Hai-Bo Yang

1994.09-1998.07: Beijing Normal University‚ Beijing (China)‚ Chemistry‚ B.S.

1998.09-2001.07: Beijing Normal University‚ Beijing (China)‚ Organic Chmistry‚ M.S. (Advisor: Prof. Ying Cheng)

2001.09-2004.07: Institute of Chemistry (CAS)‚ Beijing (China)‚ Ph.D. (Advisor: Prof. Mei-Xiang Wang)

2004.11-2007.12: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Utah‚ Salt Lake City (United States) (Advisor: Prof. Peter J. Stang)

2008.01-2008.08: Research Assistant Professor at University of Utah‚ Salt Lake City, United States.

2008.09-now: Professor at East China Normal University‚ Shanghai, China.

    Hai-Bo Yang is a pofessor at East China Normal University. His research interests is supramolecular chemistry, including well-controlled supramolecular self-assembly, supramolecular chemical topology, as well as supramolecular radicals and spin chemistry. He has published more than 130 research papers in international academic journals as corresponding author or co-corresponding author, including ACC. Chem. Res. (2), Chem. Soc. Rev. (5), PNAS (1), JACS (22), ACIE (3), Nat. Commun. (4) and Chem (3) etc. At the invitation of the Royal Society of Chemistry, he organized and edited the 27th Monographs in Supramolecular Chemistry “Metallomacrocycles: From Structures to Applications”. In addition, he has been awarded the Asian Chemical Congress Asian Rising Star Lectureship Award.

2016-now: Advisory board member for Chem (Cell Press),

2016-now: Advisory board member for Org. Chem. Front. (RSC),

2018-now: Associate Editor of Chin. J. Chem (Wiley-VCH),

2019-now: Senior Editor of Chem. Lett. (CSJ),

2020-now: Topic Editor of Cryst. Growth Des. (ACS),

2019-now: Member and Secretary-General of Supramolecular Chemistry Division Committee of Chinese Chemical Society,

2019-now: Member of Physical Organic Chemistry Division Committee of Chinese Chemical Society,

2019-now: Member of Molecular Aggregation Luminescence Division Committee of Chinese Chemical Society.

1.  Well-controlled supramolecular self-assembly

  Taking advantage of the orthogonality of metal-ligand bonds and other noncovalent interactions, the research in our group focus on the development of hierarchical self-assembly approach involving coordination interactions for the precise esconstruction of diverse functional supramolecular assemblies with interesting stimuli-responsive properties and the further explorations on their applications in diverse fields such as supramolecular smart materials (Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 2699; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 9459; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5049; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 583; Chem 2020, 6, 2395; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 11789; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 399. etc).

2.  Supramolecular chemical topology

   On the basis of the development of organometallic [2]rotaxanes, especially functional ones, the research in our group focus on the precise synthesis of diverse rotaxane-branched dendrimers as a novel type of mechanically bonded macromolecules with unique fractal topology and the further extension of their applications in diverse fields such as light harvesting, photocatalysis and soft actuators. In addition, we are also interested in the design and synthesis novel topologically chiral systems to explore the unique advantages of topological chirality and extend their applications in functional chiral materials and supramolecular catalysis etc. (Acc. Chem. Res. 2021, 54, 4091; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2015, 112, 5597; Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 3190; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 13923; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 8473; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 18761; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202210542. etc).

3.  Supramolecular radicals and spin chemistry

   The research in our group also focus on the applications of supramolecular chemistry in radical chemistry such as the investigations on the radical-radical interactions, the regulation of the stability of radicals, and the modulation of radical intermediates. In addition, we are also interested in the development of novel supramolecular radicals and the their further applications in spin chemistry and related fields (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 16014; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 433. etc).

1. Science and Technology Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, 22JC1403900, 2022-2025, Project leader；

2. National Key Research and Development Plan Project, 2021YFA1501601, 2022-2026，Project leader；

3. International Science and Technology Cooperation Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, 21520710200, 2021- 2024, Project leader；

4. Key Research Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 92056203, 2021-2024，Project leader；

5. Science and Technology Project of Shanghai Education Commissio, 201901070005E00012，2019-2023, Project leader；

6. The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholar, 21625202, 2017-2021，Project leader；

7. The National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholar, 21322206, 2014 -2016, Project leader.

Research Team

Professor: Lin Xu, Xueliang Shi, Wei Wang, Lian-Rui Hu

Associate Professor: Xu-Qing Wang, Wei-Tao Dou, Wan-Zheng Zhang.

