Former BRG Member:

Zhenhua Wu (Graduate Research Assistant) [2010-2016]

Zhenhua Wu was born in Anhui, P. R. China in 1988. He obtained his BS (2010) degrees from Peking University and is now pursuing PhD track study in organic chemistry at OSU. Zhenhua's research explored several themes, including the development of applications for 8,8´-biquinolyl scaffolds in enantioselective catalysis, the study of ligand mediated stereoinductive reagent-controlled homologation (i-StReCH), and establishing the new method of eliminative cross-coupling for the stereospecific synthesis of alkenes. Beside his studies, Zhenhua also enjoys playing basketball and photography.

"Stereospecific Synthesis of Alkenes by Eliminative Cross-Coupling of Enantioenriched sp3-Hybridized Carbenoids," Wu, Z.; Sun, X.; Potter, K.; Cao, Y.; Zakharov, L. N.; Blakemore, P. R. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 12285-12289. [LINK][abstract][SI]

"Enantioselective Synthesis of alpha-Phenyl- and alpha-(Dimethylphenylsilyl)alkylboronic Esters by Ligand Mediated Stereoinductive Reagent-Controlled Homologation Using Configurationally Labile Carbenoids," Barsamian, A.L.; Wu, Z.; Blakemore, P. R. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13, 3781-3786. [LINK] [abstract][SI1][SI2]

"Enantioselective Synthesis of Biaryl Compounds via Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Using a Palladium Complex of 7'-Butoxy-7-(diphenylphosphino)-8,8'-biquinolyl: Investigation of a New Chiral Ligand Architecture," Wu, Z.; Wang, C.; Zakharov, L. N.; Blakemore, P. R. Synthesis 2014, 46, 678-685. [LINK][abstract]

Last modified: 11/10/2016 (PRB)