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    Electrochemical oxidation induced intermolecular aromatic C-H imidation

    The dehydrogenative aryl C-H/N-H cross-coupling is a powerful synthetic methodology to install nitrogen functionalities into aromatic compounds. Herein, we report an electrochemical oxidation induced intermole...

    **a Hu, Guoting Zhang, Lei Nie, Taige Kong, Aiwen Lei in Nature Communications (2019)

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    Direct electrochemical oxidation of alcohols with hydrogen evolution in continuous-flow reactor

    Alcohol oxidation reactions are widely used for the preparation of aldehydes and ketones. The electrolysis of alcohols to carbonyl compounds have been underutilized owing to low efficiency. Herein, we report a...

    Dan Wang, Pan Wang, Shengchun Wang, Yi-Hung Chen, Heng Zhang in Nature Communications (2019)

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    Electrooxidative para-selective C–H/N–H cross-coupling with hydrogen evolution to synthesize triarylamine derivatives

    Oxidative C–H/N–H cross-coupling is one of the most atom-economical methods for the construction of C–N bonds. However, traditional oxidative C–H/N–H cross-coupling either required the use of strong oxidants o...

    Kun Liu, Shan Tang, Ting Wu, Shengchun Wang, Minzhu Zou in Nature Communications (2019)

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    Visible light-induced direct α C–H functionalization of alcohols

    Considering the synthetic value of introducing active alcoholic hydroxyl group, develo** C–H functionalization of alcohols is of significance. Herein, we present a photochemical method that under visible lig...

    Linbin Niu, Jiamei Liu, **ng-An Liang, Shengchun Wang, Aiwen Lei in Nature Communications (2019)

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    Oxidative [4+2] annulation of styrenes with alkynes under external-oxidant-free conditions

    The sequenced Diels–Alder/oxidation reaction represents a powerful route for the construction of aromatic compounds in organic synthesis. The oxidative Diels–Alder reaction with H2 evolution would be a more ideal...

    Guoting Zhang, Yulin Lin, Xu Luo, **a Hu, Cong Chen, Aiwen Lei in Nature Communications (2018)

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    Cryo-EM structure of the polycystic kidney disease-like channel PKD2L1

    PKD2L1, also termed TRPP3 from the TRPP subfamily (polycystic TRP channels), is involved in the sour sensation and other pH-dependent processes. PKD2L1 is believed to be a nonselective cation channel that can ...

    Qiang Su, Feizhuo Hu, Yuxia Liu, **aofei Ge, Changlin Mei in Nature Communications (2018)

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    Cobalt-catalyzed electrooxidative C-H/N-H [4+2] annulation with ethylene or ethyne

    Ethylene and ethyne are among the simplest two-carbon building blocks. However, quite limited methods can be applied to incorporate ethylene or ethyne into fine chemicals. Here we demonstrate a cobalt-catalyze...

    Shan Tang, Dan Wang, Yichang Liu, Li Zeng, Aiwen Lei in Nature Communications (2018)

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    External oxidant-free electrooxidative [3 + 2] annulation between phenol and indole derivatives

    Intermolecular [3 + 2] annulation is one of the most straightforward approaches to construct five membered heterocycles. However, it generally requires the use of functionalized substrates. An ideal reaction a...

    Kun Liu, Shan Tang, Pengfei Huang, Aiwen Lei in Nature Communications (2017)

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    p32 heterozygosity protects against age- and diet-induced obesity by increasing energy expenditure

    Obesity is increasing in prevalence and has become a global public health problem. The main cause of obesity is a perturbation in energy homeostasis, whereby energy intake exceeds energy expenditure. Although ...

    Yong Liu, Patrick L. Leslie, Aiwen **, Koji Itahana, Lee M. Graves in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    Unravelling the hidden link of lithium halides and application in the synthesis of organocuprates

    As a versatile metal, copper has demonstrated a wide application in acting as both organometallic reagent and catalyst. Organocuprates are among the most used organometallic reagents in the formation of new ca...

    Hong Yi, Dali Yang, Jie **n, **aotian Qi, Yu Lan, Yi Deng in Nature Communications (2017)

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    Photo-induced oxidant-free oxidative C–H/N–H cross-coupling between arenes and azoles

    Direct cross-coupling between simple arenes and heterocyclic amines under mild conditions is undoubtedly important for C–N bonds construction. Selective C(sp2)-H amination is more valuable. Herein we show a selec...

    Linbin Niu, Hong Yi, Shengchun Wang, Tianyi Liu, Jiamei Liu in Nature Communications (2017)

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    Multimetallic catalysed radical oxidative C(sp3)–H/C(sp)–H cross-coupling between unactivated alkanes and terminal alkynes

    Radical involved transformations are now considered as extremely important processes in modern organic synthetic chemistry. According to the demand by atom-economic and sustainable chemistry, direct C(sp3)–H func...

    Shan Tang, Pan Wang, Haoran Li, Aiwen Lei in Nature Communications (2016)

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    Tuning the Reactivity of Radical through a Triplet Diradical Cu(II) Intermediate in Radical Oxidative Cross-Coupling

    Highly selective radical/radical cross-coupling is paid more attention in bond formations. However, due to their intrinsic active properties, radical species are apt to achieve homo-coupling instead of cross-c...

    Liangliang Zhou, Hong Yi, Lei Zhu, **aotian Qi, Hanpeng Jiang in Scientific Reports (2015)

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    Topological data analysis for discovery in preclinical spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury

    Data-driven discovery in complex neurological disorders has potential to extract meaningful syndromic knowledge from large, heterogeneous data sets to enhance potential for precision medicine. Here we describe...

    Jessica L. Nielson, Jesse Paquette, Aiwen W. Liu in Nature Communications (2015)

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    The extent of inflammatory infiltration in primary cancer tissues is associated with lymphomagenesis in immunodeficient mice

    Xenotransplantation of human cancers into immunodeficient mice is a very useful approach for studying human tumor biology. However, the occasional occurrence of lymphomagenesis in some mice can spoil the model...

    Lianhai Zhang, Yiqiang Liu, **aohong Wang, Zhiyu Tang, Shuangxi Li in Scientific Reports (2015)

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    A subset of gastric cancers with EGFR amplification and overexpression respond to cetuximab therapy

    A preclinical trial identified 4 of 20 (20%) gastric cancer (GC) patient-derived xenografts responded to cetuximab. Genome-wide profiling and additional investigations revealed that high EGFR mRNA expression a...

    Lianhai Zhang, Jie Yang, Jie Cai, **aoming Song, Jianyun Deng in Scientific Reports (2013)

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