Publications
2026
Shen, J.-Y.; Cheng, J.-K.; Wang, Y.; Yuan, Z.*; Wang, F.* Amine/Ammonium Buffering Enables Efficient anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Olefins with Alkylamines. Nat. Commun. 2026, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-75644-y.
Fan, F.-X.+; Jia, S.-M.+; Mo, Z.; Wang, F.* Iron-Catalyzed Asymmetric NH2-Amination of Sulfenamides. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e1625296. (+These authors contribute equally to this work)
Zhong, Y.-F.; Xu, H.; Tang, S.-X.; Jia, Z.-Y.; Yang, P.-P.; Mo, Z.; Dang, Y.*; Wang, F.* N-Aryl-BIP Ligand-Enabled Iron-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of β-Amino Free Alcohols from Alkenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 26649–26660.
Huang, G.-W.; Mo, Z.; Wang, F.* Hydroxylamine Hydrochloride as Bifunctional Reagent for Aminochlorination of Alkenes via Iron Catalysis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e1428961.
Highlighted in Synfacts by Prof. Mark Lautens and Mr. Justin Ching
2025
Jia, S.-M.+; Ma, C.-R.+; Xin, S.-Y.; Cheng, J.-K.; Ren, M.-M.; Wang, F.* Aza Analogs of Arene Oxygenase Metabolization via Iron Catalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 46653-46664.(+These authors contribute equally to this work)
Sun, H.-X.+; Li, G.+; Wang, Z.-L.+; Tang, S.-X.; Yuan, Z.*; Peng, Q.*; Wang, F.* Iron-Catalyzed Ligand-Enabled Modular Aminative Difunctionalization of Alkenes. ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 17844−17855. (+Contribute equally to this work)
Ren, M.-M.; Yang, Y.; Wang, F.* Synthesis of N-CD3 Aryl Amines via Iron-Catalysed Site-Selective Aromatic C−H Amination. Chem. Sci. 2025, 16, 19350-19356.
Tang, S.-X.; Huang, G.-W.; Cheng, J.-K.; Wang, F.* Meta-Selective C−H Amination of Aryl Amines via Protonation-Enabled Polarity Inversion in Homolytic Aromatic Substitution. CCS Chem. 2025, 7(12), 3606-3615.
Wang, Q.; Cheng, J.-K.; Tang, S.-X.; Houk, K. N.*; Wang, F. * Stereoselective synthesis of tetra- and tri-substituted alkenyl nitriles via aminative ring-opening of cyclopropenes with iron-aminyl radical. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 3168.
Fan, F.-X.+; Xu, H.+; Tang, S.-X.; Dang, Y.*; Wang, F. * Iron-catalysed stereoselective NH transfer enables dynamic kinetic resolution of sulfoxides. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 1471. (+Contribute equally to this work)
Xin, S.-Y.; Wang, Q.; Wang, F.* Regio- and Stereo-Selective Ring Opening of Cyclopropenes with Triflic Acid: en Route to Vinyl Triflates. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2025, 28, e202401410. (Invited contribution)
2024
Wang, Z.-L.; Cheng, J.-K.; Wang, F. * Iron-catalyzed C-7 selective NH2 amination of indoles. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202412103.
Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev. 2025, 29, 1968–1993.
Ma, C.-R.+; Huang, G.-W.+; Xu, H.+; Wang, Z.-L.; Li, Z.-H.; Liu, J.; Yang, Y.; Li, G.; Dang, Y.*; Wang, F. * Site-selective arene C–H amination with iron-aminyl radical. Nat. Catal. 2024,7, 636–645.(+Contribute equally to this work)
Highlighted in Nature Catalysis, "A radical strategy towards ortho-amination reactions" by Pham and Koenigs
King, D. S.; Wang, F.; Gerken, J. B.; Gaggioli, C. A.; Guzei, I. A.; Kim, Y. J.; Stahl, S. S.*; Gagliardi, L.* Divergent Bimetallic Mechanisms in Copper(II)-Mediated C-C, N-N, and O-O Oxidative Coupling Reactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 3521-3530.
2023
Su, Z.-M.; Twilton, J.; Hoyt, C. B.; Wang, F.; Stanley, L.; Mayes, H. B.; Kang, K.; Weix, D. J.; Beckham, G. T.*; Stahl, S. S.* Ni- and Ni/Pd-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Lignin-Derived Aromatics to Access Biobased Plasticizers. ACS Cent. Sci. 2023, 9, 159-165.
