Academic Experience

2002–2006       Harbin University of Science and Technology, B.S. in Materials Chemistry

2007–2010       Lanzhou University, M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry (Advisor: Prof. Bo Zhou and Prof. Qiang Liu)

2010–2013      Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (Advisor: Prof. Li-Zhu Wu and Prof. Chen-Ho Tung)

2013–2016       Assistant Professor, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2016–2019       Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Universität Regensburg, Germany (with Prof. Burkhard König)

2019–2021       Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany (with Prof. Armido Studer)

2022–               Professor, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research Interests

1. Design and Synthesis of New Photocatalysts

2. Transformation of Gas Molecules by Photochemistry

3. Photochemical Synthesis of Functional Molecules

Selected Work

1. C-H Functionalization by Photochemistry

2.  Photocarboxylation with CO₂

Selected Publications

1. Meng, Q.-Y.; Lezius L.; Studer, A.* “Benzylic C-H Acylation by Cooperative NHC and Photoredox Catalysis”, Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 2068.

2. Meng, Q.-Y.;† Döben, N.;† Studer, A.* “Cooperative NHC and Photoredox Catalysis for the Synthesis of β-Trifluoromethylated Alkyl Aryl Ketones”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 19956-19960. († co-first authors)

3. Meng, Q.-Y.; Schirmer, T. E.; Berger, A. L.; Donabauer, K.; König, B.* “Photocarboxylation of Benzylic C-H Bonds”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 11393-11397.

4. Meng, Q.-Y.; Schirmer, T. E.; Katou, K.; König, B.* “Controllable Isomerization of Alkenes by Dual Visible-Light-Cobalt Catalysis”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 5723-5728.

5. Meng, Q.-Y.; Wang, S.; Huff, G. S.; König, B.* “Ligand-Controlled Regioselective Hydrocarboxylation of Styrenes with CO2 by Combining Visible Light and Nickel Catalysis”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 3198-3201.

6. Meng, Q.-Y.; Wang, S.; König, B.* “Carboxylation of Aromatic and Aliphatic Bromides and Triflates with CO2 by Dual Visible-Light-Nickel Catalysis”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 13426-13430.

7. Meng, Q.-Y.; Gao, X.-W.; Lei, T.; Liu, Z.; Zhan, F.; Li, Z.-J.; Zhong, J.-J.; Xiao, H.; Feng, K.; Chen, B.; Tao, Y.; Tung, C.-H.; Wu, L.-Z.* “Identifying Key Intermediates Generated in Situ from Cu(II) Salt-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization of Aromatic Amines under Illumination”, Sci. Adv. 2017, 3, e1700666.

8. Meng, Q.-Y.; Zhong, J.-J.; Liu, Q.; Gao, X.-W.; Zhang, H.-H.; Lei, T.; Li, Z.-J.; Feng, K.; Chen, B.; Tung, C.-H.; Wu, L.-Z.* “A Cascade Cross-Coupling Hydrogen Evolution Reaction by Visible Light Catalysis”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 19052-19055.