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Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Xiaoxiao Wei
Northwestern Polytechnical University
2
Jinwon Sun
Samsung (South Korea)
3
Zi‐Ang Yan
East China University of Science and Technology
4
Geyang Song
Shaanxi Normal University
5
Maximilian Koy
University of Groningen
6
Supriya Rej
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
7
Anna V. Bay
AbbVie (United States)
8
Benxiang Zhang
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
9
Javier Corpas
RWTH Aachen University
10
Md Emdadul Hoque
Scripps Research Institute

Rising Stars Papers

1
A general strategy for the amination of electron-rich and electron-poor heteroaromatics by desaturative catalysis
Nature Catalysis|2024
39 cit.
2
Boryl radical-mediated halogen-atom transfer (XAT) enables the Sonogashira-like alkynylation of alkyl halides
Chemical Science|2024
28 cit.
3
Adaptive Photochemical Amination via Co(II) Catalysis
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
26 cit.
4
Light-Promoted Efficient Generation of Fe(I) to Initiate Amination
ACS Catalysis|2024
20 cit.
5
General method for carbon–heteroatom cross-coupling reactions via semiheterogeneous red-light metallaphotocatalysis
Nature Communications|2025
20 cit.
6
Excited-state protonation and reduction enable the umpolung Birch reduction of naphthalenes
Chem|2024
18 cit.
7
Photochemical C–H Borylation in Organic Synthesis
ACS Catalysis|2025
18 cit.
8
Near‐Infrared Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence from Monocyclic Luminophores
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
14 cit.
9
Ni-Catalyzed Photochemial Sulfamidation of Aryl Chlorides with Soluble Organic Amine as Base
Organometallics|2024
9 cit.
10
Enhancement in durability and performance for cement-based materials through tailored water-based graphene nanofluid additives
Construction and Building Materials|2024
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Xing‐Zhong Shu
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering
2
Shaozhong Ge
National University of Singapore
3
Guoyin Yin
Wuhan University
4
Wangqing Kong
Wuhan University
5
Ming Joo Koh
National University of Singapore
6
Mengchun Ye
Nankai University
7
Kai Hong
East China Normal University
8
Shi‐Liang Shi
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
9
Qianghui Zhou
Wuhan University
10
Jin Xie
China Pharmaceutical University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Reductive Cross-Coupling of Unreactive Electrophiles
Accounts of Chemical Research|2022
276 cit.
2
Nickel-Catalyzed Ligand-Controlled Selective Reductive Cyclization/Cross-Couplings
Accounts of Chemical Research|2023
151 cit.
3
Highly selective synthesis of all-carbon tetrasubstituted alkenes by deoxygenative alkenylation of carboxylic acids
Nature Communications|2022
134 cit.
4
Iron-catalysed reductive cross-coupling of glycosyl radicals for the stereoselective synthesis of C-glycosides
Nature Synthesis|2022
132 cit.
5
Visible light activation enables desulfonylative cross-coupling of glycosyl sulfones
Nature Synthesis|2022
122 cit.
6
Photoinduced gold-catalyzed divergent dechloroalkylation of gem-dichloroalkanes
Nature Catalysis|2022
120 cit.
7
Direct radical functionalization of native sugars
Nature|2024
113 cit.
8
Synthesis of planar chiral ferrocenes via enantioselective remote C–H activation
Nature Chemistry|2023
105 cit.
9
Nickel Chain-Walking Catalysis: A Journey to Migratory Carboboration of Alkenes
Accounts of Chemical Research|2023
103 cit.
10
Enantio- and Regioselective Ni-Catalyzed <i>para</i>-C–H Alkylation of Pyridines with Styrenes via Intermolecular Hydroarylation
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2022
102 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Stephen L. Buchwald
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2
John F. Hartwig
University of California System
3
Steven P. Nolan
Ghent University
4
Frank Glorius
University of Münster
5
Matthias Beller
Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
6
Jin‐Quan Yu
Scripps Research Institute
7
Gregory C. Fu
California Institute of Technology
8
Paul Knochel
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
9
Masahiro Miura
Anges (Japan)
10
Naoto Chatani
Hiroshima University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
An overview of N-heterocyclic carbenes
Nature|2014
4.2k cit.
2
Weak Coordination as a Powerful Means for Developing Broadly Useful C–H Functionalization Reactions
Accounts of Chemical Research|2011
2.7k cit.
3
Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki−Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions Employing Dialkylbiaryl Phosphine Ligands
Accounts of Chemical Research|2008
2.6k cit.
4
C–H bond activation enables the rapid construction and late-stage diversification of functional molecules
Nature Chemistry|2013
2.4k cit.
5
Using carbon dioxide as a building block in organic synthesis
Nature Communications|2015
2.1k cit.
6
On the Interpretation of Deuterium Kinetic Isotope Effects in CH Bond Functionalizations by Transition‐Metal Complexes
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2012
2.1k cit.
7
Catalytic Functionalization of C(sp<sup>2</sup>)H and C(sp<sup>3</sup>)H Bonds by Using Bidentate Directing Groups
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2013
2k cit.
8
Evolution of a Fourth Generation Catalyst for the Amination and Thioetherification of Aryl Halides
Accounts of Chemical Research|2008
1.9k cit.
9
Catalysts for Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling Processes:  Scope and Studies of the Effect of Ligand Structure
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2005
1.8k cit.
10
Rational Development of Practical Catalysts for Aromatic Carbon−Nitrogen Bond Formation
Accounts of Chemical Research|1998
1.8k cit.

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