Prof. Yong Cao | Cao Research Group

Faculty

Dr. Yong Cao

曹勇

Professor
Department of Chemistry
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials
Fudan University
2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438 (P.R. China)
Office Location: A2008 Chemistry Building
Tel: 86-21-55665287
Fax: 86-21-65643774
Email: yongcao@fudan.edu.cn

Biography

Dr. Yong Cao received his Ph.D. degree from Fudan University in 2000, and has been working at Fudan since then. In 2005, he was promoted to full Professor. His broad research interests include development of metal-, acid/base- and metal-acid/base-catalyzed synthetic methods and reactions in relation to catalytic transformation of renewable resources and renewable energies. Presently his main research interests focus on the development of fundamental chemistry of heterogeneous metal catalysis and its application to the design of new sustainable processes catalyzed by supported metals. He has been involved in catalytic applications for gold since 2006. He has coauthored over 190 publications, 24 patents and is currently a member of the editorial board of Catalysis Science & Technology, ACS Catalysis, Applied Catalysis A: General and Chinese Journal of Catalysis.

Awards and Honors

2014 National Catalysis Prize for Young Scientists (中国催化青年奖)

Research Interests

Design and characterization of nanostructured catalytic materials;
Catalytic activation and selective transformation of light alkanes;
Gold catalysis for green fine chemical synthesis;
Environmental and eco-friendly solid acid/base catalysis;

Teaching Activity

Physical Chemistry II, Mechanisms in heterogeneous catalysis, Modern surface chemistry

Highlights

Supported Gold Catalysis: From Small Molecule Activation to Green Chemical Synthesis, X. Liu, L. He, Y. M. Liu, Y. Cao*, Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 793-804.
Gold-catalyzed Direct Hydrogenative Coupling of Nitroarenes to Synthesize Aromatic Azo Compounds, X. Liu, H. Q. Li, Sen Ye, Y. M. Liu, Y. Cao*, H. Y. He, K. N. Fan, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 7624-7629.
Copper-based catalysts for the efficient conversion of carbohydrate biomass into γ-valerolactone in the absence of externally added hydrogen, J. Yuan, S. S. Li, L. Yu, Y. M. Liu, Y. Cao*, H. Y. He, K. N. Fan, Energy Environ. Sci. 2013, 6, 3308-3313.
An Unusual Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Quinoline Compounds Using Supported Gold Catalysts, D. Ren, L. He, L. Yu, R. S. Ding, Y. M. Liu, Y. Cao*, H. Y. He, K. N. Fan, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 17592-17598.
Efficient Subnanometric Gold-catalyzed Hydrogen Generation via Formic Acid Decomposition under Ambient Conditions, Q. Y. Bi, X. L. Du, Y. M. Liu, Y. Cao*, H. Y. He, K. N. Fan, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 8926-8933.
Hydrogen-independent Reductive Transformation of Carbohydrate Biomass into γ-Valerolactone and Pyrrolidone Derivatives Using Supported Gold Catalysts, X. L. Du, L. He, S. Zhao, Y. M. Liu, Y. Cao*, H. Y. He, and K. N. Fan, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 7815-7819.
Titania Supported Iridium Subnanoclusters as an Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for Direct Synthesis of Quinolines from Nitroarenes and Aliphatic Alcohols, L. He, J. Q. Wang, Y. Gong, Y. M. Liu, Y. Cao*, H. Y. He, K. N. Fan, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 10216-10220.
Efficient Room Temperature Gold-catalyzed Selective Reduction of Nitro Compounds Using CO and H₂O as the Hydrogen Source, L. He, L. C. Wang, H. Sun, J. Ni, Y. Cao*, H. Y. He, K. N. Fa, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 9538-9541.
Gold Supported on Hydroxyapatite as Versatile Multifunctional Catalyst for the Direct Tandem Synthesis of Imines and Oximes, H. Sun, F. Z. Su, J. Ni, Y. Cao*, H. Y. He, K. N. Fan, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 4390-4393.
Ga-Al Mixed-Oxide-Supported Gold Nanoparticles with Enhanced Activity for Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation, F. Z. Su, Y. M. Liu, L. C. Wang, Y. Cao*, H. Y. He, K. N. Fan, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 334-337.