Research Highlights

Research Highlights

[Nature Communications] Prof. Haohua Huo published a paper entitled "Illuminating enantioselective alkyl−alkyl coupling"

Title: Illuminating enantioselective alkyl−alkyl couplingAuthors: Weisai Zu, Xinlong Luo & Haohua Huo*Abstract: The catalytic enantioselective formation of alkyl−alkyl bonds from simple feedstock chemicals remains a formidable challenge in organic synthesis. Now, an enantioconvergent approach that couples styrenyl...

[ACIE] Prof. Cheng Wang published a paper entitled "Machine Learning Reveals In-Cavity vs Surface Activity for Selective C–H Borylation by Metal-Organic Framework Catalysts"

Title: Machine Learning Reveals In-Cavity vs Surface Activity for Selective C–H Borylation by Metal-Organic Framework CatalystsAuthors: Zhaomin Su, Bingling Dai, Xue Wang, Yibin Jiang, Wenbin Lin, Cheng Wang*Abstract: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) provide an expansive and tunable platform for heterogeneous cataly...

[Energy Environ. Sci.] Profs. Haifeng Xiong and Xiaoqing Huang published a paper entitled "Single-atom mediated crystal facet engineering for the exceptional production of acetate in CO electrolysi...

Title: Single-atom mediated crystal facet engineering for the exceptional production of acetate in CO electrolysisAuthors: Jiacheng Liu, Yan Wen, Wei Yan, Zhongliang Huang, Xiaozhi Liu, Xuan Huang, Changhong Zhan, Yuqi Zhang, Wei-Hsiang Huang, Chih-Wen Pao, Zhiwei Hu, Dong Su, Shunji Xie, Ye Wang, Jiajia Han*, Haife...

[Energy Environ. Sci.] Prof. Nanfeng Zheng published a paper entitled "Ligand engineering of solution-processed NiOx for high-performance n–i–p perovskite photovoltaics"

Title: Ligand engineering of solution-processed NiOx for high-performance n–i–p perovskite photovoltaicsAuthors: Fang Cao*,Xinfeng Dai, Di Tian, Yingchen Peng, Jun Yin, Jing Li*, Ye Yang, Nanfeng Zheng* and Binghui WuAbstract: In n–i–p halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs), replacing organic p-type semiconductors...

[JACS] Profs. Zhong-Qun Tian and Feng Ru Fan published a paper entitled "Microdroplet Cascade Catalysis for Highly Selective Production of Propylene Glycol under Ambient Conditions"

Title: Microdroplet Cascade Catalysis for Highly Selective Production of Propylene Glycol under Ambient ConditionsAuthors: Jianing Dong, Jiajia Xu, Zhao-Dong Meng, Zi-Ang Nan, Weixin Li, Richard N. Zare*, Zhong-Qun Tian* and Feng Ru Fan*Abstract: Conventional propylene glycol (PG) production relies on an energy-inte...

[Acc. Chem. Res.] Prof. La-Sheng Long published a paper entitled "Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Insights into the Assembly of Lanthanide-Containing Clusters"

Title: Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Insights into the Assembly of Lanthanide-Containing ClustersAuthors: Ming-Qiang Qi, Ming-Hao Du, Xiang-Jian Kong*, La-Sheng Long*, Lan-Sun ZhengAbstract: Atomically precise metal clusters with well-defined crystal structures have emerged as a rapidly growing field wit...