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Hui CAO
曹暉

PhD in Organic Chemistry
National University of Singapore, 2021

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry

(852) 3469 7365
huicao@ust.hk
Room CYT6012
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Research Interest Publications

Research Interest

Biocatalysis
Organic chemistry
Bioorganic chemistry
Protein engineering
Enantioselective reactions

Publications

All Years 17 2026 0 2025 0 2024 1 2023 3 2022 2 2021 2 2020 9

2024 1

Skeletal editing of pyridines through atom-pair swap from CN to CC

Nature Chemistry, v. 16, (5), p. 741-748
Cheng, Qiang; Bhattacharya, Debkanta; Haring, Malte; Cao, Hui; Mück-Lichtenfeld, Christian; Studer, Armido
Article

2023 3

C-H Functionalization of Pyridines via Oxazino Pyridine Intermediates: Switching to para-Selectivity under Acidic Conditions

Journal of the American Chemical Society, v. 145, (28), p. 15581-15588
Cao, Hui; Bhattacharya, Debkanta; Cheng, Qiang; Studer, Armido
Article

meta-Selective C−H Functionalization of Pyridines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, v. 62, (42), article number e202302941
Cao, Hui; Cheng, Qiang; Studer, Armido
Article

Recovery of homogeneous photocatalysts by covalent organic framework membranes

Nature Communications, v. 14, (1), article number 2726
Yang, Hao; Xu, Jinhui; Cao, Hui; Wu, Jie; Zhao, Dan
Article

2022 2

Brønsted acid-enhanced direct hydrogen atom transfer photocatalysis for selective functionalization of unactivated C(sp ³)–H bonds

Nature Synthesis, v. 1, (10), p. 794-803
Cao, Hui; Kong, Degong; Yang, Li Cheng; Chanmungkalakul, Supphachok; Liu, Tao; Piper, Jared L.; Peng, Zhihui; Gao, Linlin; Liu, Xiaogang; Hong, Xin; Wu, Jie
Article

Radical and ionic meta-C–H functionalization of pyridines, quinolines, and isoquinolines

Science, v. 378, (6621), p. 779-785
Cao, Hui; Cheng, Qiang; Studer, Armido
Article

2021 2

Photoinduced intermolecular hydrogen atom transfer reactions in organic synthesis

Chem Catalysis, v. 1, (3), p. 523-598
Cao, Hui; Tang, Xinxin; Tang, Haidi; Yuan, Ye; Wu, Jie
Article

Vacancy engineered polymeric carbon nitride nanosheets for enhanced photoredox catalytic efficiency

Cell Reports Physical Science, v. 2, (7), article number 100491
Liu, Qiong; Cao, Hui; Xu, Wengang; Li, Jing; Zhou, Qi; Tao, Weijian; Zhu, Haiming; Cao, Xingzhong; Zhong, Linxin; Lu, Jiong; Peng, Xinwen; Wu, Jie
Article

2020 3

Cloud-inspired multiple scattering for light intensified photochemical flow reactors

Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, v. 5, (6), p. 1058-1063
Zheng, Lu; Xue, Hansong; Wong, Wai Kuan; Cao, Hui; Wu, Jie; Khan, Saif A.
Article

Photoinduced site-selective alkenylation of alkanes and aldehydes with aryl alkenes

Nature Communications, v. 11, (1), article number 1956
Cao, Hui; Kuang, Yulong; Shi, Xiangcheng; Wong, Koi Lin; Tan, Boon Beng; Kwan, Jeric Mun Chung; Liu, Xiaogang; Wu, Jie
Article

Visible light driven deuteration of formyl C-H and hydridic C(sp³)-H bonds in feedstock chemicals and pharmaceutical molecules

Chemical Science, v. 11, (33), p. 8912-8918
Kuang, Yulong; Cao, Hui; Tang, Haidi; Chew, Junhong; Chen, Wei; Shi, Xiangcheng; Wu, Jie
Article

2018 2

Photo-induced Decarboxylative Heck-Type Coupling of Unactivated Aliphatic Acids and Terminal Alkenes in the Absence of Sacrificial Hydrogen Acceptors

Journal of the American Chemical Society, v. 140, (47), p. 16360-16367
Cao, Hui; Jiang, Heming; Feng, Hongyu; Kwan, Jeric Mun Chung; Liu, Xiaogang; Wu, Jie
Article

Visible-Light-Mediated Metal-Free Difunctionalization of Alkenes with CO₂ and Silanes or C(sp³)−H Alkanes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, v. 57, (52), p. 17220-17224
Hou, Jing; Ee, Aloysius; Cao, Hui; Ong, Han Wee; Xu, Jin Hui; Wu, Jie
Article

2017 1

Transformation of a Cp*-iridium carbene catalyst in water oxidation using Oxone as primary oxidant

Molecular Catalysis, v. 434, p. 49-56
Cao, Hui; Zhang, Jing Fan; Zhou, Quan; Huang, Shuang; Hong, Xi; Hou, Xiu Feng
Article

