Jiao awarded the CCS Physical Organic Chemistry Young Investigator Award

The 15th National Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, organized by the Chinese Chemical Society and co-hosted by the CCS Professional Committee of Physical Organic Chemistry and Lanzhou University, was held in Lanzhou from July 28th to 31st, 2023. During this conference, the CCS Physical Organic Chemistry Awards were announced. The awards are presented every two years, recognizing two recipients each for the Physical Organic Chemistry Award, the Physical Organic Chemistry Young Investigator Award, and the Physical Organic Chemistry Newcomer Award.

On July 31st, the Physical Organic Chemistry Young Investigator Award was awarded to Yu Lan (College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University) and Lei Jiao (Center of Basic Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University). The justification for Jiao’s award was his contributions in the mechanistic understanding and development of new reactions based on reactive intermediates. During the conference, Jiao delivered his award lecture titled “N-Boryl Pyridyl Anion Chemistry”.