1982年生于江蘇泰州。2003年于南京大學(xué)獲得學(xué)士學(xué)位，同年保送到浙江大學(xué)攻讀博士學(xué)位，師從著名化學(xué)家黃憲院士，期間多次獲得研究生一等獎學(xué)金、海正獎學(xué)金、三好研究生等獎勵和榮譽(yù)。2008年畢業(yè)，獲理學(xué)博士學(xué)位，并獲得浙江大學(xué)優(yōu)秀畢業(yè)研究生榮譽(yù)。同年來到揚(yáng)州大學(xué)工作，在郭榮教授課題組從事博士后研究工作。2011年出站，并晉升副教授。2011年-2013年期間在江蘇揚(yáng)農(nóng)化工集團(tuán)有限公司從事企業(yè)博士后研究工作（流動站：南京大學(xué)；導(dǎo)師：潘毅教授、顧志強(qiáng)研究員）。2013年4月赴加拿大多倫多大學(xué)，在著名化學(xué)家、英國皇家協(xié)會會士Mark Lautens教授課題組訪學(xué)，2014年4月回國。2015-2016年期間在南京大學(xué)范以寧教授課題組訪問學(xué)習(xí)。2016年破格晉升教授。

有工業(yè)應(yīng)用前景的綠色化學(xué)研究。

至今，已在Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., ACS Catal., Green Chem., J. Mater. Chem. A，Org. Lett., Chem. Commun., Adv. Synth. Catal., Catal. Sci. Technol., J. Org. Chem., ChemCatChem, Appl. Catal. A-Gen., Mol. Catal., Org. Biomol. Chem., Org. Process Res. Dev., Mater. Lett., RSC Adv., Mini-Rev. Med. Chem., Tetrahedron, Tetrahedron Lett., Synlett, Appl. Organometal. Chem., J. Organomet. Chem.等SCI期刊上發(fā)表論文70余篇，獲得授權(quán)發(fā)明專利8項。

2012年以來代表作一覽（更新日期：2017年3月12日）

(1) Xiantao Ma,Lei Yu, Chenliang Su*, Yaqi Yang, Huan Li, Qing Xu*, Efficient Generation of C-S Bonds via a Byproduct-Promoted Selective Coupling of Alcohols, Organohalides, and Thiourea. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, in press, doi: 10.1002/adsc.201700227 (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子6.45)

(2) Xiaobi Jing, Dandan Yuan,Lei Yu*, Green and Practical Oxidative Deoximation of Oximes to Ketones or Aldehydes with Hydrogen Peroxide/Air by Organoselenium Catalysis. Adv. Synth. Catal.2017, in press, doi: 10.1002/adsc.201601353 (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子6.453)

(3) Fang Wang, Lin Xu, Jiejun Huang, Shishi Wu,Lei Yu*, Qing Xu* and Yining Fan*, Practical preparation of methyl isobutyl ketone by stepwise isopropylation reaction of acetone, Mol. Catal.(Former J. Mol. Catal. A-Chem.), 2017, 432C, 99-103, doi: 10.1016/j.mcat.2017.02.010. (Editoru2019s Choice Paper, 影響因子3.958)
(4) Fenglin Chen, Yao Zhang,Lei Yuand Shaolin Zhu*, Enantioselective NiH/Pmrox-Catalyzed 1,2-Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56(8), 2022-2025.10.1002/anie.201610990 (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子11.709)

(5) Shengcai Deng, Tingting Meng, Bolian Xu, Fei Gao, Yuanhua Ding,Lei Yu*and Yining Fan,* Advanced MnOx/TiO2 Catalyst with Preferentially Exposed Anatase {001} Facet for Low-temperature SCR of NO. ACS Catal., 2016, 6, 5807-5815. (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子9.307)

(6) Yuguang Wang, Lihua Yu, Bingchun Zhu,* andLei Yu,*Design and preparation of polymer resin-supported organoselenium catalyst with industrial potential, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4(28), 10828-10833 (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子8.262)

