个人简历

1990年四川大学化学系本科毕业，1996年中国科学院长春应用化学研究所研究生毕业，获得理学博士学位，1997-1999年香港大学化学系博士后。1999.8苏州大学化学化工学院任副教授，2004年破格晋升教授。现在任材料与化学化工学部教授，博士生导师，有机化学学科带头人，有机化学研究所所长，江苏省有机化学国家级重点学科建设负责人，江苏省有机合成重点实验室主任，江苏省化学化工学会理事，江苏省化学化工学会有机化学专业委员会委员。主持完成2项国家自然科学基金面上项目和1项重点项目子项目，1项江苏省自然科学基金青年创新人才项目及1项江苏省属高校自然科学重大基础研究计划项目。目前主持2项国家自然科学基金面上项目和1项国家自然科学基金重点项目子项目的研究工作。发表SCI源期刊论文120多篇，被SCI源期刊论文他引600多次。获中国发明专利授权4项，2009年获得江苏省科技进步二等奖(排名第二)，2010年中国石油和化学工业科学技术奖一等奖(排名第二)。“苏州大学首批优秀中青年学术骨干”，“苏州市新世纪高级青年专业技术人才”培养对象。

研究领域

"""""稀土金属有机化合物的合成、结构及其催化性能；均相催化；稀土材料化学等。"

近期论文

Synthesis and Structural Diversity of Heterobimetallic Lanthanide-Potassium Complexes and Catalytic Activity for Amidation of Aldehydes with Amines, B. Xu, L. L. Huang, Z. J. Yang, Y. M. Yao,* Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, Organometallics, 2011, 30, 3588.\r
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Bimetallic aluminum alkyl complexes as highly active initiators for the polymerization of ε-caprolactone, W. Y. Li,W. T. Wu,Y. R. Wang,Y. M. Yao,*Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 11378.\r
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Lanthanide alkyl complexes supported by a pipeazidine-bridged bis(phenolate) ligand: Synthesis, structural characterization, and catalysis for the polymerization of L-lactaide and rac-lactide, Y. J. Luo, W. Y. Li, D. Lin, Y. M. Yao,* Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, Organometallics, 2010, 29, 3507.\r
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Synthesis and characterization of amine bridged bis(phenolate) lanthanide aryloxides and their application in the polymerization of lactide, K. Nie, X. Y. Gu, Y. M. Yao,* Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 6832.\r
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Synthesis and characterization of anionic rare-earth metal amides stabilized by phenoxy-amido ligands and their catalytic behavior for the polymerization of lactide, M. Lu, Y. M. Yao,* Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 9530\r
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Facile syntheses of bimetallic ytterbium bisamides stabilized by a flexible bridged bis(phenolato) ligand and the high activity for the polymerization of L-lactide, Z. J. Zhang, X. P. Xu, S. Sun, Y. M. Yao,* Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, Chem. Commun., 2009, 7414.\r
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Synthesis of Rare-Earth Metal Amides Bearing an Imidazolidine-Bridged Bis(phenolato) Ligand and Their Application in the Polymerization ofL-Lactide, Z. J. Zhang, X. P. Xu, W. Y. Li, Y. M. Yao,* Y. Zhang,Q. Shen, Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 5715.\r
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Migration of amide to imine group of lanthanide Schiff base complexes: effect of amido group, D. W. Qin, F. B. Han, Y. M. Yao,* Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, Dalton Trans., 2009, 5535.\r
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Synthesis, Reactivity, and Characterization of Sodium and Rare-Earth Metal Complexes Bearing a Dianionic N-Aryloxo-Functionalized β-Ketoiminate Ligand, H. M. Peng, Z. Q. Zhang, R. P. Qi, Y. M. Yao,* Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, Y. X. Cheng, Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 9828.\r
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Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of heteroleptic rare earth metal bis(phenolate) complexes, R. P. Qi, B. Liu, X. P. Xu, Z. J. Yang, Y. M. Yao,* Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, Dalton Trans., 2008, 5016.\r
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Controlled Syntheses, Characterization, and Reactivity of Neutral and Anionic Lanthanide Amides Supported by Methylene-Linked Bis(phenolate) Ligands, X. P. Xu, Z. J. Zhang, Y. M. Yao*, Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 9379.\r
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Synthesis, Reactivity, and Structural Characterization of Sodium and Ytterbium Complexes Containing New Imidazolidine-Bridged Bis(phenolato) Ligands, X. P. Xu, Y. M. Yao,* Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, Inorg. Chem., 2007, 46, 3743.\r
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Synthesis and structural characterization of novel mixed-valent samarium and divalent ytterbium and europium complexes supported by amine bis(phenolate) ligands, H. D. Guo, H. Zhou, Y. M. Yao,* Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, Dalton Trans., 2007, 3555\r
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Synthesis and Structural Characterization of b-diketiminate-Lanthanide Amides and Their Catalytic Activity for the Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate and e-Caprolactone, Y. M. Yao,* Z. Q. Zhang, H. M. Peng, Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, J. Lin, Inorg. Chem., 2006, 45, 2175.\r
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Homopolymerization of Cyclic Esters Initiated by Lanthanide Isopropoxides Supported by 2,2’-Ethylene-bis(4,6-di-tert- butylphenolate) Ligands, X. P. Xu, Y. M. Yao,* M. Y. Hu, Y. Zhang, Q.i Shen, J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 2006, 44, 4409.\r
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Synthesis, Reactivity and Characterization of Amine Bis(phenolate) Lanthanide Complexes and their Application in the Polymerization of e-Caprolactone, Y. M. Yao,* M. T. Ma, X. P. Xu, Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, W.-T. Wong, Organometallics, 2005, 24, 4014.\r
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Carbon-Bridged Bisphenolate Lanthanide Alkoxides: Syntheses, Structures and their Application in the Controlled Polymerization of e-Caprolactone, Y. M. Yao,* X. P. Xu, B. Liu, Y. Zhang, Q. Shen, W.-T. Wong, Inorg. Chem., 2005, 44, 5133.