姚小泉教授2000年畢業于中科院大連化物所，獲有機化學理學博士學位； 2001－2003年中科院上海有機所博士後， 03年被評為副研究員；2003－2006年加拿大McGill大學博士後；2006年3月起在伟德国际1946官网從事有機化學領域的教學、科研工作，同年獲聘為教授； 09年11月，被評為博士生導師。美國化學會會員。研究工作中以有機功能材料和具有生理活性的有機化合物合成中所涉及的關鍵反應為主要研究對象，着重開展在綠色溶劑體系中的催化有機合成研究、發展新的綠色催化材料和催化合成體系。

近年主持國家自然科學基金四項，省自然基金及教育部留學歸國基金各一項。先後發表SCI論文三十餘篇；獲發明專利三項，省級科研鑒定成果一項。其主要代表作得到相關研究者的普遍關注,單篇最高引用400餘次。

代表性文章：

1) Hang Xu, Keying Wu, Jing Tian, Li Zhu, and Xiaoquan Yao,*“Recyclable Cu/C3N4 composite catalysed homo- and cross-coupling of terminal alkynes under mild conditions” Green Chemistry, 2018, 20, 793 – 797 (封面文章)

2）Lingling Wang, Min Yu, Chaolong Wu, Nan Deng, Chao Wang, and Xiaoquan Yao “Synthesis of Ag/g-C3N4 Composite as Highly Efficient Visible-Light Photocatalyst for Oxidative Amidation of Aromatic Aldehydes” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 2631 – 2641

Wei Lv, Jing Tian, Nan Deng, Yan Wang, Xiaoshu Zhu and Xiaoquan Yao* “Dual-immobilized copper catalyst: carbon nitride-supported copper nanoparticles catalyzed oxidation of propargylic alcohols” Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 1312-1316.

3) Weijiang Sun, Yan Wang, Xuan Wu, Xiaoquan Yao*, “Palladium-, ligand-, and solvent-free synthesis of ynones by the coupling of acyl chlorides and terminal alkynes in the presence of a reusable copper nanoparticle catalyst” Green Chem., 2013, 15(9), 2356-2360,.

4) 喻敏，韓成燕，王勇，朱荔，姚小泉*, “IB族金屬納米顆粒在有機合成反應中的應用” 有機化學, 2013, 33(03), 492-503.

5) Min Yu, Yong Wang, Weijiang Sun and Xiaoqaun Yao* “A Mild, Highly Efficient Addition of Alkynes to Aldehydes Catalyzed by Titanium Dioxide-Supported Silver Nanoparticles” Adv. Synth. Catal., 2012, 354(1), 71-76.

6) Chengyan Han, Min Yu, Weijiang Sun and Xiaoquan Yao* “Ligand-Promoted, “Copper Nanoparticles Catalyzed Oxidation of Propargylic Alcohols with TBHP or Air as Oxidant”, Synlett., 2011, 16, 2363-2368.

7) Mingdeng Lin, Min Yu, Chengyan Han Chao-Jun Li * and Xiaoquan Yao* “A Water-Promoted, Silver-Phosphine Complex-Catalyzed Stereoselective Cyclization of 2-(1-Hydroxy-3- arylprop-2-ynyl)phenols Leading to a Highly Efficient Approach to Aurones” Synth. Comm. 2011, 41, 3228

8) Min Yu, Mingdeng Lin, Chengyan Han Chao-Jun Li* and Xiaoquan Yao* “Ligand-Promoted Reaction on Siliver Nanoparticles: Phosphine-Promoted, Silver Nanoparticle-Catalyzed Cyclization of 2-(1-Hydroxy-3-Arylprop-2-ynyl) Phenols” Tetrahedron Lett. 2010, 51, 6722-6725

9) Min Yu, Ying Wang, Chao-Jun Li, Xiaoquan Yao* “Pybox ligand-promoted copper(I)-catalyzed three-component tandem coupling-annulation of terminal alkynes, amines and ortho-alkynylaryl aldehydes”Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 6791-6794

10) Min Yu, Rachid Skouta, Lei Zhou, Huan-feng Jiang, Xiaoquan Yao *, Chao－Jun Li “Water-Triggered, Counter-Anion-Controlled, and Silver-Phosphines Complex-Catalyzed Stereoselective Cascade Alkynylation/Cyclization of Terminal Alkynes with Salicylaldehydes” J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 3378 -3383

11) Clara I. Herrerías, Xiaoquan Yao, Zhiping Li, and Chao-Jun Li* “Chemical Transformations Based on the Reactions of C-H Bonds in Water” Chem. Rev. 2007, 107, 2546-2562

12) Xiaoquan Yao and Chao-Jun Li* “Water-Triggered and Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cascade Addition/Cyclization of Terminal Alkynes with ortho-Alkynylaryl Aldehyde” Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 1953 -1956

13) XiaoquanYao and Chao-Jun Li "Phosphine-Triggered Complete Chem-Switch Efficient aldehyde-Alkyne-Amine Coupling to Efficient Aldehyde-Alkyne Coupling in Water" Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4395

14) Xiaoquan Yao and Chao-Jun Li* “Highly Efficient, Reversible Addition of Activated Methylene Compounds to Alkenes Catalyzed by Silver Catalysts” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 5752-5755

15) Rene-Viet Nguyen, Xiaoquan Yao, D. Scott Bohle and Chao-Jun Li* “Gold and Silver-Catalyzed Highly Regioselective Addition of Active Methylenes to Dienes, Trieneand Cyclic Enol Ethers” Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 673-676

16) Xiaoquan Yao and Chao-Jun Li* “Highly Efficient Addition of Activated Methylene Compounds to AlkenesCatalyzed by Gold and Silver” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 6884-6885

主持國家自然科學基金：

1) 基于IB族金屬-半導體納米複合物的可見光催化的合成反應研究

面上項目，2018-2021

2)“氮摻雜介孔碳材料作為新型固定化配體在金屬催化的合成反應中的應用”，

面上項目，2015-2018

3）“配體修飾下IB族金屬納米顆粒催化的有機合成反應”，

面上項目，2012-2015；

4)“水相或離子液體中IB族金屬催化的碳碳鍵形成反應”，

青年基金項目，2007-2009;

主持江蘇省基金:

基于新型橋聯配體的電緻發光材料研究

面上項目 2008-2010