Professor LYU, Hairong（呂海荣教授） – Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Vice-Chancellor Assistant Professor

Room 160 Science Centre

(852) 3943 6371

2014-2018	Ph. D. , The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2010-2014	B. Sc. , Nankai University

Since 2022	Vice-Chancellor Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2019 – 2022	Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago
2018 – 2019	Research Associate, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Main group chemistry, organic synthesis, catalysis, electrochemical reactions

Synthetic methodologies involving transition metal catalysis and photo-/electro-catalysis

Design, preparation and property study of new organoboron compounds, including borylation reagents and boron-containing functional materials

Application of the newly developed reagents and protocols in the synthesis and late-stage functionalization of drug molecules

2024	Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Awards 2024
2021	Suzuki Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
2019	Ministry of Education Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards, Second-class Award in Natural Sciences
2014-2018	Hong Kong PhD Fellowship

1.	Ye, Z.; Kwok, C. Y.; Lam, S. L.; Wu, L.; Lyu, H.** “Copper-Catalyzed C–B(sp³) Bond Formation through the Intermediacy of Cu–B(sp³) Complex.” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2025, 147, 14915.
2.	Lin, J.; Zhang, P.; Lou, X.; Lin, Z.; Lyu, H.; Quan, Y. “Copper-Catalyzed Formal Aldehydic C–H Borylation Enabled by an sp²-sp³Diboron Reagent.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 18397.
3.	Wang, X.; Zhang, P.; Yang, Z.; Sun, W.; Lyu, H.; Lin, Z.; Quan, Y.* “Synthesis of Contra-Thermodynamic, Air-Stable Boracycles via Boron-Carbon-Centered Diradical.” Nat. Chem. 2025, 17, 663-671.
4.	Lou, X.; Lin, J.; Kwok, C. Y.; Lyu, H.* “Stereoselective Unsymmetrical 1,1-Diborylation of Alkynes with a Neutral sp²-sp³ Diboron Reagent.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202312633. (Highlighted in Synlett, Synlett 2024, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751580)
5.	Tao, H.; Lyu, H.* “Functionalization of Boranes through Thiol/Oxygen Catalysis” Chin. J. Chem. 2024, DOI: 10.10022/cjoc.202400494.
6.	Lyu, H.; Tugwell, T. H.; Chen, Z.; Kukier, G. A.; Turlik, A.; Wu, Y.; Houk, K. N.; Liu, P.; Dong, G. “Modular Synthesis of 1,2-Azaborines via Ring-Opening BN-isostere Benzannulation.” Nat. Chem. 2023, DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01343-6.
7.	Lyu, H.; Kevlishvili, I.; Xuan, Y.; Liu, P.; Dong, G. “Boron Insertion into Alkyl Ether Bonds via Zinc/Nickel Tandem Catalysis.” Science 2021, 372, 175-182.