Wgroup member: Weizhi Yu Graduate student (2013.9 ~ present ) 1987. 8 Born in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Hobbies: Piano, Classical music Current position: Conell University; Email: 1300013215@pku.edu.cn Tel: 18600770562

Education
2013.9 ~ present: Expecting Bachelor Degree in College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University

B.Sc thesis: Studies on Iron-Promoted Oxidative Coupling of Diarylmethanes and Diazo Compounds

Publications

(1) Cu(I)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Terminal Alkynes with Trifluoro-methyl Ketone N-Tosylhydrazones: Access to 1,1-Difluoro-1,3-enynes
Zhikun Zhang, Qi Zhou, Weizhi Yu, Tianjiao Li, Guojiao Wu, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 2474-2477.

(2) Reaction of Diazo Compounds with Difluorocarbene: An Efficient Approach toward 1,1-Difluoroolefins
Zhikun Zhang, Weizhi Yu, Chenggui Wu, Chengpeng Wang, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 273-277. (Hot Paper)

(3) Rh(I)-Catalyzed Reaction of Trifluoromethylketone N-Tosylhydrazones and Arylboronates
Zhikun Zhang, Weizhi Yu, Qi Zhou, Tianjiao Li, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Chin. J. Chem. 2016, 34, 473-476. (Special Issue: Trifluoromethylation and Trifluoromethylthiolation Reactions)

(4) Cu(I)-Catalyzed Three-Component Coupling of Trifluoromethyl Ketone N-Tosylhydrazones, Alkynes and Azides: Synthesis of Difluoromethylene Substituted 1,2,3-Triazoles
Zhikun Zhang, Qi Zhou, Weizhi Yu, Tianjiao Li, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Chin. J. Chem. 2017, 35, 387-391. (Special issue dedicated to Prof. Xi-Kui Jiang)

(5) Catalytic asymmetric trifluoromethylthiolation via enantioselective [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of sulfonium ylides
Zhikun Zhang, Zhe Sheng, Weizhi Yu, Guojiao Wu, Rui Zhang, Wen-Dao Chu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Nature Chem. 2017, 9, 970-976 (Highlighted by Science China: Chemistry; Highlighted by Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.)