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Streamlined Alkylation via Nickel-Hydride-Catalyzed Hydrocarbonation of Alkenes

Xile Hu, Zhikun Zhang, Srikrishna Bera, Chao Fan

Compounds rich in sp(3)-hybridized carbons are desirable in drug discovery. Nickel-catalyzed hydrocarbonation of alkenes is a potentially efficient method to synthesize these compounds. By using abundant, readily available, and stable alkenes as pro-nucleo ...

2022

Tracking high-valent surface iron species in the oxygen evolution reaction on cobalt iron (oxy)hydroxides

Xile Hu, Aliki Moysiadou, Seunghwa Lee

The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the bottleneck reaction of water splitting, which can be used to generate green hydrogen from renewable electricity. Cobalt iron oxyhydroxides (CoFeOxHy) are among the most active OER catalysts in alkaline medium. How ...

2022

Oxidase-Type C-H/C-H Coupling Using an Isoquinoline-Derived Organic Photocatalyst

Xile Hu, Lei Zhang

Oxidase-type oxidation is an attractive strategy in organic synthesis due to the use of O-2 as the terminal oxidant. Organic photocatalysis can effect metal-free oxidase chemistry. Nevertheless, current methods are limited in reaction scope, possibly due t ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2022

Spectroscopic and Electrokinetic Evidence for a Bifunctional Mechanism of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction**

Xile Hu, Lichen Bai, Seunghwa Lee

A bifunctional oxygen evolution reaction (OER) mechanism, in which the energetically demanding step of the attack of hydroxide on a metal oxo unit is facilitated by a hydrogen atom transfer to a second site, has the potential to circumvent the scaling rela ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2021

Intermolecular oxidative amination of unactivated alkenes by dual photoredox and copper catalysis

Xile Hu, Xiangli Yi

Oxidative amination of alkenes via amidyl radical addition is potentially an efficient method to generate allylic amines, which are versatile synthetic intermediates to bioactive compounds and organic materials. Here by combining photochemical generation o ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2021

Branched Poly(Aryl Piperidinium) Membranes for Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Harm-Anton Klok, Xile Hu, Xingyu Wu

Anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) are a promising, next-generation fuel cell technology. AEMFCs require highly conductive and robust anion-exchange membranes (AEMs), which are challenging to develop due to the tradeoff between conductivity and wa ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2021

Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular Functionalization of Unactivated C(sp(3))-H Bonds and Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids

Xile Hu, Runze Mao, Srikrishna Bera

Intermolecular functionalization of C(sp(3))-H bonds and aliphatic carboxylic acids enables the efficient synthesis of high value-added organic compounds from readily available starting materials. Although methods involving hydrogen atom transfer have been ...

2021

Diversifying Metal-Ligand Cooperative Catalysis in Semi-Synthetic [Mn]-Hydrogenases

Matthew Wodrich, Xile Hu, Farzaneh Fadaei Tirani

The reconstitution of [Mn]-hydrogenases using a series of Mn-I complexes is described. These complexes are designed to have an internal base or pro-base that may participate in metal-ligand cooperative catalysis or have no internal base or pro-base. Only M ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2021

Visible-Light-Driven Catalytic Deracemization of Secondary Alcohols

Xile Hu, Zhikun Zhang

Deracemization of racemic chiral compounds is an attractive approach in asymmetric synthesis, but its development has been hindered by energetic and kinetic challenges. Here we describe a catalytic deracemization method for secondary benzylic alcohols whic ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2021

Photocatalytic Decarboxylative Coupling of Aliphatic N-hydroxyphthalimide Esters with Polyfluoroaryl Nucleophiles

Xile Hu, Runze Mao, Xiangli Yi, Lara Lavrencic

Polyfluoroarenes are an important class of compounds in medical and material chemistry. The synthesis of alkylated polyfluoroarenes remains challenging. Here we describe a decarboxylative coupling reaction of N-hydroxyphthalimide esters of aliphatic carbox ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2021

Double-atom catalysts as a molecular platform for heterogeneous oxygen evolution electrocatalysis

