Yanwei Wang (王衍伟）
Associate Professor
College of Pharmacy, Nankai University
Email: ywwang@nankai.edu.cn
Address: 38 Tongyan Road, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Jinnan, Tianjin, China, 300350
Office room: 355
Dr. Yanwei Wang received his B.S. degree from Shandong University in 2014 and completed his Ph.D. degree in Organic Chemistry from Nankai
University with Prof. Baiquan Wang. In 2021, he joined the group of Prof. Youai Qiu at Nankai University as a postdoctoral associate. He began
his research career at Nankai University (College of Pharmacy) in 2026. Research in his lab centers on addressing fundamental challenges in
synthetic organic chemistry and asymmetric catalysis via original catalytic approaches, with the ultimate goal of accessing structurally diverse
drug candidate.
Research Experience & Education Background
2026----present Nankai University, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy
2021----2026 Postdoc, Nankai University (working with Prof. Youai Qiu)
2015----2020 Ph.D., Nankai University (Advisor: Prof. Baiquan Wang)
2010----2014 B.S., Shandong University
Selected Publications
1. Yanwei Wang, Yushi Jiang, Weikang Qi, Youai Qiu*, Electrochemical cross-coupling of alcohols. Nat. Synth. 2026, doi: 10.1038/s44160-026-01128-y.
2. Yanwei Wang, Shunyao Tang, Guoqing Yang, Siyi Wang, Dengke Ma, Youai Qiu*, Electrocarboxylation of aryl epoxides with CO2 for the facile and selective synthesis of β-hydroxy acids, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202207746.
3. Yanwei Wang, Zhiwei Zhao, Deng Pan, Siyi Wang, Kangping Jia, Dengke Ma, Guoqing Yang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Youai Qiu*, Metal-free electrochemical carboxylation of organic halides in the presence of catalytic amounts of an organomediator, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202210201.
4. Yanwei Wang#, Qian Wang#, Lei Wu#, Kangping Jia, Minyan Wang*, Youai Qiu*, Electroreduction of unactivated alkenes using water as hydrogen source, Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 2780.
5. Yanwei Wang#, Guoqing Yang#, Youai Qiu*, Organic electrochemical transformations of resource small molecules, Acc. Chem. Res. 2026, 59, 2117–2138.
6. Pengfei Li#, Yanwei Wang#, Hanying Zhao, Youai Qiu*, Electroreductive cross-coupling reactions: carboxylation, deuteration, and alkylation, Acc. Chem. Res. 2025, 58, 113–129.
7. Yaowen Liu#, Pengfei Li#, Yanwei Wang#, Youai Qiu*, Electroreductive cross-electrophile coupling (eXEC) reactions, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202306679.
8. Yanwei Wang, Qian Wang, Zile Zhu, Weikang Qi, Youai Qiu*, Organo-electroreduction enables arylcarboxylation of styrenes. Sci. China Chem. 2024, 67, 3825–3832.
9. Si-Shun Yan#, Chaorong Qi#, Yong-Yuan Gui#, Hong-Ru Li#, Yanwei Wang#, Wei Zhang#, Lei Song#, Wenfang Xiong#, Jian-Heng Ye*, Youai Qiu*, Wenzhen Zhang*, Huanfeng Jiang*, Xiao-Bing Lu, Liang-Nian He*, Da-Gang Yu*, Recent advances in organic synthesis with CO2. Sci. China Chem. 2026, DOI: 10.1007/s11426-026-3468-7.
10. Weimei Zeng#, Yanwei Wang#, Chengyi Peng, Youai Qiu*, Organo-mediator enabled electrochemical transformations, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2025, 54, 4468–4501.
11. Weikang Qi, Yanwei Wang*, Youai Qiu*, Electrochemical Ni-catalyzed α‑selective hydrocarboxylation of styrenes with CO2. Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 8440–8445.
12. Wenjing Ma#, Yanwei Wang#, Chunhang Zhao, Xiaokai Yu, Xiuya Ma, Yan Zhang*, Fused seven-membered carbocycle construction through electrochemical relay cyclization. Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 7393–7397.
13. Guoqing Yang#, Yanwei Wang#, Youai Qiu*, Electroreductive cross-electrophile coupling of aziridines and aryl Bromides. Chem. Eur. J. 2023, e202300959.
14. Yanwei Wang, Bin Li, Baiquan Wang*, RhIII-Catalyzed Synthesis of Cyclopenta[b]carbazoles via Cascade C−H/C−C Bond Cleavage and Cyclization Reactions: Using Amide as a Traceless Directing Group. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 83–87.
15. Yanwei Wang, Xiaomei Jiang, Baiquan Wang*, Cobalt-Catalyzed Carboxylation of Aryl and Vinyl Chlorides with CO2. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 14416–14419.
16. Yanwei Wang, Hongxin Liu, Bin Li, Baiquan Wang*, Rhodium(III)-catalyzed Intermolecular Unactivated Secondary C(sp3)‒H Bond Amidation Directed by 3,5-dimethylpyrazole. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2019, 361, 1564–1569.
17. Yanwei Wang, Bin Li, Baiquan Wang*, Synthesis of Cinnolines and Cinnolinium Salt Derivatives by Rh(III)-Catalyzed Cascade Oxidative Coupling/Cyclization Reactions. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 10845–10854.
18. Min Liu, Yanwei Wang, Cao Gao, Jingpei Jia, Zile Zhu, Youai Qiu*, Electrochemical cyclopropanation of unactivated alkenes with methylene compounds. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202425634.
19. Qian Wang, Yanwei Wang, Youai Qiu*, Recent advances in photochemical/electrochemical carboxylation of olefins with CO2. Chin. J. Chem. 2024, 42, 2249–2266.
20. Qiuyun Li, Yanwei Wang, Bin Li, Baiquan Wang*, Cp*Co(III)-Catalyzed Regioselective Synthesis of Cyclopenta[b]carbazoles via Dual C(sp2)–H Functionalization of 1-(Pyridin-2-yl)-indoles with Diynes. Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 7884–7887.