Thesis

Advancing the Synthesis for Perdeuterated Small Organic Chemicals via Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction

B. O. Joensen; Q. Xu; K. Enemark-Rasmussen; V. Frankland; A. P. Periasamy et al. 

Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis at 10 A ⋅ cm⁻² Over 800 Hours

Y. Zheng; W. Ma; A. Serban; A. Allushi; X. Hu 

Encapsulated alloy catalysts and their methods of preparation

W. Ma; X. Hu 

Artificial Metalloenzymes with Two Catalytic Cofactors for Tandem Abiotic Transformations

W. Wang; R. Tachibana; K. Zhang; K. Lau; F. Pojer et al. 

Well-Defined Co2 Dual-Atom Catalyst Breaks Scaling Relations of Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Q. Sun; X. Yue; L. Yu; F-Z. Li; Y. Zheng et al. 

An oxide-promoted, self-supported Ni₄Mo catalyst for high current density anion exchange membrane water electrolysis

A. Serban; M. Liu; N. Chen; H. M. Chen; X. Hu 

Strain by metal nitrides accelerates oxygen reduction

W. Ni; x. hu 

Nickel-Catalyzed Enantio- and Diastereoselective Synthesis of Fluorine-Containing Vicinal Stereogenic Centers

U. Dhawa; L. Lavrencic; X. Hu 

Recycling Spent Ternary Cathodes to Oxygen Evolution Catalysts for Pure Water Anion-Exchange Membrane Electrolysis

L. Zhang; Q. Xu; S. Wen; H. Zhang; L. Chen et al. 

Engineered Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyases for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Aspartic Acid Derivatives

I. Buslov; S. Desmons; Y. Duhoo; X. Hu 

Regiodivergent and Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclic Sulfones via Ligand-Controlled Nickel-Catalyzed Hydroalkylation

C. Fan; U. Dhawa; D. Qian; D. Sakic; J. Morel et al. 

Deoxygenative Transformation of Alcohols via Phosphoranyl Radical from Exogenous Radical Addition

W. Xu; C. Fan; X. Hu; T. Xu 

A redox-responsive prodrug for tumor-targeted glutamine restriction

C. J. Prangea; N. Y. Ben Sayed; B. Feng; C. Goepfertd; D. O. Trujillo et al. 

Fluorinated polyaromatics with linear, branched or crosslinked structure for anion exchange membranes and ionomers

X. Hu; N. Chen; X. Wu 

6-diazo-5-oxo-l-norleucine prodrugs

C. J. Prange; X. Hu; L. Tang; N. Y. Ben Sayed 

Nickel molybdenum catalysts and their methods of preparation

A. Serban; X. Hu 

Field-enhanced CO electroreduction in membrane electrolyzers at a dehydrated interface

W. Ren; H. Zhang; M. Chang; N. Chen; W. Ma et al. 

Integration of Hypervalent Iodine Reagents and Carbazolyl Cyanobenzenes-Based Dyes into Peptides: New Opportunities for Biomolecule Functionalization

Smart chemistry for traceless release of anticancer therapeutics

C. J. Prange; X. Hu; L. Tang 

Manganese Transfer Hydrogenases Based on the Biotin-Streptavidin Technology

W. Wang; R. Tachibana; Z. Zou; D. Chen; X. Zhang et al. 

Tailored water and hydroxide transport at a quasi-two-phase interface of membrane electrode assembly electrolyzer for CO electroreduction

W. Ren; W. Ma; X. Hu 

Robust Piperidinium-Enriched Polystyrene Ionomers for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells and Water Electrolyzers

N. Chen; Q. Jiang; F. Song; X. Hu 

Synergistic interactions between PtRu catalyst and nitrogen-doped carbon support boost hydrogen oxidation

W. Ni; J. L. Meibom; N. Ul Hassan; M. Chang; Y-C. Chu et al. 

Copper-Catalyzed Benzylic Functionalization of Lignin-Derived Monomers

L. Lavrencic; U. Dhawa; A. Blumenstein; X. Hu 

Copper lattice tension boosts full-cell CO electrolysis to multi-carbon olefins and oxygenates