Post Doctoral: Gui-Yuan Wu, Pei-Pei Jia, Tong-Xia Jin, Yu Wang, Bin Huang.

Selected Publications 

2023

1. Y. Zhu, H. Jiang, W. Wu, X.-Q. Xu, X.-Q. Wang*, W.-J. Li, W.-T. Xu, G. Liu, Y. Ke, W. Wang*, H.-B. Yang*, Stimuli-responsive rotaxane-branched dendronized polymers with tunable thermal and rheological properties, Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 5307.

2. W.-L. Jiang, B. Huang, X.-L. Zhao, X. Shi*, H.-B. Yang*, Strong halide anion binding within the cavity of a conformation-adaptive phenazine-based Pd₂L₄ cage, Chem, 2023, accepted.

3. W.-J. Li, W.-T. Xu, X.-Q. Wang*, Y. Jiang, Y. Zhu, D.-Y. Zhang, X.-Q. Xu, L.-R. Hu, W. Wang* and H.-B. Yang*, Photoresponsive Rotaxane-Branched Dendrimers: From Nanoscale Dimension Modulation to Macroscopic Soft Actuators, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 14498. 

4. H.-Y. Lin, Y.-T. Wang, X. Shi*, H.-B. Yang* and L. Xu*, Switchable metallacycles and metallacages, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2023, 52, 1129.

2022

1. Y. Wang, J. Gong, X. Wang, W.-J. Li, X.-Q. Wang, X. He*, W. Wang*, H.-B. Yang*, Multistate Circularly Polarized Luminescence Switching through Stimuli-induced Co-conformation Regulations of Pyrene-functionalized Topologically Chiral [2]Catenane, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202210542.

2021

1. X.-Q. Wang, W.-J. Li, W. Wang* and H.-B. Yang*, Rotaxane Dendrimers: Alliance between Giants, Acc. Chem. Res., 2021, 54, 4091.

2. W.-J. Li, X.-Q. Wang*, D.-Y. Zhang, Y.-X. Hu, W.-T. Xu, L. Xu, W. Wang* and H.-B. Yang*, Artificial light-harvesting systems based on AIEgen-branched rotaxane dendrimers for efficient photocatalysis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 18761.

3. L.-J. Chen, S. J. Humphrey, J.-L. Zhu, F.-F. Zhu, X.-Q. Wang, X. Wang, J. Wen*, H.-B. Yang* and P. A. Gale*, A two-dimensional metallacycle cross-linked switchable polymer for fast and highly efficient phosphorylated peptide enrichment, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 8295.

4. Y. Zhu, W. Zheng, W. Wang* and H.-B. Yang*, When polymerization meets coordination-driven self-assembly: metallo-supramolecular polymers based on supramolecular coordination complexes, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 50, 7395.

5. J.-L. Zhu, D. Zhang, T. K. Ronson, W. Wang, L. Xu*, H.-B. Yang* and J. R. Nitschke*, A cavity-tailored metal-organic cage entraps gases selectively in solution and the amorphous solid state, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 11789.

6. P.-P. Jia, L. Xu*, Y.-X. Hu, W.-J. Li, X.-Q. Wang, Q.-H. Ling, X. Shi, G.-Q. Yin, X. Li, H. Sun, Y. Jiang and H.-B. Yang*, Orthogonal self-assembly of a two-step fluorescence-resonance energy transfer system with improved photosensitization efficiency and photooxidation activity, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 399.

7. W.-L. Jiang, Z. Peng, B. Huang, X.-L. Zhao, D. Sun, X. Shi* and H.-B. Yang*, TEMPO radical-functionalized supramolecular coordination complexes with controllable spin-spin interactions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 433.

2020

1. W.-J. Li, Z. Hu, L. Xu*, X.-Q. Wang, W. Wang, G.-Q. Yin, D.-Y. Zhang, Z. Sun, X. Li, H. Sun* and H.-B. Yang*, Rotaxane-branched dendrimers with enhanced photosensitization, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 16748.

2. F.-F. Zhu, L.-J. Chen*, S. Chen, G.-Y. Wu, W.-L. Jiang, J.-C. Shen, Y. Qin, L. Xu and H.-B. Yang*, Confinement self-assembly of metal-organic cages within mesoporous carbon for one-pot sequential reactions, Chem, 2020, 6, 2395.

