1. Education Background
2001-2005: PhD in Organic Chemistry, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Institute), China
1997-2001: M.S., Shaanxi Normal University, China
1993-1997: B.S., Shaanxi Normal University, China
2. Professional Experience
2010-present: Associate Professor, Professor, Shaanxi Normal University, China
2008-2009: Postdoctoral Researcher, Scripps Research Institute, United States
2007-2008: Postdoctoral Researcher, Colorado State University, United States
3. Research Interests
Abundant Metal-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions;
Application of Abundant Metal-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions in the Synthesis of Natural Products and Functional Materials
4. Representative Publications
(1) Yonggang Yan, Weikang Xiong, Shasha Li, Zhenhua Wang, Tengfei Kang, Gang Li, Geyang Song, Jianyang Dong, Dong Xue* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202516173.
(2) Jingsheng Li, Pengpeng Wang, Baoyu Bai, Yulin Xiao, Ya-Fei Wan, Yonggang Yan, Fei Li, Geyang Song, Gang Li, Chao Wang, Xue-Peng Zhang, Jianyang Dong, Tengfei Kang, Dong Xue*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 5851.
(3) Jingsheng Li, Yi Xiao, Yonggang Yan, Geyang Song, Gang Li, Jianyang Dong, Chao Wang, Tengfei Kang, Dong Xue*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202511648.
(4) Geyang Song, Wei Zhang, Jiameng Song, Qi Li, Yuyu Feng, Hongyu Liang, Tengfei Kang, Jianyang Dong, Gang Li, Juan Fan, Xue-Peng Zhang, Quan Gu, Chao Wang, Dong Xue*. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 7045.
(5) Geyang Song, Jiameng Song, Qi Li, Tengfei Kang, Jianyang Dong, Gang Li, Juan Fan, Chao Wang, Dong Xue*. Adaptive Photochemical Amination via Co(II) Catalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 26936–26946.
(6) Geyang Song, Jiameng Song, Qi Li, Ding-Zhan Nong, Jianyang Dong, Gang Li, Juan Fan, Chao Wang, Dong Xue*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202314355.
(7) Geyang Song, Qi Li, Jiameng Song, Ding-Zhan Nong, Jianyang Dong, Gang Li, Juan Fan, Chao Wang,and Dong Xue*. Light-Promoted Efcient Generation of Fe(I) to Initiate Amination. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 4968.
(8) Weikang Xiong, Tengfei Kang, Fei Li, Huijuan Liao, Yonggang Yan, Jianyang Dong, Gang Li, and Dong Xue*. Ni-Catalyzed Deoxygenative Cross-Coupling of Alcohols with Aryl Chlorides via an Organic Photoredox Process. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 14089.
(9) Fei Li, Jianyang Dong, Huijuan Liao, Jiayi Dang, Xuechen Zhou, Yuying Wang, Chenya Wang, Qin Jiang, Gang Li, Dong Xue*. Photoinduced generation of alkyl and phthalimide nitrogen radicals from N-hydroxyphthalimide esters for the synthesis of benzophenone-type bioisosteres. Sci. China Chem. 2024, 67, 3389.
(10) Fei Li, Huijuan Liao, Jianyang Dong, Weikang Xiong, Yonggang Yan, Gang Li and Dong Xue*. Metal- and photocatalyst-free three-component strategy to prepare benzylalcohol-, aldehyde substituted BCP building blocks. Green Chem., 2024, 26, 5531.
(11) Qin Jiang, Jianyang Dong*, Chenya Wang, Fei Li, Xuechen Zhou, Yuying Wang, Huijuan Liao, Jiayi Dang, Gang Li, Dong Xue*. Light-Induced, Cs2CO3 Promoted C–S Cleavage of Heteroaryl Sulfones for Benzyl Heteroarylation of [1.1.1]Propellane. Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 6230.
(12) Yulin Xiao, Jianyang Dong, Yuying Wang, Huijuan Liao, Jiayi Dang, Gang Li, and Dong Xue*. Photoinduced Multicomponent Heteroarylation of [1.1.1]Propellane with Katritzky Pyridinium Salts. Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 7026.
(13) Qin Jiang, Jianyang Dong*, Xuechen Zhou, Huijuan Liao, Juan Zhou, Dong Xue*. Lewis-Acid-Catalyzed Dearomative [4π + 2σ] Cycloaddition of Bicyclobutanes with Isoquinolinium Methylides for the Synthesis of Ring-Fused Azabicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes. Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 9311.
(14) Fei Li, Jianyang Dong, Chenya Wang, Huijuan Liao, Jiayi Dang, Juan Zhou, Gang Li, Dong Xue*. Benzyl Alcohol Functionalization of [1.1.1]Propellane with Alkanes and Aldehydes. Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 9276.
(15) Yonggang Yan, Pengpeng Wang, Yuying Wang, Jianyang Dong, Gang Li, Chao Wang, and Dong Xue*. Light-Triggered, Ni-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aryl Trifates with 1,4-Dicyanobenzene as the CN Source. Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 1370.
(16) Yuying Wang Jianyang Dong, Fei Li, Chenya Wang, Xuechen Zhou, Qin Jiang, Huijuan Liao, Jiayi Dang, Gang Li, Dong Xue*. A HAT process of N-pyridyl radical cations for the synthesis of benzophenone-type bioisosteres. Org. Chem. Front. 2024, 11, 5712.
(17) Fei Li, Huan-huan Lu, Huijuan Liao, Weikang Xiong, Jianyang Dong, Gang Li and Dong Xue*. Light-promoted, nickel-catalyzed C–Ncouplingof (hetero)aryl halides with benzophenone hydrazone for the synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocycles. Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11, 6089.
(18) Zhehui Xu, Jianyang Dong, Geyang Song, Fuqiang Kong, Gang Li and Dong Xue*. Selective photochemical synthesis of primary arylamines and symmetric diarylamines via amination of aryl bromides using Ni(NH3)6Cl2 as a nitrogen source and catalyst. Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11, 2313.
(19) Yonggang Yan, Pengpeng Wang, Jianyang Dong, Gang Li, Chao Wang, and Dong Xue*. Photochemical Synthesis of Nitriles from Alcohols. J. Org. Chem.2024, 89, 10234−10238.
(20) Geyang Song, Jiameng Song, Jianyang Dong, Gang Li, Juan Fan, and Dong Xue*. Ni-Catalyzed Photochemial Sulfamidation of Aryl Chlorides with Soluble Organic Amine as Base. Organometallics 2024, 43, 1706.
(21) Xin Li, Geyang, Song, Jianyang Dong, Dong Xue. Red light induced nickel catalyzed aryl C−N coupling reaction. Sci Sin Chim, 2024, 54, 1897.
5. Awards and Honors
Baosteel Excellent Teacher Award, 2024; Thieme Chemistry Journals Award, 2019; Shaanxi Province Special Support Program Leading Talent in Innovation, Leader of Shaanxi Province Green Catalysis and Synthesis Innovation Team.
6. Academic Services
Member of the Organic Chemistry and Applied Chemistry Committee of the Chinese Chemical Society, Member of the Green Chemistry Committee, Academic Committee Member of the Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis, Vice President of the Shaanxi Chemical Society.
