Peer-reviewed record · 2015–2026

Publications.

The complete peer-reviewed record of the PI and the group: ~59 papers · >3,400 citations · h-index ~30, as of July 2026; 37 papers as first or corresponding author, joint roles included.

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2026

5 papers

  1. 59

    Table-of-contents graphic, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026

    Xiushan Liu#, Cai Zhai#, Yong Jiang, Jianru Xie, Baihui Liang, Chen Zhu*, Huifeng Yue*

    Direct α-Trifluoromethyl Amidation and Three-Component Alkene Trifluoroalkylamidation via Merging Halogen-Atom Transfer and Nickel-Mediated Nitrenoid Transfer

    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, DOI 10.1021/jacs.6c07942

  2. 58

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Commun. 2026

    Zhiyang Lin, Cai Zhai, Yong Jiang, Hao Wen, Changhong Wang, Zongwei Cai, Chen Zhu*

    Applying Asymmetric-waveform Alternating Current in Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Cross-coupling

    Nat. Commun. 2026, 17, 5646

  3. 57

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Chem. 2026

    Chao Wan, Chao Yang, Magnus Rueping, Chen Zhu*, Lin Guo*, Wujiong Xia*

    Dearomative Syn-1,4-Hydroalkylation and C(sp2)−H Alkylation of Arenes Controlled by Chemoselective Electrolysis

    Nat. Chem. 2026, 18, 386–397

  4. 56

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Chem. 2026

    Yajuan Li, Yatao Lang, Shu-Fan He, Daixi Li*, Ke-Xin Liu, Wenying Ai*, Yong Jiang, Chen Zhu*, Tao Shen*

    Programmable divergent electrochemical ring-opening multifunctionalization of strained rings

    Nat. Chem. 2026, 18, 656–668

  5. 55

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026

    Amir Gizatullin, Tingting Yuan, Sascha Grotjahn, Luigi Cavallo, Burkhard König*, Chen Zhu*, Magnus Rueping*

    Predictive, Data-Driven Design of Red-Light Photoredox Catalysts for C–Heteroatom Bond Formation

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e202526086

2025

10 papers

  1. 54

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Synth. 2025

    Wei Liu, Cai Zhai, Yong Jiang, Li-Pu Wei, Hong-Chen Li, Zongwei Cai, Chen Zhu*

    Applying Alternating Current in Paired Photo-electrocatalysis (AC-PEC) for Asymmetric Cross-Coupling of Alcohols

    Nat. Synth. 2025, 4, 1534–1545

  2. 53

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Commun. 2025

    Haifeng Chen, Cai Zhai, Huabing Zhang, Chen Zhu*, Magnus Rueping*

    Switchable Electrochemical Pathways for the Selective C(sp3)-Ge Bond Formation

    Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 7247

  3. 52

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025

    Shu-Fan He, Tianyi Xu, Qinhui Wan, Kai Tang, Xiangyang Chen*, Daixi Li*, Yong Jiang, Cai Zhai, Chen Zhu*, Tao Shen*

    Divergent Upcycling of Polystyrene into Phenol and Hydroquinone Derivatives by Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202508166

  4. 51

    Table-of-contents graphic, Org. Lett. 2025

    Muhammad Adnan Bashir, Yong Jiang, Cai Zhai, Chun-Hong Hu, Zhiyang Lin, Chen Zhu*

    Electrophotochemical Ce-Catalyzed Radical Truce–Smiles Rearrangement of Cycloalkanols

    Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 12980–12985

  5. 50

    Table-of-contents graphic, Org. Lett. 2025

    Liu-Bin Li#, Cai Zhai#, Cuiyan Wu, Wei-Qian Fan, Chen Li, Yi-Bin Zhang, Hong-Lin Wu, Chen Zhu*, and Wen-Ting Wei*

    Ternary Synthon Strategy for 1,3,5-Trisubstituted Benzenes via [3 + 3] Benzannulation of Propargyl Alcohols

    Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 7001–7008

  6. 49

    Table-of-contents graphic, Chem Catal. 2025

    Haifeng Chen, Cai Zhai, Chen Zhu*, Magnus Rueping*

    Allylgermane synthesis via facile and general nickela-electrocatalyzed electrophile coupling

    Chem Catal. 2025, 5, 101257

  7. 48

    Table-of-contents graphic, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2025

