Prof. Dr. Wen Dai

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China

Tel: 86-411-84762355

Fax: 86-411-84762355

E-mail: daiwen@dicp.ac.cn

Research Areas


Organoboron chemistry, Radical chemistry, Selective Oxidation

Education

Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS

Supervisor: Prof. Shuang Gao

September 2011 to July 2015


M.S. Medicine Chemistry, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

Supervisor: Prof. Guoliang Chen

September 2008 to July 2011

Experience

Professor and PI, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS

Jan. 2021 to now


Associate Professor and PI, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS

Jan. 2020 to Jan. 2021


Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Pittsburgh

Supervisor: Prof. Dennis P. Curran

Oct. 2016 to Oct. 2019


Postdoctoral Scholar, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS

Supervisor: Prof. Guangwen Chen and Prof. Shuang Gao.

Jan. 2015 to Sep. 2016




Publications


1. He, P. P.; Chen, B.; Huang, L.; Liu, X. X; Qin, J. Z.; Zhang, Z. H.; Dai, W.*Heterogeneous manganese-oxide-catalyzed successive cleavage and functionalization of alcohols to access amides and nitriles, Chem, 2022, 8, 1906. 


 2. Luo, H. H.; Tian, S.N.; Liang, H. L.; Wang H.; Gao, S.; Dai, W.*, Oxidative cleavage and ammoxidation of organosulfur compounds via synergistic Co-Nx sites and Co nanoparticles catalysis, Nature Commun.2023, 14, 2981.


3. Qin, J. Z.; Han, B.; Liu, X. X.; Dai, W.*Wang, Y. X.; Luo, H. H.; Lu, X. M.; Nie J. B.; Xian, C. S.;Zhang, Z. H.*, The enzymemimic single Fe-N3 atom catalyst for the oxidative synthesis of nitriles via C-C bond cleavage strategy, Science Adv.2022, 8, eadd1267.


4. Chen, B.; Zhang, L.; Luo, H. H.; Huang L.; He, P. P.; Xue, G. J.;Liang, H. L.; Dai, W.*Oxidative cleavage and ammoxidation of unsaturated hydrocarbons via heterogeneous auto-tandem catalysis, JACS Au2023, 3, 476-478.


5. Luo, H. H.; Wang, L. Y.*; Shang, S. S.; Li, G. S.; Lv, Y.; Gao, S.*; Dai, W.*Cobalt Nanoparticles-Catalyzed Widely Applicable Successive C-C Bond Cleavage in Alcohols to Access EstersAngew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 19268.


6. Dai, W.; Geib, S. J.; Curran, D. P.*, 1,4-Hydroboration Reactions of Electron-Poor Aromatic Rings by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Boranes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 6261.


7. Dai, W.; Geib, S. J.; Curran, D. P.*, Ring-Opening Reactions of NHC-Boriranes with In Situ Generated HCl: Synthesis of a New Class of NHC-Boralactones, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 3623.


8. Dai, W.; Geib, S. J.; Curran, D. P.*, Facile Synthesis of α-N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Boryl Ketones from N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Boranes and Alkenyl Triflates, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 12355.


9. Dai, W.; McFadden, T. R.; Curran, D. P.*, 5-EndoCyclizations of NHC-Boraallyl Radicals Bearing Ester Substituents: Characterization of Derived 1,2-Oxaborole Radicals and Boralactones, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 15868.


10. Dai, W.; Curran, D . P.*; Walton, J. C.*, EPR and Preparative Studies of 5-endo Cyclizations of Radicals Derived from Alkenyl NHC-Boranes Bearing tert-Butyl Ester Substituents, J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 2102.


11. Dai, W.; Geib, S . J.; Curran, D . P.*, Reactions of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Boranes with 5-Diazo-2,2-dimethyl-1,3

-dioxane-4,6-dione:Synthesis of Mono- and Bis-hydrazonyl NHC-Boranes, J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 8775.


12. Dai, W.*; Shang, S.; Lv, Y.; Li, G.; Li, C.*; Gao, S.*,Highly Chemoselective and Enantioselective Catalytic Oxidation of Heteroaromatic Sulfides via High-Valent Manganese(IV)-Oxo Cation Radical Oxidizing IntermediatesACS Catal. 2017, 7, 4890.


13. Dai, W.; Mi, Y.; Lv, Y.; Chen, B.; Li, G.; Chen,G*; Gao,S*, Development of a Continuous-Flow Microreactor for Asymmetric Sulfoxidation Using a Biomimetic Manganese CatalystAdv Synth Catal. 2016, 358, 667.


14. Dai, W.; Lv, Y.; Wang, L.; Shang, S.; Chen, B.; Li, G.; Gao, S.*, Highly Efficient Oxidation of Alcohols Catalyzed by a Porphyrin-inspired Manganese ComplexChem. Commun. 201551, 11268.


15. Dai, W.; Li, G.; Chen, B.; Wang, L.; Gao, S.*, A Porphyrin-Inspired Iron Catalyst for Asymmetric Epoxidation of Electron-deficient Olefins, Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 904.


16. Dai, W.; Shang, S.; Chen, B.; Li, G; Wang, L.; Ren, L; Gao, S*, Asymmetric Epoxidation of Olefins with Hydrogen Peroxide by an In Situ Formed Manganese complex, J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 6688.


17. Dai, W.; Li, J.; Li, G.; Yang, H.; Wang, L.; Gao, S.*,Asymmetric Epoxidation of Alkenes Catalyzed by Porphyrin-inspired Manganese ComplexOrg. Lett. 2013, 15, 4138.


18. Dai, W.; Li, J.; Chen, B.; Li, G.; Lv, Y.; Wang, L.; Gao, S.*, Asymmetric Oxidation Catalysis by a Porphyrin-Inspired Manganese Complex: Highly Enantioselective Sulfoxidation with a Wide Substrate ScopeOrg. Lett. 2013, 15, 5658.


19. Dai, W.; Wang, L.; Lv, Y.; Gao, S.*,Metal-Free Catalysis of Nitrogen-doped Nanocarbons for the Ammoxidation of Alcohols to Nitriles, Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 1048.