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Wei Wei is affiliated with Qufu Normal University in China and specializes in Chemistry, with a particular focus on Organic Chemistry. Their published work spans several interconnected subfields including Pharmaceutical Science, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The main topics Wei Wei has explored in research include:

  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Synthesis and Biological Evaluation
  • Synthesis of heterocyclic compounds

Wei Wei has published extensively in several scientific journals, with a notable number of papers appearing in these venues:

  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Chinese Chemical Letters
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers
  • Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Letters

Among Wei Wei's recent papers are the following:

  • Visible-light-induced three-component reaction of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones, alkenes and CF3SO2Na leading to 3-trifluoroalkylated quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones, 2020, Chinese Chemical Letters
  • Visible-light-initiated 4CzIPN catalyzed multi-component tandem reactions to assemble sulfonated quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones, 2021, Chinese Chemical Letters
  • Visible-light-promoted acridine red catalyzed aerobic oxidative decarboxylative acylation of α-oxo-carboxylic acids with quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones, 2020, Organic Chemistry Frontiers
  • Efficient and fast adsorption of methylene blue dye onto a nanosheet MFI zeolite, 2020, Journal of Solid State Chemistry
  • Metal-Free Trifluoroalkylation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with Unactivated Alkenes and Langlois' Reagent, 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Collaboration has been a feature of Wei Wei's research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Yufen Lv
  • Huilan Yue
  • Dong Yi
  • Xiaohui Zhao
  • Ruisheng Liu

Best Publications

  • Copper-catalyzed direct oxysulfonylation of alkenes with dioxygen and sulfonylhydrazides leading to β-ketosulfones

    Wei Wei;Chunli Liu;Daoshan Yang;Jiangwei Wen

  • Direct and metal-free arylsulfonylation of alkynes with sulfonylhydrazides for the construction of 3-sulfonated coumarins

    Wei Wei;Jiangwei Wen;Daoshan Yang;Mengyuan Guo

  • Metal-Free C(sp2)–H/N–H Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Quinoxalinones with Aliphatic Amines under Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis

    Wei Wei;Leilei Wang;Pengli Bao;Yun Shao

  • Catalyst-Free Regioselective C-3 Thiocyanation of Imidazopyridines.

    Daoshan Yang;Kelu Yan;Wei Wei;Guoqing Li

  • Visible-light-enabled spirocyclization of alkynes leading to 3-sulfonyl and 3-sulfenyl azaspiro[4,5]trienones

    Wei Wei;Wei Wei;Huanhuan Cui;Daoshan Yang;Huilan Yue

  • Metal-Free Visible-Light-Induced C–H/C–H Cross-Dehydrogenative-Coupling of Quinoxalin-2(H)-ones with Simple Ethers

    Wei Wei;Wei Wei;Wei Wei;Leilei Wang;Huilan Yue;Pengli Bao

  • Silver-mediated radical cyclization of alkynoates and α-keto acids leading to coumarins via cascade double C-C bond formation.

    Kelu Yan;Daoshan Yang;Wei Wei;Fen Wang

  • Visible-light initiated direct oxysulfonylation of alkenes with sulfinic acids leading to β-ketosulfones

    Daoshan Yang;Ben Huang;Wei Wei;Jin Li

  • Catalyst-free visible-light-initiated oxidative coupling of aryldiazo sulfones with thiols leading to unsymmetrical sulfoxides in air

    Qishun Liu;Leilei Wang;Huilan Yue;Jiang-Sheng Li

  • Metal-free direct trifluoromethylation of activated alkenes with Langlois' reagent leading to CF3-containing oxindoles.

    Wei Wei;Jiangwei Wen;Daoshan Yang;Xiaoxia Liu

  • Visible-light-induced selective synthesis of sulfoxides from alkenes and thiols using air as the oxidant

    Huanhuan Cui;Wei Wei;Daoshan Yang;Yulong Zhang

  • Catalyst-free direct arylsulfonylation of N-arylacrylamides with sulfinic acids: a convenient and efficient route to sulfonated oxindoles

    Wei Wei;Jiangwei Wen;Daoshan Yang;Juan Du

  • Metal-Free Oxidative Spirocyclization of Alkynes with Sulfonylhydrazides Leading to 3-Sulfonated Azaspiro[4,5]trienones.

    Jiangwei Wen;Wei Wei;Shengnan Xue;Daoshan Yang

  • Visible light-induced C–H sulfenylation using sulfinic acids

    Pengfei Sun;Daoshan Yang;Wei Wei;Min Jiang

  • Visible-light-induced three-component reaction of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones, alkenes and CF3SO2Na leading to 3-trifluoroalkylated quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones

    Na Meng;Yufen Lv;Qishun Liu;Ruisheng Liu

  • Visible-light-initiated 4CzIPN catalyzed multi-component tandem reactions to assemble sulfonated quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones

    Zhiwei Wang;Qishun Liu;Ruisheng Liu;Zhongyin Ji

  • Copper-catalyzed highly selective direct hydrosulfonylation of alkynes with arylsulfinic acids leading to vinyl sulfones.

    Wei Wei;Jinli Li;Daoshan Yang;Jiangwei Wen

  • Visible-light-promoted acridine red catalyzed aerobic oxidative decarboxylative acylation of α-oxo-carboxylic acids with quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones

    Pengli Bao;Fei Liu;Yufen Lv;Huilan Yue

  • Metal‐Free Direct Construction of Sulfonamides via Iodine‐ Mediated Coupling Reaction of Sodium Sulfinates and Amines at Room Temperature

    Wei Wei;ChunLi Liu;Daoshan Yang;Jiangwei Wen

  • Molecular Iodine-Mediated Difunctionalization of Alkenes with Nitriles and Thiols Leading to β-Acetamido Sulfides.

    Huanhuan Cui;Xiaoxia Liu;Wei Wei;Daoshan Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hua Wang
Hua Wang Qufu Normal University
Daoshan Yang
Daoshan Yang Qufu Normal University
Jinmao You
Jinmao You Qufu Normal University
Lu Yang
Lu Yang Sichuan University
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Peking University
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Tsinghua University
Chao-Jun Li
Chao-Jun Li McGill University
Qiang Fu
Qiang Fu Sichuan University

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