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Shanghai University: Shanghai, Shanghai, CN

2017-04-06 to present | Professor (Chemistry)
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Yang Yu

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Recent progress using novel tetraphenylethylene-based macrocyclic hosts in water

Chemical Communications
2025 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05970K
Contributors: Yujie Zhu; Ya Gao; Wanyu Liu; Julius Rebek; Yang Yu
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Recent Applications of Pillararene‐Inspired Water‐Soluble Hosts

Chemistry – A European Journal
2025-01-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202404424
Contributors: Yujie Zhu; Ya Gao; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Stabilization and detection of labile reaction intermediates in supramolecular containers

Chinese Chemical Letters
2024-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.109228
Contributors: Rui Wang; Yang Liang; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Supramolecular 3 in 1: A Lubrication and Co-Delivery System for Synergistic Advanced Osteoarthritis Therapy

ACS Nano
2024-05-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c01939
Contributors: Meng-Meng Chen; Yuqiao Li; Yujie Zhu; Wen-Chao Geng; Fang-Yuan Chen; Juan-Juan Li; Ze-Han Wang; Xin-Yue Hu; Qiong Tang; Yang Yu et al.
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Intramolecular Cation‐π Interactions Organize Bowl‐Shaped, Luminescent Molecular Containers

Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2024-05-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402697
Contributors: Jia He; Minggui Bai; Xuedong Xiao; Shuai Qiu; Wenzhuo Chen; Jiaqi Li; Yang Yu; Wei Tian
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Intramolecular Cation‐π Interactions Organize Bowl‐Shaped, Luminescent Molecular Containers

Angewandte Chemie
2024-05-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202402697
Contributors: Jia He; Minggui Bai; Xuedong Xiao; Shuai Qiu; Wenzhuo Chen; Jiaqi Li; Yang Yu; Wei Tian
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Control of reactivity and selectivity in isomerization and rearrangement reactions inside confined spaces

Chemical Communications
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CC01198D
Contributors: Kuppusamy Kanagaraj; Julius Rebek; Yang Yu
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C-H⋅⋅⋅X-C bonds in alkyl halides drive reverse selectivities in confined spaces

Chinese Chemical Letters
2023-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107834
Contributors: Manuel Petroselli; Yong-Qing Chen; Ming-Kai Zhao; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Selective Binding and Isomerization of Oximes in a Self-Assembled Capsule

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2023-03-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12907
Contributors: Kuppusamy Kanagaraj; Rui Wang; Ming-Kai Zhao; Pablo Ballester; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Self-assembled hexameric capsule: A highly β-selective O-glycosylation reaction enabled via proton wire mechanism

Green Synthesis and Catalysis
2023-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.gresc.2022.10.005
Contributors: Kuppusamy Kanagaraj; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Organic radical reactions confined to containers in supramolecular systems

Chemical Communications
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D1CC06851B
Contributors: Rui Wang; Julius Rebek; Yang Yu
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pH-Controlled enantioselectivity switching of irregular photodimers in photocyclodimerization of 2-anthracenecarboxylic acid mediated with β-cyclodextrin derivatives

New Journal of Chemistry
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ03940K
Contributors: Kuppusamy Kanagaraj; Jiecheng Ji; Ming Rao; Chunying Fan; Chao Xiao; Dayang Zhou; Wanhua Wu; Narayanan Selvapalam; Yang Yu; Cheng Yang
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Metal coordination to a deep cavitand promotes binding selectivities in water

Chinese Chemical Letters
2022-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.039
Contributors: Yong-Qing Chen; Hua-Wei Guan; Kuppusamy Kanagaraj; Julius Rebek; Yang Yu
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Role of Rim Functions in Recognition and Selectivity of Small‐Molecule Guests in Water‐Soluble Cavitand Hosts

Chemistry – An Asian Journal
2022-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200466
Contributors: Min‐Min Tang; Kuppusamy Kanagaraj; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Binding and Assembly of a Benzotriazole Cavitand in Water

Angewandte Chemie
2022-07-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205534
Contributors: Faiz‐Ur Rahman; Rui Wang; Hui‐Bin Zhang; Oriana Brea; Fahmi Himo; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Binding and Assembly of a Benzotriazole Cavitand in Water

Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2022-07-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205534
Contributors: Faiz‐Ur Rahman; Rui Wang; Hui‐Bin Zhang; Oriana Brea; Fahmi Himo; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Recent Advances in the Applications of Water‐soluble Resorcinarene‐based Deep Cavitands

ChemistryOpen
2022-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/open.202200026
Contributors: Yu‐Jie Zhu; Ming‐Kai Zhao; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Site-selective reactions mediated by molecular containers

Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
2022-03-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.18.35
Contributors: Rui Wang; Yang Yu
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Dimeric capsules self-assembled through halogen and chalcogen bonding

Chemical Communications
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC07784D
Contributors: Yu-Jie Zhu; Ya Gao; Min-Min Tang; Julius Rebek; Yang Yu
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Recognition of hydrophilic molecules in deep cavitand hosts with water-mediated hydrogen bonds

Chemical Communications
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D1CC02505H
Contributors: Hua-Wei Guan; Yu-Jie Zhu; Joannes Peters; Oriana Brea; Fahmi Himo; Julius Rebek; Yang Yu
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Rh-Catalyzed C–H alkylation enabling modular synthesis of CF3-substituted benzannulated macrocyclic inhibitors of B cell responses

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D1OB00296A
Contributors: Tao Sun; Shijun He; Zhongliang Xu; Jianping Zuo; Yang Yu; Weibo Yang
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The role of electric field, peripheral chains, and magnetic effects on significant 1H upfield shifts of the encapsulated molecules in chalcogen-bonded capsules

