主講課程:

• 計算化學II (量子化學部分)
• 理論有機化學

研究領域和興趣：

• 有機化學反應機理
• 有機合成方法
• 天然産物與藥物分子的合成
• 藥物化學和化學生物學

教育及學術簡曆:

2015-至今     beat365官方网站, 長江特聘教授;
2008-至今     beat365官方网站, 教授;
2004-2008     beat365官方网站, 副教授;
2001-2004     加州大學洛杉矶分校, 博士後;
1997-2001     香港科技大學, 博士;
1994-1997     beat365, 碩士;
1987-1991     武漢大學, 本科.

代表性論文

1. “An Unexpected Role of A Trace Amount of Water in Catalyzing Proton Transfer in Phosphine-Catalyzed (3+2) Cycloaddition of Allenoates and Alkenes”， Yuanzhi Xia, Yong Liang, Yuanyuan Chen, Ming Wang, Lei Jiao, Feng Huang, Song Liu, Yahong Li, Zhi-Xiang Yu,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 3470.
2. “A Frontier Molecular Orbital Theory Approach to Understanding the Mayr Equation and to Quantifying Nucleophilicity and Electrophilicity by Using HOMO and LUMO Energies”， Lian-Gang Zhuo, Wei Liao, and Zhi-Xiang Yu,* Asian J. Org. Chem., 2012, 1, 336.
3. “Vinylcyclopropane Derivatives in Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cycloadditions for the Synthesis of Carbocyclic Compounds”，Lei Jiao and Zhi-Xiang Yu,* J. Org. Chem., 2013, 78, 6842.
4. “Rhodium-Catalyzed [5 + 2 + 1] Cycloaddition of Ene–Vinylcyclopropanes and CO: Reaction Design, Development, Application in Natural Product Synthesis, and Inspiration for Developing New Reactions for Synthesis of Eight-Membered Carbocycles”， Yi Wang and Zhi-Xiang Yu,* Acc. Chem. Res. 2015, 48, 2288.
5. “Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (–)-Clovan-2,9-dione Using Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed [3+2+1] Cycloaddition of 1-Yne-vinylcyclopropane and CO ”， Jun Yang, Wenbo Xu, Qi Cui, Xing Fan, Lu-Ning Wang, and Zhi-Xiang Yu,* Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 6040.

學術榮譽

1. Bayer Investigator Award at PKU, 2018.
2. Wuxi Pharma Life Science Research Scholar Award, 2018.
3. Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016.
4. Chang-Jiang Professorship, Ministry of Education, China, 2015.
5. Nankai University Lectureship on Organic Chemistry, 2014.
6. Advisor of the Best 100 Ph.D Theses in China, 2012, Ministry of Education, China.
7. The Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (Singapore), the Asian Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry programs, 2012.
8. Chinese Chemical Society-Sci Finder Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 2011.
9. Chinese Chemical Society-Physical Organic Chemistry Award, 2011.
10. Chinese Chemical Society-BASF Award, 2011.
11. Distinguished Lectureship Award, the Asian Symposium of Annual Meeting of Chemical Society of Japan, 2010.
12. The Asian Core Program Lectureship Award (Japan), the Asian Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry programs, 2008.
13. The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China, 2008.
14. The Young Chemist Award, the Chinese Chemical Society & the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2008.
15. Thieme Synlett/Synthesis Journal Award, 2008.
16. Research Excellence Award, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2004.