Prof. Dagang Yu of Sichuan University paid a visit to the SKLEOC at the
invitation of Prof. Liangnian He on April 11th, 2018. Prof. Yu gave
a talk entitled “Novel Synthetic Transformations Involving CO2” at
10 A.M. at the lecture hall of Shixian Building.
During the lecture, Prof. Yu thoroughly introduced
their development of novel synthetic transformations using CO2 as a
renewable C1 source. Their application of CO2 in synthetic chemistry
involved two innovative modes. The first of which is the redox neutral
preparation of important carbonyl-containing heterocycles utilizing non-toxic
CO2 as a replacement for CO and oxidant (“CO2=CO+O”). The
second being new strategies for the chemical transformations of CO2,
such as radical and photochemical induced reactions. Prof. Yu’s exciting talk
and topics arouse great interest among the audience. After the talk, faculties and students shared further discussions on the details of the speech
with Prof. Yu.
Prof. Dagang Yu is a
member of the 11th national “thousand youth talents plan” system,
and is currently a professor at the Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and
Technology (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education. He obtained his bachelor’s
degree from Sichuan University in 2007 as “outstanding undergraduate”. In the
same year he joint Prof. Zhangjie Shi’s group at Peking University. Then 2012,
He began postdoctoral studies as Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Universität
Münster with Prof. Frank Glorious. Prof. Yu returned to Sichuan University as
professor in May of 2015. His primary research includes green chemistry
(application of CO2), transition metal catalyzed synthetic
methodologies (using low-cost copper and iron) and novel preparations of
functional molecules (heterocycles and carboxylic acids). Prof. Yu established
great achievements in CO2 participated reactions in recent years,
and published over 50 papers on world renowned journals. He has won the Henry
Fok Youth Teacher Fund, the “Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry” Early Career
Researchers in China, 2017 ACP Lectureship Awards to Japan、2017 Thieme Chemistry Journal
Award, 2017 2nd Prize in Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor of
Sichuan University, 2016 Young Scientific Talent Award of Sichuan University,
2016 1st Prize in Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor of Sichuan
University, 016 “Organic Chemistry Frontiers” Emerging Investigators, 2013 Reaxys
PhD Prize (Finalist), 2012 Dow Chemical sustainable development innovation
award (special award), 2012 “Top 10 Outstanding Scholars” of Peking University,
Outstanding PhD Thesis of Peking University College of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, 2011 SciFinder Recognition in Excellence Program for OMCOS16, 2011
“Chemistry Star” of Peking University College of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, 2010 Merit Student of Peking University.
