Publications

(1) Hu, M.; Ni, C.; Hu, J.* Copper-Mediated Trifluoromethylation of α-Diazo Esters with TMSCF3: The Important Role of Water as a  Promoter. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012134, 15257-15260. (This work has been highlighted in Synfacts 2012, 8(12), 1361.)     

 

(2) Hu, M.; He, Z.; Gao, B.; Li, L.; Ni, C.; Hu, J.* Copper-Catalyzed gem-Difluoroolefination of Diazo Compounds with TMSCF3 via C−F Bond Cleavage. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013135, 17302-17305. (This work has been highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10(2), 193.)

 

(3) Hu, M.; Ni, C.; Li, L.; Han, Y.; Hu, J.* gem-Difluoroolefination of Diazo Compounds with TMSCF3 or TMSCF2Br: Transition-Metal-Free Cross-Coupling of Two Carbene Precursors. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015137, 14496.

 

(4) Hu, M.; Rong, J.; Miao, W.; Ni, C.; Han, Y.; Hu, J.* Copper-Mediated Trifluoromethylthiolation of α-Diazoesters. Org. Lett. 201416, 2030. (This work has been highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10(7), 741.)

 

(5) Hu, M.; Wang, F.; Zhao, Y.; He, Z.; Zhang, W.; Hu, J.* Difluoro(phenylchal- cogen)methylation of aldehydes, ketones, and imines with S-, Se-, and Te-containing reagents PhXCF2H (X = S, Se, Te). J. Fluorine Chem. 2012135, 45.

 

(6) Hu, M.; Gao, B.; Ni, C.; Zhang, L.; Hu, J.* Investigation on the nucleophilic difluoro(phenylsulfonyl)methylation of carbonyls with PhSO2CF2H reagent and in situ generated substoichiometric base. J. Fluorine Chem. 2013155, 52.

 

(7) Hu, M.; Xie, Q.; Li, X.; Ni, C.; Hu, J.* Copper-Mediated Deuterotrifluoromethylation of α Diazo Esters. Chin. J. Chem. 201634, 469.

 

(8) Ni, C.; Hu, M.; Hu, J.* Good Partnership between Sulfur and Fluorine: Sulfur-Based Fluorination and Fluoroalkylation Reagents for Organic Synthesis. Chem. Rev. 2015115, 765. (Invited review.)

 

(9) He, Z.; Luo, T.; Hu, M.; Cao, Y.; Hu, J.* Copper-Catalyzed Di- and Trifluoromethylation of a,b-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids: A Protocol for Vinylic Fluoroalkylations. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 201251, 3944. (This work has been highlighted in Synfacts 2012, 8(7), 750.)

 

(10) He, Z.; Hu, M.; Luo, T.; Li, L.; Hu, J.* Copper-Catalyzed Difluoromethylation of β,γ-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids: An Efficient Allylic Difluoromethylation. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 201251, 11545.

 

(11) Gao, B.; Zhao, Y.; Hu, M.; Ni, C.; Hu, J.* gem-Difluoroolefination of Diaryl Ketones and Enolizable Aldehydes with Difluoromethyl 2- Pyridyl Sulfone: New Insights into the Julia-Kocienski Reaction. Chem.−Eur. J. 201420, 7803.

 

(12) He, Z.; Zhang, R.; Hu, M.; Li, L.; Ni, C.; Hu, J.* Copper-mediated trifluoromethylation of propiolic acids: facile synthesis of α-trifluoromethyl ketones. Chem. Sci. 20134, 3478.

 

(13) Li, X.; Zhao, J.; Zhang, L.; Hu, M.; Wang, L.; Hu, J.* Copper-Mediated Trifluoromethylation Using Phenyl Trifluoromethyl Sulfoxide. Org. Lett. 201517, 298.

 

(14) Li, X.; Zhao, J.; Wang, Y.; Rong, J.; Hu, M.; Chen, D.; Xiao, P.; Ni, C.; Wang, L.; Hu, J.* Copper-Mediated Aromatic 1,1-Difluoroethylation with (1,1-Difluoroethyl)trimethylsilane (TMSCF2CH3). Chem.–Asian J. 201611, 1789. 

 

(15) Li, X.; Zhao, J.; Hu, M.; Chen, D.; Ni, C.; Wang, L.; Hu, J.* Copper-mediated aerobic (phenylsulfonyl)difluoromethylation of arylboronic acids with difluoromethyl phenyl sulfone. Chem. Commun. 201652, 3657. 

