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Overview

Yao Fu is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China and has a research focus within the field of Chemistry, with a particular emphasis on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering. Their work encompasses a broad range of subfields contributing to advancements in catalytic methods and materials science.

Their scholarly output includes publications in prominent venues, notably:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Green Chemistry
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent research collaborators are documented as:

  • Xi Lu
  • Deguang Liu
  • Tian-Jun Gong
  • Yan Li
  • Jin Deng

Yao Fu's recent papers demonstrate a focus on catalytic chemistry and biomass conversion, including:

  • Recent advances in nickel-catalyzed reductive hydroalkylation and hydroarylation of electronically unbiased alkenes, 2020, Science China Chemistry
  • Catalytic asymmetric reductive hydroalkylation of enamides and enecarbamates to chiral aliphatic amines, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Acetolysis of waste polyethylene terephthalate for upcycling and life-cycle assessment study, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to chemicals: A review of catalytic routes and product applications, 2020, Fuel Processing Technology
  • Cobalt-catalysed enantioselective C(sp3)-C(sp3) coupling, 2021, Nature Catalysis

Their research topics cover areas such as:

  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

Best Publications

  • Hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose by solid acid catalysts

    Yao-Bing Huang;Yao Fu

  • Photocatalytic decarboxylative alkylations mediated by triphenylphosphine and sodium iodide

    Ming Chen Fu;Rui Shang;Rui Shang;Bin Zhao;Bing Wang

  • Quantum-Chemical Predictions of Absolute Standard Redox Potentials of Diverse Organic Molecules and Free Radicals in Acetonitrile

    Yao Fu;Lei Liu;Hai-Zhu Yu;Yi-Min Wang

  • Pd(II)-Catalyzed C−H Activation/Aryl−Aryl Coupling of Phenol Esters

    Bin Xiao;Yao Fu;Jun Xu;Tian-Jun Gong

  • Copper-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation of Terminal Alkenes through Allylic C–H Bond Activation

    Jun Xu;Yao Fu;Dong-Fen Luo;Yuan-Ye Jiang

  • What are the pKa values of C–H bonds in aromatic heterocyclic compounds in DMSO?

    Kuang Shen;Yao Fu;Jia-Ning Li;Lei Liu

  • Catalytic conversion of biomass-derived carbohydrates into gamma-valerolactone without using an external H2 supply.

    Li Deng;Jiang Li;Da-Ming Lai;Yao Fu

  • Pyrolysis of cellulose.

    F. Shafizadeh;Y.L. Fu

  • Alkylboronic Esters from Copper-Catalyzed Borylation of Primary and Secondary Alkyl Halides and Pseudohalides

    Chu-Ting Yang;Zhen-Qi Zhang;Zhen-Qi Zhang;Hazmi Tajuddin;Chen-Cheng Wu;Chen-Cheng Wu

  • Surface Facet of Palladium Nanocrystals: A Key Parameter to the Activation of Molecular Oxygen for Organic Catalysis and Cancer Treatment

    Ran Long;Keke Mao;Xiaodong Ye;Wensheng Yan

  • Mechanism of Ni-catalyzed selective C-O bond activation in cross-coupling of aryl esters.

    Zhe Li;Song-Lin Zhang;Yao Fu;Qing-Xiang Guo

  • Copper-Promoted Sandmeyer Trifluoromethylation Reaction

    Jian-Jun Dai;Chi Fang;Bin Xiao;Jun Yi

  • Copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl boronic acids using a CF3+ reagent

    Jun Xu;Dong-Fen Luo;Bin Xiao;Zhao-Jing Liu

  • Copper-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling of Potassium Polyfluorobenzoates with Aryl Iodides and Bromides†

    Rui Shang;Rui Shang;Yao Fu;Yao Fu;Yan Wang;Yan Wang;Qing Xu;Qing Xu

  • First-Principle Predictions of Absolute pKa's of Organic Acids in Dimethyl Sulfoxide Solution

    Yao Fu;Lei Liu;Rui-Qiong Li;Rui Liu

  • Palladium-catalyzed C-H activation/cross-coupling of pyridine N-oxides with nonactivated secondary alkyl bromides.

    Bin Xiao;Bin Xiao;Zhao-Jing Liu;Lei Liu;Yao Fu

  • Irradiation-Induced Heck Reaction of Unactivated Alkyl Halides at Room Temperature

    Guang-Zu Wang;Rui Shang;Rui Shang;Wan-Min Cheng;Yao Fu

  • Rhodium-catalyzed directed C-H cyanation of arenes with N-cyano-N-phenyl-p-toluenesulfonamide.

    Tian-Jun Gong;Bin Xiao;Wan-Min Cheng;Wei Su

  • Practical carbon-carbon bond formation from olefins through nickel-catalyzed reductive olefin hydrocarbonation

    Xi Lu;Bin Xiao;Zhenqi Zhang;Tianjun Gong

  • Synthesis of aromatic esters via Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of potassium oxalate monoesters with aryl bromides and chlorides.

    Rui Shang;Yao Fu;Jia-Bin Li;Song-Lin Zhang

  • Alternative Mechanistic Explanation for Ligand-Dependent Selectivities in Copper-Catalyzed N- and O-Arylation Reactions

    Hai-Zhu Yu;Yuan-Ye Jiang;Yao Fu;Lei Liu

  • Hydrolysis of biomass by magnetic solid acid

    Da-ming Lai;Li Deng;Qing-xiang Guo;Yao Fu

Frequent Co-Authors

Qing-Xiang Guo
Qing-Xiang Guo University of Science and Technology of China
Rui Shang
Rui Shang University of Tokyo
Haizhu Yu
Haizhu Yu Anhui University
Ying Zhang
Ying Zhang University of Science and Technology of China
Tao Pan
Tao Pan Jinan University
Rui Zhu
Rui Zhu Peking University
Zhongping Zhang
Zhongping Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhenhua Gu
Zhenhua Gu University of Science and Technology of China
Yan Li
Yan Li Sun Yat-sen University
Zhi-Min Dang
Zhi-Min Dang Tsinghua University

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