(7)Lei Yu,*Fenglin Chen and Yuanhua Ding, Organoselenium-Catalyzed Oxidative Ring Expansion of Methylenecyclopropanes with Hydrogen Peroxide. ChemCatChem, 2016, 2016, 8(6), 1033-1037 (影響因子4.556, 封面文章)

(8)Lei Yu,*ZengbingBai, Xu Zhang, Xiaohong Zhang, Yuanhua Ding and Qing Xu, Organoselenium-Catalyzed Selectivity-Switchable Oxidation of β-Ionone. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2016, 6, 1804-1809 (影響因子5.426)

(9) Shengcai Deng, KeZhuang, BolianXu, Yuanhua Ding,Lei Yu*and Yining Fan,* Promotional effect of iron oxide on the catalytic properties of Fe-MnOx/TiO2 (Anatase) Catalysts for the SCR reaction at low temperatures. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2016, 6, 1772-1778 (影響因子5.426)

(10)Lei Yu,*Mengting Han, Jie Luan, Lin Xu, Yuanhua Ding and Qing Xu, Ca(OH)2-Catalyzed Condensation of Aldehydes with Methyl ketones in Dilute Aqueous Ethanol: A Comprehensive Access to α,β-Unsaturated Ketones. Sci. Rep., 2016, 6, 30432; doi: 10.1038/srep30432. (影響因子5.228).

(11) Hualan Zhou, Jingjing Gong, Bolian Xu,Lei Yu*and Yining Fan,* PtSnNa@SUZ-4-catalyzedpropane dehydrogenation. Applied Catalysis A: General, 2016, 527, 30-35. (影響因子4.012)

(12)Lei Yu*,Zhe Han and Yuanhua Ding, Gram-Scale Preparation of Pd@PANI: A Practical Catalyst Reagent for Copper-Free and Ligand-Free Sonogashira Couplings. Org. Process Res. Dev. 2016, ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.6b00322 (影響因子2.922)
(13) Qing Tong, Anyi Zong, Wei Gong,Lei Yu*and Yining Fan,* Rhenium-promoted Pt/WO3/ZrO2: An efficient catalyst for aqueous glycerol hydrogenolysis under reduced H2 pressure. RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 86663 - 86672. (影響因子3.289)

(14)Lei Yu*and Zhe Han, Palladium nanoparticles on polyaniline (Pd@PANI): A practical catalyst for Suzuki cross-couplings. Mater. Lett., 2016, 184, 312-314. (影響因子2.437).

(15) Xu Zhang, Jingjing Sun, Yuanhua Ding andLei Yu,*Dehydration of Aldoximes Using PhSe(O)OH as the Pre-Catalyst in Air. Org. Lett., 2015, 17, asap, doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b03011.( SCI一區(qū)，影響因子6.364)

(16)Lei Yu,*Yaping Huang, Zheng Wei, Yuanhua Ding, Chenliang Su* and Qing Xu,* Heck Reactions Catalyzed by Ultrasmall and Uniform Pd Nanoparticles Supported on Polyaniline. J. Org. Chem., 2015, 80, 8677-8683. (影響因子4.721)

(17)Lei Yu,*Jianqing Ye, Xu Zhang, Yuanhua Ding and Qing Xu,* Recyclable (PhSe)2-Catalyzed Selective Oxidation of Isatin by H2O2: A Practical and Waste-Free Access to Isatoic Anhydride under Mild and Neutral Conditions. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2015, 5, 4830-4838 (影響因子5.426)

(18)Lei Yu,*Mingxuan Liu, Fenglin Chen and Qing Xu*, Heterocycles from Methylenecyclopropanes, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13, 8379-8392.(影響因子3.562)

外封面論文
(19) Xu Zhang, Jianqing Ye,Lei Yu,*Xinkang Shi, Ming Zhang, Qing Xu*, Mark Lautens. Recyclable Organoselenium-Catalyzed Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones by H2O2: A Green Access to Vinyl Esters. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357, 955-960. (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子5.663)

