主要研究方向： the development of new synthetic methodologies, and the more environmentally benigh processes for the synthesis of high added value chemicals
Education
B.S., Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 1981
M.S., Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 1988
Ph.D., Dalian Institute of Physical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2005
Research Interests
The interest of my group centers around the development of new synthetic methodologies, and the more environmentally benigh processes for the synthesis of high added value chemicals. For this aim, my research is directed towards the fundamental and applicable investigations of various catalytic techniques, involving organo-, biomimetic, heterogenous, and homogenous catalysis, as well as the interdisciplinary approach. Much of our work is devoted to the development of novel methods for the catalytic oxidation of organic substrates with molecular oxygen as a terminal oxidant.
Honor and Awards:
Excellent teacher of Henan Province, 2009
Excellent graduate supervisor of Zhengzhou University, 2011
Research Projects
National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21073166). Self-initiated radical catalysts via intramolecular electron transfer for aerobic oxidations
Representative Publications
1. Ben Dong, Shuai Lu, Jun Jiang, Wenjing Zhang, Weimin Zhu, Mingsheng Tang, Guanyu Yang*, Aerobic Oxidative Radical Coupling Catalyzed by TEMPO for Preperation of 2, 2'-Dibenzothiazole disulfide. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 2012, 87(3), 341–345
2. Qiufen Wang, Ying Zhang, Gengxiu Zheng, Zhongzhen Tian, Guanyu Yang*, Base-free copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols with N-benzylidene-N,N-dimethylthane-1,2-diamine and TEMPO. Catal. Commun. 2011, 14, 92-95
3. Wei Wang, Bo Yan, Jun Jiang, Guanyu Yang*, Effective Aerobic Oxidation of p-Nitrotoluene to p-nitrobenzoic acid Catalyzed by Manganese Dioxide and N-Hydroxyphthalimide. Adv. Mat. Res. 2011, 233-235, 317-320
4. Yuanyuan Jing, Jun Jiang, Bo Yan, Shuai Lu, Jiemin Jiao, Huazhen Xue, Guanyu Yang*, Gengxiu Zheng. Activation of Dioxygen by Cobaloxime and Nitric Oxide for Efficient TEMPO-Catalyzed Oxidation of Alcohols. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2011, 353(7), 1146-1152
5. Jun Jiang, Yuanyuan Jing, Yaofa Zhang, Na Zhang, Jiemin Jiao, Weimin Zhu, Huazhen Xue, Yongli Zong, Guanyu Yang*. Highly Efficient Oxidation of Toluene to Benzoic Acid Catalyzed by Manganese Dioxide and N-Hydroxyphthalimide. Catal. Lett., 2011, 141, 544-548
6. Guanyu Yang*, Wei Wang, Weimin Zhu, Cunbin An, Xinqin Gao, Maoping Song. In Situ Formation of NOx and Br Anion for Aerobic Oxidation of Benzylic Alcohols without Transition Metal. Synlett, 2010, (3), 437-440
7. Gengxiu Zheng, Chunhong Liu, Qiufen Wang, Mingyu Wang, Guanyu Yang*. Metal-free. An Efficient and Selective Catalytic Aerobic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons with Oxime and N-Hydroxyphthalimide. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2009, 351(16), 2638-2642
8. Jinyun Yuan, Xincheng Liao, Hongming Wang, Guanyu Yang* and Mingsheng Tang. Selective Decomposition of Alkyl Hydroperoxides on H-Type Zeolite via a Concerted Approach. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2009, 113(5), 1418-1422
9. Guanyu Yang*, Weimin Zhu, Panke Zhang, Huazhen Xue, Wei Wang, Junshan Tian, Maoping Song. Recyclable Carbon Supported Copper-Manganese Oxide for Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols in Combination with 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidyl-1-oxyl under Neutral Condition. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2008, 350(4), 542-546; Synfacts 2008, 6, 0658-0658
10. Guanyu Yang*, Liwen Zheng, Guanghui Wu, Xuesong Lin, Maoping Song. Manganese Dioxide and N-Hydroxyphthalimide. An Effective Catalytic System for Oxidation of Nitrotoluenes with Molecular Oxygen. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2007, 349(16), 2445-2448
11. Guanyu Yang,* Yanchun Guo, Guanghui Wu, Liwen Zheng, Maoping Song*. Nitroxyl Radical TEMPO. An Organocatalyst for Highly Efficient and Selective Oxidation of Alcohol. Prog. Chem., 2007, 19(11), 1727-1735
12. Yanchun Guo, Junfeng Zhao, Jinxia Xu, Wei Wang, Fengshou Tian, Guanyu Yang*, Maoping Song. Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol Catalyzed by Cu-Mn Mixed Oxides and 2,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-piperidyl-1-oxyl. J. Nat. Gas Chem., 2007, 16(2), 210-212
13. Guanyu Yang*, Jun-feng Zhao, Qiao-hong Zhang, Hong Ma, Jie Xu. Organocatalytic Aerobic Oxidation of Ethylbenzene Using 3,4,5,6-Tetrachloro-N-hydroxyhthalimide and 1,4-Diamino-2,3-dichloro-anthraquinone. J. Mol. Catal. (China), 2007, 21(2), 97-98.
14. Lipeng Zhou, GuanyuYang, Wei Zhang, Zhiqiang Sun, Jin Gao, Hong Miao,J ie Xu, et al. Advances and Perspectives in Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons in Liquid Phase. Prog. Nat. Sci., 2007, 17(9), 1003-1011.
15. Xinli Tong, Jie Xu, Hong Miao, Guanyu Yang, Hong Ma and Qiaohong Zhang, Highly Efficient and Metal-free Oxidation of Olefins by Molecular Oxygen under Mild Conditions. Tetrahedron, 2007, 63 (32), 7634–7639
17. Guanyu Yang, Qiaohong Zhang, Hong Miao, Xinli Tong, Jie Xu. Selective Organocatalytic Oxygenation of Hydrocarbons by Dioxygen Using Anthraquinones and N-Hydroxyphthalimide. Org. Lett., 2005, 7(2), 263-266.
18. Guanyu Yang, Yinfa Ma, Jie Xu. Biomimetic Catalytic System Driven by Electron Transfer for Selective Oxygenation of Hydrocarbon. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126(34), 10542-10543.
19. Feng Wang, Guanyu Yang, Wei Zhang, Wenhai Wu, Jie Xu. Oxidation of p-Cresol to p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde with Molecular Oxygen in the Presence of CuMn-Oxide Heterogeneous Catalyst. Adv. Synth. Catal., 2004, 346(6), 633-638
20. Feng Wang, Guanyu Yang, Wei Zhang, Wenhai Wu, Jie Xu. Copper and Manganese: Two Concordant Partners in the Catalytic Oxidation of p-Cresol to p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde. Chem.Commun., 2003, 1172-1173
Patents:
1. A catalytic aerobic oxidation process for producing 2,2’-Disbenzothiazole disulfide. CN Appl. 201110063995.2
2. Catalysts and Their Applications in Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes or Ketenones. CN ZL 200810140748.6
3. Catalytic Oxidation Process of 2,4-Dimethyl-nitrobenzene by Molecular Oxygen for Producing 4-Nitro-3-methylbenzoic Acid. CN. ZL 200610107316.6
4. A Nonmetal Catalytic System for Aerobic Oxidation of Hydrocarbon to Oxygen-containing Compounds. CN. ZL 200410039696.5
5. A Process of p-Cyano-acetophenone Preparation via One-step Catalytic Selective Oxidation. CN. ZL 03 1 33522.5