2016 1

Synthesis of o-Alkenylated 2-Arylbenzoxazoles via Rh-Catalyzed Oxidative Olefination of 2-Arylbenzoxazoles: Scope Investigation, Structural Features, and Mechanism Studies

Journal of Organic Chemistry, v. 81, (24), p. 12169-12180
Zhou, Quan; Zhang, Jing Fan; Cao, Hui; Zhong, Rui; Hou, Xiu Feng
Article

2015 2

Ligand effect in racemization and dynamic kinetic resolution of alcohols: Mechanism on cymene ruthenium complexes

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, v. 775, p. 60-66
Cao, Hui; Cai, Li Hua; Wang, Chen Xi; Zhu, Xiao Han; Li, Zhi Ming; Hou, Xiu Feng
Article

Selectivity Enhancement in Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Alcohols through Adjusting the Micro-Environment of Metal Complex Confined in Nanochannels: A Promising Strategy for Tandem Reactions

ACS Catalysis, v. 5, (1), p. 27-33
Cao, Hui; Zhu, Xiao Han; Wang, Dong; Sun, Zhenkun; Deng, Yonghui; Hou, Xiu Feng; Zhao, Dongyuan
Article

Article 1

Skeletal editing of pyridines through atom-pair swap from CN to CC

Nature Chemistry, v. 16, (5), p. 741-748
Cheng, Qiang; Bhattacharya, Debkanta; Haring, Malte; Cao, Hui; Mück-Lichtenfeld, Christian; Studer, Armido

Article 3

C-H Functionalization of Pyridines via Oxazino Pyridine Intermediates: Switching to para-Selectivity under Acidic Conditions

Journal of the American Chemical Society, v. 145, (28), p. 15581-15588
Cao, Hui; Bhattacharya, Debkanta; Cheng, Qiang; Studer, Armido

meta-Selective C−H Functionalization of Pyridines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, v. 62, (42), article number e202302941
Cao, Hui; Cheng, Qiang; Studer, Armido

Recovery of homogeneous photocatalysts by covalent organic framework membranes

Nature Communications, v. 14, (1), article number 2726
Yang, Hao; Xu, Jinhui; Cao, Hui; Wu, Jie; Zhao, Dan

Article 2

Brønsted acid-enhanced direct hydrogen atom transfer photocatalysis for selective functionalization of unactivated C(sp ³)–H bonds

Nature Synthesis, v. 1, (10), p. 794-803
Cao, Hui; Kong, Degong; Yang, Li Cheng; Chanmungkalakul, Supphachok; Liu, Tao; Piper, Jared L.; Peng, Zhihui; Gao, Linlin; Liu, Xiaogang; Hong, Xin; Wu, Jie

Radical and ionic meta-C–H functionalization of pyridines, quinolines, and isoquinolines

Science, v. 378, (6621), p. 779-785
Cao, Hui; Cheng, Qiang; Studer, Armido

Article 2

Photoinduced intermolecular hydrogen atom transfer reactions in organic synthesis

Chem Catalysis, v. 1, (3), p. 523-598
Cao, Hui; Tang, Xinxin; Tang, Haidi; Yuan, Ye; Wu, Jie

Vacancy engineered polymeric carbon nitride nanosheets for enhanced photoredox catalytic efficiency

Cell Reports Physical Science, v. 2, (7), article number 100491
Liu, Qiong; Cao, Hui; Xu, Wengang; Li, Jing; Zhou, Qi; Tao, Weijian; Zhu, Haiming; Cao, Xingzhong; Zhong, Linxin; Lu, Jiong; Peng, Xinwen; Wu, Jie

Article 3

Cloud-inspired multiple scattering for light intensified photochemical flow reactors

Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, v. 5, (6), p. 1058-1063
Zheng, Lu; Xue, Hansong; Wong, Wai Kuan; Cao, Hui; Wu, Jie; Khan, Saif A.

Photoinduced site-selective alkenylation of alkanes and aldehydes with aryl alkenes

Nature Communications, v. 11, (1), article number 1956
Cao, Hui; Kuang, Yulong; Shi, Xiangcheng; Wong, Koi Lin; Tan, Boon Beng; Kwan, Jeric Mun Chung; Liu, Xiaogang; Wu, Jie

Visible light driven deuteration of formyl C-H and hydridic C(sp³)-H bonds in feedstock chemicals and pharmaceutical molecules

Chemical Science, v. 11, (33), p. 8912-8918
Kuang, Yulong; Cao, Hui; Tang, Haidi; Chew, Junhong; Chen, Wei; Shi, Xiangcheng; Wu, Jie

Article 2

Photo-induced Decarboxylative Heck-Type Coupling of Unactivated Aliphatic Acids and Terminal Alkenes in the Absence of Sacrificial Hydrogen Acceptors

Journal of the American Chemical Society, v. 140, (47), p. 16360-16367
Cao, Hui; Jiang, Heming; Feng, Hongyu; Kwan, Jeric Mun Chung; Liu, Xiaogang; Wu, Jie