(20) Lin Xu, Jiejun Huang, Yubing Liu, Yining Wang, BolianXu, Kehong Ding, Yuanhua Ding, Qing Xu,Lei Yu*and Yining Fan,* Design and Application of the Recyclable Poly (L-Proline-co-Piperidine) Catalyst for the Synthesis of Mesityl Oxide from Acetone. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 42178-42185. (影響因子3.84)

(21) Kai Zhang, Hang Wang, JingfengZheng,Lei Yu, Hanfeng Ding,* Hypervalent iodine mediated alkene difunctionalization of vinylphenols: diastereoselective synthesis of substituted indoles and indolizines. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 6399-6402. (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子6.834)

(22) Qing Xu*, HuameiXie, Pingliang Chen,Lei Yu, Jianhui Chen and Xingen Hu,* Organohalides-Catalyzed Dehydrative O-Alkylation between Alcohols: A Facile Etherification Method for Aliphatic Ether Synthesis. Green Chem. 2015, 17, 2774-2779. (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子8.02)

(23)Lei Yu,*Hongyan Li, Xu Zhang, Jianqing Ye, Jianping Liu, Qing Xu* and Mark Lautens, Organoselenium-Catalyzed Mild Dehydration of Aldoximes: An Unexpected Practical Method for Organonitrile Synthesis.Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 1346-1349. (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子6.364)

(24)Lei Yu,*Yulan Wu, Hongen Cao, Xu Zhang, Xinkang Shi, Jie Luan, Tian Chen, Yi Pan and Qing Xu,*Facile Synthesis of 2-Methylenecyclobutanones via Ca(OH)2- Catalyzed Direct Condensation of Cyclobutanone with Aldehydes and (PhSe)2-Catalyzed Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation to 4-Methylenebutanolides. Green Chem. 2014, 16, 287-293. (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子8.02)

(25) Yuguang Wang, Bingchun Zhu, Qing Xu, Qing Zhu*, andLei Yu,*Synthesis of Heterocycle-Tethered Acylbenzofurans and Benzodifurans from Odorless and Recyclable Organoseleno Polystyrene Resin. RSCAdv. 2014,4, 49170-49179. (影響因子3.84)

(26) Xiaojuan Jia[+],Lei Yu[+], Jianping Liu, Qing Xu*,Marcel Sickert,Lianhui Chen and Mark Lautens,* Sulfur-silicon bond activation catalysed by Cl/Br ions: waste-free synthesis of unsymmetrical thioethers by replacing fluoride catalysis and fluorinated substrates in SNAr reactions. Green Chem. 2014, 16, 3444-3449. (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子8.02) ([+] These authors contributed equally to this work.)

(27) Haonan Chen, WujieDai, Yi Chen, Qing Xu*, JianhuiChen,Lei Yu, Yajuan Zhao, Mingde Ye andYuanjiang Pan,* Efficient and selective nitrile hydration reaction in water catalyzed by unexpected dimethylsulfinyl anion generated in situ from CsOH and DMSO. Green Chem. 2014, 16, 2136 - 2141. (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子8.02)

(28)Lei Yu,*Jun Wang, Xu Zhang, Hongen Cao, Genlin Wang, Kehong Ding, Qing Xu* and Mark Lautens, Practical and scalable preparation of 2-methyleneglutaronitrile via an efficient and highly selective head-to-tail dimerization of acrylonitrile catalysed by low-loading tricyclohexylphosphine. RSC Adv. 2014, 4,19122-19126. (影響因子3.84)

(29)Lei Yu,*Yulan Wu,Tian Chen,Yi Pan,Qing Xu,* Direct Synthesis of Methylene-1,2-dichalcogenolanes via Radical [3+2] Cycloaddition of Methylenecyclopropanes with Elemental Chalcogens. Org. Lett. 2013,15, 144-147. (SCI一區(qū)，影響因子6.364)

(30) Lei Fan,Rong Yi,Lei Yu,*Yulan Wu,TianChen, RongGuo, Pd @ Aluminum Foil: A Highly Efficient and Environment-Friendly “Tea Bag” Style Catalyst with High TON. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2012, 2, 1136-1139. (影響因子5.426)