W. Ma; S. Xie; B. Zhang; X. He; X. Liu et al. 

Anion Exchange Membranes for Hydrogen Technologies: Challenges and Progress

X. Wu; X. Hu 

High entropy molybdate-derived FeOOH catalyzes oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline media

S. Lee; L. Bai; J. Jeong; D. Stenzel; S. Schweidler et al. 

Fluorinated Poly(aryl piperidinium) Membranes for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

X. Wu; N. Chen; C. Hu; H-A. Klok; Y. M. Lee et al. 

Operando identification of a side-on nickel superoxide intermediate and the mechanism of oxygen evolution on nickel oxyhydroxide

S. Lee; Y-C. Chu; L. Bai; H. M. Chen; X. Hu 

Aryl-ether-free polyaromatic polymers with branched structures for anion exchange membranes

X. Wu; X. Hu 

Anion Exchange Ionomers Enable Sustained Pure-Water Electrolysis Using Platinum-Group-Metal-Free Electrocatalysts

Y. Zheng; A. Serban; H. Zhang; N. Chen; F. Song et al. 

Investigation of nickel iron layered double hydroxide for water oxidation in different pH electrolytes

Q. Xie; D. Ren; L. Bai; R. Ge; W. Zhou et al. 

Development of stimuli-responsive chemistry for tumor-targeted immunotherapy

The design and development of anion exchange membranes for hydrogen fuel cells

Enantio- and diastereoselective construction of vicinal C(sp(3)) centres via nickel-catalysed hydroalkylation of alkenes

S. Bera; C. Fan; X. Hu 

The Function of Two Radical-SAM Enzymes, HcgA and HcgG, in the Biosynthesis of the [Fe]-Hydrogenase Cofactor

F. J. Arriaza-Gallardo; S. Schaupp; Y-C. Zheng; M. F. Abdul-Halim; H-J. Pan et al. 

A Cation Concentration Gradient Approach to Tune the Selectivity and Activity of CO2 Electroreduction

W. Ren; A. Xu; K. Chan; X. Hu 

Enhancement of electrocatalytic oxygen evolution by chiral molecular functionalization of hybrid 2D electrodes

Y. Liang; K. Banjac; K. Martin; N. Zigon; S. Lee et al. 

Enhanced rate performance of lithium-ion battery anodes using a cobalt-incorporated carbon conductive agent

A. C. J-P. Daubry; Z. Xu; M. Yang; Y-J. Cheng; Y. Xia et al. 

Streamlined Alkylation via Nickel-Hydride-Catalyzed Hydrocarbonation of Alkenes

Z. Zhang; S. Bera; C. Fan; X. Hu 

Electronic Regulation of Nickel Single Atoms by Confined Nickel Nanoparticles for Energy-Efficient CO2 Electroreduction

W. Ren; X. Tan; C. Jia; A. Krammer; Q. Sun et al. 

Bronze-Phase TiO2 as Anode Materials in Lithium and Sodium-Ion Batteries

S. Liang; X. Wang; R. Qi; Y-J. Cheng; Y. Xia et al. 

An efficient nickel hydrogen oxidation catalyst for hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells

W. Ni; T. Wang; F. Heroguel; A. Krammer; S. Lee et al. 

In Vitro Biosynthesis of the [Fe]-Hydrogenase Cofactor Verifies the Proposed Biosynthetic Precursors

S. Schaupp; F. J. Arriaza-Gallardo; H-j. Pan; J. Kahnt; G. Angelidou et al. 

Oxidase-Type C-H/C-H Coupling Using an Isoquinoline-Derived Organic Photocatalyst

L. Zhang; B. Pfund; O. S. Wenger; X. Hu 

Tracking high-valent surface iron species in the oxygen evolution reaction on cobalt iron (oxy)hydroxides

S. Lee; A. Moysiadou; Y-C. Chu; H. M. Chen; X. Hu 

Modulating electric field distribution by alkali cations for CO2 electroreduction in strongly acidic medium

