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Kun Xu is affiliated with Beijing University of Technology in China and has contributed extensively to the field of chemistry, with a primary focus on organic chemistry. Their research spans several key areas within chemistry and related disciplines.

The main fields of study for Kun Xu include:

  • Chemistry

Their subfields of study cover more specialized research areas:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology

Kun Xu's scientific output includes a variety of recent papers published in respected journals. Some notable publications are:

  • "Recent Applications of Homogeneous Catalysis in Electrochemical Organic Synthesis," 2021, CCS Chemistry
  • "Recent advances in organic electrosynthesis employing transition metal complexes as electrocatalysts," 2021, Science Bulletin
  • "Electrochemical Arylation of Aldehydes, Ketones, and Alcohols: from Cathodic Reduction to Convergent Paired Electrolysis," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Electrochemical radical-polar crossover: a radical approach to polar chemistry," 2023, Science China Chemistry
  • "Novel 3D grid porous Li4Ti5O12 thick electrodes fabricated by 3D printing for high performance lithium-ion batteries," 2022, Journal of Advanced Ceramics

Kun Xu has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Cheng-Chu Zeng
  • Changyong Liu
  • Jun Shen
  • Ning Zhao
  • Zhangwei Chen

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in several prominent journals and venues:

  • Organic Letters
  • Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • CCS Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Their research addresses a variety of scientific topics, notably:

  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies

Best Publications

  • Use of Electrochemistry in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Structures.

    Yangye Jiang;Kun Xu;Chengchu Zeng

  • Recent Applications of Homogeneous Catalysis in Electrochemical Organic Synthesis

    Xu Cheng;Aiwen Lei;Tiansheng Mei;Haichao Xu

  • Recent advances in organic electrosynthesis employing transition metal complexes as electrocatalysts

    Cong Ma;Ping Fang;Zhao-Ran Liu;Shi-Shuo Xu

  • Electrochemically dehydrogenative C–H/P–H cross-coupling: effective synthesis of phosphonated quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones and xanthenes

    Ke-Jing Li;Ke-Jing Li;Yang-Ye Jiang;Kun Xu;Cheng-Chu Zeng;Cheng-Chu Zeng

  • Direct amidation of alcohols with N-substituted formamides under transition-metal-free conditions.

    Kun Xu;Yanbin Hu;Sheng Zhang;Zhenggen Zha

  • Electrochemical Formation of N-Acyloxy Amidyl Radicals and Their Application: Regioselective Intramolecular Amination of sp2 and sp3 C-H Bonds.

    Sheng Zhang;Lijun Li;Mengyu Xue;Ruike Zhang

  • Electrocatalytic Minisci Acylation Reaction of N-Heteroarenes Mediated by NH4I

    Qing-Qing Wang;Kun Xu;Yang-Ye Jiang;Yong-Guo Liu

  • Scalable Electrochemical Dehydrogenative Lactonization of C(sp2/sp3)–H Bonds

    Sheng Zhang;Lijun Li;Huiqiao Wang;Qian Li

  • Electrochemical fluoromethylation triggered lactonizations of alkenes under semi-aqueous conditions

    Sheng Zhang;Lijun Li;Jinjin Zhang;Junqi Zhang

  • A Catalyst-Free Benzylic C–H Bond Olefination of Azaarenes for Direct Mannich-like Reactions

    Yizhe Yan;Kun Xu;Yang Fang;Zhiyong Wang

  • Electrochemical Minisci-type trifluoromethylation of electron-deficient heterocycles mediated by bromide ions

    Gui-Yuan Dou;Yang-Ye Jiang;Kun Xu;Cheng-Chu Zeng

  • Electrochemical Arylation of Aldehydes, Ketones, and Alcohols: from Cathodic Reduction to Convergent Paired Electrolysis

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  • A highly anti-selective asymmetric Henry reaction catalyzed by a chiral copper complex: applications to the syntheses of (+)-spisulosine and a pyrroloisoquinoline derivative.

    Kun Xu;Guoyin Lai;Zhenggen Zha;Susu Pan

  • Direct transformation of terminal alkynes to branched allylic sulfones.

    Kun Xu;Vahid Khakyzadeh;Timm Bury;Bernhard Breit

  • Bromide-catalyzed electrochemical trifluoromethylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides with low catalyst loading

    Yang-Ye Jiang;Gui-Yuan Dou;Kun Xu;Cheng-Chu Zeng

  • Recent Advances in the Electrochemical α‐C–H Bond Functionalization of Carbonyl Compounds

    Sen Liang;Kun Xu;Cheng-Chu Zeng;Cheng-Chu Zeng;Hong-Yu Tian

  • KOtBu-Promoted Oxidation of (Hetero)benzylic Csp3–H to Ketones with Molecular Oxygen

    Huiqiao Wang;Zhong Wang;Hongchun Huang;Jiajing Tan

  • Electrochemical Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with Amines for the Synthesis of 3-Aminoquinoxalinones

    Ke-Jing Li;Kun Xu;Yong-Guo Liu;Cheng-Chu Zeng

  • Unlocking the N(2) selectivity of benzotriazoles: regiodivergent and highly selective coupling of benzotriazoles with allenes.

    Kun Xu;Niels Thieme;Bernhard Breit

  • Synthesis of 1,3-Disubstituted Imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines from Amino Acids via Catalytic Decarboxylative Intramolecular Cyclization

    Huiqiao Wang;Wentao Xu;Lilan Xin;Wenmin Liu

  • Copper-Catalyzed Radical Methylation/C–H Amination/Oxidation Cascade for the Synthesis of Quinazolinones

    Yajie Bao;Yizhe Yan;Kun Xu;Jihu Su

  • Recent progress of MOF-functionalized nanocomposites: From structure to properties

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  • Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Amination of sp3 C–H Bonds under Air: Synthesis of 1,3-Diarylated Imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines

    Huiqiao Wang;Wentao Xu;Zhiqiang Wang;Lintao Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhiyong Wang
Zhiyong Wang University of Science and Technology of China
Baoguo Sun
Baoguo Sun Beijing Technology and Business University
Xumu Zhang
Xumu Zhang Southern University of Science and Technology
Guigen Li
Guigen Li Texas Tech University
Yi Xie
Yi Xie University of Science and Technology of China
Changzheng Wu
Changzheng Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Xiaojun Wu
Xiaojun Wu University of Science and Technology of China

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