficient Subnanometric Gold-Catalyzed Hydrogen Generation via Formic Acid Decomposition under Ambient Conditions, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134(21), 8926-8933.
Xian-Long Du, Lin He, She Zhao, Yong-Mei Liu, Yong Cao*, He-Yong He, and Kang- Nian Fan; Hydrogen-Independent Reductive Transformation of Carbohydrate Biomass into -Valerolactone and Pyrrolidone Derivatives Using Supported Gold Catalysts, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 7815-7819.
Lin He, Jian-Qiang Wang, Ya Gong, Yong-Mei Liu, Yong Cao*, He-Yong He, Kang-Nian Fan; Titania Supported Iridium Subnanoclusters as an Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for Direct Synthesis of Quinolines from Nitroarenes and Aliphatic Alcohols, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 10216-10220.
Lin He, Lu-Cun Wang, Hao Sun, Ji Ni, Yong Cao*, He-Yong He, Kang-Nian Fan; Efficient Room Temperature Gold-catalyzed Selective Reduction of Nitro Compounds Using CO and H2O as the Hydrogen Source, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 9538-9541.
Hao Sun, Fang-Zheng Su, Ji Ni, Yong Cao*, He-Yong He, Kang-Nian Fan; Gold Supported on Hydroxyapatite as Versatile Multifunctional Catalyst for the Direct Tandem Synthesis of Imines and Oximes, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 4390-439.
Fang-Zheng Su, Yong-Mei Liu, Lu-Cun Wang, Yong Cao*, He-Yong He, Kang-Nian Fan; Ga-Al Mixed-Oxide-Supported Gold Nanoparticles with Enhanced Activity for Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 334-337.