 

(16) Li, L.; Ni, C.; Xie, Q.; Hu, M.; Wang, F.; Hu, J.* TMSCF3 as a Convenient Source of CF2=CF2 for Pentafluoroethylatio, (Aryloxy)tetrafluoroethylation, and Tetrafluoroethylation. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 201756, 9971. 

 

(17) Ma, Z.-Y.; Guo, L.-N.; You, Y.; Yang, F.; Hu, M.; Duan, X.-H. Visible Light Driven Alkylation of C(sp3)−H Bonds Enabled by 1,6-Hydrogen Atom Transfer/Radical Relay Addition. Org. Lett. 201921, 5500−5504.

 

(18) Wang, Q.; Ni, C.; Hu, M.; Xie, Q.; Liu, Q.; Pan, S.; Hu, J. From C1 to C3 : Copper-Catalyzed gem-Bis(trifluoromethyl)olefination of a-Diazo Esters with TMSCF3. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 202059, 8507-8511.

 

(19) Reid, J. P.; Hu, M.; Ito, S.; Huang, B.; Hong, C. M.; Xiang, H.; Sigman, M. S.; Toste, F. D. Strategies for remote enantiocontrol in chiral gold(III) complexes applied to catalytic enantioselective γ,δ-Diels–Alder reactions. Chem. Sci. 202011, 6450-6456. (‡ equal contribution)

 

(20) Huang, B.; Hu, M.; Toste, F. D. Homogeneous Gold Redox Chemistry: Organometallics, Catalysis, and Beyond. Trends in Chem. 20202, 707-720.

 

(21) Han, X.; Liu, X.; Bao, Y.; Song, H.; Zhao, Y.; Wang, X.; Zhang, J.; Liu, L.; Duan, X.-H.; Hu, J.;  Hu, M. Water-promoted regio-selective trifluoromethylation of vinyl conjugated diazoacetates. Org. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 204-209.

 

(22) Zhang, K.; Liang, T.; Wang, Y.; He, C.; Hu, M.; Duan, X.-H.; Liu, L. Oxidative thiocyanation of allylic alcohols: an easy access to allylic thiocyanates with K2S2O8 and NH4SCN. Org. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 966-972.

 

(23) Zhang, K.; Wang, Y.; He, C.; Zhou, Y.; Wang, D.; Hu, M.; Duan, X.-H.; Liu, L. Halogen bond promoted aryl migration of allylic alcohols under visible light irradiation. Org. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 5599-5605.

 

(24) Zhao, C.; Song, H.; Chen, Y.; Xiong, W.; Hu, M.; Wu, Y.; Zhang, Y.; He, L.; Liu, Y.; Pan, A. Stable and Recyclable Photocatalysts of CsPbBr­3@MSNs Nanocomposites for Photoinduced Electron Transfer RAFT Polymerization. ACS Energy Lett. 2022, 7, 4389-4397.

 

(25) Yao, P.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, S.; Wei, X.; Liu, Y.; Du, C.; Hu, M.; Feng, C.; Li, J.; Zhao, F.; Li, C.; Li, Z.; Du, L. Knowledge atlas of antibody-drug conjugates on CiteSpace and clinical trial visualization analysis. Front. In Oncol. 2023, 12, 10.3389/fonc.2022.1039882.

 

(26) Wu, W.; Zhao, C.; Hu, M.; Pan, A.; Xiong, W.; Chen, Y. CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots grown within Fe-doped zeolite X with improved stability for sensitive NH3 detection. Nanoscale 2023, 15, 5705-5711.

 

(27) Zhao, Y.-R.; Ma, Z.-Y.; Liu, L.; Gao, P.; Duan, X.-H.; Hu, M. Synthesis of a-Difluoromethylene Ethers via Photoredox-Induced Hyperconjugative Ring Opening of gem-Difluorocyclopropanes. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 3787-3793.

 

(28) Zhao, Y.-R.; Zhou, Y.; Hu, M. Synthesis of trifluoromethylated allenes via visible light-promoted bis (trifluoromethylation) of 1,3-enynes. J. Fluor. Chem. 2023, 267, 110105. (Invited paper for special issue:  Dedicated to Professor Jinbo Hu on the occasion of his receipt of the 2022 ACS Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry.)

 

(29) Song, H.; Li, W.; Wang, X.; Wang, K.; Li, J.; Liu, S.; Gao, P.; Duan, X.-H.; Hu, J.; Hu, M. Pentacoordinate Phosphoranes as Versatile Reagents in Fluoroalkylation Reactions.  CCS Chem. 2023, doi/10.31635/ccschem.023.202302980.