Duncan Thomas Lindsay Alexander, Xile Hu, Lichen Bai

The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is an essential anode reaction for the generation of fuels through water splitting or CO2 electroreduction. Mixed metal oxides containing Co, Fe or Ni have proved to be the most promising OER electrocatalysts in alkaline ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2021

Chiral Alkyl Amine Synthesis via Catalytic Enantioselective Hydroalkylation of Enecarbamates

Xile Hu, Deyun Qian, Srikrishna Bera

Chiral alkyl amines are omnipresent as bioactive molecules and synthetic intermediates. The catalytic and enantioselective synthesis of alkyl amines from readily accessible precursors is challenging. Here we develop a nickel-catalyzed hydroalkylation metho ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021

Tandem Photoredox and Copper-Catalyzed Decarboxylative C(sp3)–N Coupling of Anilines and Imines Using an Organic Photocatalyst

Xile Hu, Jérôme Waser, Runze Mao, Marion Marie-Agnès Garreau, Guido Barzanò

An organic photoredox catalyst, 4CzIPN, was used in combination with a copper catalyst, CuCl, to effect decarboxylative C(sp3)–N coupling. The coupling worked with both anilines and imines as nitrogen sources and could be used to prepare a variety of alkyl ...

2020

Mechanism of Oxygen Evolution Catalyzed by Cobalt Oxyhydroxide: Cobalt Superoxide Species as a Key Intermediate and Dioxygen Release as a Rate-Determining Step

Xile Hu, Aliki Moysiadou, Seunghwa Lee

The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the performance-limiting half reaction of water splitting, which can be used to produce hydrogen fuel using renewable energies. Whereas a number of transition metal oxides and oxyhydroxides have been developed as prom ...

2020

Enantioselective C(sp(3))-C(sp(3)) cross-coupling of non-activated alkyl electrophiles via nickel hydride catalysis

Xile Hu, Runze Mao, Srikrishna Bera

Cross-coupling of two alkyl fragments is an efficient method to produce organic molecules rich in sp(3)-hybridized carbon centres, which are attractive candidate compounds in drug discovery. Enantioselective C(sp(3))-C(sp(3)) coupling is challenging, espec ...

2020

Biomimetic Hydrogenation Catalyzed by a Manganese Model of [Fe]-Hydrogenase

Xile Hu, Huijie Pan

[Fe]‐hydrogenase is an efficient biological hydrogenation catalyst. Despite intense research, Fe complexes mimicking the active site of [Fe]‐hydrogenase have not achieved turnovers in hydrogenation reactions. Herein, we describe the design and development ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2020

High-Efficiency Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis Employing Non-Noble Metal Catalysts

Xile Hu, Pengzuo Chen

Alkaline anion exchange membrane (AEM) water electrolysis is a promising technology for producing hydrogen using renewable energies. However, current AEM electrolyzers still employ noble-metal-containing electrocatalysts, or have significant overpotential ...

2020

Mechanistic Investigations of Nickamine-catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Alkenes: Nickel Nanoparticles Are the Active Species

Xile Hu, Marten Leendert Ploeger

Hydrosilylation is an important chemical process for the synthesis of organosilanes and for the production of silicone polymers. The wide variety of catalysts developed for this reaction generally follow a Chalk-Harrod, or a sigma-bond metathesis mechanism ...

SWISS CHEMICAL SOC2020

Deciphering Iron-Dependent Activity in Oxygen Evolution Catalyzed by Nickel-Iron Layered Double Hydroxide

Xile Hu, Lichen Bai, Seunghwa Lee

Nickel iron oxyhydroxide is the benchmark catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline medium. Whereas the presence of Fe ions is essential to the high activity, the functions of Fe are currently under debate. Using oxygen isotope labeling ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2020

Nickel catalysis enables convergent paired electrolysis for direct arylation of benzylic C–H bonds

Xile Hu, Lei Zhang

Convergent paired electrosynthesis is an energy-efficient approach in organic synthesis; however, it is limited by the difficulty to match the innate redox properties of reaction partners. Here we use nickel catalysis to cross-couple the two intermediates ...

2020

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