Tel: 86-512-65882806 (Lab)

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Email: yaoym@suda.edu.cn

Professor (Organic Chemistry)

B.Sc. Sichuan University (1990)

Ph.D. Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1996)

Postdoc, Hongkong University (1997-1999)

Research Interests:synthesis, structure, andcatalytic properties of organolanthanide complexes; homogeneous catalysis; rare earth material chemistry.

Representative Publications

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. Synthesis of Rare-Earth Metal Amides Bearing an Imidazolidine-Bridged Bis(phenolato) Ligand and Their Application in the Polymerization of L-Lactide, Z. J. Zhang, X. P. Xu, W. Y. Li,Y. M. Yao,* Y. Zhang,Q. Shen, Inorg. Chem. ,2009,48, 5715.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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 .

12. 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.

13. 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

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.