2025- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, PhD Supervisor, Associate Professor
10/2024-02/2025 Yale University, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow, Co-supervisor: Professor Hu Liangbing
11/2022-09/2024 University of Maryland, USA, Postdoctoral Fellow, Co-supervisor: Professor Hu Liangbing
12/2021-11/2022 Colorado State University, USA; Postdoctoral Fellow, Co-supervisor: Prof. Eugene Y.-X. Chen
06/2020-11/2021 Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, Germany; Postdoctoral Fellow, Co-supervisor: Prof. Matthias Beller
10/2017-06/2020 Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, Germany; PhD, Supervisor: Prof. Matthias Beller
08/2014-07/2017 Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences & ShanghaiTech University; Master, Supervisor: Professor Huang Zheng
09/2008-06/2013 Harbin Medical University; Bachelor's degree
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Catalysis
968
Scholar Citations
16
Scholar h-index
18
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Electrified vapour deposition at ultrahigh temperature and atmospheric pressure for nanomaterials synthesis X Wang, N Liu, Z Huang, J Yang, G Chen, B Li, T Xie, S Overa, ... Nature Synthesis 5 (1), 14-26 , 2026 2026 Citations: 4
Membrane Reactors for Ammonia Production: Insights into Ammonia-Separative Membranes, Synthesis Catalysts, and Their Integration G Yarema, J Yang, A Warty, Z Liu, L Hu, D Liu ACS nano 19 (46), 39535-39563 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Selective electrified polyethylene upcycling by pore-modulated pyrolysis J Yang, Q Dong, C Zhang, W Zhang, J Miscall, AH Brozena, J Chen, N Liu, ... Nature Chemical Engineering 2 (7), 424-435 , 2025 2025 Citations: 14
Platinum complexes having ferrocene ligands for the catalysis of the alkoxycarbonylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds J Yang, M Beller, R Jackstell, R Franke US Patent 12,195,483 , 2025 2025
Platinum complexes having benzyl-based diphosphine ligands for the catalysis of the alkoxycarbonylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds J Yang, R Jackstell, M Beller, R Franke US Patent 11,712,688 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
Industrially applied and relevant transformations of 1, 3-butadiene using homogeneous catalysts J Yang, P Wang, H Neumann, R Jackstell, M Beller Industrial Chemistry & Materials 1 (2), 155-174 , 2023 2023 Citations: 51
A Selective and General Cobalt‐Catalyzed Hydroaminomethylation of Olefins to Amines J Yang, FG Delolo, A Spannenberg, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie International Edition 61 (2), e202112597 , 2022 2022 Citations: 37
A general synthesis of aromatic amides via palladium-catalyzed direct aminocarbonylation of aryl chlorides P Wang, J Yang, K Sun, H Neumann, M Beller Organic Chemistry Frontiers 9 (9), 2491-2497 , 2022 2022 Citations: 16
Palladium‐Catalyzed Cascade Carbonylation to α, β‐Unsaturated Piperidones via Selective Cleavage of Carbon–Carbon Triple Bonds Y Ge, F Ye, J Yang, A Spannenberg, H Jiao, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60 (41), 22393-22400 , 2021 2021 Citations: 22
Palladium-catalyzed domino aminocarbonylation of alkynols: direct and selective synthesis of itaconimides Y Ge, F Ye, J Yang, A Spannenberg, R Jackstell, M Beller JACS Au 1 (8), 1257-1265 , 2021 2021 Citations: 15
Efficient Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbonylation of 1, 3‐Dienes: Selective Synthesis of Adipates and Other Aliphatic Diesters J Yang, J Liu, Y Ge, W Huang, F Ferretti, H Neumann, H Jiao, R Franke, ... Angewandte Chemie 133 (17), 9613-9619 , 2021 2021 Citations: 60
Cobalt-catalyzed hydroformylation under mild conditions in the presence of phosphine oxides FG Delolo, J Yang, H Neumann, EN dos Santos, EV Gusevskaya, ... ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9 (14), 5148-5154 , 2021 2021 Citations: 54
A General and Highly Selective Palladium‐Catalyzed Hydroamidation of 1, 3‐Diynes J Liu, C Schneider, J Yang, Z Wei, H Jiao, R Franke, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie 133 (1), 375-383 , 2021 2021 Citations: 33
Ligand‐Controlled Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbonylation of Alkynols: Highly Selective Synthesis of α‐Methylene‐β‐Lactones Y Ge, F Ye, J Liu, J Yang, A Spannenberg, H Jiao, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59 (48), 21585-21590 , 2020 2020 Citations: 31
Direct and Selective Synthesis of Adipic and Other Dicarboxylic Acids by Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbonylation of Allylic Alcohols J Yang, J Liu, Y Ge, W Huang, H Neumann, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59 (46), 20394-20398 , 2020 2020 Citations: 44
Tuning the Selectivity of Palladium Catalysts for Hydroformylation and Semihydrogenation of Alkynes: Experimental and Mechanistic Studies J Liu, Z Wei, J Yang, Y Ge, D Wei, R Jackstell, H Jiao, M Beller ACS Catalysis 10 (20), 12167-12181 , 2020 2020 Citations: 51
Tailored Palladium Catalysts for Selective Synthesis of Conjugated Enynes by Monocarbonylation of 1, 3‐Diynes J Liu, J Yang, C Schneider, R Franke, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59 (23), 9032-9040 , 2020 2020 Citations: 56
A general platinum-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation of olefins J Yang, J Liu, Y Ge, W Huang, C Schneider, R Dühren, R Franke, ... Chemical Communications 56 (39), 5235-5238 , 2020 2020 Citations: 50
Palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds J Yang Dissertation, Rostock, Universität Rostock, 2020 , 2020 2020
Direct synthesis of adipic acid esters via palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of 1, 3-dienes J Yang, J Liu, H Neumann, R Franke, R Jackstell, M Beller Science 366 (6472), 1514-1517 , 2019 2019 Citations: 246
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Direct synthesis of adipic acid esters via palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of 1, 3-dienes J Yang, J Liu, H Neumann, R Franke, R Jackstell, M Beller Science 366 (6472), 1514-1517 , 2019 2019 Citations: 246
Pd‐Catalyzed Selective Carbonylation of gem ‐Difluoroalkenes: A Practical Synthesis of Difluoromethylated Esters J Liu, J Yang, F Ferretti, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie 131 (14), 4738-4742 , 2019 2019 Citations: 81
Stereoselective Synthesis of Highly Substituted Conjugated Dienes via Pd‐Catalyzed Carbonylation of 1, 3‐Diynes J Liu, J Yang, W Baumann, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58 (31), 10683-10687 , 2019 2019 Citations: 62
Efficient Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbonylation of 1, 3‐Dienes: Selective Synthesis of Adipates and Other Aliphatic Diesters J Yang, J Liu, Y Ge, W Huang, F Ferretti, H Neumann, H Jiao, R Franke, ... Angewandte Chemie 133 (17), 9613-9619 , 2021 2021 Citations: 60
Tailored Palladium Catalysts for Selective Synthesis of Conjugated Enynes by Monocarbonylation of 1, 3‐Diynes J Liu, J Yang, C Schneider, R Franke, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59 (23), 9032-9040 , 2020 2020 Citations: 56
Cobalt-catalyzed hydroformylation under mild conditions in the presence of phosphine oxides FG Delolo, J Yang, H Neumann, EN dos Santos, EV Gusevskaya, ... ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9 (14), 5148-5154 , 2021 2021 Citations: 54
Industrially applied and relevant transformations of 1, 3-butadiene using homogeneous catalysts J Yang, P Wang, H Neumann, R Jackstell, M Beller Industrial Chemistry & Materials 1 (2), 155-174 , 2023 2023 Citations: 51
Tuning the Selectivity of Palladium Catalysts for Hydroformylation and Semihydrogenation of Alkynes: Experimental and Mechanistic Studies J Liu, Z Wei, J Yang, Y Ge, D Wei, R Jackstell, H Jiao, M Beller ACS Catalysis 10 (20), 12167-12181 , 2020 2020 Citations: 51
A general platinum-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation of olefins J Yang, J Liu, Y Ge, W Huang, C Schneider, R Dühren, R Franke, ... Chemical Communications 56 (39), 5235-5238 , 2020 2020 Citations: 50
Direct and Selective Synthesis of Adipic and Other Dicarboxylic Acids by Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbonylation of Allylic Alcohols J Yang, J Liu, Y Ge, W Huang, H Neumann, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59 (46), 20394-20398 , 2020 2020 Citations: 44
A Selective and General Cobalt‐Catalyzed Hydroaminomethylation of Olefins to Amines J Yang, FG Delolo, A Spannenberg, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie International Edition 61 (2), e202112597 , 2022 2022 Citations: 37
Palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidative carbonylation of alkynes with amines: a general access to substituted maleimides J Yang, J Liu, R Jackstell, M Beller Chemical Communications 54 (76), 10710-10713 , 2018 2018 Citations: 36
A General and Highly Selective Palladium‐Catalyzed Hydroamidation of 1, 3‐Diynes J Liu, C Schneider, J Yang, Z Wei, H Jiao, R Franke, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie 133 (1), 375-383 , 2021 2021 Citations: 33
Ligand‐Controlled Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbonylation of Alkynols: Highly Selective Synthesis of α‐Methylene‐β‐Lactones Y Ge, F Ye, J Liu, J Yang, A Spannenberg, H Jiao, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59 (48), 21585-21590 , 2020 2020 Citations: 31
Palladium‐Catalyzed Cascade Carbonylation to α, β‐Unsaturated Piperidones via Selective Cleavage of Carbon–Carbon Triple Bonds Y Ge, F Ye, J Yang, A Spannenberg, H Jiao, R Jackstell, M Beller Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60 (41), 22393-22400 , 2021 2021 Citations: 22
A general synthesis of aromatic amides via palladium-catalyzed direct aminocarbonylation of aryl chlorides P Wang, J Yang, K Sun, H Neumann, M Beller Organic Chemistry Frontiers 9 (9), 2491-2497 , 2022 2022 Citations: 16
Palladium-catalyzed domino aminocarbonylation of alkynols: direct and selective synthesis of itaconimides Y Ge, F Ye, J Yang, A Spannenberg, R Jackstell, M Beller JACS Au 1 (8), 1257-1265 , 2021 2021 Citations: 15
Selective electrified polyethylene upcycling by pore-modulated pyrolysis J Yang, Q Dong, C Zhang, W Zhang, J Miscall, AH Brozena, J Chen, N Liu, ... Nature Chemical Engineering 2 (7), 424-435 , 2025 2025 Citations: 14
Electrified vapour deposition at ultrahigh temperature and atmospheric pressure for nanomaterials synthesis X Wang, N Liu, Z Huang, J Yang, G Chen, B Li, T Xie, S Overa, ... Nature Synthesis 5 (1), 14-26 , 2026 2026 Citations: 4
Platinum complexes having benzyl-based diphosphine ligands for the catalysis of the alkoxycarbonylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds J Yang, R Jackstell, M Beller, R Franke US Patent 11,712,688 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4