Education & Research Experiences:
2023 – Present: Assistant Professor,
College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University
2018 – 2022: Postdoctoral Scholar,
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University
(Advisor: Prof. J. Fraser Stoddart)
2013 – 2018: Ph.D. in Chemistry,
Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
(Supervisor: Prof. Xi Zhang)
2009 – 2013: B.E. in Polymer Science and Engineering,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University
(Supervisor: Prof. Liming Tang)
Research Areas and Interests
In order to tackle the challenging problems in contemporary chemistry, our group is going to conduct interdisciplinary research by merging the principles of organic chemistry, supramolecular chemistry and polymer chemistry. Particularly, we focus on Free Radicals, a class of chemical species with open-shell electronic structures. Through the specific recognition and controlled assembly in radical systems, we aim to modulate the activity of radical species in a rational manner, thereby facilitating the development of highly efficient radical reactions and the construction of radical materials.
At the early stage, the research interests of our group include: (1) chemo- and stereo-selective radical reactions by the strategic use of noncovalent bonding interactions, (2) new methods for controlled radical polymerization based on radical-specific recognition and (3) precise assembly of supramolecular radical systems catalyzed by elementary particles such as electrons and protons.
Selected Publications
- Y. Jiao#, Y. Qiu#, L. Zhang, W.-G. Liu, H. Mao, H. Chen, Y. Feng, K. Cai, D. Shen, B. Song, X.-Y. Chen, X. Li, X. Zhao, R. M. Young, C. L. Stern, M. R. Wasielewski, R. D. Astumian, W. A. Goddard III*, J. F. Stoddart*, Electron-Catalysed Molecular Recognition, Nature 2022, 603, 265–270. [link]
- Y. Jiao, H. Mao, Y. Qiu, G. Wu, H. Chen, L. Zhang, H. Han, X. Li, X. Zhao, C. Tang, X.-Y. Chen, Y. Feng, C. L. Stern, M. R. Wasielewski*, J. F. Stoddart*, Mechanical Bond-Assisted Full-Spectrum Investigation of Radical Interactions, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 23168–23178. [link]
- Y. Jiao#, L. Đorđević#, H. Mao, R. M. Young, T. Jaynes, H. Chen, Y. Qiu, K. Cai, L. Zhang, X.-Y. Chen, Y. Feng, M. R. Wasielewski, S. I. Stupp*, J. F. Stoddart*, A Donor–Acceptor [2]Catenane for Visible Light Photocatalysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 8000–8010. [link]
- Y. Jiao, B. Tang, Y. Zhang, J.-F. Xu, Z. Wang, X. Zhang*, Highly Efficient Supramolecular Catalysis by Endowing the Reaction Intermediate with Adaptive Reactivity, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 6077–6081. [link]
- Y. Jiao, W.-L. Li, J.-F. Xu, G. Wang, J. Li, Z. Wang, X. Zhang*, A Supramolecularly Activated Radical Cation for Accelerated Catalytic Oxidation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 8933–8937. [link]
- Y. Jiao, X.-Y. Chen*, J. F. Stoddart*, Weak-Bonding Strategies for Achieving Regio- and Site-Selective Transformations, Chem 2022, 8, 414–438. [link]
- Y. Jiao, K. Liu, G. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Zhang*, Supramolecular Free Radicals: Near-Infrared Organic Materials with Enhanced Photothermal Conversions, Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 3975–3980. [link]
- Y. Jiao*, J. F. Stoddart, Electron / Hole Catalysis: A Versatile Strategy for Promoting Chemical Transformations, Tetrahedron 2022, 126, 133065. [link]
- Q.-H. Guo#*, Y. Jiao#, Y. Feng#, J. F. Stoddart*, The Rise and Promise of Molecular Nanotopology, CCS Chem. 2021, 3, 1542–1572. [link]
