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Lei Yu is affiliated with Yangzhou University in China and specializes primarily in the field of Chemistry, with a strong emphasis on Organic Chemistry. Their body of work includes over a hundred publications within this subfield, reflecting continued research activity in related areas such as Materials Chemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Toxicology.

The scientist's research topics span several specialized areas, including:

  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Organoselenium and Organotellurium Chemistry
  • Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions

Lei Yu has frequently published in several scientific journals, notably:

  • Chinese Chemical Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
  • Organic Letters

Frequent collaborators include Yiyang Zhang, Xu Zhang, Hongen Cao, Yi Wang, and Yi Pan, indicating a collaborative network within related research fields.

Significant recent research contributions include the following papers:

  • "Enantio- and Regioselective NiH-Catalyzed Reductive Hydroarylation of Vinylarenes with Aryl Iodides," 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Alkyl Carbazates for Electrochemical Deoxygenative Functionalization of Heteroarenes," 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Ligand-Enabled Nickel-Catalyzed Redox-Relay Migratory Hydroarylation of Alkenes with Arylborons," 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Selenium-catalyzed oxidation of alkenes: insight into the mechanisms and developing trend," 2020, published in Catalysis Science & Technology
  • "Asymmetric (4+n) Cycloadditions of Indolyldimethanols for the Synthesis of Enantioenriched Indole-Fused Rings," 2023, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • Advanced MnOx/TiO2 Catalyst with Preferentially Exposed Anatase {001} Facet for Low-Temperature SCR of NO

    Shengcai Deng;Tingting Meng;Bolian Xu;Fei Gao

  • Organoselenium-catalyzed mild dehydration of aldoximes: an unexpected practical method for organonitrile synthesis

    Lei Yu;Hongyan Li;Xu Zhang;Xu Zhang;Jianqing Ye

  • A simple isomeric separation of D5h and Ih Sc3N@C80 by selective chemical oxidation.

    Bevan Elliott;Lei Yu;Luis Echegoyen

  • Heterocycles from methylenecyclopropanes

    Lei Yu;Lei Yu;Mingxuan Liu;Fenglin Chen;Qing Xu;Qing Xu

  • Heck Reactions Catalyzed by Ultrasmall and Uniform Pd Nanoparticles Supported on Polyaniline.

    Lei Yu;Lei Yu;Yaping Huang;Yaping Huang;Zheng Wei;Zheng Wei;Yuanhua Ding

  • Facile synthesis of 2-methylenecyclobutanones via Ca(OH)2-catalyzed direct condensation of cyclobutanone with aldehydes and (PhSe)2-catalyzed Baeyer–Villiger oxidation to 4-methylenebutanolides

    Lei Yu;Lei Yu;Lei Yu;Yulan Wu;Hongen Cao;Xu Zhang;Xu Zhang

  • Recent Advances on the Preparation and Reactivity of Methylenecyclopropanes

    Lei Yu;Rong Guo

  • Organoselenium-Catalyzed Oxidative C═C Bond Cleavage: A Relatively Green Oxidation of Alkenes into Carbonyl Compounds with Hydrogen Peroxide.

    Tingting Wang;Xiaobi Jing;Chao Chen;Lei Yu

  • Green and Practical Oxidative Deoximation of Oximes to Ketones or Aldehydes with Hydrogen Peroxide/Air by Organoselenium Catalysis

    Xiaobi Jing;Dandan Yuan;Lei Yu

  • Direct synthesis of methylene-1,2-dichalcogenolanes via radical [3 + 2] cycloaddition of methylenecyclopropanes with elemental chalcogens.

    Lei Yu;Yulan Wu;Tian Chen;Yi Pan

  • Organoselenium-Catalyzed Baeyer–Villiger Oxidation of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones by Hydrogen Peroxide to Access Vinyl Esters

    Xu Zhang;Xu Zhang;Jianqing Ye;Lei Yu;Lei Yu;Lei Yu;Xinkang Shi

  • Ligand‐Enabled Nickel‐Catalyzed Redox‐Relay Migratory Hydroarylation of Alkenes with Arylborons

    Yuli He;Chuang Liu;Lei Yu;Shaolin Zhu

  • Synthesis of 2-substituted quinazolines by CsOH-mediated direct aerobic oxidative cyclocondensation of 2-aminoarylmethanols with nitriles in air

    Song Yao;Song Yao;Kaijing Zhou;Jiabing Wang;Hongen Cao

  • Highly Crystalline K‐Intercalated Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Visible‐Light Photocatalytic Alkenes and Alkynes Deuterations

    Chuntian Qiu;Yangsen Xu;Xin Fan;Xin Fan;Dong Xu

  • Dehydration of Aldoximes Using PhSe(O)OH as the <i>Pre</i>-Catalyst in Air

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  • Gram-Scale Preparation of Pd@PANI: A Practical Catalyst Reagent for Copper-Free and Ligand-Free Sonogashira Couplings

    Lei Yu;Zhe Han;Yuanhua Ding

  • Alkyl Carbazates for Electrochemical Deoxygenative Functionalization of Heteroarenes.

    Yongyuan Gao;Zhengguang Wu;Lei Yu;Yi Wang

  • Design and preparation of a polymer resin-supported organoselenium catalyst with industrial potential

    Yuguang Wang;Lihua Yu;Bingchun Zhu;Lei Yu

  • Synthesis of pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles through a copper-catalyzed cascade C–N coupling process

    Z. Wu;Q. Huang;X. Zhou;L. Yu

  • Enantioselective NiH/Pmrox-Catalyzed 1,2-Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones

    Fenglin Chen;Yao Zhang;Lei Yu;Shaolin Zhu

  • Recent advances on deoximation: From stoichiometric reaction to catalytic reaction

    Yinghao Zheng;Aiqiong Wu;Yangyang Ke;Hongen Cao;Hongen Cao

  • Organoselenium-catalyzed selectivity-switchable oxidation of β-ionone

    Lei Yu;Lei Yu;Zengbing Bai;Xu Zhang;Xu Zhang;Xiaohong Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongqi Gao
Yongqi Gao Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Mark Lautens
Mark Lautens University of Toronto
Yi Pan
Yi Pan Nanjing University
Chenliang Su
Chenliang Su Shenzhen University
Xuefeng Jiang
Xuefeng Jiang East China Normal University
Yuanjiang Pan
Yuanjiang Pan Zhejiang University
Rong Guo
Rong Guo Yangzhou University
Tore Furevik
Tore Furevik University of Bergen
You-Xuan Zheng
You-Xuan Zheng Nanjing University
Ying-Wei Yang
Ying-Wei Yang Jilin University

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