Hui Xie

Mr. Hui Xie was born in Jiangxi in 1995, obtained his Bachelor degree from Hainan Normal University (HNU) in 2017 under the supervision of Dr. Zhigang Niu, then studied in Sun Yat-sen University, with Prof. Dr. Jun Wang to received his Master degree in June 2020. Mr. Xie is currently a PhD candidate at the Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Freiburg. His research expertise is in transition-metal-supported and -assisted enantioselective cooperative photoredox catalysis including C-H activation, allylic functionalization and Csp3−Csp2/sp3 coupling, the synthesis of new chiral ligands and organic photoelectric material are not excluded. He has co-authored more than 10 papers in international academic journals including Angew. Chem., ACS Catal., Org. Lett., Chem. -Eur. J, etc.

EDUCATION

2020- University of Freiburg
Ph.D in Organic Chemistry
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Breit
2017-2020 Sun Yat-sen University
M.Sc in Organic Chemistry
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Jun Wang
2013-2017 Hainan Normal University
B.Sc. in Chemistry
Advisor: Dr. Zhigang Niu

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Visible-light induced metal-free intramolecular reductive cyclisations of ketones with alkynes and allenes
N Tang, RJ Zachmann, H Xie, J Zheng, B Breit
Chemical Communications 59 (15), 2122-2125 2023



Regio‐, Diastereo‐, and Enantioselective Decarboxylative Hydroaminoalkylation of Dienol Ethers Enabled by Dual Palladium/Photoredox Catalysis
J Zheng, N Tang, H Xie, B Breit
Angewandte Chemie 134 (20), e202200105 2022



Organophotoredox/Ni-Cocatalyzed allylation of allenes: regio-and diastereoselective access to homoallylic alcohols
H Xie, B Breit
ACS Catalysis 12 (5), 3249-3255 2022



Rhodium (III)‐Catalyzed C− H/N− H Functionalization with Hydrogen Evolution
H Xie, J Jiang, J Wang
Chemistry–A European Journal 26 (33), 7365-7368 2020



Rhodium (III)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Inert Arene C–H Bond to Aldehydes To Afford Enantioenriched Phthalides
W Chen, J Li, H Xie, J Wang
Organic letters 22 (9), 3586-3590 2020



Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Asymmetric C–H Activation of N-Methoxybenzamide with Quinone and Its Application in the Asymmetric Synthesis of a Dihydrolycoricidine
X Yan, P Zhao, H Liang, H Xie, J Jiang, S Gou, J Wang
Organic letters 22 (8), 3219-3223 2020



Introducing the Chiral Transient Directing Group Strategy to Rhodium (III)‐Catalyzed Asymmetric C− H Activation
G Li, J Jiang, H Xie, J Wang
Chemistry–A European Journal 25 (18), 4688-4694 2019



New Iridium Complex Coordinated with Tetrathiafulvalene Substituted Triazole-pyridine Ligand: Synthesis, Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties.
ZG Niu, H Xie, LR He, KX Li, Q Xia, DM Wu, GN Li
Acta Chimica Slovenica 63 (2) 2016



Color tuning of cyclometalated 2-phenylbenzo [d] oxazole-based iridium (III) complexes through modification of different N^ O ancillary ligands
GN Li, CW Gao, HH Chen, TT Chen, H Xie, S Lin, W Sun, GY Chen, ...
Inorganica Chimica Acta 445, 22-27 2016



New luminescent cyclometalated iridium (III) complexes containing fluorinated phenylisoquinoline-based ligands: Synthesis, structures, photophysical properties and DFT calculations
GN Li, CW Gao, H Xie, HH Chen, D Liu, W Sun, GY Chen, ZG Niu
Chinese Chemical Letters 27 (3), 428-432 2016



Synthesis, characterization, properties and DFT calculations of 2-(benzo [b] thiophen-2-yl) pyridine-based iridium (III) complexes with different ancillary ligands
GN Li, YP Zeng, KX Li, HH Chen, H Xie, FL Zhang, GY Chen, ZG Niu
Journal of fluorescence 26, 323-331 2016



Deep-red phosphorescent iridium (III) complexes containing 1-(benzo [b] thiophen-2-yl) isoquinoline ligand: synthesis, photophysical and electrochemical properties and DFT
GN Li, Y Zou, YD Yang, J Liang, F Cui, T Zheng, H Xie, ZG Niu
Journal of fluorescence 24, 1545-1552 2014

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Introducing the Chiral Transient Directing Group Strategy to Rhodium (III)‐Catalyzed Asymmetric C− H Activation
G Li, J Jiang, H Xie, J Wang
Chemistry–A European Journal 25 (18), 4688-4694 2019
Citations: 59



Rhodium (III)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Inert Arene C–H Bond to Aldehydes To Afford Enantioenriched Phthalides
W Chen, J Li, H Xie, J Wang
Organic letters 22 (9), 3586-3590 2020
Citations: 34



Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Asymmetric C–H Activation of N-Methoxybenzamide with Quinone and Its Application in the Asymmetric Synthesis of a Dihydrolycoricidine
X Yan, P Zhao, H Liang, H Xie, J Jiang, S Gou, J Wang
Organic letters 22 (8), 3219-3223 2020
Citations: 29



Deep-red phosphorescent iridium (III) complexes containing 1-(benzo [b] thiophen-2-yl) isoquinoline ligand: synthesis, photophysical and electrochemical properties and DFT
GN Li, Y Zou, YD Yang, J Liang, F Cui, T Zheng, H Xie, ZG Niu
Journal of fluorescence 24, 1545-1552 2014
Citations: 28



Organophotoredox/Ni-Cocatalyzed allylation of allenes: regio-and diastereoselective access to homoallylic alcohols
H Xie, B Breit
ACS Catalysis 12 (5), 3249-3255 2022
Citations: 18



Regio‐, Diastereo‐, and Enantioselective Decarboxylative Hydroaminoalkylation of Dienol Ethers Enabled by Dual Palladium/Photoredox Catalysis
J Zheng, N Tang, H Xie, B Breit
Angewandte Chemie 134 (20), e202200105 2022
Citations: 13



New luminescent cyclometalated iridium (III) complexes containing fluorinated phenylisoquinoline-based ligands: Synthesis, structures, photophysical properties and DFT calculations
GN Li, CW Gao, H Xie, HH Chen, D Liu, W Sun, GY Chen, ZG Niu
Chinese Chemical Letters 27 (3), 428-432 2016
Citations: 10



Rhodium (III)‐Catalyzed C− H/N− H Functionalization with Hydrogen Evolution
H Xie, J Jiang, J Wang
Chemistry–A European Journal 26 (33), 7365-7368 2020
Citations: 5



Synthesis, characterization, properties and DFT calculations of 2-(benzo [b] thiophen-2-yl) pyridine-based iridium (III) complexes with different ancillary ligands
GN Li, YP Zeng, KX Li, HH Chen, H Xie, FL Zhang, GY Chen, ZG Niu
Journal of fluorescence 26, 323-331 2016
Citations: 5



Visible-light induced metal-free intramolecular reductive cyclisations of ketones with alkynes and allenes
N Tang, RJ Zachmann, H Xie, J Zheng, B Breit
Chemical Communications 59 (15), 2122-2125 2023
Citations: 3



New Iridium Complex Coordinated with Tetrathiafulvalene Substituted Triazole-pyridine Ligand: Synthesis, Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties.
ZG Niu, H Xie, LR He, KX Li, Q Xia, DM Wu, GN Li
Acta Chimica Slovenica 63 (2) 2016
Citations: 1



Color tuning of cyclometalated 2-phenylbenzo [d] oxazole-based iridium (III) complexes through modification of different N^ O ancillary ligands
GN Li, CW Gao, HH Chen, TT Chen, H Xie, S Lin, W Sun, GY Chen, ...
Inorganica Chimica Acta 445, 22-27 2016
Citations: 1

Publications

a) H. Xie, B. Breit*. Organophotoredox/Ni-Cocatalyzed Allylation of Allenes: Regio- and Diastereoselective Access to Homoallylic Alcohols. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 3249-3255.
b) H. Xie, J. Jiang, J. Wang*. Rhodium (III)‐Catalyzed C− H/N− H Functionalization with Hydrogen Evolution. Chem–Eur. J. 2020, 26, 7365-7368. (Hot paper)
c) W. Chen, J. Li, H. Xie, J. Wang*. Rhodium (III)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Inert Arene C–H Bond to Aldehydes to Afford Enantioenriched Phthalides. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 3586-3590.
d) X. Yan, P. Zhao, H. Liang, H. Xie, J. Jiang, S. Gou*, J. Wang*. Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Asymmetric C–H Activation of N-Methoxybenzamide with Quinone and Its Application in the Asymmetric Synthesis of a Dihydrolycoricidine. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 3219-3223.
e) G. Li, J. Jiang, H. Xie, J. Wang*. Introducing the Chiral Transient Directing Group Strategy to Rhodium (III)‐Catalyzed Asymmetric C− H Activation. Chem–Eur. J. 2019, 25, 4688-4694. (Top 10% most downloaded papers)
f) Z. G. Niu, H. Xie, L. R. He, K. X. Li, Q. Xia, D. M. Wu, G. N. Li*. New Iridium Complex Coordinated with Tetrathiafulvalene Substituted Triazole-pyridine Ligand: Synthesis, Photophysical and Electrochemical properties. Acta Chim. Slov. 2016, 63, 323-326.

GRANT DETAILS

2020 CSC schlorship
2017 Outstanding graduates of Hainan Normal University
2016 First-Class Scholarship of Hainan Normal University
2015 National Scholarship
2015 Outstanding Academic Exhibition Award
2015 First-Class Scholarship of Hainan Normal University
2014 First-Class Scholarship of Hainan Normal University