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Yan Xu

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Publications

31

Citations

1.6K

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Active since

1998

Affiliations

The University of Texas at Austin(Current)

Peking University

California Institute of Technology

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences

University of Chicago

Yan Xu is an author at The University of Texas at Austin specializing in chemistry, engineering, and organic chemistry.

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ChemistryEngineeringOrganic ChemistryBiomolecular EngineeringNatural SciencesCatalysisDiversity-oriented SynthesisMedicineBiophysicsInorganic Chemistry

Publications per year

1998–2023

31

Publications

31

Catalytic C(sp<sup>3</sup>)−H Arylation of Free Primary Amines with an <i>exo</i> Directing Group Generated In Situ

Yan Xu, Michael C. Young, Chengpeng Wang et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2016 · 232 citations

Deacylative transformations of ketones via aromatization-promoted C–C bond activation

Yan Xu, Xiaotian Qi, Peng‐Fei Zheng et al. · Nature · 2019 · 212 citations · Full text

Organic Chemistry, Chemical Transformation, Chemistry +1

Diverse sp3 C−H functionalization through alcohol β-sulfonyloxylation

Yan Xu, Guobing Yan, Zhi Ren et al. · Nature Chemistry · 2015 · 111 citations

Natural Sciences, Diversity-oriented Synthesis, Organic Chemistry +3

Functional-group translocation of cyano groups by reversible C–H sampling

K. Chen, Qingrui Zeng, L. XIE et al. · Nature · 2023 · 75 citations

Functional-group Translocation, Chemical Transformation, Molecular Biology +3

Deacylation-aided C–H alkylative annulation through C–C cleavage of unstrained ketones

Xukai Zhou, Yan Xu, Guangbin Dong · Nature Catalysis · 2021 · 74 citations · Full text

Novel Organocatalysts, Engineering, Organic Chemistry +5

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