Visible-Light-Mediated Metal-Free Difunctionalization of Alkenes with CO₂ and Silanes or C(sp³)−H Alkanes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, v. 57, (52), p. 17220-17224
Hou, Jing; Ee, Aloysius; Cao, Hui; Ong, Han Wee; Xu, Jin Hui; Wu, Jie

Article 1

Transformation of a Cp*-iridium carbene catalyst in water oxidation using Oxone as primary oxidant

Molecular Catalysis, v. 434, p. 49-56
Cao, Hui; Zhang, Jing Fan; Zhou, Quan; Huang, Shuang; Hong, Xi; Hou, Xiu Feng

Article 1

Synthesis of o-Alkenylated 2-Arylbenzoxazoles via Rh-Catalyzed Oxidative Olefination of 2-Arylbenzoxazoles: Scope Investigation, Structural Features, and Mechanism Studies

Journal of Organic Chemistry, v. 81, (24), p. 12169-12180
Zhou, Quan; Zhang, Jing Fan; Cao, Hui; Zhong, Rui; Hou, Xiu Feng

Article 2

Ligand effect in racemization and dynamic kinetic resolution of alcohols: Mechanism on cymene ruthenium complexes

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, v. 775, p. 60-66
Cao, Hui; Cai, Li Hua; Wang, Chen Xi; Zhu, Xiao Han; Li, Zhi Ming; Hou, Xiu Feng

Selectivity Enhancement in Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Alcohols through Adjusting the Micro-Environment of Metal Complex Confined in Nanochannels: A Promising Strategy for Tandem Reactions

ACS Catalysis, v. 5, (1), p. 27-33
Cao, Hui; Zhu, Xiao Han; Wang, Dong; Sun, Zhenkun; Deng, Yonghui; Hou, Xiu Feng; Zhao, Dongyuan

2020 3

Cloud-inspired multiple scattering for light intensified photochemical flow reactors

Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, v. 5, (6), p. 1058-1063
Zheng, Lu; Xue, Hansong; Wong, Wai Kuan; Cao, Hui; Wu, Jie; Khan, Saif A.
Article

Photoinduced site-selective alkenylation of alkanes and aldehydes with aryl alkenes

Nature Communications, v. 11, (1), article number 1956
Cao, Hui; Kuang, Yulong; Shi, Xiangcheng; Wong, Koi Lin; Tan, Boon Beng; Kwan, Jeric Mun Chung; Liu, Xiaogang; Wu, Jie
Article

Visible light driven deuteration of formyl C-H and hydridic C(sp³)-H bonds in feedstock chemicals and pharmaceutical molecules

Chemical Science, v. 11, (33), p. 8912-8918
Kuang, Yulong; Cao, Hui; Tang, Haidi; Chew, Junhong; Chen, Wei; Shi, Xiangcheng; Wu, Jie
Article

2018 2

Photo-induced Decarboxylative Heck-Type Coupling of Unactivated Aliphatic Acids and Terminal Alkenes in the Absence of Sacrificial Hydrogen Acceptors

Journal of the American Chemical Society, v. 140, (47), p. 16360-16367
Cao, Hui; Jiang, Heming; Feng, Hongyu; Kwan, Jeric Mun Chung; Liu, Xiaogang; Wu, Jie
Article

Visible-Light-Mediated Metal-Free Difunctionalization of Alkenes with CO₂ and Silanes or C(sp³)−H Alkanes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, v. 57, (52), p. 17220-17224
Hou, Jing; Ee, Aloysius; Cao, Hui; Ong, Han Wee; Xu, Jin Hui; Wu, Jie
Article

2017 1

Transformation of a Cp*-iridium carbene catalyst in water oxidation using Oxone as primary oxidant

Molecular Catalysis, v. 434, p. 49-56
Cao, Hui; Zhang, Jing Fan; Zhou, Quan; Huang, Shuang; Hong, Xi; Hou, Xiu Feng
Article

2016 1

Synthesis of o-Alkenylated 2-Arylbenzoxazoles via Rh-Catalyzed Oxidative Olefination of 2-Arylbenzoxazoles: Scope Investigation, Structural Features, and Mechanism Studies

Journal of Organic Chemistry, v. 81, (24), p. 12169-12180
Zhou, Quan; Zhang, Jing Fan; Cao, Hui; Zhong, Rui; Hou, Xiu Feng
Article

2015 2

Ligand effect in racemization and dynamic kinetic resolution of alcohols: Mechanism on cymene ruthenium complexes

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, v. 775, p. 60-66
Cao, Hui; Cai, Li Hua; Wang, Chen Xi; Zhu, Xiao Han; Li, Zhi Ming; Hou, Xiu Feng
Article

Selectivity Enhancement in Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Alcohols through Adjusting the Micro-Environment of Metal Complex Confined in Nanochannels: A Promising Strategy for Tandem Reactions

ACS Catalysis, v. 5, (1), p. 27-33
Cao, Hui; Zhu, Xiao Han; Wang, Dong; Sun, Zhenkun; Deng, Yonghui; Hou, Xiu Feng; Zhao, Dongyuan
Article

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