    Lan Mei, Mu-Han Li, Wen-Chan Tian, Wei-Qian Fan, Liu-Bin Li, Qiang Li, Cai Zhai, Chen Zhu*, Wen-Ting Wei*

    Controllable Synthesis of Oxa-/Thia-Spirohydroquinolines by [3+(2+1)] Annulation of Aromatic Amines with Bimolecular O/S-Heterocyclic Ketones

    Adv. Synth. Catal. 2025, 367, e202400974

  8. 47

    Table-of-contents graphic, Synthesis 2025

    Yong Jiang, Yajuan Li, Chen Zhu*, Tao Shen*

    Electrochemical Trioxygenation of Allylarenes

    Synthesis 2025, 57, 597–605

    Invited Feature ArticleHighlighted by Thieme

  9. 46

    Table-of-contents graphic, Green Chem. 2025

    Xuan-Xuan Du, Shu-Fan He, Daixi Li*, Yong Jiang, Chen Zhu, Tao Shen*

    Continuous-flow electrochemical benzylic dehydrogenation of arylalkanes to arylalkenes

    Green Chem. 2025, 27, 7755–7762

  10. 45

    Table-of-contents graphic, ACS Catal. 2025

    Prashant S. Shinde, Valmik S. Shinde, Chen Zhu, Magnus Rueping*

    Electrochemical Cobalt-Catalyzed Cross-Electrophile Coupling of Alcohols and Trifluoroalkenes via Simultaneous C–F and C–O Bond Cleavage

    ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 17198–17205

2024

5 papers

  1. 44

    Table-of-contents graphic, Tetrahedron Chem 2024

    Yong Jiang, Fumei Ke, Chen Zhu*, Daixi Li*, Tao Shen*

    Electrochemical dibromoacetoxylation and trihalogenation of allylarenes

    Tetrahedron Chem 2024, 12, 100106

    Invited for the Special Issue "Electrochemistry and Synthesis"

  2. 43

    Table-of-contents graphic, Green Chem. 2024

    Alice Nanni, Deshen Kong, Chen Zhu, Magnus Rueping*

    Nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling aminations via high-throughput mechanochemistry enabled by resonant acoustic mixing and ball milling

    Green Chem. 2024, 26, 8341–8347

  3. 42

    Table-of-contents graphic, Chem. Commun. 2024

    Salman Alsharif#, Chen Zhu#, Xiushan Liu, Shao-Chi Lee, Huifeng Yue*, Magnus Rueping*

    Nickel-catalyzed C(sp2)–C(sp3) coupling via photoactive electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complexes

    Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 5153–5156

  4. 41

    Table-of-contents graphic, Chin. Chem. Lett. 2024

    Jiaqi Jia, Kathiravan Murugesan, Chen Zhu, Huifeng Yue, Shao-Chi Lee, Magnus Rueping*

    Multiphoton photoredox catalysis enables selective hydrodefluorinations

    Chin. Chem. Lett. 2024, 36, 109866

  5. 40

    Table-of-contents graphic, Org. Chem. Front. 2024

    Chao-Shen Zhang, Chang-Zhen Fang, Liang Yi, Chen Zhu, Zhi-Xiang Wang*, Xiang-Yu Chen*, Magnus Rueping*

    N-heterocyclic nitrenium charge transfer catalysis via inner-sphere electron transfer in concert with halogen-atom dissociation

    Org. Chem. Front. 2024, 11, 673–683

2023

14 papers

  1. 39

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Synth. 2023

    Chen Zhu#, Haifeng Chen#, Huifeng Yue*, Magnus Rueping*

    Electrochemical Chemo- and Regioselective Arylalkylation, Dialkylation, and Hydro(Deutero)alkylation of 1,3-Enynes

    Nat. Synth. 2023, 2, 1068–1081

  2. 38

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023

    Haifeng Chen#, Chen Zhu#, Huifeng Yue*, Magnus Rueping*

    Group 14 Element Hetero-Difunctionalizations via Electrochemically Ni-Catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202306498

  3. 37

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Commun. 2023

    Liuzhuang Xing#, Qian Yang#, Chen Zhu#, Yilian Bai, Yurong Tang, Magnus Rueping*, Yunfei Cai*

