Congjun Yu

Assistant Professor @ University of Colorado Boulder
Alumnus of UChicago, RWTH Aachen, and SIOC
Synthesis; Catalysis; Methods

[The Dong Lab @GBD_Lab]

Check out our latest work on @J_A_C_S : a ligand-controlled enantioconvergent homologation enables efficient access to chiral tertiary alkyl boronates. Congratulations to @MiaoChen1997, @AnkiZXXu and Coco!
https://t.co/s6NRjhWaUx

[Congjun Yu @CongjunY]

Editing of unsaturated skeleton is getting increasingly hot.

[The Dong Lab @GBD_Lab]

Our recent work on aliphatic CO-to-N atom swap enabled by NAHA chemistry, now online in @ScienceMagazine ! Congratulations to Zining, Zhehan and @RongYehhh !
https://t.co/wvtKrbLgYY

[PatureauGroup @Patureau_group]

So its not just phenothiazines... Congratulations Fang! FP

O2‐Mediated Cu‐Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Sulfilimination of Tyrosines and Bioactive Phenols - Xiao - 2026 - Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/oGg3Fx3SWM

[Yamaguchi Lab @jyamaguchilab]

Our review article is now out in Chemical Communications:
“Nitrogen Editing of Aromatic Rings: From Skeletal Editing to Fragment Editing.”
Congratulations to Hikaru!!　Two days in a row!!
https://t.co/hZ0yvg9v8z

[Magnus Rueping @Rueping_Lab]

We are pleased to share our Nat Rev Chem review! We summarize how photo-, electro-, and electrophotochemical strategies are reshaping C–N bond formation, distinguishing them from traditional metal catalysis toward more sustainable synthesis. @natrevchem https://t.co/GaLCYljvAD

[Congjun Yu @CongjunY]

Please check out our new achievement, now online in @J_A_C_S :
Catalytic C-Demethylation of Phenols and Anilines Enabled by a Removable Mono-Directing Group. https://t.co/Y1LwzrpHBg

[Congjun Yu @CongjunY]

Our Department Is Hiring an NMR Director:
https://t.co/9P7XphhL0b

[Congjun Yu @CongjunY]

This is fantastic!

[The Hartwig Group @HartwigGroup]

Our postdoc @Willi_Amberg built @SynStrategy a learning tool that categorizes 500+ reactions by functional group with 400+ total synthesis examples. If you’re into #OrgChem, check it out (it’s free)!

iOS: https://t.co/vTpNTwl4ZU
Android: https://t.co/yMQsiJUZU6

#ChemTwitter

[Congjun Yu @CongjunY]

Next level of Matteson.

[Hairong Lyu @HairongLyu]

Final version. Congrats to Adam and Yujun! Thanks to the collaboration with the ⁦@YangjianQUAN⁩ group! Electrochemical defluorinative Matteson-type homologation ⁦@Nature⁩ ⁦@Boron_Chemistry⁩ https://t.co/F9jX4Ra7i0

[Congjun Yu @CongjunY]

Interesting Catalysis

[LLLiu Group @LLL_lab_SUSTech]

Aluminum: lightest p-block metal with very low electronegativity. Converting Al(III) to Al(I) in stoichiometric reactions is rare. But now, we've made Al redox catalysis a reality! Check it out @nature
https://t.co/T5SP88l7dg

[Hypervalent Iodine @HyperIodine]

Electron Donor–Acceptor (EDA) Complexation With Hypervalent Iodines: An Update. https://t.co/BIczEpKNVQ

[Congjun Yu @CongjunY]

Our Group Website Is Live, and We Are Hiring!
https://t.co/yxnaM5aZFL

[Congjun Yu @CongjunY]

The first group photo of our lab

[Congjun Yu @CongjunY]

Nice Summary

[Paul Tsang @paultsang518]

Late-stage C–H functionalization offers new opportunities in drug discovery
https://t.co/ENEZwftBUC

[Congjun Yu @CongjunY]

@Patureau_group Congratulations to Christopher!

[Josh Abbenseth @AbbensethJosh]

📣Our new paper is out in @JACS (our very first one)!🥳

We show how a redox-active ligand unlocks C–X bond scission at an ambiphilic T-shaped Bi(III) compound. A big collaborative effort with my brilliant colleagues from Berlin.

👉https://t.co/IcAVmSAz7X

[Hypervalent Iodine @HyperIodine]

Site-Selective Azidation of Arenes via Hypervalent Iodine-Mediated C–H Functionalization. https://t.co/bo0lBQnFqA

[Hypervalent Iodine @HyperIodine]

Dimethylamino-Iodine(III)/PPh3 -Mediated Synthesis of α-Ketoamides from Glyoxylic Acids. https://t.co/AODqZ6XDNr

[The Dong Lab @GBD_Lab]

Check out our recent work on aliphatic C-to-N atom swap enabled by NAHA chemistry! This strategy enables access to diverse saturated N-heterocycles from cyclic ketones or cyclic alkanes. See: https://t.co/k9fPrEJdV8

[Congjun Yu @CongjunY]

Great Skeleton Editing !!

[Guangbin Dong @GuangbinDong]

Congrats to Zining, Zhehan and Rong! Excited about the sp3 N scanning! Look forward to seeing its potential for analogue synthesis and lead optimization!