Qi‐Jun Yao

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Qi‐Jun Yao is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi‐Jun Yao has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Organic Chemistry, 20 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 12 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Qi‐Jun Yao's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (57 papers), Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis (29 papers) and Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (26 papers). Qi‐Jun Yao is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (57 papers), Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis (29 papers) and Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (26 papers). Qi‐Jun Yao collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Qi‐Jun Yao's co-authors include Bing‐Feng Shi, Gang Liao, Bei‐Bei Zhan, Yong‐Jie Wu, Tao Zhou, Hao Ming Chen, Shuo Zhang, Fan‐Rui Huang, Xin Hong and Hong Song 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

Qi‐Jun Yao

63 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Recent advances in the synthesis of axially chiral biarylsviatransition metal-catalysed asymmetric C–H functionalization

2019 396 citations Gang Liao, Qi‐Jun Yao et al. profile →
Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryls by Palladium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric C−H Olefination Enabled by a Transient Chiral Auxiliary

2017 292 citations Qi‐Jun Yao, Shuo Zhang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Modification of [2.2]Paracyclophanes via Cobalt/Salox‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Electrooxidative or Photoredox C─H Acyloxylation and Alkoxylation 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Fan‐Rui Huang, Ming‐Ya Teng, Hui Qiu, Qi‐Jun Yao, Bing‐Feng Shi	9
2	Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Functionalization: Ligand Innovation and Reaction Development 2025 ·Accounts of Chemical Research ·Qi‐Jun Yao, Bing‐Feng Shi	22
3	Copper/BINOL-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Functionalization toward Planar Chiral Ferrocenes Under Mild Conditions 2024 ·ACS Catalysis ·Zhuo‐Zhuo Zhang, Gang Zhou, Qiang Yue, Qi‐Jun Yao, Bing‐Feng Shi	28
4	Asymmetric Dearomatization of Indoles through Cobalt‐Catalyzed Enantioselective C−H Functionalization Enabled by Photocatalysis 2024 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Ming‐Ya Teng, (unknown), (unknown), Xu Wu, Jiahao Chen, (unknown), Fan‐Rui Huang, Qi‐Jun Yao, Bing‐Feng Shi	0
5	Asymmetric Dearomatization of Indoles through Cobalt‐Catalyzed Enantioselective C−H Functionalization Enabled by Photocatalysis 2024 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Ming‐Ya Teng, (unknown), (unknown), Xu Wu, Jiahao Chen, (unknown), Fan‐Rui Huang, Qi‐Jun Yao, Bing‐Feng Shi	26
6	Base‐Promoted Electrochemical Co^II‐catalyzed Enantioselective C−H Oxygenation 2023 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Gang Zhou, Jiahao Chen, Qi‐Jun Yao, Fan‐Rui Huang, Zhen‐Kai Wang, Bing‐Feng Shi	76
7	Cobalt/Salox‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Dehydrogenative C−H Alkoxylation and Amination 2022 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Jiahao Chen, Ming‐Ya Teng, Fan‐Rui Huang, Hong Song, Zhen‐Kai Wang, (unknown), Yong‐Jie Wu, Xu Wu, Qi‐Jun Yao, Bing‐Feng Shi	6
8	Single‐Step Synthesis of Atropisomers with Vicinal C−C and C−N Diaxes by Cobalt‐Catalyzed Atroposelective C−H Annulation 2022 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Bingjie Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Xu Wu, Xin Hong, Qi‐Jun Yao, Bing‐Feng Shi	90
9	Cobalt/Salox‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Dehydrogenative C−H Alkoxylation and Amination 2022 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Jiahao Chen, Ming‐Ya Teng, Fan‐Rui Huang, Hong Song, Zhen‐Kai Wang, (unknown), Yong‐Jie Wu, Xu Wu, Qi‐Jun Yao, Bing‐Feng Shi	74
10	Modification of [2.2]paracyclophane through cobalt-catalyzed ortho-C–H allylation and acyloxylation 2022 ·Organic Chemistry Frontiers ·Hong Song, Ya Li, Qi‐Jun Yao, Bing‐Feng Shi	13
11	Pd(II)-Catalyzed Atroposelective C–H Allylation: Synthesis of Enantioenriched N-Aryl Peptoid Atropisomers 2021 ·Organic Letters ·(unknown), Yong‐Jie Wu, Qi‐Jun Yao, Xue-Tao Xu, Kun Zhang, Bing‐Feng Shi	24
12	Synthesis of Chiral Aldehyde Catalysts by Pd‐Catalyzed Atroposelective C−H Naphthylation 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Gang Liao, Hao Ming Chen, (unknown), Bing Li, Qi‐Jun Yao, Bing‐Feng Shi	135
13	Asymmetric Total Synthesis of TAN-1085 Facilitated by Pd-Catalyzed Atroposelective C–H Olefination 2019 ·Organic Letters ·Jun Fan, Qi‐Jun Yao, Yanhua Liu, Gang Liao, (unknown), Bing‐Feng Shi	61
14	Enantioselective Synthesis of Atropisomers Featuring Pentatomic Heteroaromatics by Pd-Catalyzed C–H Alkynylation 2019 ·ACS Catalysis ·Shuo Zhang, Qi‐Jun Yao, Gang Liao, Xin Li, Han Li, Hao Ming Chen, Xin Hong, Bing‐Feng Shi	205
15	Enantioselective Synthesis of Biaryl Atropisomers by Pd‐Catalyzed C−H Olefination using Chiral Spiro Phosphoric Acid Ligands 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Jun Luo, Tao Zhang, Lei Wang, Gang Liao, Qi‐Jun Yao, Yong‐Jie Wu, Bei‐Bei Zhan, Yu Lan, Xufeng Lin, Bing‐Feng Shi	56
16	Pd-Catalyzed Atroposelective C–H Allylation and Alkenylation: Access to Enantioenriched Atropisomers Featuring Pentatomic Heteroaromatics 2019 ·Organometallics ·Hao Ming Chen, Shuo Zhang, Gang Liao, Qi‐Jun Yao, Xue-Tao Xu, Kun Zhang, Bing‐Feng Shi	49
17	Scalable, Stereocontrolled Formal Syntheses of (+)‐Isoschizandrin and (+)‐Steganone: Development and Applications of Palladium(II)‐Catalyzed Atroposelective C−H Alkynylation 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Gang Liao, Qi‐Jun Yao, Zhuo‐Zhuo Zhang, Yong‐Jie Wu, Dan‐Ying Huang, Bing‐Feng Shi	194
18	Pd‐Catalyzed Atroposelective C−H Allylation through β‐O Elimination: Diverse Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryls 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Gang Liao, Bing Li, Hao Ming Chen, Qi‐Jun Yao, (unknown), Jun Luo, Bing‐Feng Shi	174
19	Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryls by Palladium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric C−H Olefination Enabled by a Transient Chiral Auxiliary 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Qi‐Jun Yao, Shuo Zhang, Bei‐Bei Zhan, Bing‐Feng Shi	90
20	Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryls by Palladium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric C−H Olefination Enabled by a Transient Chiral Auxiliary breakdown → 2017 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Qi‐Jun Yao, Shuo Zhang, Bei‐Bei Zhan, Bing‐Feng Shi	292

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