Birth Date ＆ Place:
1996.08.18 Born in Tongliang, Chongqing
Hobbies:
going hiking, playing badminton
Education:
2025.09-present, Nankai University, College of Chemistry, Prof. Shou-Fei Zhu’s Research Group, Postdoctor
2019.09-2025.07, Yunnan University, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resources, Ph.D.
2015.09-2019.07, Zhengzhou University, College of Pharmacy, B.S
Self-Introduction:
My name is Du Ya and I come from Chongqing. It’s my great honor to have the opportunity to join Prof. Zhu’s research group. I have been deeply impressed by the group’s rigorous academic atmosphere and pioneering research fields. I believe I can learn more in the group during the coming two years, and I look forward to contributing diligently to the team’s shared goals and achievements.
Papers:
1. Ya Du, Shengzu Duan*, Shuntao Huang, Tongqi Liu, Hongbin Zhang, Patrick J. Walsh* and Xiaodong Yang*, Enantioselective Synthesis of Aminals Via Nickel-Catalyzed Hydroamination of 2-Azadienes with Indoles and N-Heterocycles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 30947−30957.
2. Ya Du#, Lening Zhang#, Shengzu Duan*, Xiang Yang, Sina Liu, Hongbin Zhang, Patrick J. Walsh* and Xiaodong Yang*, Nickel-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective Hydroalkenylation of Aldehydes with 2-Azadienes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 30190–30198.
3. Shengzu Duan#, Ya Du#, Lingling Wang, Xun Tian, Yujin Zi, Hongbin Zhang*, Patrick J. Walsh* and Xiaodong Yang*, Catalytic Chemo- and Regioselective Radical Carbocyanation of 2-Azadienes for the Synthesis of α-Amino Nitriles. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202300605.
4. Shengzu Duan#, Ailin Pan#, Ya Du#, Guanlin Zhu, Xun Tian, Hongbin Zhang*, Patrick J. Walsh* and Xiaodong Yang*, Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrophosphinylation of 2-Azadienes to Access Enantioenriched α-Aminophosphine Oxides. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 10887−10894.
5. Shengzu Duan#, Ya Du#, Lening Zhang, Shuntao Huang, Sina Liu, Xiang Yang, Hongbin Zhang*, Patrick J. Walsh* and Xiaodong Yang*, Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of γ-Amino Acids with Indole Units Via Radical Dicarbofunctionalization of 2-Azadienes. Sci. China Chem. 2025, 10.1007/s11426-025-3157-x.
