Profile

Prof. Wu Li received his Ph.D. degree in 2015 from Wuhan University under the supervision of Prof. Aiwen Lei. In 2016‒2021, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher with Prof. Matthias Beller in Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (Germany). In 2022, he got a professor position in College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences (CCMS) of Wuhan University. His current research mainly focus on deuterium labelling.

Professional Experience:

2022.02-present: Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University

2016.3-2021.12: LIKAT, Rostock, Germany---Postdoc with Prof. Dr. Matthias Beller

Education:

2012.9-2015.6: Wuhan University, China---Ph.D. Degree of Organic Chemistry, with Prof. Dr. Aiwen Lei

2009.9-2012.6: Nanjing Normal University, China---M.S. Degree of Organic Chemistry with Prof. Dr. Peipei Sun.

Research Activities:

Deuterium labelling chemistry

Nanocatalysis

Eletrocatalysis

Synthetic chemistry

Organic synthesis

Publications in last five years：

1. Bu, F.; Deng, Y.; Xu, J.; Yang, D.; Li, Y.; Li, W.* and Lei, A.*, Electrocatalytic reductive deuteration of arenes and heteroarenes. Nature 2024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07989-7；

2. Li, W.; Rabeah, J.; Bourriquen, F.; Yang, D.; Kreyenschulte, C.; Rockstroh, N.; Lund, H.; Bartling, S.; Surkus, A-E.; Junge, K.; Brückner, A.*; Lei, A.*; and Beller, M.*, Scalable and selective deuteration of (hetero)arenes, Nature Chem., 2022, 14, 334–341 (Highlighted in “Synfacts” )；

3.  Li, Y.^#; Peng, Y.^#; Dong, W.^#; Jiang, X.; Lu, L.; Yang, D.; Hsu, L-C.; Li, W.*; Su, B-L.* and Lei, A.*, Multiscale Anion-Hybrid in Atomic Ni Sites for High-Rate Water Electrolysis: Insights into the Charge Accumulation Mechanism, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 14194–14202;

4. Li, H.^#; Li, Y.^#; Chen, J; Lu, L.; Wang, P.; Hu, J.; Ma, R.; Gao, Y.; Yi, H.*; Li, W.* and Lei, A.*, Scalable and Selective Electrochemical Hydrogenation of Polycyclic Arenes, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, doi.org/10.1002/anie.202407392;

5. Qiu, F.⁺; Chen, Y.⁺; Liao, P.; Gao, Y.; Guo, M.*; Zhang, H.*; Lei, A.* and Li, W.*, Electrochemical selective deuterium labelling of N-heteroarenes, Green Synth. Catal. 2024, doi. org/10.1016/j.gresc.2024.06.003.

Educational Experience

• [1]2009.9-2012.6

  南京师范大学  | Chemistry  | 硕士 | 理学硕士学位

• [2]2012.9-2015.6

  武汉大学  | Chemistry  | 博士 | 理学博士学位

Work Experience

• [1] 2022.2-Now
  

  武汉大学  | 化学与分子科学学院 教授，博士生导师 
  

• [2] 2016.3-2021.12
  

  德国莱布尼茨催化研究所 合作导师：Matthias Beller教授