    Poly(heptazine imide) ligand exchange enables remarkable low catalyst loadings in heterogeneous metallaphotocatalysis

    Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 1501

  4. 36

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Commun. 2023

    Tianyu Long#, Chen Zhu#, Ling Li, Liang Shao, Shengqing Zhu, Magnus Rueping*, Lingling Chu*

    Ligand-Controlled Stereodivergent Alkenylation of Alkynes to Access Functionalized trans- and cis-1,3-Dienes

    Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 55

  5. 35

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023

    Zheng-Jia Shen#, Chen Zhu#, Xiao Zhang, Chao Yang, Magnus Rueping*, Lin Guo*, Wujiong Xia*

    Organoboron Reagent-Controlled Selective (Deutero)Hydrodefluorination

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202217244

  6. 34

    Table-of-contents graphic, ACS Catal. 2023

    Shao-Chi Lee#, Chen Zhu#, Kun Huang, Jeremy A. Bau, Jiaqi Jia, Huifeng Yue*, Magnus Rueping*

    Photoinduced Nickel-Catalyzed Demethylative Cyanation and Decarboxylative Cyanomethylation of Aryl Halides

    ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 16279–16285

  7. 33

    Table-of-contents graphic, Synlett 2023

    Serik Zhumagazy#, Chen Zhu#, Huifeng Yue*, Magnus Rueping*

    Nickel-Catalyzed Carbon–Selenium Bond Formations under Mild Conditions

    Synlett 2023, 34, 1381–1384

    Invited Article

  8. 32

    Table-of-contents graphic, Chem. Sci. 2023

    Liang Yi, Chen Zhu, Xiangyu Chen, Huifeng Yue, Tengfei Ji, Yiqiao Ma, Yuanyuan Cao, Rajesh Kancherla, Magnus Rueping*

    O−H Bond Activation of β,γ-Unsaturated Oximes via Hydrogen Atom Transfer (HAT) and Photoredox Dual Catalysis

    Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 14271–14279

  9. 31

    Table-of-contents graphic, Sci. Bull. 2023

    Huifeng Yue, Chen Zhu, Magnus Rueping*

    Electrochemical cobalt catalysis enabled construction of diverse chiral skeletons via C–H activation

    Sci. Bull. 2023, 68, 1730–1732

  10. 30

    Table-of-contents graphic, ACS Catal. 2023

    Gadde Sathish Kumar, Chen Zhu, Rajesh Kancherla, Prashant S. Shinde, Magnus Rueping*

    Metal Cations from Sacrificial Anodes Act as a Lewis Acid Co-Catalyst in Electrochemical Cross-Coupling of Aryl Bromides and Aziridines

    ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 8813–8820

  11. 29

    Table-of-contents graphic, ACS Catal. 2023

    Haifeng Chen, Chen Zhu, Huifeng Yue, Magnus Rueping*

    Carbon–Germanium Bond Formation via Low-Valent Cobalt-Catalyzed Cross-Electrophile Coupling

    ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 6773–6780

  12. 28

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023

    Wenhuan Huang, Chenyang Su, Chen Zhu, Tingting Bo, Shouwei Zuo, Wei Zhou, Yuanfu Ren, Yanan Zhang, Jing Zhang, Magnus Rueping*, Huabin Zhang*

    Isolated Electron Trap-Induced Charge Accumulation for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202304634

  13. 27

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Commun. 2023

    Long Huang, Marcin Szewczyk, Rajesh Kancherla, Bholanath Maity, Chen Zhu, Luigi Cavallo, Magnus Rueping*

    Modulating Stereoselectivity in Allylic C(sp3)-H Bond Arylations via Nickel and Photoredox Catalysis

    Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 548

  14. 26

    Table-of-contents graphic, Sci. Bull. 2023

    Huifeng Yue, Chen Zhu, Magnus Rueping*

    Trisaminocyclopropenium ion (TAC+) enables contiguous C-H bonds oxygenations via oxidative electrophotocatalysis

    Sci. Bull. 2023, 68, 367–369

2022

8 papers

  1. 25

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022

    Chen Zhu, Shao-Chi Lee, Haifeng Chen, Huifeng Yue*, Magnus Rueping*

    Reductive cross-coupling of α-oxy halides enabled by thermal catalysis, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, or mechanochemistry

