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Overview

An-Xin Wu is affiliated with Central China Normal University in China and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their work spans the subfields of Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Science, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The research topics covered by An-Xin Wu include:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrroles
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms

Among the scientist's recent papers are the following notable publications:

  • "Rongalite as C1 Synthon and Sulfone Source: A Practical Sulfonylmethylation Based on the Separate-Embedding Strategy", 2021, Organic Letters
  • "Splitting Methyl Ketones into Two Parts: Synthesis of 4(3H)-Quinazolinones via Consecutive Cyclization/Ring-Opening Reaction", 2020, Organic Letters
  • "Iodine-Promoted Multicomponent Synthesis of 2,4-Diamino-1,3,5-triazines", 2020, Organic Letters
  • "Review of application of the I2 and dimethyl sulfoxide combined reagent system to aryl methyl ketones for diverse transformations", 2024, Organic Chemistry Frontiers
  • "Employing Arylacetylene as a Diene Precursor and Dienophile: Synthesis of Quinoline via the Povarov Reaction", 2021, The Journal of Organic Chemistry

The frequent co-authors collaborating with An-Xin Wu include:

  • Xiang-Long Chen
  • You Zhou
  • Yan-Dong Wu
  • Zhi-Cheng Yu

Publication venues where they have frequently contributed are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Letters
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers
  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Self-Sorting: The Exception or the Rule?

    Anxin Wu;Lyle Isaacs

  • Social Self-Sorting in Aqueous Solution

    Pritam Mukhopadhyay;Anxin Wu;Lyle Isaacs

  • A new facile approach to the synthesis of 3-methylthio-substituted furans, pyrroles, thiophenes, and related derivatives.

    Guodong Yin;Zihua Wang;Aihua Chen;Meng Gao

  • I2 promoted domino oxidative cyclization for one-pot synthesis of 2-acylbenzothiazoles via metal-free sp3 C-H functionalization.

    Yan-Ping Zhu;Mi Lian;Feng-Cheng Jia;Mei-Cai Liu

  • Direct one-pot synthesis of luotonin F and analogues via rational logical design.

    Yan-ping Zhu;Zhuan Fei;Mei-cai Liu;Feng-cheng Jia

  • I2-Catalyzed Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Methyl Ketones and Benzamidines Hydrochloride: A Facile Access to α-Ketoimides

    Xia Wu;Qinghe Gao;Shan Liu;Anxin Wu

  • Efficient C-C double-bond formation reaction via a new synthetic strategy: a self-sorting tandem reaction.

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  • Metal-free sp3 C-H bond dual-(het)arylation: I2-promoted domino process to construct 2,2-bisindolyl-1-arylethanones.

    Yan-ping Zhu;Mei-cai Liu;Feng-cheng Jia;Jing-jing Yuan

  • Convergent integration of two self-labor domino sequences: a novel method for the synthesis of oxazole derivatives from methyl ketones and benzoins

    Wei-Jian Xue;Qi Li;Yan-Ping Zhu;Jun-Gang Wang

  • A multipathway coupled domino strategy: metal-free oxidative cyclization for one-pot synthesis of 2-acylbenzothiazoles from multiform substrates.

    Yan-ping Zhu;Feng-cheng Jia;Mei-cai Liu;An-xin Wu

  • Novel and direct transformation of methyl ketones or carbinols to primary amides by employing aqueous ammonia.

    Liping Cao;Jiaoyang Ding;Meng Gao;Zihua Wang

  • An efficient synthesis of hydantoins via sustainable integration of coupled domino processes.

    Meng Gao;Yan Yang;Yan-Dong Wu;Cong Deng

  • I2-promoted selective oxidative cross-coupling/annulation of 2-naphthols with methyl ketones: a strategy to build naphtho[2,1-b]furan-1(2H)-ones with a quaternary center.

    Qinghe Gao;Xia Wu;Shan Liu;Anxin Wu

  • Molecular Iodine-Mediated Chemoselective Synthesis of Multisubstituted Pyridines through Catabolism and Reconstruction Behavior of Natural Amino Acids

    Jia-Chen Xiang;Miao Wang;Yan Cheng;An-Xin Wu

  • Direct Annulation of Hydrazides to 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles via Oxidative C(CO)-C(Methyl) Bond Cleavage of Methyl Ketones.

    Qinghe Gao;Shan Liu;Xia Wu;Jingjing Zhang

  • Divergent Synthesis of Quinazolin-4(3H)-ones and Tryptanthrins Enabled by a tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide/K3PO4-Promoted Oxidative Cyclization of Isatins at Room Temperature

    Feng-Cheng Jia;Zhi-Wen Zhou;Cheng Xu;Yan-Dong Wu

  • Povarov-type reaction using methyl as new input: direct synthesis of substituted quinolines by I2-mediated formal [3 + 2 + 1] cycloaddition.

    Qinghe Gao;Shan Liu;Xia Wu;Anxin Wu

  • Methylene-Bridged Glycoluril Dimers: Synthetic Methods

    Anxin Wu;Arindam Chakraborty;Dariusz Witt;Jason Lagona

  • A benzimidazole-based ratiometric fluorescent sensor for Cr3+ and Fe3+ in aqueous solution

    Meng Wang;Jungang Wang;Weijian Xue;Anxin Wu

  • A cascade coupling strategy for one-pot total synthesis of β-carboline and isoquinoline-containing natural products and derivatives.

    Yan-Ping Zhu;Mei-Cai Liu;Qun Cai;Feng-Cheng Jia

  • Molecular clips that undergo heterochiral aggregation and self-sorting.

    Anxin Wu;Anxin Wu;Arindam Chakraborty;James C. Fettinger;Robert A. Flowers

  • Metal-free dual sp3 C–H functionalization: I2-promoted domino oxidative cyclization to construct 2,5-disubstituted oxazoles

    Qing-He Gao;Zhuan Fei;Yan-Ping Zhu;Mi Lian

Frequent Co-Authors

Meng Gao
Meng Gao South China University of Technology
Lyle Isaacs
Lyle Isaacs University of Maryland, College Park
James C. Fettinger
James C. Fettinger University of California, Davis
Yuanjiang Pan
Yuanjiang Pan Zhejiang University
Peter Y. Zavalij
Peter Y. Zavalij University of Maryland, College Park
Robert A. Flowers
Robert A. Flowers Lehigh University
Johannes A. A. W. Elemans
Johannes A. A. W. Elemans Radboud University
Guang-Fu Yang
Guang-Fu Yang Central China Normal University

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