Weidong Rao

4.6k total citations
177 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Weidong Rao is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Weidong Rao has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Organic Chemistry, 23 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 17 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Weidong Rao's work include Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (64 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (61 papers) and Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (53 papers). Weidong Rao is often cited by papers focused on Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (64 papers), Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (61 papers) and Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (53 papers). Weidong Rao collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Australia. Weidong Rao's co-authors include Philip Wai Hong Chan, Ming Joo Koh, Shun‐Yi Wang, Prasath Kothandaraman, Zhi‐Liang Shen, Xue‐Qiang Chu, Dewi Susanti, Xiaoxiang Zhang, Fei Wang and Tao Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Weidong Rao

166 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Peers

Weidong Rao

Jun‐Qi Zhang China

Pengju Feng China

Fawaz Aldabbagh Ireland

Zhiwei Jiao China

Ngon T. Tran United States

Ana-Maria Resmeriță France

Toshiaki Shimasaki Japan

Nobuhito Kurono Japan

Tadashi Narita Japan

Mingzhong Cai China

Jun‐Qi Zhang China

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Chu, Xue‐Qiang, et al.. (2025). Ni-catalyzed reductive cross-couplings of diaryl disulfides with aryl bromides for biaryl synthesis through C–S bond cleavage. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 12(20). 5459–5466.

Tian, Hui, et al.. (2025). Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of zinc polyfluorobenzoate with aryl imidazolylsulfonate for polyfluorinated biaryl synthesis. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 23(23). 5569–5575. 1 indexed citations

Li, Bin, et al.. (2025). Manganese(III)-Mediated Chemoselective Radical Coupling of Diarylphosphine Oxides and Tetrasulfides: Synthesis of Dithiophosphates and Thiophosphates. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(28). 9987–9998.

Fan, Yun, Yucheng Wu, Yingying Xie, et al.. (2025). Rational compositional formulation enhancing electrochemical performances of vanadium-based compounds for aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Journal of Energy Storage. 132. 117988–117988. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Qing, et al.. (2025). Base‐Promoted One‐Pot Synthesis of Phthalans from 1,3‐Enynyl Alcohols and Allylic(propargylic) Bromides. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 14(12).

Chen, Xue, Xue‐Qiang Chu, Weidong Rao, et al.. (2024). Nickel‐Catalyzed Reductive Amidation of Aryl Sulfonium Salts with Isocyanates for Amide Synthesis via C−S Bond Activation. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 366(18). 3839–3844. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Wang, et al.. (2024). Copper(0)-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Disulfurating Reagents and (Hetero)aryl/Alkyl Halides. Organic Letters. 26(38). 8115–8120. 4 indexed citations

Li, Wenxin, et al.. (2024). Nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of unactivated (hetero)aryl sulfone with aryl bromide. Journal of Catalysis. 430. 115359–115359. 16 indexed citations

Han, Jiahui, Daopeng Sheng, Yi‐Rong Chen, et al.. (2024). Nickel(II)‐Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Xanthate Esters with Sulfur‐Containing and Selenium‐Containing Compounds: Synthesis of Unsymmetric Sulfides and Selenides. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 42(20). 2453–2458. 4 indexed citations

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Rao, Weidong, et al.. (2023). Nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of aryl thiols with aryl bromides via C–S bond activation. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(20). 5171–5179. 37 indexed citations

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Feng, Rui, Shu Xu, Songtao Liu, et al.. (2023). The discovery of 3-fluoroalkyl indoles as potential antifungal agents to control tomato gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea. Phytochemistry Letters. 55. 175–183. 2 indexed citations

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Yao, Jun, et al.. (2023). Degradation of Sulfamethoxazole in Aqueous Solution by Low-Energy X-ray Irradiation. Catalysts. 13(4). 714–714. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Xinyu, Weidong Rao, Shusu Shen, et al.. (2023). Photoinduced Reaction of α‐Bromoacetophenone with Thiosulfonate: Synthesis of β‐Keto Thiosulfone. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 26(25). 2 indexed citations

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Xie, Ting, Guoqiang Wang, Yawen Wang, et al.. (2020). Selective Quadruple C(sp3)-F Functionalization of Polyfluoroalkyl Ketones. iScience. 23(7). 101259–101259. 29 indexed citations

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Chu, Xue‐Qiang, et al.. (2019). Lead-Mediated Highly Diastereoselective Allylation of Aldehydes with Cyclic Allylic Halides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 84(9). 5348–5356. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Xiang-Rui, Chen Zhang, Xue‐Qiang Chu, et al.. (2019). Iron(0)-Mediated Reformatsky Reaction for the Synthesis of β-Hydroxyl Carbonyl Compounds. Organic Letters. 21(15). 5873–5878. 18 indexed citations

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Susanti, Dewi, Lijuan Liu, Weidong Rao, et al.. (2015). Gold‐Catalyzed Cycloisomerization and Diels–Alder Reaction of 1,4,9‐Dienyne Esters to 3 a,6‐Methanoisoindole Esters with Pro‐Inflammatory Cytokine Antagonist Activity. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(25). 9111–9118. 32 indexed citations

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Rao, Weidong, et al.. (2014). Gold‐Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 1,6,8‐Dienyne Carbonates and Esters to cis‐Cyclohepta‐4,8‐diene‐Fused Pyrrolidines. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(41). 13174–13180. 48 indexed citations

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Kothandaraman, Prasath, et al.. (2011). Cyclopropyl Carbinol Rearrangement for Benzo‐Fused Nitrogen Ring Synthesis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(36). 10081–10088. 41 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoxiang, et al.. (2009). Iron(III) chloride-catalysed direct nucleophilic α-substitution of Morita-Baylis-Hillman alcohols with alcohols, arenes, 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, and thiols. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 7(20). 4186–4186. 38 indexed citations

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