Educational background:

09/2019 – 06/2023 Ph.D. in Science, Southern University of Science and Technology (Supervisor: Prof. Xumu Zhang)

09/2016 – 06/2019 M.S. in Science, Wuhan University (Supervisor: Prof. Xumu Zhang)

09/2012 – 06/2016 B.S., Ningxia University

Work experience:

12/2025 – Present Research Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology

07/2023 – 12/2025 Associate Professor (University-appointed), China Three Gorges University

Honors and awards：

2020 Guangdong Provincial Outstanding Graduate Student

2019 Outstanding Graduate, Wuhan University

2018 National Scholarship for Master’s Students

Research Area：

Design and Synthesis of Novel Chiral Ligands and Their Applications in Asymmetric Hydrogenation

Publications：

1. Yin, C.*#; Wang, Z.#; Liang, Y.; Deng, J.; Zheng, Y.; Liu, Q.; Zeng, J.*; Zhang, X.*; Zhou, H.*,Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of All-Carbon Tetrasubstituted Alkenes Enabled by van der Waals Interactions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, Accepted.

2. Sun, H.; Ruan, S.; Ratovelomanana-Vidal, V.; Chen, G.-Q.*; Yin, C.*; Zhang, X.*, Amine−Borane-Promoted Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of β‑Chloro Ketones. Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 11764. 

3. Liu, Y.; Yang, C.; Zuo, L.; Liu, Q.; Zhang, X.; Hou, C.*; Yin, C.*; Zhou, H.*, Stereoselective Nickel-Catalyzed Iterative 1,2-Reduction of Trisubstituted Enones to Cycloalkanols Bearing Two Contiguous Stereocenters. Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 4183.

4. Chang, K.; Yang, L.; Liu, Y.; Cao, J.; Liu, Q.; Zuo, L.; Zhang, X.*; Yin, C.*; Zhou, H.*, Iridium-Catalyzed Chemo- and Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Cycloalkenones to Access Chiral Cycloallylalcohols. Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 9841.

5. You, Y.#; Yin, C.#; Xu, L.; Chen, G.-Q.; Zhang, X. Ate complexes in organic synthesis: from ate reagents to ate catalysts. Green Synth. Catal. 2024, 5, 141.

6. Chang, K.; Chou, R.; Yu, P.; Zuo, L.; Liu, Q.; Zhang, X.*; Yin, C.*; Zhou, H.*, Rhodium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Aryl Ketones Involving Free Phenolic Hydroxyl Group(s). Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 10.1002/chem.202403055.

7. Yu, P.; Liu, Q.; Zuo, L.; Zhang, X.*; Yin, C.*; Zhou, H.*, Water-mediated one-pot multi-step synthesis of chiral 1,3-diarylpropan-1-ols by asymmetric hydrofunctionalisation of simple alkynes. Green Chem. 2024, 26, 4074.

8. Yin, C.; Zhang, R.; Pan, Y.; Gao, S,; Ding, X.; Bai, S.-T.; Lang, Q.; Zhang, X., PPM Ir-f-phamidol Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of γ-Amino Ketones Followed by Stereoselective Cyclization for Construction of Valuable Chiral 2-Aryl-pyrrolidine Pharmacophores. J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 527.

9. Yin, C.#; Jiang, Y.-F.#; Huang, F.; Xu, C.-Q.; Pan, Y.; Gao, S,; Chen, G.-Q.; Ding, X.; Bai, S.-T.; Lang, Q.; Li, J.; Zhang, X., A 13-Million Turnover-Number Anionic Ir-Catalyst for a Selective Industrial Route to Chiral Nicotine. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 3718.

10. Yin, C.#; Pan, Y.#; Zhang, X.; Yin, Q., Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Tetrasubstituted Unsaturated Lactams: An Efficient Approach to Enantioenriched 3,4-Disubstituted Piperidines. Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 675.

11. Liu, G.#; Yin, C.#; Yang, X.; Li, A.; Wang, M.; Zhang, X.; Dong, X., Highly Chemo- and Enantioselective Rh- Catalyzed Hydrogenation of beta-Sulfonyl-alpha,beta-unsaturated Ketones: Access to Chiral gamma- Ketosulfones. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 19.

12. Yin, C.#; Pan, Y.#; Zheng, L.; Lin, B.; Wen, J.; Zhang, X., Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of N- phosphinoylimine. Org. Chem. Front. 2021, 8, 1223.

13. Yin, C.#; Yang, T.#; Pan, Y.; Wen, J.; Zhang, X., Rh-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Medium Ring NH Lactams: Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of N-Unprotected 2,3-Dihydro-1,5- benzothiazepinones. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 920.

14. Tao, L.#; Yin, C.#; Dong, X.; Zhang, X., Efficient synthesis of chiral β-hydroxy sulfones via iridium- catalyzed hydrogenation. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 785.

15. Yin, C.; Dong, X.; Zhang, X., Iridium/f-Amphol-catalyzed Efficient Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Benzo- fused Cyclic Ketones. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 4319. (VIP)

16. Yin, C.#; Wu, W.#; Hu, Y.; Tan, X.; You, C.; Liu, Y.; Chen, Z.; Dong, X.; Zhang, X., Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Halogenated Ketones for the Efficient Construction of Chiral Halohydrins. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 2119. (VIP)