周友运博士，副教授，课题组长，博士生导师。国家特聘青年专家，深圳市国家级领军人才，深圳市海外高层次人才(“孔雀计划”B类)。本科毕业于合肥工业大学化学与化工学院，博士毕业于中国科学院上海有机化学研究所，师从唐勇研究员和孙秀丽研究员。获得博士学位后，加入浙江新和成特种材料有限公司从事项目研究工作，任“高温尼龙”项目主任，随后在美国普渡大学化学系进行博士后科研工作。2019年2月加入南方科技大学化学系唐勇教授课题组担任研究副教授。在入选国家“海外高层次人才计划”青年项目后，晋升为教研序列副教授，并于2021年5月在南方科技大学化学系建立课题组与开展独立研究工作。研究领域为有机化学、金属有机化学和高分子化学等学科。研究兴趣是新型配体和过渡金属催化剂的设计与制备及其应用，发展远程手性诱导配体和双（多）核催化剂设计策略，旨在解决有机合成和高分子材料合成中的科学难题，实现从廉价易得原料到高附加值功能化分子的绿色、高效和高选择性创制。所取得的科研成果，以第一作者（共同一作）已在Science，JACS, ACIE等期刊发表，并被Science、C&NS、Synfacts等期刊杂志作为亮点报道，得到了广泛的关注和好评。

荣誉奖励：

深圳市国家级领军人才

深圳市海外高层次人才(“孔雀计划”) B类

代表性论文：

1. Li Zhou, Liping Li, Sudong Zhang, Xiao-kang Kuang, You-Yun Zhou,* and Yong Tang*. “Catalytic Regio- and Enantioselective Remote Hydrocarboxylation of Unactivated Alkenes  with CO2 ” J. Am. Chem. Soc. Accepted, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c05217.

2. Sudong Zhang, Liping Li, Dingxi Li, You-Yun Zhou,* and Yong Tang*. “Catalytic Regio- and Enantioselective Boracarboxylation of Arylalkenes with CO2 and Diboron” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 2888−2894.

3. Xing-Wang Han, Xun Zhang, Youyun Zhou, Aizezi Maimaitimin, Xiu-Li Sun, Yanshan Gao*, Peizhi Li, Boyu Zhu, Eugene Y.-X. Chen*, Xiaokang Kuang, Yong Tang*. “Circular olefin copolymers made de novo from ethylene and α-olefins.” Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 1462.

4. Bingxin Qu, Yanan Zhao, Ping Song, Yanshan Gao, You-Yun Zhou*, Xiu-Li Sun, Qiang Fu, Xiaoshan Ning, Junfang Li, Xiaokang Kuang, and Yong Tang*. “Norbornene Monomer Effects and Mechanistic Insights in Binuclear Nickel-Catalyzed Olefin Chain Walking Copolymerizations.” ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 12849−12858.

5. Li Ji, Ping Song, Youyun Zhou*, Xiu-Li Sun, Yanshan Gao* and Yong Tang*,“A tridentate phenoxy-phosphine (POP) divalent chromium complex and its reactivities in olefin Polymerization”Polym. Chem., 2023, 14, 763–772. 

6. You-Yun Zhou, Christopher Uyeda*. “Catalytic [4 + 1]-Cycloadditions of Vinylidenes and Dienes.” Science, 2019, 363, 857-862 (Highlighted by C&EN, Science and Synfacts)

7. Conner M. Farley, Kohei Sasakura, You-Yun Zhou, Vibha V. Kanale, Christopher Uyeda*. “Catalytic [5 + 1]-Cycloadditions of Vinylcyclopropanes and Vinylidenes” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 4598–4603.

8. Conner M. Farley, You-Yun Zhou, Nishit Banka, Christopher Uyeda*. “Catalytic Cyclooligomerization of Enones with Three Methylene Equivalents” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 12710–12714. (ACS Editors’ Choice)

9. Sudipta Pal,# You-Yun Zhou,# Christopher Uyeda*. “Catalytic Reductive Vinylidene Transfer Reactions.”  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 11686–11689. (#contributed equally)

10. Michael J. Behlen, You-Yun Zhou, Talia J. Steiman, Sudipta Pal, Douglas R. Hartline, Matthias Zeller, Christopher Uyeda*. “Dinuclear oxidative addition reactions using an isostructural series of Ni2, Co2, and Fe2” Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 5493-5497.

11. You-Yun Zhou, Christopher Uyeda*. “Reductive Cyclopropanations Catalyzed by Dinuclear Nickel Complexes.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3171-3175. (Hot Paper)

12. You-Yun Zhou, Douglas R. Hartline, Talia J. Steiman, Phillip E. Fanwick, Christopher Uyeda*. “Dinuclear Nickel Complexes in Five States of Oxidation Using a Redox-Active Ligand.” Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 11770−11777.

13. You-Yun Zhou,#Jun Li,# Lin Ling, Sun, Sai-Hu Liao, Xiu-Li Sun,* Yu-Xue Li, * Li-Jia Wang, Yong Tang*. “Highly Enantiselective [3+3] Cycloaddition of Aromatic Azomethine Imines with Cyclopropanes Directed by π-π Stacking Interactions. ” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 1452-1456. (#contributed equally, Highlighted by Synfacts 2013, 404.)

14. You-Yun Zhou, Li-Jia Wang, Jun Li, Xiu-Li Sun,* Yong Tang*. “Side-Arm-Promoted Highly Enantioselective Ring-Opening Reactions and Kinetic Resolution of Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes with Amines.” J.  Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 9066–9069. (Highlighted by Synfacts 2012, 882.)

15. You-Yun Zhou, Xiu-Li Sun,* Ben-Hu Zhu, Jun-Cheng Zheng, Jiao-Long Zhou, Yong Tang*. “Modification of Pseudo-C3-Symmetric Trisoxazoline and Its Application to the Friedel– Crafts Alkylation of Indoles and Pyrrole with Alkylidene Malonates.” Synlett, 2011, 7, 935–938.

16. Jun Li, Sai-Hu Liao, Hu Xiong, You-Yun Zhou, Xiu-Li Sun,* Yue Zhang, Xiao-Guang Zhou, Yong Tang*. “Highly Diastereo- and Enantioselective Cyclopropanation of 1,2-Disubstituted Alkenes.”  Angew.Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 8838-8841. (Highlighted by Synfacts 2012, 1208)

17. Peng Cao, Chao Deng, You-Yun Zhou, Xiu-Li Sun, Jun-Cheng Zheng, Zuowei Xie, Yong Tang*. “Asymmetric Nazarov Reaction Catalyzed by Chiral Trisoxazoline/Cu(II).” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 4463-4466.

18. Chun-Li Cao, You-Yun Zhou, Jian Zhou, Xiu-Li Sun, Yong Tang,* Yu-Xue Li,* Guang-Yu Li, Jie Sun. “An Organocatalytic Asymmetric Tandem Reaction for the Construction of Bicyclic Skeletons.” Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 11384 – 11389.

19. Chun-Li Cao, You-Yun Zhou, Xiu-Li Sun, Yong Tang*. “Cu(OTf)2/Trisoxazoline Catalyzed Asymmetric Friedel–Crafts Reaction of Pyrroles with Alkylidene Malonates.” Tetrahedron. 2008, 64, 10676-10680.

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