Principal Investigator
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Meng-chun Ye

mcye@nankai.edu.cn

Tel: 022-2350-4701

●B.S.,Lanzhou University (1997-2001);

● Ph.D.,Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS (2001-2006);

●Postdoc, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA (2006-2009);

●Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute, USA (2009-2013);

●Nankai University Hundred Young Academic Leaders Program (2014-now);

*Research Interests: Organic Synthesis, Organometallic Chemistry, and Chemical Biology



1.YinXin Wang,Feng Ping Zhang, HaoChen,Yue Li, JiangFei Li, and Mengchun Ye*.  Enantioselective Nickel-Catalyzed C(sp3). Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202209625‍. ‍ ‍

2.Yu-Xin Luan and Mengchun Ye*. Ligand-ligated Ni–Al bimetalliccatalysis for C–H and C–C bond activation. Chem.Commun., 2022, 58, 12260.

3.JiangFei Li,DengPan,HaoRui Wang, Tao Zhang, Yi Li, Genping Huang,* and Mengchun Ye*.Enantioselective C2−H Alkylation of Pyridines with 1,3-Dienes via Ni−Al BimetallicCatalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2022, 144, 18810−18816.

4.Shao-Long Qi, Yu-PengLiu, Yi Li, Yu-Xin Luan & Mengchun Ye*. Ni-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkynes with unactivated β-C(sp2)−H bonds. NatureCommunications. 2022, 13:2938.

5.Rong-Hua Wang,Wei-Wei Xu, Hongli Wu, Yue Li, Jiang Fei Li, Tao Zhang, Genping Huang &Mengchun Ye*.  Ni-catalyzed benzylic β-C(sp3)–H bond activation offormamides. Nature Communications.2022,13:7892.

6.Jiang-Fei Li, Wei-Wei Xu, Rong-Hua Wang, Yue Li, Ge Yin,MengchunYe*.Construction 7-membered ring via Ni–Al bimetal-enabled C-H cyclization for synthesis of tricyclicimidazoles. Nature Communications.‍‍‍ 2021.‍12, 3070.

7.Wei-Wei Yao, Ran Li, Hao Chen, Ming-Kai Chen, Yu-Xin Luan, YiWang, Zhi-XiangYu,MengchunYe*.Ni-catalyzed hydroaminoalkylation of alkynes with amines.  NatureCommunications.2021, ‍12, 3800.

8.Rong-HuaWang, Jiang-Fei Li, Yue Li, Shao-Long Qi, Tao Zhang, Yu-Xin Luan,* and MengchunYe*.SelectiveC(sp3)−H Cleavage of Enamides for Synthesis of2‑Pyridones via Ligand-Enabled Ni−Al Bimetallic Catalysis.  ACS Catal. 2021,11, 858−864.

9.Tao Zhang, Yu-XinLuan, Su-Juan Zheng, Qian Peng,* and Mengchun Ye*. Chiral Aluminum Complex Controls Enantioselective Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of Indenes: C-CN Bond Activation.‍ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 7439 –7443‍.

10.Chen, Hao; Wang, Yin-Xia; Luan, Yu-Xin; Ye,Mengchun*. Enantioselective Twofold C-H Annulation of Formamides andAlkynes without Built in Chelating Groups. Angew. Chem.Int. Ed. 2020,59, 9428-9432.

11.Wang,Yin-Xia; Zhang,Feng-Ping; Luan, Yu-Xin; Luan, Yu-Xin; Ye, Mengchun*. Ligand-Enabled Ni–Al Bimetallic Catalysis for Nonchelated Dual C-HAnnulation of Arylformamides and Alkynes. Org. Lett. 2020,22, 6, 2230–2234.

12.Yongtao Xie, PengWei Sun, Yuxin Li, Siwei Wang, Mengchun Ye*, Zhengming Li*. Ligand-Promoted Iron(III) Catalyzed Hydrofluorination‍ of Alkenes.  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019,58, 1-6

13.Yin-Xia Wang,Shao-Long Qi,Yu-Xin Luan,XingWang Han, Shan Wang, Hao Chen and Mengchun Ye*. Enantioselective Ni–Al Bimetallic Catalyzed exo-SelectiveC-H Cyclizationof Imidazoles with Alkenes.  J. Am.Chem. Soc.2018, 140 (16), 5360–5364‍.

14.Xing-Wang Han, Tao Zhang, Yan-Long, Wei-Wei,Yao, Jiang-Fei Li, You-GePu, ‍MengchunYe* and Qi-Lin Zhou . Brønsted Acid EnabledNickel‐CatalyzedHydroalkenylation of Aldehydes with Styrene and Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie International Edition‍. 2018‍‍‍, 57(18), 5068-5071

15. Yu-Xin Luan, Tao Zhang, Wei-Wei Yao, Ke Lu, Lu-Yao Kong, Yu-Tong Lin, and Mengchun Ye*. Amide-Ligand-Controlled Highlypara-Selective Arylation of Monosubstituted Simple Arenes with Arylboronic Acids.J. Am.Chem. Soc.,2017, 139 (5), pp 1786–1789

16. Jin-Fei Yang, Rong-Hua Wang, Yin-Xia Wang, Wei-Wei Yao, Qi-Sheng Liu, Mengchun Ye*. Ligand-Accelerated DirectArylation of BINOL: A Rapid One-Step Synthesis of Racemic 3,3’-Diaryl BINOLs. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 14116-14120.

