Part 1 Basic Information
Name: Yong-Qing Yang
Address: School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
Email: yqy@ujs.edu.cn
Part 2 Personal Profile
Dr. Yong-Qing Yang is an Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor at the School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University. His/Her research focuses on pharmaceutical reactions driven by visible light and synthesis of bioactive compounds.
Part 3 Education
•2001.09—2006.07 Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Major in organic chemistry, Ph. D.
•1997.09—2001.07 Shandong Normal University, Major in Chemistry Education, B.S.
Part 4 Work Experience
•2021.07—Present School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor
•2012.12—2021.06 School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Lecturer
•2010.11—2012.04 Shanghai ChemPartner Co., Ltd. Senior Researcher
•2009.01—2010.09 Prof. C. Abell group in Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, U.K., Postdoc researcher
•2007.01—2009.01 Prof. N. R. Thomas group in School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Marie Curie Researcher
•2006.07—2006.11 Shanghai SynChem Co., Ltd., Researcher
Part 5 Research Interests
1.Structural Modification and process development of drug candidates
2.Visible-light-driven reactions in drug synthesis
3.Design and synthesis of novel protecting groups
Part 6 Research Achievements
6.1 Research Projects
•2016.01—2019.12｜National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program “Development of Novel Potential Anticancer Drugs Based on the Inhibition of P110alpha[E545K]-IRS1 Interaction” (Grant No. 21572080)｜NSFC｜Participant（3rd）
•2013.01—2015.01｜Advanced Talent Start-up Fund "Synthesis and Anticancer Activity Study of Novel 1,2,4-triazin-5-one Derivatives" (Project No.: 14JDG018)｜Jiangsu University｜Principal Investigator
6.2 Publications
1.Yong-Qing Yang*, Jinhao Cui, Zheng Lu* and Ximing Xu*. On-column reduction of aldehyde with diMe-Imd-BH3: simultaneous reaction and purification by flash chromatography [J] ARKIVOC, 2026, DOI: 10.24820/ark.5550190.p012.636 (SCI Q4，IF=0.6)
2.Yong-Qing Yang*, Wenhua Ruan, Zheng Lu*, Xiaoqian Li, Ximing Xu*. The Improved Synthesis of 2-[Dimethylphenylsilyl]ethanol (DMPSE-OH) and Its Utility in Carboxyl Protection[J]. Synlett, 2026, 37(08): 977-980. (SCI Q4，IF=1.5)
3.Zhiyong Wang, Dan Peng*, Zheng Lu, Yong-Qing Yang*. Study on hydrosilylation of alkenes bearing an adamantyl pendant[J]. 2025, DOI: 10.24820/ark.5550190.p012.388. (SCI Q4，IF=0.6)
4.Yong-Qing Yang*, Jialu Liu, Zheng Lu*, Ximing Xu*. Green Light-Driven Reduction of Methylenemalononitriles with Formate as a Reductant Without a Thiol Hydrogen-Atom-Transfer Catalyst[J] SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART, 2025, 57 (19): 2861-2868. (SCI Q4，IF=2.2)
5.Yong-Qing Yang*, Yue Xu, Junjie Yuan, Jialu Liu, Jie Yin, Zheng Lu*, Ximing Xu*. meso -Hydroxylmethyl-1,3,5,7-tetramethylBODIPY: A Visible-Light Photoremovable Protective Group for Carboxyl Groups[J] SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2024, 56 (23): 3646-3652. (SCI Q4，IF=2.2)
6.Yue Xu, Jing Shu, Ying Wang, Zheng Lu*, Yong-Qing Yang*, XimingXu*. Constructing 4-hydroxythiazole-5-carboxamide building blocks in one pot [J] ARKIVOC, 2023, DOI:10.24820/ark.5550190.p012.046. (SCI Q4，IF=0.6)
7.Zheng Lu*, Yue Xu, Ze Wen, Changhong Xie, Chengyue Xie, Mengqian Yu, Lingyun Gao, Yong-Qing Yang*, Ximing Xu*. A Visible-Light-Driven Approach to Free Alcohol from Esters of Quinone Propionic Acid[J]. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART, 2023, 55(3):473-480. (SCI Q4，IF=2.2)
8.Yong-Qing Yang, Zheng Lu*, Jinming Chen, Ximing Xu*.Desymmetrizing Hantzsch pyridines via promoter-free benzylic C-H functionalization[J]. ARKIVOC, 2020, DOI: 10.24820/ark.5550190.p011.115. (SCI Q4，IF=0.6)
9.Yong-Qing Yang, Zheng Lu*, Ximing Xu*. Phenacyl Xanthates: A Photoremovable Protecting Group for Alcohols under Visible Light[J] Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2019, 8(12), 2192-2195. (SCI Q3，IF=2.3)
10.Zheng Lu, Yong-Qing Yang*. Catalyst-Free Photodriven Reduction of -Haloketones with Hantzsch Ester [J] SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART, 2019, 51(2):508-515. (SCI Q4，IF=2.2)
11.Zheng Lu, Yong-Qing Yang*, Weixiang Xiong. Preparation of 1,3-Thiazolidine-2-thiones by Using Potassium Ethylxanthate as a Carbon Disulfide Surrogate[J]. Synlett, 2019, 30(6), 713-716. (SCI Q4，IF=1.5)
12.Zheng Lu, Yong-Qing Yang*, Jin-Hui Li, Jun-Nan Wei, Yi-Zhu Wang. Convenient approach to chiral 4-monosubstituted 1,3-oxazolidine-2-thiones[J]. Synthetic Communications, 2017, 47(23): 2215-2219. (SCI Q3，IF=1.8)
13.Yong-Qing Yang, Meng-Nan Zhu, Zheng Lu*, Li-Ting Chen, Jing Su. Claisen-Schmidt Condensation Involved with C-C Bond Cleavage[J] Chines Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016, 36(5): 1073-1079. (SCI Q3，IF=1.6)
14.Yong-Qing Yang*. Synthesis and absolute configuration of natural 8-hydroxyl-9-angeloyloxythymol[J]. Synthetic communications, 2016, 46(11):971-976. (SCI Q3，IF=1.8)
15.Yong-Qing Yang*. Evidence against the structure proposed for a natural phenylethanol isolated from mangrove Avicennia marina[J]. Synthetic Communications, 2016, 46(15), 1263-1267. (SCI Q3，IF=1.8)
16.Zheng Lu, Yong-Qing Yang*, Hong-Xia, Li. Photoinduced Aromatization of Dihydropyridines[J] SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART, 2016, 48(23): 4221-4227. (SCI Q4，IF=2.2)
17.Yong-Qing Yang, Meng-Chen Ji, Zheng Lu*, Mao Jiang, Wei-Wei Huang, Xue-Zhi He.Facile access to α,β-dehydroalanine and α,β-dehydroamino butyric acid derivatives from DL-serines and threonines[J] Synthetic Communications, 2016, 46(11): 977-982. (SCI Q3，IF=1.8)
18.Yong-Qing Yang* Synthesis and disproof of the structure proposed for the tetrahydrofuranol isolated from Michelia compressa var. lanyuensis (Magnoliaceae)[J] Natural Product Research, 2016, 30(14): 1628-1632. (SCI Q3，IF=1.8)
19.Yong-Qing Yang, Zheng Lu*. A Convenient Heterogeneous Reduction of Knoevenagel Product by Hantzsch Ester and Its Development into Reductive Alkylation of Malononitrile[J]. Chines Journal of Chemistry, 2014, 32(7), 650-653. (SCI Q1，IF=4.7)
