2005-11 to 2007-12: Postdoctoral, Harvard University
2000-09 to 2005-08: Ph.D., Lanzhou University
1996-09 to 2000-08: Bachelor's, Lanzhou University
2008-01 to Present - Kunming Institute of Botany - Researcher
Chinese Academy of Sciences Excellent Supervisor Award (2019)
Leading Goose Silver Award (2019)
Chinese Academy of Sciences Excellent Supervisor Award (2018)
Research
Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Natural Products
Enantioselective total syntheses of (−)-cephalotaxine and (−)-amathaspiramide F through a key Ir/Cu dual catalysis, Peng-Zhen Sheng, Lu-Lu Li, Hongbin Zhang, Wei, Kun, Yang, Yu-Rong, 2023
Catalytic, Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-α , (+)-β , (+)-γ , and (−)-δ-Lycorane, Zhang, Tian-Yuan, Zhang,Lu-Yue, Liang, Xiao, Wei, Kun, Yang, Yu-Rong, 2022
Ir-Catalyzed Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Bisdehydrotuberostemonine D, Putative Bisdehydrotuberostemonine E and Structural Revision of the Latter, Deng, Yi, Liang, Xiao, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2021
Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Quinocarcinamide, Li, Lei, Shi, Li, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2021
Gram-Scale, Seven-Step Total Synthesis of (-)-Colchicine, Liang, Xiao, Li, Lei, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2021
Asymmetric Total Syntheses of (-)-Fennebricin A, (-)-Renieramycin J, (-)-Renieramycin G, (-)-Renieramycin M, and (-)- Jorunnamycin A via C-H Activation, Zheng, Yu, Li, XueDan, Sheng, PengZhen, Yang, HongDou, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2020
Enantioselective Ir-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of Racemic Allylic Alcohols with Malonates, Meng, ChunYan, Liang, Xiao, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2019
Stereocontrolled concise synthesis of (+/-)-halosaline through intramolecular C-H amination, Meng, ChunYan, Liang, Xiao, Zhang, Hongbin, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2019
Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylation of Aryl Enamides and Enecarbamates, Yue, BeiBei, Deng, Yi, Zheng, Yu, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2019
Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylation of Aryl Enamides and Enecarbamates, Yue, BeiBei, Deng, Yi, Zheng, Yu, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2019
Tabernabovines A-C: Three Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids from the Leaves of Tabernaemontana bovina, Yu, Yang, Bao, MeiFen, Wu, Jing, Yang, YuRong, Chen, Jing, Schinnerl, Johann, Cai, XiangHai, 2019
Short Synthesis of the Monoterpene Indole Alkaloid (+/-)-Arbornamine, Zheng, Yu, Li, XueDan, Sheng, PengZhen, Yang, HongDou, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2018
Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allyl-Allyl Cross-Coupling of Racemic Allylic Alcohols with Allylboronates, Zheng, Yu, Yue, BeiBei, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2018
Total Synthesis of (-)-Actinophyllic Acid Enabled by a Key Dual Ir/Amine-Catalyzed Allylation, Liang, Xiao, Zhang, TianYuan, Meng, ChunYan, Li, XueDan, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2018
Ir-Catalyzed Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (-)-Communesin F, Liang, Xiao, Zhang, TianYuan, Zeng, XueYi, Zheng, Yu, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2017
Total Synthesis of (-)-Geissoschizol through Ir-Catalyzed Allylic Amidation as the Key Step, Zheng, Yu, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2017
Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Indole Cyclization: Application to the Total Synthesis and Absolute Stereochemical Assignment of (-)-AspidophyllineA, Jiang, ShiZhi, Zeng, XueYi, Liang, Xiao, Lei, Ting, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2016
Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (-)-Alstoscholarisine A, Liang, Xiao, Jiang, ShiZhi, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2016
Iridium-catalyzed enantioselective allylation of silyl enol ethers derived from ketones and alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone, Liang, Xiao, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2015
Iridium-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of (-)- and (+)-aurantioclavine, Lei, Ting, Zhang, Hongbin, Yang, YuRong, 2015
Isolation and Complete Structural Assignment of Lycopodium Alkaloid Cernupalhine A: Theoretical Prediction and Total Synthesis Validation, Dong, LiaoBin, Wu, YaNan, Jiang, ShiZhi, Wu, XingDe, He, Juan, Yang, YuRong, Zhao, QinShi, 2014
Collective Total Synthesis of Tetracyclic Diquinane Lycopodium Alkaloids (+)-Paniculatine, (-)-Magellanine, (+)-Magellaninone and Analogues Thereof, Jiang, ShiZhi, Lei, Ting, Wei, Kun, Yang, YuRong, 2014
Asymmetric total synthesis of Lycopodium alkaloid (+)-lycopladine A, Xu, Tao, Luo, XiuLi, Yang, YuRong, 2013
Synthetic Studies on the Paniculatine-type Lycopodium Alkaloids, 杨玉荣, 2012
Application of the Helquist Annulation in Lycopodium Alkaloid Synthesis: Unified Total Syntheses of (-)-8-Deoxyserratinine, (-)-Fawcettimine, and (+)-Lycoflexine, Yang, YuRong, Shen, Liang, Huang, JiuZhong, Xu, Tao, Wei, Kun, 2011
Total Synthesis of (-)-8-Deoxyserratinine via an Efficient Helquist Annulation and Double N-Alkylation Reaction, Yang, YuRong, Lai, ZengWei, Shen, Liang, Huang, JiuZhong, Wu, XingDe, Yin, JunLin, Wei, Kun, 2010
Unusual cyclopropanation of 9-bromocamphor derivatives: A novel formal C(1)-C(7) bond cleavage of camphor, Li, WDZ, Yang, YR, 2005
A short synthesis of 10-hydroxy 7-spirocyclopropanated camphor, Yang, YR, Li, WDZ, 2005
Area of Focus
Organic Chemistry | Medicinal Chemistry | Chemical Biology | Synthesis | Chirality | Natural Products | Drug Development | Drug Design | Molecular Mechanisms | Asymmetric Synthesis