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202204212

    Hot Paper

  2. 24

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Commun. 2022

    Chen Zhu, Huifeng Yue*, Magnus Rueping*

    Nickel catalyzed multicomponent stereodivergent synthesis of olefins enabled by electrochemistry, photocatalysis and photo-electrochemistry

    Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 3240

  3. 23

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022

    Haifeng Chen, Huifeng Yue, Chen Zhu*, Magnus Rueping*

    Reactivity in Nickel-Catalyzed Multi-component Sequential Reductive Cross-Coupling Reactions

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202204144

  4. 22

    Table-of-contents graphic, Chin. Chem. Lett. 2022

    Junwei Wang#, Lei Zhao#, Chen Zhu#, Ben Ma, Xiaolong Xie, Jian Liu, Shiyun He, Magnus Rueping, Kun Zhao, Lihong Hu

    Transition-metal-catalyzed switchable divergent cycloaddition of para-quinone methides and vinylethylene carbonates: Access to different sized medium-sized heterocycles

    Chin. Chem. Lett. 2022, 33, 4549–4558

  5. 21

    Table-of-contents graphic, Chem. Commun. 2022

    Chen Zhu#, Serik Zhumagazy#, Huifeng Yue*, Magnus Rueping*

    Metal-Free C-Se Cross-Coupling Enabled by Photoinduced Intermolecular Charge Transfer

    Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 96–99

  6. 20

    Table-of-contents graphic, Chem. Commun. 2022

    Huifeng Yue#*, Chen Zhu#*, Long Huang, Abhishek Dewanji, Magnus Rueping*

    Advances in Allylic and Benzylic C–H Bond Functionalization Enabled by Metallaphotoredox Catalysis

    Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 171–184

  7. 19

    Table-of-contents graphic, Org. Chem. Front. 2022

    Chen Zhu#, Serik Zhumagazy#, Huifeng Yue*, and Magnus Rueping*

    Electrophilic N-Trifluoromethylthiophthalimide as a Fluorinated Reagent in the Synthesis of Acyl Fluorides

    Org. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 342–346

  8. 18

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Commun. 2022

    Long Huang, Tengfei Ji, Chen Zhu, Huifeng Yue, Nursaya Zhumabay, Magnus Rueping*

    Bioinspired desaturation of alcohols enabled by photoredox proton-coupled electron transfer and cobalt dual catalysis

    Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 809

2021

3 papers

  1. 17

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021

    Chen Zhu#, Huifeng Yue#, Jiaqi Jia, Magnus Rueping*

    Nickel-Catalyzed C-Heteroatom Cross-Coupling Reactions under Mild Conditions via Facilitated Reductive Elimination

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 17810–17831

  2. 16

    Table-of-contents graphic, JACS Au 2021

    Chen Zhu, Ajit Prabhakar Kale, Huifeng Yue*, Magnus Rueping*

    Redox-Neutral Cross-Coupling Amination with Weak N-Nucleophiles: Arylation of Anilines, Sulfonamides, Sulfoximines, Carbamates, and Imines via Nickelaelectrocatalysis

    JACS Au 2021, 1, 1057–1065

  3. 15

    Table-of-contents graphic, ACS Catal. 2021

    Bholanath Maity, Chen Zhu, Magnus Rueping*, Luigi Cavallo*

    Mechanistic Understanding of Arylation vs Alkylation of Aliphatic Csp3–H Bonds by Decatungstate–Nickel Catalysis

    ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 13973–13982

2020

6 papers

  1. 14

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020

    Huifeng Yue#, Chen Zhu#, Rajesh Kancherla, Fangying Liu, Magnus Rueping*

    Regioselective Hydroalkylation and Arylalkylation of Alkynes by Photoredox/Nickel Dual Catalysis: Application and Mechanism

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 5738–5746

  2. 13

    Table-of-contents graphic, CCS Chem. 2020

    Chen Zhu#, Huifeng Yue#, Pavlo Nikolaienko, Magnus Rueping*

    Merging Electrolysis and Nickel Catalysis in Redox Neutral Cross-Coupling Reactions: Experiment and Computation for Electrochemically Induced C–P and C–Se Bonds Formation

