Lei Zhou

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Lei Zhou is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Zhou has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Organic Chemistry, 34 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 10 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Lei Zhou's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (59 papers), Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (37 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (37 papers). Lei Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (59 papers), Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (37 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (37 papers). Lei Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Lei Zhou's co-authors include Michael P. Doyle, Tiebo Xiao, Maxim O. Ratnikov, Linyong Li, Jianbo Wang, Xichang Dong, Devireddy Anand, Yuwei He, Yan Zhang and Haoguo Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Lei Zhou

98 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Catalytic Carbene Insertion into C−H Bonds

2009 1.6k citations Michael P. Doyle, Lei Zhou et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	TEMPO-Catalyzed Electrochemical Hydrobenzylation of Imines with Methylarenes via Radical Cascade Reaction 2025 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·(unknown), Kun Xia, Hui Chen, Haijun Yu, (unknown), S. Zhang, Lei Zhou, Ablimit Abdukader	0
2	Direct Amination of Anilines Utilizing Dearomatized Phenolate Species 2025 ·Organic Letters ·(unknown), Haitao Li, Shicheng Dong, (unknown), Haochen Liu, Ziren Chen, Fei Xue, Bin Wang, Yu Xia, Lei Zhou, Yonghong Zhang, Jun Zhu, Chenjiang Liu	0
3	Photocatalyzed/Base-Mediated Defluorinative Three-Component Cascade Cyclization: Access to Monofluorocyclohexenes and 6-Fluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines 2025 ·Organic Letters ·Shuyue Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Lei Zhou, (unknown)	2
4	Blue light-induced diazo cross-coupling: synthesis of allyldiazo compounds through reshuffling of functionalities 2025 ·Chemical Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Yanan Wang, Lei Zhou	2
5	Single‐Grain High‐Efficiency Full‐Visible‐Spectrum White Emitters 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Shuifu Liu, Xianfeng Yang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lei Zhou, Jean‐Claude G. Bünzli, Mingmei Wu	2
6	Regioselective difluoroallylation of alkylidene malonates with trifluoromethyl alkenes: synthesis of gem-difluoro-1,5-dienes and their [2 + 2] photocycloaddition 2024 ·Organic Chemistry Frontiers ·(unknown), Mingqiang Li, (unknown), Ablimit Abdukader, Lei Zhou	4
7	Synergistic Mechanoluminescence and Mechanochromism Via Triboelectrification‐Induced Eu³⁺/Eu²⁺ Redox Shuttle 2024 ·Laser & Photonics Review ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yuefei Xiang, Lei Zhong, Lei Zhou, Juncheng Zhang, (unknown), Tianying Sun, Mingmei Wu	4
8	Synthesis of mono-fluorinated heterocycles with a ring-junction nitrogen atom via Rh(iii)-catalyzed CF₃-carbenoid C–H functionalization and defluorinative annulation 2023 ·Organic Chemistry Frontiers ·Haosheng Li, (unknown), Duo‐Zhi Wang, Lei Zhou	11
9	Photoredox‐Enabled Self‐(3+2) Cyclization of Vinyldiazo Reagents: Synthesis of Cyclopentenyl α‐Diazo Compounds 2023 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Weiyu Li, (unknown), Claire Empel, René M. Koenigs, Lei Zhou	17
10	Visible-light-promoted defluorinative ring-opening gem-difluoroallylation of cycloalkanols using 1-trifluoromethyl alkenes 2022 ·New Journal of Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Weiyu Li, Duo‐Zhi Wang, Lei Zhou	4
11	Recent Advances in Developing Lanthanide Metal–Organic Frameworks for Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensing 2021 ·Frontiers in Chemistry ·Tianying Sun, (unknown), Yangyang Du, Lei Zhou, Xian Chen	57
12	Nitroxyl radical based conjugated microporous polymers as heterogeneous catalysts for selective aerobic alcohol oxidation 2018 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Mingxuan Liu, (unknown), Lei Zhou, Zhen Xie, Shen Li, Long Chen	34
13	Preliminary SAR and biological evaluation of antitubercular triazolothiadiazine derivatives against drug-susceptible and drug-resistant Mtb strains 2016 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry ·Ziqiang Li, (unknown), Qi Deng, Guoning Zhang, Lei Zhou, Yishuang Liu, Juxian Wang, Yucheng Wang	29
14	Synthesis of Gem-Difluorinated Fused Quinolines via Visible Light-Mediated Cascade Radical Cyclization 2016 ·Organic Letters ·Tiebo Xiao, Linyong Li, Yang Xie, Zong‐Wan Mao, Lei Zhou	35
15	Visible‐Light‐Mediated Two‐Fold Unsymmetrical C(sp³)−H Functionalization and Double C−F Substitution 2016 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Linyong Li, Tiebo Xiao, Haoguo Chen, Lei Zhou	94
16	Visible‐Light‐Induced Radical Cyclization of Trifluoroacetimidoyl Chlorides with Alkynes: Catalytic Synthesis of 2‐Trifluoromethyl Quinolines 2013 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Xichang Dong, Youwei Xu, Jingjing Liu, Y. M. Hu, Tiebo Xiao, Lei Zhou	53
17	Palladium‐Catalyzed Oxidative Cross‐Coupling of N‐Tosylhydrazones or Diazoesters with Terminal Alkynes: A Route to Conjugated Enynes 2011 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Lei Zhou, Fei Ye, Jiachen Ma, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang	149
18	Copper‐Catalyzed Amine–Alkyne–Alkyne Addition Reaction: An Efficient Method For the Synthesis of γ,δ‐Alkynyl‐β‐amino Acid Derivatives 2009 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Lei Zhou, Qi Shuai, Huanfeng Jiang, Chao‐Jun Li	20
19	Conformational isomers of extraordinary stability: carboxamidate-bridged dimetalloorganic compounds 2009 ·Chemical Communications ·Jian‐Hua Xie, Lei Zhou, Peter Y. Zavalij, Michael P. Doyle, (unknown), Yang Liu, Huai Sun	4
20	Hetero-bis(σ-aryl)dirhodium(III) caprolactamates. Electronic communication between aryl groups through dirhodium(III) 2009 ·Dalton Transactions ·Jian‐Hua Xie, Lei Zhou, (unknown), Michael P. Doyle	10

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