J. Gu; S. Liu; W. Ni; W. Ren; S. Haussener et al. 

Mapping Catalyst‐Solvent Interplay in Competing Carboamination/Cyclopropanation Reactions

M. D. Wodrich; M. Chang; S. Gallarati; Ł. Woźniak; N. Cramer et al. 

Ring-Opening Reactions of Aminocyclopropanes and Aminocyclobutanes

Atomic doping & coating for Electrocatalysis & Li-ion batteries

Branched Poly(Aryl Piperidinium) Membranes for Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

X. Wu; N. Chen; H-A. Klok; Y. M. Lee; X. Hu 

Double-atom catalysts as a molecular platform for heterogeneous oxygen evolution electrocatalysis

L. Bai; C-S. Hsu; D. T. L. Alexander; H. M. Chen; X. Hu 

Photocatalytic Decarboxylative Coupling of Aliphatic N-hydroxyphthalimide Esters with Polyfluoroaryl Nucleophiles

X. Yi; R. Mao; L. Lavrencic; X. Hu 

Anchoring single platinum atoms onto nickel nanoparticles affords highly selective catalysts for lignin conversion

L. Chen; L. Pan; A. P. van Muyden; L. Bai; J. Li et al. 

Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular Functionalization of Unactivated C(sp(3))-H Bonds and Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids

R. Mao; S. Bera; A. C. Turla; X. Hu 

Visible-Light-Driven Catalytic Deracemization of Secondary Alcohols

Z. Zhang; X. Hu 

Diversifying Metal-Ligand Cooperative Catalysis in Semi-Synthetic [Mn]-Hydrogenases

H-J. Pan; G. Huang; M. D. Wodrich; F. F. Tirani; K. Ataka et al. 

Mechanochemical synthesis of novel rutile-type high entropy fluorides for electrocatalysis

P. Anitha Sukkurji; Y. Cui; S. Lee; K. Wang; R. Azmi et al. 

Intermolecular oxidative amination of unactivated alkenes by dual photoredox and copper catalysis

X. Yi; X. Hu 

Chiral Alkyl Amine Synthesis via Catalytic Enantioselective Hydroalkylation of Enecarbamates

D. Qian; S. Bera; X. Hu 

Spectroscopic and Electrokinetic Evidence for a Bifunctional Mechanism of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction**

L. Bai; S. Lee; X. Hu 

Electronic Multi-material Fibers and Textiles: Novel Designs and Applications

Copper-catalyzed transformations of carboradicals generated by electrochemical and photochemical methods: oxidative amination and polyfluoroarylation

The design and synthesis of nanostructured hydrogen oxidation reaction electrocatalysts for hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells

Atomic Level Insights of Non-Noble Metal Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Enantioselective C(sp(3))-C(sp(3)) cross-coupling of non-activated alkyl electrophiles via nickel hydride catalysis

S. Bera; R. Mao; X. Hu 

High-Efficiency Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis Employing Non-Noble Metal Catalysts

P. Chen; X. Hu 

Mechanism of Oxygen Evolution Catalyzed by Cobalt Oxyhydroxide: Cobalt Superoxide Species as a Key Intermediate and Dioxygen Release as a Rate-Determining Step

A. Moysiadou; S. Lee; C-S. Hsu; H. M. Chen; X. Hu 

Tandem Photoredox and Copper-Catalyzed Decarboxylative C(sp3)–N Coupling of Anilines and Imines Using an Organic Photocatalyst

G. Barzanò; R. Mao; M. Garreau; J. Waser; X. Hu 

The Role of Percent Volume Buried in the Characterization of Copper(I) Complexes for Lighting Purposes

M. Alkan-Zambada; E. C. Constable; C. E. Housecroft 

Mechanistic Investigations of Nickamine-catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Alkenes: Nickel Nanoparticles Are the Active Species

M. L. Ploeger; I. Busbov; X. Hu 

Deciphering Iron-Dependent Activity in Oxygen Evolution Catalyzed by Nickel-Iron Layered Double Hydroxide

