Activate dormant C-H bonds with tons of enthusiasm:an interview with Jin-Quan Yu

• 作者: Weijie Zhao
• 来源期刊: 国家科学评论（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2022,（1）
• 所属期刊栏目: INTERVIEW
• 页码范围: 157-161
• 页数: 5页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Synthetic chemistry is the art of molecules.By breaking and forming chemical bonds,chemists can transform one molecule into another,and provide a variety of chemicals that we use in our daily lives.Among all chemical bonds,the carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bond is one of the most common,and is present in almost every organic compound.Breaking C-H bonds and connecting the carbon atoms with other atoms or groups is an essential step for the synthesis of a large variety of chemicals—from bulk chemicals to functional materials and drug candi-dates.However,the C-H bond is extremely stable and difficult to break,and C-H activation and functionalization has been a challenging fundamental problem for decades.