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  • 1. "Unlocking the potential of oxidative asymmetric catalysis with continuous flow electrochemistry"

  •       Peng-Yu Chen, Chong Huang, Liang-Hua Jie, Bin Guo, Shaobin Zhu, Hai-Chao Xu*
       
      ChemRxiv 2023


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  • 65. "Photoelectrocatalytic C–H amination of arenes"

  •    Hou, Z.-W.; Yan, H.; Song, J.* and Xu, H.-C.*

  •    Green Chem. 2023, 25, 7959

  •    ChemRxiv 2021 (Feb 5)



  • 64. "Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets: Synthesis and Applications in Electrocatalysis and Photocatalysis"

  •       Liu, Y.-L.; Liu, X.-Y.; Feng, L.; Shao, L.-X.; Li, S.-J.; Tang, J.; Cheng, H.*; Chen, Z.; Huang, R.; Xu, H.-C.*; Zhuang, J.-L*
         
    ChemSusChem 2022, 15, e202102603


  • 63. "Recent Applications of Homogeneous Catalysis in Electrochemical Organic Synthesis"

  •        Cheng, X.*; Lei, A.*; Mei, T.-S.*; Xu, H.-C.*; Xu, K.*; Zeng, C.*
          
    CCS Chem. 2022, 4, 1120-1152


  • 62. "Photoelectrochemical asymmetric catalysis enables direct and enantioselective decarboxylative cyanation"

  •       Lai, X.-L.; Chen, M.; Wang, Y.; Song, J.*; Xu, H.-C.* 
         
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 20201-20206

  •       Highlight: Org. Process Res. Dev. 2023, 27, 238 

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  • 61. "Photoelectrochemical asymmetric catalysis enables site- and enantioselective cyanation of benzylic C–H bonds"

  •       Cai, C.-Y.; Lai, X.-L.; Wang, Y.; Hu, H.-H.; Song, J.; Yang, Y.; Wang, C.; Xu, H.-C.* (CCY and LXL contributed equally)
          
    Nat. Catal. 2022, 5, 943-951 (or via https://rdcu.be/cXglM)

  •       Highlight: Synfacts 2023, 19, 0035

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  • 60. "Cu-electrocatalytic diazidation of alkenes at ppm catalyst loading"

  •        Cai, C.-Y.; Zheng, Y.-T.; Li, J.-F. and Xu, H.-C.*
         
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 11980–11985 

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  • 59. "Electrochemical AromaticC–H Hydroxylation in Continuous Flow"

  •        Long, H.; Chen, T.-S.; Song, J.; Zhu, S. and Xu, H.-C.* (LH and CTS contributed equally)
         
    Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 3945

             


  • 58. "Electrocatalytic Allylic C–H Alkylation Enabled by a Dual-Function Cobalt Catalyst"

  •       Chen, M.; Wu, Z.-J.; Song, J. and Xu, H.-C.* 
          
    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61e202115954

  •       ChemRxiv 2021 (Aug 27)

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  • 57. "Organoelectrocatalysis Enables Direct Cyclopropanation of Methylene Compounds"

  •        Jie, L.-H.; Guo, B.; Song, J. and Xu, H.-C.* (GB and JLH contributted equally)
           
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 2343

  •        Highlight: Nat. Catal. 2022, 5, 83

  •        Highlight: Synfacts 2022, 18, 0419

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  • 56. "Electrochemical C–H phosphorylation of arenes in continuous flow suitable for late-stage functionalization"

  •         Long, H.; Huang, C.; Zheng, Y.-T.; Li, Z.-Y.; Jie, L.-H.; Song, J.; Zhu, S. and Xu, H.-C.*
            
    Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 6629

  •         Highlight: Synfacts 2022, 18, 0344

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  • 55. "Electrocatalytic C(sp3)–H/C(sp)–H cross-coupling in continuous flow through TEMPO/copper relay catalysis"

  •        Guo, B. and Xu, H.-C.* 
           
    Beilstein. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2650

  •        [Invited submission for special issue: Earth-abundant 3d metal catalysis]

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  • 54. "Discovery of a tetraarylhydrazine catalyst for electrocatalytic synthesis of imidazo-fused N-heteroaromatic compounds"