3. Y. Qin, X. Liu, P.-P. Jia, L. Xu* and H.-B. Yang*, BODIPY-based macrocycles, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020, 49, 5678.

4. G.-Y. Wu, X. Shi*, H. Phan, H. Qu, Y.-X. Hu, G.-Q. Yin, X.-L. Zhao, X. Li, L. Xu, Q. Yu* and H.-B. Yang*, Efficient self-assembly of heterometallic triangular necklace with strong antibacterial activity, Nat. Commun., 2020, 11, 3178.

5. W.-J. Li, W. Wang*, X.-Q. Wang, M. Li, Y. Ke, R. Yao, J. Wen*, G.-Q. Yin, B. Jiang, X. Li, P. Yin and H.-B. Yang*, Daisy Chain Dendrimers: Integrated Mechanically Interlocked Molecules with Stimuli-Induced Dimension Modulation Feature, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 8473.

6. Y.-X. Hu, X. Hao, L. Xu*, X. Xie, B. Xiong, Z. Hu, H. Sun, G.-Q. Yin, X. Li, H. Peng* and H.-B. Yang*, Construction of Supramolecular Liquid-Crystalline Metallacycles for Holographic Storage of Colored Images, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 6285.

2019

1. G.-F. Huo, X. Shi*, Q. Tu, Y.-X. Hu, G.-Y. Wu, G.-Q. Yin, X. Li, L. Xu, H.-M. Ding* and H.-B. Yang*, Radical-Induced Hierarchical Self-Assembly Involving Supramolecular Coordination Complexes in Both Solution and Solid States, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 16014.

2. J.-L. Zhu, L. Xu*, Y.-Y. Ren, Y. Zhang, X. Liu, G.-Q. Yin, B. Sun, X. Cao, Z. Chen, X.-L. Zhao, H. Tan, J. Chen, X. Li and H.-B. Yang*, Switchable organoplatinum metallacycles with high quantum yields and tunable fluorescence wavelengths, Nat. Commun., 2019, 10, 4285.

3. X.-Q. Wang, W.-J. Li, W. Wang*, J. Wen, Y. Zhang, H. Tan and H.-B. Yang*, Construction of Type III-C Rotaxane-Branched Dendrimers and Their Anion-Induced Dimension Modulation Feature, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 13923.

4. Y. Qin, L.-J. Chen*, F. Dong, S.-T. Jiang, G.-Q. Yin, X. Li, Y. Tian* and H.-B. Yang*, Light-Controlled Generation of Singlet Oxygen within a Discrete Dual-Stage Metallacycle for Cancer Therapy, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 8943.

5.  M. Li, L.-J. Chen, Y. Cai, Q. Luo, W. Li, H.-B. Yang*, H. Tian and W.-H. Zhu*, Light-Driven Chiral Switching of Supramolecular Metallacycles with Photoreversibility, Chem, 2019, 5, 634.

6. W. Zheng, W. Wang, S.-T. Jiang, G. Yang, Z. Li, X.-Q. Wang, G.-Q. Yin, Y. Zhang, H. Tan, X. Li, H. Ding*, G. Chen* and H.-B. Yang*, Supramolecular Transformation of Metallacycle-linked Star Polymers Driven by Simple Phosphine Ligand-Exchange Reaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 583.

2018

1. X.-Q. Wang, W. Wang, W.-J. Li, L.-J. Chen, R. Yao, G.-Q. Yin, Y.-X. Wang, Y. Zhang, J. Huang, H. Tan, Y. Yu, X. Li, L. Xu* and H.-B. Yang*, Dual stimuli-responsive rotaxane-branched dendrimers with reversible dimension modulation, Nat. Commun., 2018, 9, 3190.

2. G.-Q. Yin, H. Wang, X.-Q. Wang, B. Song, L.-J. Chen, L. Wang, X.-Q. Hao, H.-B. Yang* and X. Li*, Self-assembly of emissive supramolecular rosettes with increasing complexity using multitopic terpyridine ligands, Nat. Commun., 2018, 9, 567.

3. L.-J. Chen and H.-B. Yang*, Construction of Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials via Hierarchical Self-Assembly Involving Coordination Interactions, Acc. Chem. Res., 2018, 51, 2699.

