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Wanzhi Chen is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and conducts research primarily in the fields of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans subfields including Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, and Biomaterials.

Their research focuses on several main topics:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

Wanzhi Chen's recent scientific papers include the following:

  • "Sequential C-S and S-N Coupling Approach to Sulfonamides," 2020, Organic Letters
  • "18.02% Efficiency ternary organic solar cells with a small-molecular donor third component," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "High-Efficiency Ternary Organic Solar Cells Based on the Synergized Polymeric and Small-Molecule Donors," 2020, Solar RRL
  • "Overexpressed ZC3H13 suppresses papillary thyroid carcinoma growth through m6A modification-mediated IQGAP1 degradation," 2023, Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
  • "Construction of Heterobiaryl Skeletons through Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Nitroarenes and Heterocyclic Arylborononate Esters with a Sterically Demanding NHC Ligand," 2022, Organic Letters

The research has been published frequently in venues such as:

  • Organic Letters
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
  • Solar RRL
  • Oncology Reports

Collaboration is a consistent feature of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Shuyong Zhang
  • Jichun Yu
  • Meijun Zhong
  • Linjie Yang
  • Miaochang Liu

Best Publications

  • Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Nickel(II) Complexes Supported by Pyridine-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands and Their Catalytic Acitivities for Suzuki Coupling

    Zhenxing Xi;Xiaoming Zhang;Wanzhi Chen;Shizhou Fu

  • Dinickel(II) Complexes of Bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) Ligands Containing [Ni2(μ-OH)] Cores as Highly Efficient Catalysts for the Coupling of Aryl Chlorides

    Yongbo Zhou;Zhenxing Xi;Wanzhi Chen;Daqi Wang

  • Room-Temperature Kumada Cross-Coupling of Unactivated Aryl Chlorides Catalyzed by N-Heterocylic Carbene-Based Nickel(II) Complexes

    Zhenxing Xi;Bin Liu;Wanzhi Chen

  • Pincer Complexes of Palladium- and Nickel-Containing 3-Butyl-1-(1,10-phenanthrolin-2-yl)imidazolylidene as Efficient Aqueous Sonogashira and Kumada Coupling Reactions

    Shaojin Gu;Wanzhi Chen

  • Direct Synthesis of Iron, Cobalt, Nickel, and Copper Complexes of N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes by Using Commercially Available Metal Powders

    Bin Liu;Qinqin Xia;Wanzhi Chen

  • Synthesis and characterization of oligomeric and polymeric silver-imidazol-2-ylidene iodide complexes

    Wanzhi Chen;Fenghui Liu

  • Mononuclear, dinuclear, hexanuclear, and one-dimensional polymeric silver complexes having ligand-supported and unsupported argentophilic interactions stabilized by pincer-like 2,6-bis(5-pyrazolyl)pyridine ligands.

    Yongbo Zhou;Wanzhi Chen;Daqi Wang

  • Direct C-N coupling of imidazoles and benzylic compounds via iron-catalyzed oxidative activation of C-H bonds.

    Qinqin Xia;Wanzhi Chen;Huayu Qiu

  • Triazole-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of palladium and platinum and efficient aqueous Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction.

    Shaojin Gu;Hui Xu;Na Zhang;Wanzhi Chen;Wanzhi Chen

  • CuI/L (L=pyridine-functionalized 1,3-diketones) catalyzed C–N coupling reactions of aryl halides with NH-containing heterocycles

    Zhenxing Xi;Fenghui Liu;Yongbo Zhou;Wanzhi Chen

  • Copper-catalyzed N-methylation of amides and O-methylation of carboxylic acids by using peroxides as the methylating reagents.

    Qinqin Xia;Xiaolong Liu;Yuejiao Zhang;Chao Chen

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Square-Planar Tetranuclear Silver and Gold Clusters Supported by a Pyrazole-Linked Bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) Ligand

    Yongbo Zhou and;Wanzhi Chen

  • Copper-catalyzed synthesis of N-fused heterocycles through regioselective 1,2-aminothiolation of 1,1-dibromoalkenes.

    Hui Xu;Yin Zhang;Jianqiang Huang;Wanzhi Chen

  • Cu-NHC-TEMPO Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes

    Xiaolong Liu;Qinqin Xia;Yuejiao Zhang;Congyan Chen

  • Efficient Negishi coupling reactions of aryl chlorides catalyzed by binuclear and mononuclear nickel-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes.

    Zhenxing Xi;Yongbo Zhou;Wanzhi Chen

  • Synthesis and Structure of Formally Hexavalent Palladium Complexes

    Wanzhi Chen;Shigeru Shimada;Masato Tanaka

  • Facile synthesis of metal N-heterocyclic carbene complexes

    Bin Liu;Yin Zhang;Daichao Xu;Wanzhi Chen;Wanzhi Chen

  • Ortho-functionalization of 2-phenoxypyrimidines via palladium-catalyzed C-H bond activation.

    Shaojin Gu;Chao Chen;Wanzhi Chen

  • Copper(II) Hydroxide Complexes of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Catalytic Oxidative Amination of Arylboronic Acids

    Bo Liu;Bin Liu;Yongbo Zhou;Wanzhi Chen;Wanzhi Chen

  • Facile and Efficient Olefination of Aryl Halides Catalyzed by a Palladium Complex Containing a Heteroarene-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene

    Xiaoming Zhang;Zhenxing Xi;Ailing Liu;Wanzhi Chen

  • Luminescent amidate-bridged one-dimensional platinum(II)-thallium(I) coordination polymers assembled via metallophilic attraction.

    Wanzhi Chen;Fenghui Liu;Duanjun Xu;Kazuko Matsumoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Huayue Wu
Huayue Wu Wenzhou University
Miaochang Liu
Miaochang Liu Wenzhou University
Hui Xu
Hui Xu Jiangsu University
Xiao-Zeng You
Xiao-Zeng You Nanjing University
Shigeru Shimada
Shigeru Shimada National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Liang Wang
Liang Wang Zhejiang University
Jiuxi Chen
Jiuxi Chen Wenzhou University
Miguel A. Esteruelas
Miguel A. Esteruelas University of Zaragoza
Xinhui Lu
Xinhui Lu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Masato Tanaka
Masato Tanaka Tokyo Institute of Technology

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