Jia, S.-M.; Huang, Y.-H.; Wang, F.* Aminium-Radical-Mediated Intermolecular Hydroamination of Nonactivated Olefins. Synlett 2023, 34, 93-100. (Invited Synpacts)
2022
Fan, W.; Zhao, X.; Deng, Y.; Chen, P.; Wang, F.*; Liu, G.* Electrophotocatalytic Decoupled Radical Relay Enables Highly Efficient and Enantioselective Benzylic C−H Functionalization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 21674-21682.
Jia, S.-M.; Huang, Y.-H.; Wang, Z.-L.; Fan, F.-X.; Fan, B.-H.; Sun, H.-X.; Wang, H.*; Wang, F.* Hydroamination of Unactivated Alkenes with Aliphatic Azides.J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 16316-16324.
Wang, Z.-L.; Wang, F. * Radical-Mediated Selective Functionalization of Unactivated Primary C−H Bonds. Chin. J. Chem. 2022, 40, 1751-1753. (Emerging Topic)
Wang, F.; Chen, P.; Liu, G.* Copper-Catalysed Asymmetric Radical Cyanation. Nat. Synth. 2022, 1, 107–116. (Review Article)
2021
Wang, F.; Sheng, H.; Li, W.; Gerken, J. B.; Jin, S.*; Stahl, S. S.* Stable Tetrasubtituted Quinone Redox Reservoir for Enhancing Decoupled Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution. ACS Energy Lett. 2021, 6, 1533-1539.
Pre-NKU
Wang, F.; Gerken, J. B.; Bates, D. M.; Kim, Y. J.; Stahl, S. S.* Electrochemical Strategy for Hydrazine Synthesis: Development and Overpotential Analysis of Methods for Oxidative N–N Coupling of an Ammonia Surrogate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12349.
Wang, F.; Stahl, S. S.* Electrochemical Oxidation of Organic Molecules at Lower Overpotential: Accessing Broader Functional Group Compatibility with Electron−Proton Transfer Mediators. Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53, 561.
Wang, F.; Stahl, S. S.* Merging Photochemistry with Electrochemistry: Functional Group Tolerant Electrochemical Amination of C(sp3)–H Bonds. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 6385.
Wang, F.; Rafiee, M.; Stahl, S. S.* Electrochemical Functional-Group-Tolerant Shono-Type Oxidation of Cyclic Carbamates Enabled by Aminoxyl Mediators. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 6686.
Wang, F.; Chen, P.; Liu, G.* Copper-Catalyzed Radical Relay for Asymmetric Radical Transformations. Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 2036.
Wang, F.#; Wang, D.#; Zhou, Y.; Liang L.; Lu, R.; Chen, P.; Lin, Z.; Liu, G.* Divergent Synthesis of CF3-Substituted Allenyl Nitriles by Ligand-Controlled Radical 1,2- and 1,4-Addition of 1,3-Enynes. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 7140. (# Contribute equally to this work)
Zhang, W.#; Wang, F.#; McCann, S. D.; Wang, D.; Chen, P.; Stahl, S.*; Liu, G.* Enantioselective Cyanation of Benzylic C–H Bonds via Copper-Catalyzed Radical Relay. Science, 2016, 353, 1014. (# Contribute equally to this work)
Wang, F.; Wang, D.; Wan, X.; Wu, L.; Chen, P.; Liu, G.* Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular Cyanotrifluoromethylation of Alkenes via Radical Process. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 15547.
Wang, F.; Zhu, N.; Chen, P.; Ye, J.; Liu, G.* Copper-Catalyzed Trifluoromethyl-azidation of Alkynes: Efficient Access to CF3-Substituted Azirines and Aziridines. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 9356.
Wang, F.; Wang, D.; Mu, X.; Chen, P.; Liu, G.* Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular Trifluoromethylarylation of Alkenes: Mutual Activation of Arylboronic Acid and CF3+ Reagent. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 10202.
Wang, F.; Qi, X.; Liang, Z.; Chen, P.; Liu, G.* Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular Trifluoromethylazidation of Alkenes: Convenient Access to CF3-Containing Alkyl Azides. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 1881.
Zhang, Z.#; Wang, F.#; Mu, X.; Chen, P.; Liu G.* Copper-Catalyzed Regioselective Fluorination of Allylic Halides. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 7549. (# Contribute equally to this work)