4. L.-J. Chen, S. Chen, Y. Qin, L. Xu*, G.-Q. Yin, J.-L. Zhu, F.-F. Zhu, W. Zheng, X. Li and H.-B. Yang*, Construction of Porphyrin-Containing Metallacycle with Improved Stability and Activity within Mesoporous Carbon, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 5049.

2017

1. B. Jiang, W. Wang, Y. Zhang, Y. Lu, C.-W. Zhang, G.-Q. Yin, X.-L. Zhao, L. Xu, H. Tan, X. Li, G.-X. Jin and H.-B. Yang*, Construction of π-Surface-Metalated Pillar[5]arenes which Bind Anions via Anion–π Interactions, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 56, 14438.

2. W. Zheng, G. Yang, N. Shao, L.-J. Chen, B. Ou, S.-T. Jiang, G. Chen* and H.-B. Yang*, CO2 Stimuli-Responsive, Injectable Block Copolymer Hydrogels Cross-Linked by Discrete Organoplatinum(II) Metallacycles via Stepwise Post-Assembly Polymerization, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 13811.

3. L.-J. Chen, H.-B. Yang* and M. Shionoya*, Chiral metallosupramolecular architectures, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2017, 46, 2555.

4. C.-B. Huang, L. Xu*, J.-L. Zhu, Y.-X. Wang, B. Sun, X. Li and H.-B. Yang*, Real-Time Monitoring the Dynamics of Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly by Fluorescence-Resonance Energy Transfer, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 9459.

2016

1. B. Jiang, J. Zhang, J.-Q. Ma, W. Zheng, L.-J. Chen, B. Sun, C. Li, B.-W. Hu, H. Tan, X. Li and H.-B. Yang*, Vapochromic Behavior of a Chair-Shaped Supramolecular Metallacycle with Ultra-Stability, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 738.

2. W. Zheng, L.-J. Chen, G. Yang, B. Sun, X. Wang, B. Jiang, G.-Q. Yin, L. Zhang, X. Li, M. Liu, G. Chen* and H.-B. Yang*, Construction of Smart Supramolecular Polymeric Hydrogels Cross-linked by Discrete Organoplatinum(II) Metallacycles via Post-Assembly Polymerization, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 4927.

3. W. Wang, Y.-X. Wang and H.-B. Yang*, Supramolecular transformations within discrete coordination-driven supramolecular architectures, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2016, 45, 2656.

2015

1. L.-J. Chen, Y.-Y. Ren, N.-W. Wu, B. Sun, J.-Q. Ma, L. Zhang, H. Tan, M. Liu, X. Li and H.-B. Yang*, Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Discrete Organoplatinum(II) Metallacycles with Polysaccharide via Electrostatic Interactions and Their Application for Heparin Detection, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 11725.

2. L. Xu, Y.-X. Wang, L.-J. Chen and H.-B. Yang*, Construction of multiferrocenyl metallacycles and metallacages via coordination-driven self-assembly: from structure to functions, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015, 44, 2148.

3. W. Wang, L.-J. Chen, X.-Q. Wang, B. Sun, X. Li, Y. Zhang, J. Shi, Y. Yu, L. Zhang, M. Liu and H.-B. Yang*, Organometallic Rotaxane Dendrimers with Fourth-Generation Mechanically Interlocked Branches, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2015, 112, 5597.

4. B. Sun, M. Wang, Z. Lou, M. Huang, C. Xu, X. Li, L.-J. Chen, Y. Yu, G. L. Davis, B. Xu*, H.-B. Yang* and X. Li*, From Ring-in-Ring to Sphere-in-Sphere: Self-Assembly of Discrete 2D and 3D Architectures with Increasing Stability, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 1556.

2014

1. L.-J. Chen, G.-Z. Zhao, B. Jiang, B. Sun, M. Wang, L. Xu, J. He, Z. Abliz, H. Tan, X. Li and H.-B. Yang*, Smart Stimuli-responsive Spherical Nano-structures Constructed from Supramolecular Metallodendrimers via Hierarchical Self-Assembly, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 5993.

2. Z.-Y. Li, Y. Zhang, C.-W. Zhang, L.-J. Chen, C. Wang, H. Tan, Y. Yu, X. Li and H.-B. Yang*, Cross-linked supramolecular polymer gels constructed from discrete multi-pillar[5]arene metallacycles and their multiple stimuli-responsive behaviour, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 8577.