S. Lee; L. Bai; X. Hu 

Efficient Hydrogen Oxidation Catalyzed by Strain-Engineered Nickel Nanoparticles

W. Ni; T. Wang; P. A. Schouwink; Y-C. Chuang; H. M. Chen et al. 

Nickel catalysis enables convergent paired electrolysis for direct arylation of benzylic C–H bonds

L. Zhang; X. Hu 

Biomimetic Hydrogenation Catalyzed by a Manganese Model of [Fe]-Hydrogenase

H-J. Pan; X. Hu 

Strategies for Semiconductor/Electrocatalyst Coupling toward Solar-Driven Water Splitting

S. M. Thalluri; L. Bai; C. Lv; Z. Huang; X. Hu et al. 

Iron-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Alkyl Iodides with Alkynes To Yield cis-Olefins: Mechanistic Insights from Computation

A. Daru; X. Hu; J. N. Harvey 

Arylsilylation of Electron-Deficient Alkenes via Cooperative Photoredox and Nickel Catalysis

Z. Zhang; X. Hu 

Oxygen evolution reaction catalyzed by first-row transition metal oxides: stability and mechanism

Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids as Coupling Partners in Carbon-Heteroatom Bond-Forming Reactions

Synthetic methodologies for C-C and C-N bond formation involving alkyl radicals

Copper(I) Based Photoredox Chemistry

Mechanistic Studies of Two Ni-Catalyzed Reactions: Reductive Amidation of Esters with Nitroarenes and Hydrosilylation of Alkenes

Stability profiles of transition metal oxides in the oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline medium

A. Moysiadou; X. Hu 

Ligand-Controlled Regiodivergent Hydroalkylation of Pyrrolines

D. Qian; X. Hu 

Deoxygenative trifluoromethylthiolation of carboxylic acids

R. Mao; S. Bera; A. Cheseaux; X. Hu 

Double bridged mu(2)-Halide Cu (II) complexes for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2

M. Sadehvand; A. Amiri; F. F. Tirani; J. Gu; K. Schenk-Joss 

Functional Models of the Nickel Pincer Nucleotide Cofactor of Lactate Racemase

R. Shi; M. D. Wodrich; H-J. Pan; F. F. Tirani; X. Hu 

A Cobalt-Iron Double-Atom Catalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

L. Bai; C-S. Hsu; D. T. L. Alexander; H. M. Chen; X. Hu 

Nickel-Catalyzed Regioselective Hydroalkylation and Hydroarylation of Alkenyl Boronic Esters

S. Bera; X. Hu 

Oxygen Isotope Labeling Experiments Reveal Different Reaction Sites for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Nickel and Nickel Iron Oxides

S. Lee; K. Banjac; M. Lingenfelder; X. Hu 

Metal-Sulfide Catalysts Derived from Lignosulfonate and their Efficient Use in Hydrogenolysis

S. Liu; A. P. van Muyden; L. Bai; X. Cui; Z. Fei et al. 

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X. Hu 

A catalytically active [Mn]-hydrogenase incorporating a non-native metal cofactor

H-J. Pan; G. Huang; M. D. Wodrich; F. F. Tirani; K. Ataka et al. 

Homogeneous Reactions Limit the Efficiency of Gold Electrodes in CO2 Electroreduction

J. Gu; X. Hu 

Atomically dispersed Fe3+ sites catalyze efficient CO2 electroreduction to CO

J. Gu; C-S. Hsu; L. Bai; H. M. Chen; X. Hu 

The atomic-resolution crystal structure of activated [Fe]-hydrogenase

G. Huang; T. Wagner; M. D. Wodrich; K. Ataka; E. Bill et al. 

From Alkyl Halides to Ketones: Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Carbonylation Utilizing Ethyl Chloroformate as the Carbonyl Source

R. Shi; X. Hu 

Ni3N as an Active Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction Catalyst in Alkaline Medium

W. Ni; A. Krammer; C-S. Hsu; H. M. Chen; A. Schueler et al. 

Nickamine and Analogous Nickel Pincer Catalysts for Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Halides and Hydrosilylation of Alkenes

R. Shi; Z. Zhang; X. Hu