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D1CP02277F
Contributors: Demeter Tzeli; Ioannis D. Petsalakis; Giannoula Theodorakopoulos; Faiz-Ur Rahman; Yang Yu; Julius Rebek
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Rigidified Cavitand Hosts in Water: Bent Guests, Shape Selectivity, and Encapsulation

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2021-11-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09226
Contributors: Ji-Min Yang; Yong-Qing Chen; Yang Yu; Pablo Ballester; Julius Rebek, Jr.
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Water and the Cation−π Interaction

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2021-08-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06510
Contributors: Yujie Zhu; Minmin Tang; Huibin Zhang; Faiz-Ur Rahman; Pablo Ballester; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Christopher A. Hunter; Yang Yu
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Hydrophobic and Metal-Coordinated Confinement Effects Trigger Recognition and Selectivity

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
2021-07-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00794
Contributors: Hui-Bin Zhang; Kuppusamy Kanagaraj; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Recognition of Hydrophilic Cyclic Compounds by a Water-Soluble Cavitand

Molecules
2021-03-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26071922
Contributors: Yun-Hui Wan; Yu-Jie Zhu; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Rhodium-Catalyzed Twofold Unsymmetrical C–H Alkenylation–Annulation/Thiolation Reaction To Access Thiobenzofurans

Organic Letters
2021-02-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c04134
Contributors: Jian Lin; Liuyu Hu; Chao Chen; Huijin Feng; Yang Yu; Yaxi Yang; Bing Zhou
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Highly Selective Radical Monoreduction of Dihalides Confined to a Dynamic Supramolecular Host

Chemistry – A European Journal
2021-02-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004953
Contributors: Manuel Petroselli; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Selective Macrocycle Formation in Cavitands

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2021-02-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c12302
Contributors: Ji-Min Yang; Yang Yu; Julius Rebek, Jr.
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Binding selectivity and separation of p-functionalized toluenes with a metallo-cavitand in water

Chemical Communications
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02778B
Contributors: Faiz-Ur Rahman; Ji-Min Yang; Yun-Hui Wan; Hui-Bin Zhang; Ioannis D. Petsalakis; Giannoula Theodorakopoulos; Julius Rebek; Yang Yu
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Confined molecules: experiment meets theory in small spaces

Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S0033583520000049
Contributors: Yang Yu; Julius Rebek, Jr
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Kinetic Stabilities and Exchange Dynamics of Water‐Soluble Bis‐Formamide Caviplexes Studied Using Diffusion‐Ordered NMR Spectroscopy (DOSY)

Chemistry – A European Journal
2020-07-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000781
Contributors: Luis Escobar; Yong‐Sheng Li; Yoram Cohen; Yang Yu; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Pablo Ballester
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Chalcogen Bonding and Hydrophobic Effects Force Molecules into Small Spaces

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2020-03-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01290
Contributors: Faiz-Ur Rahman; Demeter Tzeli; Ioannis D. Petsalakis; Giannoula Theodorakopoulos; Pablo Ballester; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Radical Reactions in Cavitands Unveil the Effects of Affinity on Dynamic Supramolecular Systems

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2020-02-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11595
Contributors: Manuel Petroselli; Venkatachalam Angamuthu; Faiz-Ur Rahman; Xinluo Zhao; Yang Yu; Julius Rebek, Jr.
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A new water-soluble cavitand with deeper guest binding properties

Organic Chemistry Frontiers
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C9QO00049F
Contributors: Faiz-Ur Rahman; Hai-Na Feng; Yang Yu
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Binding orientation and reactivity of alkyl α,ω-dibromides in water-soluble cavitands

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C9OB01018A
Contributors: Venkatachalam Angamuthu; Manuel Petroselli; Faiz-Ur Rahman; Yang Yu; Julius Rebek
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Cyclizations catalyzed inside a hexameric resorcinarene capsule

Chemical Communications
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C9CC01611B
Contributors: Yujie Zhu; Julius Rebek Jr; Yang Yu
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Mono epoxidation of α,ω-dienes using NBS in a water-soluble cavitand

Organic Chemistry Frontiers
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C9QO00849G
Contributors: Venkatachalam Angamuthu; Faiz-Ur Rahman; Manuel Petroselli; Yongsheng Li; Yang Yu; Julius Rebek
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Relative hydrophilicities of cis and trans formamides

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2019-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1911331116
Contributors: Yong-Sheng Li; Luis Escobar; Yu-Jie Zhu; Yoram Cohen; Pablo Ballester; Julius Rebek, Jr.; Yang Yu
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Cavitands: capture of cycloalkyl derivatives and 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB) in water

Supramolecular Chemistry
2019-03-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2018.1564830
Contributors: Hai-Na Feng; Manuel Petroselli; Xing-Hua Zhang; Julius Rebek, Jr; Yang Yu
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Binding of alkyl halides in water-soluble cavitands with urea rims

New Journal of Chemistry
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/C8NJ01567H
Contributors: Yang Yu; Yong-Sheng Li; Julius Rebek
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Reactions of Folded Molecules in Water

Accounts of Chemical Research
2018-12-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00269
Contributors: Yang Yu; Julius Rebek, Jr.
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Cavitands as Containers for α,ω‐Dienes and Chaperones for Olefin Metathesis

Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2018-11-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201808265
Contributors: Nai‐Wei Wu; Ioannis D. Petsalakis; Giannoula Theodorakopoulos; Yang Yu; Julius Rebek, Jr.
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Cavitands as Containers for α,ω‐Dienes and Chaperones for Olefin Metathesis

Angewandte Chemie
2018-11-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ange.201808265
Contributors: Nai‐Wei Wu; Ioannis D. Petsalakis; Giannoula Theodorakopoulos; Yang Yu; Julius Rebek, Jr.
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