2013

1. X. Yan, B. Jiang, T. R. Cook, Y. Zhang, J. Li, Y. Yu, F. Huang*, H.-B. Yang* and P. J. Stang*, Dendronized Organoplatinum(II) Metallacyclic Polymers Constructed by Hierarchical Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly and Hydrogen-Bonding Interfaces, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 16813.

2012

1. S. Chen, L.-J. Chen, H.-B. Yang*, H. Tian and W. Zhu*, Light-Triggered Reversible Supramolecular Transformations of Multi-Bisthienylethene Hexagons, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 13596.

Monograph

1.Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV, Chapter: "Organometallic Dendrimers", Published by Elsevier Ltd., 2022, ISBN: 978-0-323-91350-8.

2.Handbook of Aggregation-Induced Emission, Chapter: "Aggregation-induced Emission (AIE) Active Metal–Organic Coordination Complexes", Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2022, ISBN: 9781119643050.

3.Handbook of Macrocyclic Supramolecular Assembly, Chapter: "Construction of Well-Defined Discrete Metallacycles and Their Biological Applications", Published by Springer, 2020, ISBN:978-981-15-2685-5. 

4.“Metallomacrocycles: From Structures to Applications”, Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018, ISBN: 978-1-78262-858-3.

Academic  Events

◇The “World Distinguished Scholar Forum Lecture” was successfully held in October-November 2022, which invited Prof. Jonathan R. Nitschke (University of Cambridge), Prof. Jishan Wu (National University of Singapore), Prof. Stephen M. Goldup (University of Southampton), Prof. Michito Yoshizawa (Tokyo Institute of Technology) and Prof. Guido H. Clever (TU Dortmund University) to give a series of special lectures.

◇Warm congratulations on the successful "2022 Supramolecular Assembly and Functional Materials Daxia Cloud Forum" (15/10/2022).

◇Warm congratulations on the successful "2021 Supramolecular Assembly and Functional Materials Daxia Cloud Forum" (6/11/2021).

◇On May 28-30, 2021, the “Intersectional Forum on Supramolecular Chemistry and Material Chemistry” was successfully held.

◇Warm congratulations on the successful "2020 Supramolecular Assembly and Functional Materials Daxia Cloud Forum" (7/11/2020).

◇Warm congratulations on the successful "2019 Supramolecular Assembly and Functional Materials Daxia Cloud Forum" (16/11/2019).

◇Warmly welcome for Prof. David A. Leigh (University of Manchester) who was invited and made a presentation titled “Makingthe Tiniest Machines” [10/10/2017].

◇Warmly welcome for Prof. Luisa De Cola (University of Strasbourg) who was invited and made a presentation titled “Self-assembly for Imaging and Sensing” [24/4/2017].

◇Warmly welcome for Prof. J. Fraser Stoddart (Northwest University)  who was invited and made a presentation titled "The Rise and Promise of the Mechanical Bond in Chemistry and Beyond"[2/3/2017].

◇Warmly welcome for Prof. Jonathan L. Sessler (The University of Texas at Austin, America) who was invited and made a presentation titled “Medincinal Macrocyclic Chemistry” [19/7/2016].

◇Warmly welcome for Prof. Bin Liu (National University of Singapore, Singapore) who was invited and made a presentation titled “AIE Probes for Biomedical Applications” [30/5/2016].

◇Warmly welcome for Prof. Philip A. Gale (University of Southampton,UK) who was invited and made a presentation titled “Advances in anion and amino acid transport” [26/9/2015].

Group News

Group photo of graduates [2022.07]

Spring outing to Xiangshan County！[2019.05]

Autumn outing to Mogan Mountain！[2016.11]

Spring outing to Thousand Island Lake！[2014.06]

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2009：“Pujiang Plan” Starting Grant (Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology, China)

2009：“Shuguang Program” Grant (Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology, China)

2009：“New Century Excellent Talents Program” Grant (Ministry of Education of China)

2013：Excellent Young Scientists Fund (National Natural Science Foundation of China)

2016：Young Changjiang Scholar Program (Ministry of Education of China)

2016：Distinguished Young Scholars (National Natural Science Foundation of China)

2016：Excellent Academic Leaders' Project (Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality）

2017：National Innovation Talent Promotion Program (Ministry of Science and Technology, China)

2019：“Asian Rising Stars” Lectureship Awardat the 18th Asian Chemical Congress