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62. Cai, B., Toh, R. W., Ang, H., T., Wu, J.*, Panek, J. S.* (2022). "Stereo- and Regioselective Synthesis of (E,E)-Dienes: Evolution from the Transition-Metal Catalyzed Cross-Coupling to Titanium Alkoxide-Based Alkyne-Alkyne Reductive Coupling." Synlett, 33, A–W. [PDF Download] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1977-1006

61. Yu, J., Zhang, X., Wu, X., Liu, T., Zhang, Z., Wu, J.*, Zhu, C.* (2022). "Metal-free Radical Difunctionalization of Ethylene." Chem, 9, 472–482. [PDF Download] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2022.10.020

60. Yang, X., Lim, S. H. M., Lin, J., Wu, J., Tang, H., Zhao, F., Liu, F., Sun, C., Shi, X., Kuang, Y., Toy Y. H., Du, K., Zhang, Y., Wang, X., Sun, M., Song, Z., Wang, T., Wu, J., Houk K. N.*, Huang, D.* (2022). "Oxygen Mediated Oxidative Couplings of Flavones in Alkaline Water." Nature Communications, 13, 6424. [PDF Download] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34123-w

59. Yang, H.#, Xi, S.#, Guo, N.#, Wang, M., Liu, L., Lyu, P., Yu, X., Li, J., Xu, H., Hai, X., Li, Z., Li, X., Sun, T., Zhao, X, Han, Y., Wu, J., Zhang, C.*, Fei, H.*, Koh, M. J.*, Lu, J.* (2022). "Catalytically Active Atomically Thin Cuprate with Periodic Cu Single Sites." National Science Review, nwac100. [PDF Download] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwac100

58. Ng, X. Q.; Kang, M. H.; Toh, R. W.; Isoni, V.*; Wu, J.*, Zhao, Y.* (2022). "A green access to supported cinchona alkaloid amide catalysts for heterogeneous enantioselective allylsilylation of aldehydes and process intensity evaluation in batch and flow." Green Synthesis and Catalysis. 272-277. [PDF Download] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gresc.2022.07.004

57. Li, Q.; Dai, P.; Tang, H.; Zhang, M.*; Wu, J.* "Photomediated Reductive Coupling of Nitroarenes with Aldehydes for Amide Synthesis". Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 9361–9365. [PDF Download] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SC03047K.

56. Zhang, Z.; Sang, Y.; Wang, C.; Dai, P.; Xue, X.; Piper, J. L.; Peng, Z.; Ma, J.*; Zhang, F.*; Wu, J.* “Difluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkenes Using Freon-22 through Tertiary Amine-borane-triggered Halogen-atom Transfer”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 14288–14296. [PDF Download] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c05356.

55. Cao, H.; Kong, D.; Yang. L.; Chanmungkalakul, S.; Liu, T.; Piper, J. L.; Peng, Z.; Gao, L.; Liu, X.; Hong, X.*, Wu, J.* “Bronsted Acid-Enhanced Direct Hydrogen Atom Transfer Photocatalysis to Enable Selective Late-Stage Functionalization of Unactivated C(sp3)-H Bonds”. Nat. Synth. 2022, 1, 794–803. [PDF Download], DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-022-00125-1.

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54. Liu, C.#, Cui, X.#, Chen, W, Ma, X., Prather, K.J., Zhou, K.*, Wu, J.* "Synthesis of Oxygenated Sesquiterpenoids Enabled by Combining Metabolic Engineering and Visible-light Photocatalysis" Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202201230. [PDF Download] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202201230

53.Li, D., Liu, T., Hong, Y., Cao, C., Wu, J.* & Deng, H.*, "Stop-Flow Microtubing Reactor-Assisted Visible Light-Induced Hydrogen-Evolution Cross Coupling of Heteroarenes with C(sp3)–H Bonds." ACS Catal., 2022, 12, 4473–4480. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01087

2021

52. Yan, J., Tang, H., Kuek, E. J. R., Shi, X., Liu, C., Zhang, M.*, Piper, J. L., Duan, S.*, & Wu, J.*, "Divergent functionalization of aldehydes photocatalyzed by neutral eosin Y with sulfone reagents." Nature Communications, 12, 7214. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06522

51. Toh, R. W., Patrzałek, M., Nienałtowski, T., Piątkowski, J., Kajetanowicz, A.*, Wu, J.*, & Grela, K.*, "Olefin Metathesis in Continuous Flow Reactor Employing Polar Ruthenium Catalyst and Soluble Metal Scavenger for Instant Purification of Products of Pharmaceutical Interest." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2021, 9(48), 16450–16458. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06522

50. Xu, J., Shen, C., Qin, X., Wu, J., Zhang, P.*, & Liu, X.*, "Oxidative Sulfonylation of Hydrazones Enabled by Synergistic Copper/Silver Catalysis." The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021, 86(5), 3706-3720. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02249

49. Xu, J., Cao, J., Wu, X., Wang, H., Yang, X., Tang, X., .Toh, R. W., Zhou, R.*, Yeow, K. L. & Wu, J.*, "Unveiling Extreme Photoreduction Potentials of Donor-Acceptor Cyanoarenes to Access Aryl Radicals from Aryl Chlorides." Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021, 143(33), 13266-13273. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05994

