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Yufen Zhao is affiliated with Xiamen University in China, specializing primarily in the field of Chemistry with a research focus on Organic Chemistry. Their scholarly contributions include 147 publications in Chemistry, with particular emphasis on Organic Chemistry (120 publications), Molecular Biology (35), Materials Chemistry (25), Spectroscopy (15), and Astronomy and Astrophysics (11).

The main research topics addressed by Zhao encompass sulfur-based synthesis techniques, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, organophosphorus compounds synthesis, radical photochemical reactions, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, as well as crystallization and solubility studies, and X-ray diffraction in crystallography.

Zhao's recent publications illustrate their ongoing contributions to organic synthesis and catalysis. Notable papers include:

  • Copper-Catalyzed Remote C(sp3)-H Phosphorothiolation of Sulfonamides and Carboxamides in a Multicomponent Reaction, 2020, Organic Letters
  • Perovskite as Recyclable Photocatalyst for Annulation Reaction of N-Sulfonyl Ketimines, 2021, Organic Letters
  • Visible-light-induced metal-free cascade cyclization of N-arylpropiolamides to 3-phosphorylated, trifluoromethylated and thiocyanated azaspiro[4.5]trienones, 2020, Organic Chemistry Frontiers
  • Synthesis of mixed phosphorotrithioates from white phosphorus, 2020, Green Chemistry
  • Direct synthesis of phosphorotrithioites and phosphorotrithioates from white phosphorus and thiols, 2020, Green Chemistry

Zhao has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Organic Letters
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Green Chemistry
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Zhao's research activities. They have coauthored extensively with several researchers, including Guo Tang (19 joint publications), Yan Liu (15), Shuxia Cao (15), Yanchun Guo (11), and Fushan Chen (8).

Best Publications

  • A Versatile and Efficient Ligand for Copper‐Catalyzed Formation of C ? N, C ? O, and P ? C Bonds: Pyrrolidine‐2‐Phosphonic Acid Phenyl Monoester

    Honghua Rao;Ying Jin;Hua Fu;Yuyang Jiang

  • A Simple and Efficient Approach to Quinazolinones under Mild Copper‐Catalyzed Conditions

    Xiaowei Liu;Hua Fu;Yuyang Jiang;Yufen Zhao

  • Copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidative coupling of terminal alkynes with H-phosphonates leading to alkynylphosphonates.

    Yuxing Gao;Gang Wang;Lu Chen;Pengxiang Xu

  • Highly efficient copper-catalyzed cascade synthesis of quinazoline and quinazolinone derivatives.

    Cheng Huang;Yuan Fu;Hua Fu;Yuyang Jiang

  • TiO2 nanoparticles promote beta-amyloid fibrillation in vitro.

    Wei-hui Wu;Xun Sun;Ye-ping Yu;Jia Hu

  • Specific Knockdown of Endogenous Tau Protein by Peptide-Directed Ubiquitin-Proteasome Degradation

    Ting-Ting Chu;Na Gao;Qian-Qian Li;Pu-Guang Chen

  • a Totally Synthetic, Self-Assembling, Adjuvant-Free MUC1 Glycopeptide Vaccine for Cancer Therapy

    Zhi-Hua Huang;Lei Shi;Jing-Wen Ma;Zhan-Yi Sun

  • Lysosomal-Targeted Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe to Sense Hypochlorous Acid in Live Cells

    Beibei Zhang;Xiaopeng Yang;Rui Zhang;Yao Liu

  • Copper-Catalyzed C−P Bond Construction via Direct Coupling of Phenylboronic Acids with H-Phosphonate Diesters

    Rongqiang Zhuang;Jian Xu;Zhenshi Cai;Guo Tang

  • CuBr/rac-BINOL-Catalyzed N-Arylations of Aliphatic Amines at Room Temperature

    Deshou Jiang;Hua Fu;Yuyang Jiang;Yufen Zhao

  • An Inexpensive and Efficient Copper Catalyst for N‐Arylation of Amines, Amides and Nitrogen‐Containing Heterocycles

    Xun Guo;Honghua Rao;Hua Fu;Yuyang Jiang

  • Efficient intermolecular iron-catalyzed amidation of C-H bonds in the presence of N-bromosuccinimide

    Zhe Wang;Yongming Zhang;Hua Fu;Yuyang Jiang

  • Easy Copper‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Primary Aromatic Amines by Couplings Aromatic Boronic Acids with Aqueous Ammonia at Room Temperature

    Honghua Rao;Hua Fu;Yuyang Jiang;Yufen Zhao

  • Ni(II)/Zn Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Aryl Halides with Diphenylphosphine Oxide in Water

    Xinghua Zhang;Huizhi Liu;Xiaomei Hu;Guo Tang

  • Effect of graphite oxide and multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the microstructure and performance of PVDF membranes

    Yufen Zhao;Zhiwei Xu;Mingjing Shan;Chunying Min

  • Aβ42 and Aβ40: similarities and differences†

    Tian Qiu;Qian Liu;Yong-Xiang Chen;Yu-Fen Zhao

  • Chrysin and its phosphate ester inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in Hela cells

    Ting Zhang;Xiaolan Chen;Lingbo Qu;Jinglan Wu

  • Proline/pipecolinic acid-promoted copper-catalyzed P-arylation.

    Cheng Huang;Xu Tang;Hua Fu;Yuyang Jiang

  • Copper-catalyzed addition of H-phosphine oxides to alkynes forming alkenylphosphine oxides

    Mingyu Niu;Hua Fu;Yuyang Jiang;Yufen Zhao

  • Development of N-benzamidothioureas as a new generation of thiourea-based receptors for anion recognition and sensing.

    Li Nie;Zhao Li;Jie Han;Xuan Zhang

  • An Efficient One-Pot Copper-Catalyzed Approach to Isoquinolin-1(2H)-one Derivatives

    Feng Wang;Hongxia Liu;Hua Fu;Yuyang Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hua Fu
Hua Fu Tsinghua University
Yuyang Jiang
Yuyang Jiang Tsinghua University
Lingbo Qu
Lingbo Qu Zhengzhou University
Horst Kunz
Horst Kunz Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Hua Wang
Hua Wang Qufu Normal University
Li-Biao Han
Li-Biao Han National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Zhiwei Xu
Zhiwei Xu Tianjin Polytechnic University
Weihua Chen
Weihua Chen Zhengzhou University
Ming Xian
Ming Xian Brown University
Wei-Qun Shi
Wei-Qun Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences

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