Xi Wang
(2008.7 ~ 2014.7)
Email: Woodenbeast@126.com
1985. 5 Born in Changsha Hunan province.
Hobbies: Football, Music, Movie, The Game of Go, Keeping A Pet Dog.
Current position: Universitate Munster; Hunan University
Education
1996.9 ~ 2002.7: Study in The First Middle School of Changsha. Hunan;
2002.9 ~ 2006.7: Bachelor Degree in School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Hunan University;
2008.9 ~ 2014.7: Expecting Ph.D. Degree in CCME, Peking University.
Ph.D thesis: Studies on Novel Trifluoromethylation Reactions
Publications
[1] Copper-Catalyzed C(sp3)-C(sp3) Bond Formation Using a Hypervalent Iodine Reagent: An Efficient Allylic Trifluoromethylation
Xi Wang, Yuxuan Ye, Songnan Zhang, Jiajie Feng, Yan Xu, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 16410-16413. (Highlighted by ChemistryViews and Organic Chemistry Portal)
[2] Recent Development of Trifluoromethylation through Trifluoromethyl Radical
Xi Wang, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Scientia Sinica 2012, 42, 1417-1427. (Invited review article, in Chinese)
[3] Synthesis of Pinacol Arylboronates from Aromatic Amines: A Metal-Free Transformation
Di Qiu, Liang Jin, Zhitong Zheng, He Meng, Fanyang Mo, Xi Wang, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang
J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 1923-1933. (JOC Most-Read Article in November 2012) (For Howard Zimmerman Memorial Issue)
[4] Silver-Mediated Trifluoromethylation of Aryldiazonium Salts: Conversion of Amino Group into Trifluoromethyl Group
Xi Wang, Yan Xu, Fanyang Mo, Guojing Ji, Di Qiu, Jiajie Feng, Yuxuan Ye, Songnan Zhang,Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 10330-10333. (JACS Most Read Articles in August, 2013)(Highlighted by Synfacts 2013, 9(10), 1113; Highlighted by Angew. Chem.)
[5] Copper-Catalyzed Direct C-H Trifluoromethylation of Quinones
Xi Wang, Yuxuan Ye, Guojing Ji, Yan Xu, Songnan Zhang, Jiajie Feng, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 3730-3733.
[6] Pd Carbene Migratory Insertion: Application to the Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated Alkenes and Dienes
Xi Wang, Yan Xu, Yifan Deng, Yujing Zhou, Jiajie Feng, Guojing Ji, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 961-965.
[7] Fe(II)-Catalyzed Direct Cyanation of Arenes with Aryl(cyano)iodonium Triflate
Zhibin Shu, Wenzhi Ji, Xi Wang, Yujing Zhou, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 2186-2189.
[8] Synthesis of 3-Trifluoromethylpyrazoles via Trifluoromethylation/Cyclization of alpha, beta-Alkynic Hydrazones Using a Hypervalent Iodine Reagent
Guojing Ji, Xi Wang,* Songnan Zhang, Yan Xu, Yuxuan Ye, Ming Li, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang*
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 4361-4363.
[9] Trifluoromethylthiolation of Diazo Compounds via Copper Carbene Migratory Insertion
Xi Wang, Yujing Zhou, Guojing Ji, Guojiao Wu, Ming Li, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 3093-3096.
[10] Switchable 2,2,2-Trifluoroethylation and gem-Difluorovinylation of Organoboronic Acids with 2,2,2-Trifluorodiazoethane
Guojiao Wu, Yifan Deng, Chaoqiang Wu, Xi Wang, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 4477-4481.
[11] Conversion of Aromatic NH2 Group into CF3 Group through Sandmeyer-Type Transformation
Xi Wang, Yan Xu, Yujing Zhou, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Synthesis 2014, 46, 2143-2148. (Invited PSP-Article)
[12] Trifluoromethylation of graphene
Lin Zhou, Lushan Zhou, Xi Wang, Jingwen Yu, Mingmei Yang, Jianbo Wang, Hailin Peng* and Zhongfan Liu*
APL Mat. 2014, 2, 092505.
[13] Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated Cycloheptatrienes from N-Tosylhydrazones: Transition-Metal-Free Büchner Ring Expansion
Zhikun Zhang, Jiajie Feng, Yan Xu, Songnan Zhang, Yuxuan Ye, Tianjiao Li, Xi Wang,* Jun Chen, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang*
Synlett 2015, 26, 59-62. (Invited Contribution for Synlett Cluster on “Progress in Organo-Fluorine Chemistry”)
[14] Cu(I)-Catalyzed Alkylation of Polyfluoroarenes through Direct C-H Bond Functionalization
Shuai Xu, Guojiao Wu, Fei Ye, Xi Wang, Huan Li, Xia Zhao, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 4669-4672.
[15] Synthesis of Alkenylphosphonates through Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of alpha-Diazo Phosphonates with Benzyl or Allyl Halides
Yujing Zhou, Fei Ye, Xi Wang, Shuai Xu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 6109-6118.
[16] The Research Developments of the Construction of Chiral Center based on Fluoroalkyl Radical Reactions
Hang Huang, Xi Wang,* Jianbo Wang*
Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 39, 1-14. (A review article for a special issue dedicated to professor Qingyun Chen)
[17] Application of Carbene Chemistry in the Synthesis of Organofluorine Compounds
Xuyong Wang, Xi Wang,* and Jianbo Wang*
Tetrahedron 2019, 75, 949-964. (Invited review article for special issue on organofluorine chemistry)