17. Yan-Long Zheng, Yu-Xin Luan, Mengchun Ye*. Recent Progress in Base Metal Catalyzed (Transfer) HydrogenativeCouplings of Carbonyls with π-Unsaturated Compounds. Synlett. 2016, 27,2401-2406 (Invited Review).

18. Yan-Long Zheng, Yan-Yao Liu, Yi-Mei Wu, Yin-Xia Wang, Yu-TongLin, Mengchun Ye*. Iron Catalyzed  Regioselective Transfer Hydrogenative Couplings of Unactivated Aldehydes with Simple Alkenes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 6315-6318.

19. A Robust Protocolfor Pd(II)-catalyzed C-3 Arylation of (1H) Indazoles and Pyrazoles:Total Synthesis of Nigellidine Hydrobromide. Mengchun Ye, Andrew J. F. Edmunds, James A. Morris, David Sale, YejiaZhang, and Jin-Quan Yu.Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 2374.

20. Ligand-Promoted C-3-Selective Arylation of Pyridines with Pd Catalysts: Gram-Scale Synthesis of(±) Preclamol. Mengchun Ye,Guo-Lin Gao, Andrew J. F. Edmunds, P. A. Worthington, James A. Morris, Jin-Quan Yu J.Am. Chem. Soc.2011, 133,19090.

21. Ligand-Promoted C-3Selective C–H Olefinationof Pyridines with Pd Catalysts.Mengchun Ye,Guo-LinGao, Jin-Quan Yu J. Am. Chem.Soc. 2011,133, 6964.

22.Trisoxazoline/Cu(II)-promoted Kinugasa Reaction. Enantioselective Synthesis of β-Lactams.Meng-Chun Ye, Jian Zhou, andYong Tang J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 3576.

23. DiastereoselcetiveTandem Michael Additions of Indoles to 3-Nitrocoumarin Derivatives and Methyl Vinyl Ketone.Meng-Chun Ye, Yao-Yu Yang, Yong Tang, Xiu-Li Sun, Zhi Ma, and Wei-Min Qin Synlett, 2006, 1240.

24. Modular Synthesisof Chiral Homo- and Heterotrisoxazolines. Improving the Enantioselectivity inthe Asymmetric Michael Addition of Indole to BenzylideneMalonate.Meng-Chun Ye,Bin Li, Jian Zhou, Xiu-Li Sun, and Yong Tang J.Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 6108.

25. ChiralTris (oxazoline)/Cu(II) Catalyzed Coupling of Terminal Alkynes andNitrones. Meng-Chun Ye, Jian Zhou, Zheng-Zheng Huang, and Yong Tang Chem. Commun. 2003, 2554.

26. Pd(II)-Catalyzed Phosphorylation of Aryl C–H Bonds.Chen-Guo Feng, Mengchun Ye, Kai-Jiong Xiao,Suhua Li, and Jin-Quan Yu J. Am. Chem. Soc.2013, 135, 9322.

27. Structural Insightinto the Substrate Specificity of Phosphodiesterases.HengmingKe, Huanchen Wang, Mengchun Ye Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology 2011, 204, 121.

28. Insight intoBinding of Phosphodiesterase-9A Selective Inhibitors by Crystal Structures andMutagenesis.Huanchen Wang, Xuan Luo, Mengchun Ye, Jin Hou, Howard Robinson,HengmingKe J. Med. Chem.2010 53,1726.

29.Trisoxazoline/Cu(II)-catalyzed asymmetric intramolecular Friedel-Craftsalkylation reaction of indoles.Jiao-Long Zhou, Meng-Chun Ye, Xiu-Li, Sun, YongTang Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 6877.

30. Conformation alvariations of both PDE5 and inhibitors provide the structural basis for thephysiological effects of vardenafil and sildenafil.Huanchen Wang, Mengchun Ye, Howard Robinson, Sharron H Francis, Hengming Ke MolPharmacol 2008, 73, 104.

31. Pyrrolidine-thioureaas a bifunctionalorganocatalyst: highly enantioselective Michael additionofcyclohexanone to nitroolefins.Chun-Li Cao, Meng-Chun Ye,Xiu-Li Sun, and YongTang Org. Lett.2006, 8, 2901.

32. Sidearm approach: APromising Strategy for Rapid Construction of Bisoxazoline-Based LigandLibrary.Jian Zhou, Meng-Chun Ye, and Yong Tang J. Comb. Chem. 2004, 6, 301.

33. Controllable Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts Reaction between Indoles and Alkylidene  Malonates Catalyzed by Pseudo-C3-Symmetric Trisoxazoline Copper(II) Complexes. Jian Zhou,Meng-Chun Ye, Zheng-Zheng Huang, and Yong Tang J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 1309.

34.Diastereoselectivity-Switchable and Highly Enantioselective 1, 3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Nitrones to Alkylidene Malonates.Zheng-Zheng Huang, Yan-BiaoKang, Jian Zhou, Meng-Chun Ye and Yong Tang Org.Lett.2004, 6, 1677.

35. A New Xanthanolide from Carpesiumlongifolium.Chao Yang, Meng-Chun Ye, Zhong-Jian Jia Chin. Chem.Lett. 2003, 14, 483.