Chuan‐Zhi Yao

949 total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 767 citations indexed

About

Chuan‐Zhi Yao is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chuan‐Zhi Yao has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 767 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Organic Chemistry, 16 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Chuan‐Zhi Yao's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (15 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (11 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (11 papers). Chuan‐Zhi Yao is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (15 papers), Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis (11 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (11 papers). Chuan‐Zhi Yao collaborates with scholars based in China and Russia. Chuan‐Zhi Yao's co-authors include Yan‐Biao Kang, Xiao‐Shan Ning, Hongxing Zheng, Zufeng Xiao, Meimei Wang, Qiang‐Qiang Li, Jie Yu, Qiankun Li, Xianmin Chen and Bingfeng Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Chuan‐Zhi Yao

33 papers receiving 761 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Unlocking Chiral Sulfinimidoyl Electrophiles: Asymmetric Synthesis of Sulfinamides Catalyzed by Anionic Stereogenic-at-Cobalt(III) Complexes

2025 31 citations Fang Wei, Chuan‐Zhi Yao et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chuan‐Zhi Yao China	16	710	254	126	61	29	37	767
Balaji V. Rokade Ireland	12	792 1.1×	193 0.8×	128 1.0×	117 1.9×	24 0.8×	14	837
Nolan T. McDougal United States	11	594 0.8×	170 0.7×	126 1.0×	50 0.8×	21 0.7×	12	640
Eddy Maerten France	12	771 1.1×	241 0.9×	114 0.9×	24 0.4×	31 1.1×	32	818
Daniela Kampen Germany	4	599 0.8×	209 0.8×	138 1.1×	37 0.6×	13 0.4×	6	645
Michel Chiarucci Italy	17	1.0k 1.4×	299 1.2×	89 0.7×	33 0.5×	18 0.6×	25	1.1k
Jennifer L. Kennemur United States	8	568 0.8×	248 1.0×	82 0.7×	26 0.4×	18 0.6×	13	648
Marta Meazza United Kingdom	19	1.4k 2.0×	281 1.1×	120 1.0×	38 0.6×	17 0.6×	39	1.5k
Yazhou Lou China	12	1.0k 1.4×	319 1.3×	131 1.0×	27 0.4×	17 0.6×	17	1.1k
Yimiao He China	16	952 1.3×	94 0.4×	100 0.8×	43 0.7×	20 0.7×	32	982

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Xie, Ning, Yiting Liu, Chuan‐Zhi Yao, et al.. (2025). Large electronegative hydrophobic side chain modified high conductive and stable polycarbazolyl anion exchange membrane for fuel cell application. Materials Today Chemistry. 44. 102525–102525. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Qiming, Cong Peng, Yunlan Sun, et al.. (2025). Enantioselective construction of functionalized oxazoles via anionic stereogenic-at-cobalt(iii) complex-catalyzed Ugi-4CR/Wittig reaction sequences. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 23(17). 4074–4078. 2 indexed citations

Yao, Chuan‐Zhi, Zhihong Liu, Ziyuan Zhao, et al.. (2025). Selectfluor-Mediated Oxidative S-Arylation of Sulfenamides with β-Naphthols for the Synthesis of Sulfilimines. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(32). 11742–11752.

Liu, Yiting, Xinjun Li, Ning Xie, et al.. (2025). High-stability poly(carbazole-isatin) anion exchange membranes with alkyl-alkyloxy double synergistic side chains for fuel cell application. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 101. 1149–1160. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Yiting, Yujie Wei, Xinjun Li, et al.. (2025). Can the variation in hydrophobic side chain types enhance the comprehensive performance of anion exchange membrane fuel cells?. Journal of Membrane Science. 735. 124517–124517. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yuyang, et al.. (2025). Catalytic synthesis of chiral sulfinimidate esters via oxidative esterification of sulfenamides. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6988–6988.

Yao, Chuan‐Zhi, et al.. (2024). De novo Synthesis of Chiral 3,4‐DihydroquinazolinesviaOne‐Pot Enantioselective Ugi‐Azide/Cyclization Sequences^†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 42(18). 2140–2146. 5 indexed citations

Yao, Chuan‐Zhi, et al.. (2024). An Organocatalytic Cascade Spirocycloaddition Reaction for the Construction of Spiro[indoline-3,3′-piperidin]-6′-ones. Synlett. 36(8). 993–998.

Liu, Jiaojiao, Yan Wu, Gang Wang, et al.. (2024). Dithiophosphinylation of Allenyl Acetates: Access to 1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane-Type Bidentate Ligands. Organic Letters. 26(16). 3453–3457. 1 indexed citations

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Yao, Chuan‐Zhi, et al.. (2024). Enantioselective Organocatalyzed Cascade Dearomatizing Spirocycloaddition Reactions of Indole-Ynones. Organic Letters. 26(41). 8713–8718. 2 indexed citations

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Yao, Chuan‐Zhi, et al.. (2023). Enantioselective Construction of Axially Iodobenzocarbazole Derivatives by Stereogenic‐at‐Cobalt(III)‐Complex‐Catalyzed Iodoarylation of Alkynes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 26(42). 2 indexed citations

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Yao, Chuan‐Zhi, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in catalytic asymmetric haloamination and haloetherification of alkenes. Tetrahedron Letters. 126. 154639–154639. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Gen, Jiaojiao Liu, Baoli Li, et al.. (2023). Diversity-oriented synthesis of P-stereogenic and axially chiral monodentate biaryl phosphines enabled by C-P bond cleavage. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4437–4437. 45 indexed citations

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Sun, Bingbing, Kun Liu, Quan Gao, et al.. (2022). Enantioselective Ugi and Ugi-azide reactions catalyzed by anionic stereogenic-at-cobalt(III) complexes. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7065–7065. 34 indexed citations

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Li, Gen, et al.. (2022). Palladium‐Catalyzed Stereoselective Cleavage of C−P Bond: Enantioselective Construction of Atropisomers Containing a P‐Stereogenic Center. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(47). e202211710–e202211710. 46 indexed citations

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Li, Na, Hao Yu, Rui Wang, et al.. (2018). Enantioselective intermolecular iodoacetalization of enol ethers catalyzed by chiral Co(III)-complex-templated Brønsted acids. Tetrahedron Letters. 59(40). 3605–3608. 15 indexed citations

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Kang, Yan‐Biao, Xianmin Chen, Chuan‐Zhi Yao, & Xiao‐Shan Ning. (2016). Direct oxidative lactonization of alkenoic acids mediated solely by NaIO₄: beyond a simple oxidant. Chemical Communications. 52(36). 6193–6196. 19 indexed citations

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Ning, Xiao‐Shan, Meimei Wang, Chuan‐Zhi Yao, Xianmin Chen, & Yan‐Biao Kang. (2016). tert-Butyl Nitrite: Organic Redox Cocatalyst for Aerobic Aldehyde-Selective Wacker–Tsuji Oxidation. Organic Letters. 18(11). 2700–2703. 65 indexed citations

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Ge, Jingjie, Chuan‐Zhi Yao, Meimei Wang, et al.. (2015). Transition-Metal-Free Deacylative Cleavage of Unstrained C(sp³)–C(sp²) Bonds: Cyanide-Free Access to Aryl and Aliphatic Nitriles from Ketones and Aldehydes. Organic Letters. 18(2). 228–231. 65 indexed citations

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Zheng, Hongxing, Zufeng Xiao, Chuan‐Zhi Yao, et al.. (2015). Transition-Metal-Free Self-Hydrogen-Transferring Allylic Isomerization. Organic Letters. 17(24). 6102–6105. 61 indexed citations

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