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Dr. Chen Zhu
Chen Zhu, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
chen.zhu@kaust.edu.sa
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Combining experiment and computation in developing novel catalytic reactions, radical involved nickel catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, photoredox catalysis, eletcrochemistry, photoelectrocatalysis.
Selected Publications
A Multicomponent Synthesis of Stereodefined Olefins via Nickel Catalysis and Single Electron/Triplet Energy Transfe...
C. Zhu, H. Yue, B. Maity, I. Atodiresei, L. Cavallo, M. Rueping
Nature Catalysis, 2, 678-687 , (2019)
Nickel-Catalyzed C–N Bond Activation: Activated Primary Amines as Alkylating Reagents in Reductive Cross-Coupling
H. Yue, C. Zhu, L. Shen, Q. Geng, K. J. Hoch, T. Yuan, L. Cavallo, M. Rueping
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 57, 1371-1375 , (2018)
Nickel-Catalysed Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Couplings of Aldehydes
L. Guo, W. Srimontree, C. Zhu, B. Maity, X. Liu, L. Cavallo, M. Rueping
Nat. Commun., 10, 1957 , (2018)
Oxidative Addition to Palladium(0) Made Easy through Photoexcited‐State Metal Catalysis: Experiment and Computation
R. Kancherla, K Muralirajan, B. Maity, C. Zhu, P. E. Krach, L Cavallo, M. Rueping
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 58, 3412-3416 , (2019)
Catalytic Ester to Stannane Functional Group Interconversion via Decarbonylative Cross-Coupling of Methyl Esters
H. Yue, C. Zhu, M. Rueping
Org. Lett., 20, 385-388 , (2018)
Catalytic Ester and Amide to Amine Interconversion: Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Amination of Esters and Amides...
H. Yue, L. Guo, H.-H. Liao, Y. Cai, C. Zhu, M. Rueping
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 56, 4282-4285 , (2017)
Education Profile
Education
Ph.D., Chemistry, RWTH Aachen, Germany, 2017-2019
Master, Chemistry, RWTH Aachen, Germany, 2014-2017
Bachelor, Chemistry, RWTH Aachen, Germany, 2010-2014
Professional Profile
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2019-..: Post-doctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
KAUST Affiliations
Affiliations
KAUST Catalysis Center(KCC)
Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering(PSE)
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