  •        Hou, Z.-W., Mao, Z.-Y. and Xu, H.-C.* (Hou and Mao contributted equally)
           
    Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19, 9789

  •        [Invited submission for special issue: synthetic electrochemistry]

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  • 53. "Electrochemistry in Synthetic Organic Chemistry"

  •        Xu, H.-C.* and Moeller, K. D.*
           
    J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 15845 (editorial)


  • 52. "Electrocatalytic Dehydrogenative Cyclization of 2-Vinylanilides for the Synthesis of Indoles"

  •        Zheng, Y.-T.; Song, J. and Xu, H.-C.*
           
    J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 16001

  •        [Electrochemistry in Synthetic Organic Chemistry special issue. Guest editors: Kevin D. Moeller and Hai-Chao Xu]

                    


  • 51. "Recent advances in organic electrosynthesis employing transition metal complexes as electrocatalysts"

  •       Ma, C.; Fang, P.; Liu, Z.-R.; Xu, S.-S.; Xu, K.*; Cheng, X.*; Lei, A.*; Xu, H.-C.*; Zeng, C.* and Mei, T.-S.*
          
    Sci. Bull. 2021, 66, 2412


  • 50. "Tailored cobalt-salen complexes enable electrocatalytic intramolecular allylic C–H functionalizations"

  •        Cai, C.-Y.;  Wu, Z.-J.;  Liu, J.-Y.;  Chen, M.;  Song, J. and Xu, H.-C.* (Cai and Wu contributted equally)
           
    Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 3745

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  • 49. "Electrochemically driven radical reactions: from direct electrolysis to molecular catalysis"

  •         Chen, N. and Xu, H.-C.*
            Chem. Rec. 2021, 21, 2306

  •         [Invited submission for sepcial issue: Recent Advances in Organic Electrochemistry]

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  • 48. "Electrophotocatalytic C−H Azolation of Arenes"

  •        Hou, Z.-W. and Xu, H.-C.*
           ChemElectroChem 2021, 8, 1571

  •        [Invited submission for sepcial collection: In Memoriam: Prof. Jean-Michel Savéant]

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  • 47. "Catalyst- and Reagent-Free Formal Aza-Wacker Cyclizations Enabled by Continuous-Flow Electrochemistry"

  •        Huang, C.; Li, Z.-Y.; Song, J. and Xu, H.-C.*
           Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 11237 (Hot Paper)

  •        Highlight: Synfacts 2021; 17, 0719

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  • 46. "Integrating Continuous-Flow Electrochemistry and Photochemistry for the Synthesis of Acridinium Photocatalysts via Site-Selective C–H Alkylation"

  •       Yan, H.; Zhu, S. and Xu, H.-C.*
          Org. Process Res. Dev. 2021 25, 2608  

  •      [Invited submission for sepcial issue: Unleashing the Potential to Electrify Process Chemistry: From Bench to Plant]

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  • 45. "Synthesis of Acridinium Photocatalysts via Site-Selective C−H Alkylation"

  •        Yan, H.; Song, J.; Zhu, S. and Xu, H.-C.*
           CCS Chem. 2021, 3, 317

                   


  • 44. "C-H Alkylation of Heteroarenes with Alkyl Oxalates by Molecular Photoelectrocatalysis"

  •       Xu, F.; Lai, X.-L. and Xu, H.-C.*
          Synlett 2021, 32, 369 

  •       [Invited submission for the cluster "Radicals – by Young Chinese Organic Chemists"]

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  • 43. "Site-Selective Electrochemical Benzylic CH Amination"

  •       Hou, Z.-W.; Liu, D.-J.; Xiong, P.; Lai, X.-L.; Song, J. and Xu, H.-C.* 
          Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 2943 (VIP)

  •       Highlight: Synfacts 2021; 17: 0096      

                      



  • 42. "Site-selective electrooxidation of methylarenes to aromatic acetals"
          Xiong, P.; Zhao, H.-B.; Fan, X.-T.; Jie, L.-H.; Long, H.; Xu, P.; Liu, Z.-J.; Wu, Z.-J.; Cheng, J.*; Xu, H.-C.* (XP and ZHB contributed equally)

  •       Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 2706

                     




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