研究领域
有机合成化学， 超分子化学
近年来的研究工作主要集中在：
1）超分子化学中杯芳烃的结构修饰、过渡金属络合物的合成和分子组装性质的研究。
2）有机合成中多组分串联反应和杂环化合物合成方法学等方面，已发表学术研究论文100多篇。
l 多组分反应的设计和有机合成方法学研究
l 杯芳烃结构修饰和金属络合物的研究
l 超分子自组装和纳米催化剂的研究
l 过渡金属有机化合物的合成和性质研究
近期论文
Synthesis of Polysubstituted Dihydropyridines by Four-Component Reactions of Aromatic Aldehydes, Malononitrile, Arylamines, and Acetylenedicarboxylate, Jing Sun, Er-Yan Xia, Qun Wu, Chao-Guo Yan*,Organic Letters, 2010, 12, 3678-3681.
Synthesis of Zwitterionic Salts of Pyridinium-Meldrum Acid and Barbiturate through Unique Four-component Reactions, Qi Fang Wang, Hui Li, Hong Hou, Chao-Guo Yan*, J. Comb. Chem. 2010, 12, 260-265.
One-Step Synthesis of Pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole Derivatives by a Novel Multicomponent Reaction of Chloroacetonitrile, Malononitrile, Aromatic Aldehyde, and Pyridine, Chao-Guo Yan*, Qi-Fang Wang, Xiao-Kai Song and Jing Sun, J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74 (2), 710-718.
Synthesis of Dihydrothiophenes or Spirocyclic Compounds by Domino Reactions of 1,3-Thiazolidinedione, Jing Sun, Li Li Zhang, Er Yan Xia, Chao-Guo Yan*, J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74(9), 3398-3401.
Diastereoselective Synthesis of trans-2,3-Dihydrofurans with Pyridinium Ylide Assisted Tandem Reaction,Qi Fang Wang, Hong Hou, Li Hui, Chao-Guo Yan*, J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74(19), 7403-7406.
Pyridinium Ylide-Assisted One-Pot Two-Step Tandem Synthesis of Polysubstituted Cyclopropanes, Qi-Fang Wang, Xiao-Kai Song, Jiao Chen, Chao-Guo Yan*, J. Comb. Chem. 2009, 11, 1007–1010.
One-step synthesis of polysubstituted benzene derivatives by multi-component cyclization of a-bromoacetate, malononitrile and aromatic aldehydes, Chao-Guo Yan*, Xiao-Kai Song, Qi-Fang Wang,et al, Chem. Commun. 2008, 1440–1442.
Selective Decoration of Metal Nanoparticles inside or outside of Organic Microstructures via Self-Assembly of Resorcinarene, Yan Sun, Yong Yao, Chao-Guo Yan*, Ying Han, Ming Shen*, ACS Nano, 2010, 4(4), 2129-2141.
Self-Assembly and Metallization of Resorcinarene Microtubes in Water, Yan Sun，Chao-Guo Yan*, Yong Yao, Ying Han, Ming Shen*, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2008, 18, 3981-3990