Chengbo Yao

@coperetgroup.ethz.ch

postdoctoral researcher
ETH Zurich

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
495

Scholar Citations

9

Scholar h-index

9

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • N-Heterocyclic carbenes at supported metal sites: binding modes and electronic effects through the lens of NMR spectroscopy
    S Dery, C Yao, W Cao, C Copéret
    Coordination Chemistry Reviews 561, 217890 , 2026
    2026
  • Disentangling the Promotional Roles of Interfacial and Alloyed Sites in PtCr Catalysts for CO 2 Hydrogenation
    W Zhou, C Yao, S Dery, J Grings, W Wang, E Brack, J Paterson, ...
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 147 (45), 41425-41432 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Disentangling the promotional roles of interfacial and alloyed sites in PtCr catalysts for CO₂ hydrogenation
    Z Wei, C Yao, S Dery, J Grings, W Wang, E Brack, J Paterson, ...
    ChemRxiv 2025 (1028) , 2025
    2025
  • Formation of TEMPO Adducts with Hydrogen Atom Transfer: An Alternative Pathway to Versatile Hydrofunctionalizations of Olefins
    C Yao, MA Aliyu, Y Wan, JR Norton
    Chemistry–A European Journal 31 (23), e202403899 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Site-selective and late-stage deuteration of (hetero) arenes with supported iridium nanoparticles
    C Yao, C Copéret
    ACS Catalysis 15 (4), 2822-2826 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 14
  • NMR spectroscopic signatures of cationic surface sites from supported coinage metals interacting with N-heterocyclic carbenes
    S Dery, W Cao, C Yao, C Copéret
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 146 (10), 6466-6470 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 13
  • Formation of TEMPO Adducts with Hydrogen Atom Transfer: A New Pathway to Versatile Hydrofunctionalizations of Olefins
    C Yao, MA Aliyu, JR Norton
    ChemRxiv 2024 (0212) , 2024
    2024
  • The synthesis of diverse terpene architectures from phenols
    F Salahi, C Yao, JR Norton, SA Snyder
    Nature Synthesis 1 (4), 313-321 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 15
  • Isomerization of Aziridines to Allyl Amines via Titanium and Chromium Cooperative Catalysis
    C Yao, ADN Williams, Y Gu, JR Norton
    The Journal of Organic Chemistry 87 (7), 4991-4997 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 7
  • First Row Transition Metal Hydrides Catalyzed Hydrogen Atom Transfer
    C Yao
    Columbia University , 2022
    2022
  • A Programmable Synthesis of Diverse Terpene Architectures from Phenols
    F Salahi, C Yao, J Norton, S Snyder
    ChemRxiv 2021 (0809) , 2021
    2021
  • Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity of bimetallic Ti/Cr complexes
    J Chen, HB Vibbert, C Yao, AK Bartholomew, AP Aydt, S Jockusch, ...
    Organometallics 39 (24), 4592-4598 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 6
  • Regulation of aerobic glycolysis to decelerate tumor proliferation by small molecule inhibitors targeting glucose transporters
    M Gao, J Huang, X Jiang, Y Yuan, H Pang, S Luo, N Wang, C Yao, Z Lin, ...
    Protein & Cell 11 (6), 446-451 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 18
  • Catalyzing the Hydrodefluorination of CF 3 -Substituted Alkenes by PhSiH 3 . H• Transfer from a Nickel Hydride
    C Yao, S Wang, J Norton, M Hammond
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 142 (10), 4793-4799 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 145
  • H· Transfer-Initiated Synthesis of γ-Lactams: Interpretation of Cycloisomerization and Hydrogenation Ratios
    C Lorenc, HB Vibbert, C Yao, JR Norton, M Rauch
    ACS catalysis 9 (11), 10294-10298 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 24
  • Anti-Markovnikov alcohols via epoxide hydrogenation through cooperative catalysis
    C Yao, T Dahmen, A Gansäuer, J Norton
    Science 364 (6442), 764-767 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 189
  • Reductive epoxide opening catalyzed by titanocene and CpCr (CO) 3-with H2 as the only stoichiometric reagent
    J Norton, C Yao, T Dahmen, A Gansauer
    ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 257 , 2019
    2019
  • Small molecule and peptide recognition of protein transmembrane domains
    X Zeng, P Wu, C Yao, J Liang, S Zhang, H Yin
    Biochemistry 56 (15), 2076-2085 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 15
  • Pyrimidine triazole thioether derivatives as Toll‐like receptor 5 (TLR5)/flagellin complex inhibitors
    L Yan, J Liang, C Yao, P Wu, X Zeng, K Cheng, H Yin
    ChemMedChem 11 (8), 822-826 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 44

