RESEARCH INTERESTS: organic synthesis for functionalization of heteroarenes, functional molecules based on heteroarenes, metal complexes for optoelectronic materials and catalysts
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC CAREER:
1994.9-1998.6, Sichuan University, Bachelor
1998.9-2004.6, Sichuan University, Ph.D.
2005.3-2008.5, University of Virginia, Research Associate
2008.7-present, Sichuan University, Professor
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2025, “Fundamentals of Synthetic Chemistry for Organic Optoelectronic Materials Based on Oxidative Coupling”, the First Prize of the Sichuan Provincial Natural Science Award, the 4th contributor.
2013, New Century Excellent Talents in University.
2011, “Simple Metal Salt-Catalyzed C‒C and C‒N Bond-Forming Reactions”, the First Prize of the Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education, the 6th contributor.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
1. Zhang, J.; Liu, J.; Li, Z.; He, Y.; Gao, G.;* Chen, X.-K.;* Yang, C.;* Bin, Z.* Pentagonal/Heptagonal-Lock Strategy Enables Narrowband Red Multiple Resonance Emitters Through Temperature-Controlled Scholl Reaction Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e20322. (Very Important Paper)
2. Fan, Y.; Li, S.; He, Y.; Liu, J.; Bin, Z.;* Gao, G.* A Modular Access to N-Heterocycle-Winged Boron-Nitrogen Multiresonant Emitters with Narrowband Deep-Blue Emissions Org. Electon. 2025, 145, 107312.
3. Wu, J.; Gao, G.;* Liu, J.; Bin, Z.* Modified Medium-Ring Strategy Enables Multiple Resonance Emitters with Enhanced Spin-Flip and Color Purity Sci. China Chem. 2025, 68(12), 6431.
4. Zheng, Q.; Du, K.; Chen, X.-K.;* He, Y.; Gao, G.;* Bin, Z.* Multiresonant Framework-Perturbed Platinum(II) Complexes Enable Efficient Narrowband Red Phosphorescence Emissions Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202512098. (Very Important Paper)
5. Li, Z.; Li, Z.; Zhang, S.; Liu, M.; Gao, G.;* You, J.; Bin, Z.* Narrowband Pure-Green Emitters Based on Naphthalene-Fused meta-Positioned Double Boron Framework Sci China Mater 2024, 67(5), 1581.
6. Han, W.; Liu, J.; Ran, C.; Huang, Z.; Gao, G.; You, J.;* Bin, Z.* Alignment of Heptagonal Diimide and Triazine Enables Narrowband Pure-Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Low Efficiency Roll-Off Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202312297.
7. Cheng, R.; Liu, J.; Wang, M.; Bin, Z.; Lan, J.;* You, J.; Yang, Y.; Gao, G.* Imide-Modified Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Materials for Pure Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Low Efficiency Roll-Off Org. Electon. 2023, 122, 106906.
8. Zheng, X.; Huang, Z.; Zheng, Q.; Wang, W.; Zhang, C.; Gao, G.* Planar Tetraindolodipleiadiene via Zirconium-Promoted Intramolecular Indolyl C4–H Homocoupling Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 4197.
9. Wang, L.; Zheng, X.; Zheng, Q.; Li, Z.; Wu, J.; Gao, G.* Thioether-Assisted Cu-Catalyzed C5–H Arylation of Imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 3834.
10. Wang, T.; Zheng, X.; Zheng, Q.; Zhou, F.; Wang, L.; Gao, G.* Ni(II)-Catalyzed C–H Hydroarylation of Diarylacetylenes with Imidazolium Salts Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 2730.
11. Wang, T.; Zheng, Q.; Wang, L.; Huang, Z.; Zhang, H.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, C.; Gao, G.* Synthesis of Cationic π-Extended Imidazolium Salts by Sequential Cu-Catalyzed Arylation/Annulation and Photocyclization Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 541.
12. Liu, Y.; She, Z.; Zheng, Q.; Zheng, X.; Wang, T.; Gao, G.* Rigid Chelating Dicarbene Ligands Based on Naphthyridine-Fused Bisimidazolium Salts Chin. Chem. Lett. 2022, 33, 2993.
13. Yu, C.; Zheng, Q.; Wang, L.; Wang, T.; Zheng, X.; Gao, G.* A Prototype of Benzobis(imidazolium)-embedded Conjugated Polyelectrolyte: Synthesis by Direct C‒H Arylation and Fluorescent Responses to Anions Chin. Chem. Lett. 2022, 33, 2425.
