Email: dengyifan1234@163.com;
Current position: University of Pennsylvania
1992. 10 Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.
Hobbies: travelling, basketball, violin.
Education
2011.9 ~ 2015.7: B.S Degree in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Peking University
B.Sc thesis: Palladium-Catalyzed Domino Reaction of alpha-Halo-N-Tosylhydrazones
Publications
(1) Pd(II)-Catalyzed Direct Conversion of Methyl Arenes to Aryl Nitriles
Zhibin Shu, Yuxuan Ye, Yifan Deng, Yan Zhang* and Jianbo Wang*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 10573-10576. (Most-Accessed-Article of Angew. Chem. in August and September, 2013; Highlighted by Organic Process Research and Development)
(2) Pd Carbene Migratory Insertion: Application to the Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated Alkenes and Dienes
Xi Wang, Yan Xu, Yifan Deng, Yujing Zhou, Jiajie Feng, Guojing Ji, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 961-965.
(3) Switchable 2,2,2-Trifluoroethylation and gem-Difluorovinylation of Organoboronic Acids with 2,2,2-Trifluorodiazoethane
Guojiao Wu, Yifan Deng, Chaoqiang Wu, Xi Wang, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 4477-4481.
(4) Synthesis of alpha-Aryl Esters and Nitriles via Deaminative Coupling of alpha-Aminoesters and alpha-Aminoacetonitriles with Arylboronic Acids
Guojiao Wu, Yifan Deng, Chaoqiang Wu, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 10510-10514. (Angew. Chem. Most-Accessed Article in August 2014)
(5) Transition-Metal-Free Cascade Reaction of alpha-Halo-N-tosylhydrazones, Indoles and Arylboronic Acids
Guojiao Wu, Yifan Deng, Haiqing Luo, Junliang Zhou, Tianjiao Li, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang
Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 5266-5268.
(6) Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Reaction of alpha-Halo-N-Tosylhydrazones, Indoles and Aryl Idodies
Guojiao Wu, Yifan Deng, Haiqing Luo, Tianjiao Li, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2016, 5, 874-877.
(7) Coupling of Arylboronic Acids with Benzyl Halides or Mesylates without Adding Transition Metal Catalysts
Guojiao Wu, Shuai Xu, Yifan Deng, Chaoqiang Wu, Xia Zhao, Wenzhi Ji, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Tetrahedron 2016, 72, 8022-8030.