    CCS Chem. 2020, 2, 179–190

  3. 12

    Table-of-contents graphic, Chem. Sci. 2020

    Chen Zhu#, Huifeng Yue#, Lingling Chu, Magnus Rueping*

    Recent advances in photoredox and nickel dual-catalyzed cascade reactions: pushing the boundaries of complexity

    Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 4051–4064

    Hot Paper (Top 0.1%)Highly Cited Paper

  4. 11

    Table-of-contents graphic, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020

    Bholanath Maity, Chen Zhu, Huifeng Yue, Long Huang, Moussab Harb, Yury Minenkov, Magnus Rueping*, Luigi Cavallo*

    Mechanistic Insight into the Photoredox-Nickel-HAT Triple Catalyzed Arylation and Alkylation of α-Amino Csp3–H Bonds

    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 16942–16952

  5. 10

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020

    Gadge Sathish Kumar, Anatoly Peshkov, Aleksandra Brzozowska, Pavlo Nikolaienko, Chen Zhu, Magnus Rueping*

    Nickel-Catalyzed Chain-Walking Cross-Electrophile Coupling of Alkyl and Aryl Halides and Olefin Hydroarylation Enabled by Electrochemical Reduction

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 6513–6519

    Highly Cited Paper

  6. 9

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020

    Long Huang, Chen Zhu, Liang Yi, Huifeng Yue, Rajesh Kancherla, Magnus Rueping*

    Cascade Cross-Coupling of Dienes: Photoredox and Nickel Dual Catalysis

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 457–464

2019

4 papers

  1. 8

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Catal. 2019

    Chen Zhu#, Huifeng Yue#, Bholanath Maity, Iuliana Atodiresei, Luigi Cavallo*, Magnus Rueping*

    A Multicomponent Synthesis of Stereodefined Olefins via Nickel Catalysis and Single Electron/Triplet Energy Transfer

    Nat. Catal. 2019, 2, 678–687

  2. 7

    Table-of-contents graphic, Chem. Sci. 2019

    Huifeng Yue#, Chen Zhu#, Li Shen, Qiuyang Geng, Katharina J. Hock, Tingting Yuan, Luigi Cavallo*, Magnus Rueping*

    Nickel-catalyzed C–N bond activation: activated primary amines as alkylating reagents in reductive cross-coupling

    Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 4430–4435

    Highly Cited Paper

  3. 6

    Table-of-contents graphic, Nat. Commun. 2019

    Lin Guo, Watchara Srimontree, Chen Zhu, Bholanath Maity, Xiangqian Liu, Luigi Cavallo*, Magnus Rueping*

    Nickel-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-couplings of aldehydes

    Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 1957

  4. 5

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019

    Rajesh Kancherla, Krishnamoorthy Muralirajan, Bholanath Maity, Chen Zhu, Patricia E. Krach, Luigi Cavallo, Magnus Rueping*

    Oxidative Addition to Palladium(0) Made Easy through Photoexcited-State Metal Catalysis: Experiment and Computation

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 3412–3416

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2018

2 papers

  1. 4

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018

    Huifeng Yue#, Chen Zhu#, Magnus Rueping*

    Cross-Coupling of Sodium Sulfinates with Aryl, Heteroaryl, and Vinyl Halides by Nickel/Photoredox Dual Catalysis

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 1371–1375

    Highly Cited Paper

  2. 3

    Table-of-contents graphic, Org. Lett. 2018

    Huifeng Yue, Chen Zhu, Magnus Rueping*

    Catalytic Ester to Stannane Functional Group Interconversion via Decarbonylative Cross-Coupling of Methyl Esters

    Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 385–388

2017

1 paper

  1. 2

    Table-of-contents graphic, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017

    Huifeng Yue, Lin Guo, Hsuan-Hung Liao, Yunfei Cai, Chen Zhu, Magnus Rueping*

    Catalytic Ester and Amide to Amine Interconversion: Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Amination of Esters and Amides by C−O and C−C Bond Activation

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 4282–4285

    Highly Cited Paper

2015

1 paper

  1. 1

    Table-of-contents graphic, Synthesis 2015

    Xiaoxiao Song, Qijian Ni, Chen Zhu, Gerhard Raabe, Dieter Enders*

    Asymmetric N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Annulation of 2-Alkenylbenzothiazoles with α-Chloro Aldehydes

    Synthesis 2015, 47, 421–428

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