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Anti-Markovnikov alcohols via epoxide hydrogenation through cooperative catalysis
    C Yao, T Dahmen, A Gansäuer, J Norton
    Science 364 (6442), 764-767 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 189
  • Catalyzing the Hydrodefluorination of CF 3 -Substituted Alkenes by PhSiH 3 . H• Transfer from a Nickel Hydride
    C Yao, S Wang, J Norton, M Hammond
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 142 (10), 4793-4799 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 145
  • Pyrimidine triazole thioether derivatives as Toll‐like receptor 5 (TLR5)/flagellin complex inhibitors
    L Yan, J Liang, C Yao, P Wu, X Zeng, K Cheng, H Yin
    ChemMedChem 11 (8), 822-826 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 44
  • H· Transfer-Initiated Synthesis of γ-Lactams: Interpretation of Cycloisomerization and Hydrogenation Ratios
    C Lorenc, HB Vibbert, C Yao, JR Norton, M Rauch
    ACS catalysis 9 (11), 10294-10298 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 24
  • Regulation of aerobic glycolysis to decelerate tumor proliferation by small molecule inhibitors targeting glucose transporters
    M Gao, J Huang, X Jiang, Y Yuan, H Pang, S Luo, N Wang, C Yao, Z Lin, ...
    Protein & Cell 11 (6), 446-451 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 18
  • The synthesis of diverse terpene architectures from phenols
    F Salahi, C Yao, JR Norton, SA Snyder
    Nature Synthesis 1 (4), 313-321 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 15
  • Small molecule and peptide recognition of protein transmembrane domains
    X Zeng, P Wu, C Yao, J Liang, S Zhang, H Yin
    Biochemistry 56 (15), 2076-2085 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 15
  • Site-selective and late-stage deuteration of (hetero) arenes with supported iridium nanoparticles
    C Yao, C Copéret
    ACS Catalysis 15 (4), 2822-2826 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 14
  • NMR spectroscopic signatures of cationic surface sites from supported coinage metals interacting with N-heterocyclic carbenes
    S Dery, W Cao, C Yao, C Copéret
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 146 (10), 6466-6470 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 13
  • Isomerization of Aziridines to Allyl Amines via Titanium and Chromium Cooperative Catalysis
    C Yao, ADN Williams, Y Gu, JR Norton
    The Journal of Organic Chemistry 87 (7), 4991-4997 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 7
  • Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity of bimetallic Ti/Cr complexes
    J Chen, HB Vibbert, C Yao, AK Bartholomew, AP Aydt, S Jockusch, ...
    Organometallics 39 (24), 4592-4598 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 6
  • Disentangling the Promotional Roles of Interfacial and Alloyed Sites in PtCr Catalysts for CO 2 Hydrogenation
    W Zhou, C Yao, S Dery, J Grings, W Wang, E Brack, J Paterson, ...
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 147 (45), 41425-41432 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Formation of TEMPO Adducts with Hydrogen Atom Transfer: An Alternative Pathway to Versatile Hydrofunctionalizations of Olefins
    C Yao, MA Aliyu, Y Wan, JR Norton
    Chemistry–A European Journal 31 (23), e202403899 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • N-Heterocyclic carbenes at supported metal sites: binding modes and electronic effects through the lens of NMR spectroscopy
    S Dery, C Yao, W Cao, C Copéret
    Coordination Chemistry Reviews 561, 217890 , 2026
    2026
  • Disentangling the promotional roles of interfacial and alloyed sites in PtCr catalysts for CO₂ hydrogenation
    Z Wei, C Yao, S Dery, J Grings, W Wang, E Brack, J Paterson, ...
    ChemRxiv 2025 (1028) , 2025
    2025
  • Formation of TEMPO Adducts with Hydrogen Atom Transfer: A New Pathway to Versatile Hydrofunctionalizations of Olefins
    C Yao, MA Aliyu, JR Norton
    ChemRxiv 2024 (0212) , 2024
    2024
  • First Row Transition Metal Hydrides Catalyzed Hydrogen Atom Transfer
    C Yao
    Columbia University , 2022
    2022
  • A Programmable Synthesis of Diverse Terpene Architectures from Phenols
    F Salahi, C Yao, J Norton, S Snyder
    ChemRxiv 2021 (0809) , 2021
    2021
  • Reductive epoxide opening catalyzed by titanocene and CpCr (CO) 3-with H2 as the only stoichiometric reagent
    J Norton, C Yao, T Dahmen, A Gansauer
    ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 257 , 2019
    2019