14. Ran, Y.; Yang, G.; Liu, Y.; Han, W.; Gao, G.; Su, R.; Bin, Z.; You, J. A Methyl-Shield Strategy Enables Efficient Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Hosts for High-Performance Fluorescent OLEDs Mater. Horiz. 2021, 8, 2025.
15. Wang, C.; Han, S.; Wang, T.; Zheng, X.; Zhou, L.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, C.; Gao, G.* Red Fluorescent Zwitterionic Naphthalenediimide with Di/mono-benzimidazolium and a Negatively Charged Oxygen Substituent Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 9422.
16. Li, C.; Huang, Z.; Hu, Y.; Liang, W.; Su, R.; Chen, M.; Zhou, L.; Wu, D.; Gao, G.* You, J.* Synthesis of Imidazole-Based [30]Heptaphyrin and Stable Figure-Eight [60]Tetradecaphyrins via [5 + 2] Condensations in One Pot Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 3746.
17. Zhao, T.; Pu, X.; Han, W.; Gao, G.* Nickel-Catalyzed 3,3-Dialkynylation of 2-Aryl Acrylamides: Direct Access to gem-Diethynylethenes via Double Vinylic C–H Bond Activation Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 1199.
18. Wang, D.; Liu, Y.; Wang, L.; Cheng, H.; Zhang, Y.; Gao, G.* Synthesis of π-extended dibenzo[d,k]ullazines by a palladium-catalyzed double annulation using arynes Chin. Chem. Lett. 2021, 32, 1407.
19. Yu, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Tang, J.; Zhang, L.; Liu, Q.; Li, Q.; Gao, G.;* You, J.* Ir-Catalyzed Cascade C−H Fusion of Aldoxime Ethers and Heteroarenes: Scope and Mechanisms ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 203.
20. Wang, Z.; Wang, F.; Liu, Z.; He, S.; Pu, X.; Yang, Y.; Gao, G.* Direct C–H/C–H Cross-Coupling of Benzimidates with Heteroarenes to Access Biheteroaryl-2-carbonitriles Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 10599.
21. Zhao, T.; Qin, D.; Han, W.; Yang, S.; Feng, B.; Gao, G.;* You, J.* Co(III)-Catalyzed Z-Selective Oxidative C–H/C–H Cross-Coupling of Alkenes with Triisopropylsilylacetylene Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 6118.
22. Zheng, X.; Su, R.; Wang, Z.; Wang, T.; Bin, Z.; She, Z.; Gao, G.;* You, J. Synthesis of a Double-Helical Naphthotetraindole Core via an Intramolecular Dehydrogenative Homocoupling Reaction Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 797.
23. Kadam, V. D.; Feng, B.; Chen, X.; Liang, W.; Zhou, F.; Liu, Y.; Gao, G.;* You J.* Cascade C‒H Annulation Reaction of Benzaldehydes, Anilines, and Alkynes toward Dibenzo[a,f]quinolizinium Salts: Discovery of Photostable Mitochondrial Trackers at the Nanomolar-Level Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 7071.
24. She, Z.; Wang, Y.; Wang, D.; Zhao, Y.; Wang, T.; Zheng, X.; Yu, Z.-X.;* Gao, G.;* You, J.* Two-Fold C−H/C−H Cross-Coupling Using RhCl3·3H2O as the Catalyst: Direct Fusion of N-(Hetero)arylimidazolium Salts and (Hetero)arenes J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12566.
25. Zhao, Y.; Zheng, Q.; Yu, C.; Liu, Z.; Wang, D.; You, J.; Gao, G.* Rh(III)-Catalyzed Regioselective C–H [4+2] C-Annulation of Vinyl Enaminones with Alkynes to Form Polysubstituted Salicylaldehydes Org. Chem. Front. 2018, 5, 2875.
26. Zhao, Y.; Yu, C.; Wang, T.; She, Z.; Zheng, X.; You, J. Gao, G.* Tandem Rh-Catalyzed [4 + 2] Vinylic C−H O-Annulation of Exocyclic Enones with Alkynes and 1,5-H Shift Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 1074.
27. Li, S.; Tang, J.; Zhao, Y.; Jiang, R.; Wang, T.; Gao, G.;* You, J.* Cu-Catalyzed Selective C‒H Mono-/Di-/Triarylation of Imidazolium Salts for Ionic Functional Materials Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 3489.
28. Zhao, Y.; Li, S.; Zheng, X.; Tang, J.; She, Z.; Gao, G.;* You, J.* Rh/Cu-Catalyzed Cascade [4+2] Vinylic C–H O-Annulation and Ring Contraction of a-Aryl Enones with Alkynes in Air Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 4286.