48. Wang, H.#, Liu, H.#, Wang, M.#, Huang, M., Shi, X., Wang, T., Cong, X., Yan, J., & Wu, J.*, "Bromine Radical as a Visible-light-mediated Polarity-reversal Catalyst." iScience, 2021, 102693. [PDF Download] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102693

47. Liu, Q.#, Cao, H.#, Xu, W.#, Li, J., Zhou, Q., Tao, W., Zhu, H., Cao, X., Zhong, L., Lu, J., Peng, X.*, & Wu, J.*, "Vacancy engineered polymeric carbon nitride nanosheets for enhanced photoredox catalytic efficiency." Cell Reports Physical Science, 2021, 100491. [PDF Download] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100491

46. Cao, H., Tang, X., Tang, H., Yuan, Y., & Wu, J.*, "Photoinduced intermolecular hydrogen atom transfer reactions in organic synthesis" Chem. Cata. 2021, 1(3), 523-598. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2021.04.008 .

45. Liu, C., Xie, J., Wu, W., Wang, M., Chen, W., Idres, S. B., Rong, J., Deng, L. W., Khan, S. A.*, & Wu, J.*, "Automated synthesis of prexasertib and derivatives enabled by continuous-flow solid-phase synthesis." Nat. Chem. (2021), 13, 451–457. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1038/s41557-021-00662-w.

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44. Yu J., & Wu, J.* (2021). "Aziridination of Internal Alkenes Using Primary Alkyl Amines in a Microflow Electrocell." Chem, 2021, 7(1), 18–19, [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.12.013

43. Li, H., Tang, X., Pang, J. H., Wu, X., Yeow, E. K., Wu, J., & Chiba, S.* "Polysulfide Anions as Visible Light Photoredox Catalysts for Aryl Cross-Couplings." Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021, 143(1), 481–487, [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11968

42. Lim, Y. J., Kuang, Y., Wu, J.*, & Yao, S. Q.* "Late‐stage C(sp2)‐H Functionalization: A Powerful Toolkit to Arm Natural Products for In Situ Proteome Profiling?" Chem. Eur. J., 2021, 27, 3575-3580, [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004373

41. Liu, H., Xue, F., Wang M., Tang X., Wu, J.* "Neutral-Eosin Y-Catalyzed Regioselective Hydroacylation of Aryl Alkenes under Visible-Light Irradiation" Synlett, 2021, 32(04), 406-410. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1055/a-1319-6237 (Invited contribution for "Radicals by Young Chinese Organic Chemists")

40. Cai, B., Cheo, H. W., Liu, T., Wu, J.* "Light-Promoted Organic Transformations Utilizing Carbon-Based Gas Molecules as Feedstocks" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 2-33. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010710

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2020

39. Wang, H., Toh, R. W., Shi, X., Wang, T., Cong, X., Wu, J.* "Photo-mediated Selective Deconstructive Geminal Dihalogenation of Trisubstituted Alkenes" Nat. Commun., 2020, 11(1), 4462. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18274-2

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38. Kuang, Y., Cao, H., Tang, H., Chew, J., Chen, W., Shi, X., Wu, J.* "Visible Light Driven Deuteration of Formyl C-H and Hydridic C(sp3)-H Bonds in Feedstock Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Molecules" Chemical Science, 2020, 11, 8912-8918. [PDF Download] DOI: 1039/D0SC02661A

37. Yan, J., Cheo, H. W., Teo, W. K., Shi, X., Wu, H., Idres, S. B., Deng, L. W., and Wu, J.*. "A Radical Smiles Rearrangement Promoted by Neutral Eosin Y as a Direct Hydrogen Atom Transfer Photocatalyst" Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020, 142(26), 11357–11362. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c02052

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36. Zhang, Y., Yang, X., Wu, J.*, and Huang, D.* "Aerobic C–H Functionalization Using Pyrenedione as the Photocatalyst" Synthesis, 2020, 52(17): 2512-2520 (invited article from Synthesis) [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707135

35. Zheng, L., Xue, H.,Wong, W. K., Cao, H, Wu, J.* and Khan, A. S.*"Cloud-inspired multiple scattering for light
intensified photochemical flow reactors" Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2020, 5, 1058-1063. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1039/D0RE00080A

34. Jia, P., Li, Q., Poh, W. C., Jiang, H., Liu, H., Deng, H., and Wu, J.* "Light-Promoted Bromine Radical-Mediated Selective Alkylation and Amination of Unactivated C(sp3)-H Bonds." Chem, 2020, 6(7), 1766-1776. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.04.022

33. Cao, H., Kuang, Y., Shi, X., Wong, K. L., Tan, B. B., Kwan, J. M. C., Liu, X., and Wu, J.* "Photoinduced site-selective alkenylation of alkanes and aldehydes with aryl alkenes." Nat. Commun., 2020, 11(1), 1956. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15878-6

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32. Xu, W., Jiang, H., Leng, J., Ong, H. and Wu, J.* "Visible‐Light‐Induced Selective Defluoroborylation of Polyfluoroarenes, gem‐Difluoroalkenes, and Trifluoromethylalkenes." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 4009-4016. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911819

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31. Zhang, Y., Yang, X., Tang, H., Liang, D., Wu, J.*, and Huang, D.*, "Pyrenediones as Versatile Photocatalysts for Oxygenation Reactions with in situ Generation of Hydrogen Peroxide under Visible Light." Green Chem., 2020, 22, 22-27. [PDF Download] DOI: 10.1039/C9GC03152A

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