Transition Metal Catalyzed Oxidative Cross-Coupling Reactions

Dr. Aiwen Lei has been a Professor at the College of Chemistry & Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, China, since 2005. He received his Ph.D. from Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science in 2000. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Chemistry, the Pennsylvania State University, USA (2000-2003) and a Research Associate at the Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, USA (2003-2005). His research interests include: 1) development of highly selective and efficient transition-metal-catalyzed C-C and C-heteroatom bond formation in syntheses (e.g. oxidative coupling reactions, C-H bond functionalization); 2) small molecule (such as CO, O2, N2O, H2O2, NH3, ClO2-, etc.) activation with an emphasis on applying such molecules in efficient synthetic methods; 3) mechanistic studies including kinetic and active intermediate studies. Dr. Lei has published more than 110 peer-reviewed papers and 3 book chapters. The honors he has received include: CCS-RSC Young Chemist Award (2013), Asian Rising Stars (2013), Hubei Province Youth Medal (2013), First Class Prize of Hubei Province Natural Science Award (2012), Eli Lilly Scientific Excellence Award in Chemistry (2011), Lectureship Award under the New Phase Asian Core Program on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia (2011), National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2010), CAPA Distinguished Faculty Award (2009), and etc.