29. Tang, J.; Li, S.; Liu, Z.; Zhao, Y.; She, Z.; Kadam, V. D.; Gao, G.;* Lan, J.; You, J.* Cascade C‒H Annulation of Aldoximes with Alkynes using O2 as the Sole Oxidant: One-Pot Access to Multisubstituted Protoberberine Skeletons Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 604.
30. He, Z.; Qi, X.; She, Z.; Zhao, Y. Li, S.; Tang, J.; Gao, G.;* Lan, Y.;* You, J.* Room-Temperature Coupling/Decarboxylation Reaction of α-Oxocarboxylates with α-Bromoketones: Solvent-Controlled Regioselectivity for 1,2- and 1,3-Diketones J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 1403.
31. Feng, B.; Wan, D.; Yan, L.; Kadam, V. D.; You, J.; Gao, G.* A Facile Access to Substituted Cationic 12-Azapyrene Salts by Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C–H Annulation of N-Arylpyridinium Salts RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 66407.
32. Cheng, Y.; Li, G.; Liu, Y.; Shi, Y.; Gao, G.;* Wu, D.; Lan, J.; You, J.* Unparalleled Ease of Access to a Library of Biheteroaryl Fluorophores via Oxidative Cross-Coupling Reactions: Discovery of Photostable NIR Probe for Mitochondria J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 4730.
33. Zhao, Y.; He, Z.; Li, S.; Tang, J.; Gao, G.;* Lan, J.; You, J.* An Air-stable Half-sandwich RuII Complex as Efficient Catalyst for [3+2] Annulation of 2-Arylcyclo-2-enones with Alkynes Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 4613. (Cover story)
34. Qin, D.; Wang, J.; Qin, X.; Wang, C.; Gao, G.;* You, J.* Rh(III)-catalyzed oxime ether-directed heteroarylation of arene through oxidative C–H/C–H cross-coupling Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 6190.
35. He, Z.; Qi, X.; Li, S.; Zhao, Y.; Gao, G.;* Lan, Y.;* Wu, Y.; Lan, J.; You, J.* Transition-Metal-Free Formal Decarboxylative Coupling of α-Oxocarboxylates with α-Bromoketones under Neutral Conditions: A Simple Access to 1,3-Diketones Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 855.
36. Li, S.; Yang, F.; Lv, T.; Lan, J.; Gao, G.;* You, J.* Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Imidazolium Salts by Direct Quaternization of N-Substituted Imidazoles with Arylboronic Acids Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 3941.
37. Zhou, H.; Zhao, Y.; Gao, G.;* Li, S.; Lan, J.; You, J.* Highly Selective Fluorescent Recognition of Sulfate in Water by Two Rigid Tetrakisimidazolium Macrocycles with Peripheral Chains J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 14908.
38. Lv, T.; Yang, L.; Zhao, Y.; Song, F.; Lan, J.; You, J.;* Gao, G.* One-pot Synthesis of Diarylimidazolium Salts from 1H-Imidazole Chin. Chem. Lett. 2013, 24, 773.
39. Hu, J.; He, Z.; Wang, Z.; Li, X.; You, J.; Gao, G.* A Simple Approach to Aggregation-Induced Emission in Difluoroboron Dibenzoylmethane Derivatives Tetrahedron Lett. 2013, 54, 4167.
40. Lv, T.; Wang, Z.; You, J.;* Lan, J.; Gao, G.* Copper-Catalyzed Direct Aryl Quaternization of N-Substituted Imidazoles to Form Imidazolium Salts J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 5723.
41. Zhou, H.; Wang, Z.; Gao, C.; You, J.; Gao, G.* Synthesis and Characterization of a Luminescent and Fully Rigid Tetrakisimidazolium Macrocycle Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 1832.
42. Gao, C.; Zhou, H.; Wei, S.; Zhao, Y.; You, J.; Gao, G.* Novel Bisimidazolium Pincers as Low Loading Ligands for in situ Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction in the Ambient Atmosphere Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 1127.
43. Yang, S.; You, J.;* Lan, J.; Gao, G.* Facile Access to Extremely Efficient Energy-Transfer Pairs via an Unexpected Reaction of Squaraines with Ketones J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 11868.
44. Cheng, L.; Dong, J.; You, J.; Gao, G.;* Lan, J.* A Highly syn-Selective Nitroaldol Reaction Catalyzed by CuII-Bisimidazoline Chem. -Eur. J. 2010, 16(23), 6761.
45. Gao, G.;* Pu, L.* γ-Hydroxy-α,β-acetylenic esters: asymmetric syntheses and applications Sci China Chem. 2010, 53, 21.
