Selected Publications

  1. P. Song, M. Yuan, X. He, Z. Chai. Hydroxyalkylation of Benzylic C–H Bonds via Heterogeneous Photocatalysis. ChemCatChem 2026, 18, e01652. Link. For a preprint version, see https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-t81mv.
  2. Y. Li, X. He, P. Song, H. Huang, Z. Chai. C(sp3)–H Activation of Alcohol for C(sp3)–C(sp3) Bond Formation via Heterogeneous Photocatalysis in Flow. ChemCatChem 2025, 17, e00894. Link
  3. X. Lu, Y. Li, X. He, P. Song, Z. Chai. Heterogeneous Photocatalytic C(sp2)–H Activation of Formate for Hydrocarboxylation of Alkenes. Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202402003. Link
  4. Z. Chai. Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Strategies for C(sp3)–H Activation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202316444. Link
  5. Y. Yang, Z. Chai, X. Qin, Z. Zhang, A. Muhetaer, C. Wang, H. Huang, C. Yang, D. Ma, Q. Li, D. Xu. Light-Induced Redox Looping of a Rhodium/CexWO3 Photocatalyst for Highly Active and Robust Dry Reforming of Methane. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202200567. Link
  6. Z. Chai. Light-Driven Alcohol Splitting by Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: Recent Advances, Mechanism and Prospects. Chem. Asian J. 2021, 16, 460–473. Link
  7. Z. Chai, A. Mattsson, Y. Tesfamhret, L. Österlund, J. Zhu. Ni-Ag Nanostructure-Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Performance of Solar-Driven Hydrogen Production from Ethanol. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2020, 3, 10131−10138. Link
  8. Z. Chai, T.-T. Zeng, Q. Li, L.-Q. Lu, W.-J. Xiao, D. Xu. Efficient Visible Light-Driven Splitting of Alcohols into Hydrogen and Corresponding Carbonyl Compounds over a Ni-Modified CdS Photocatalyst. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 10128−10131. Link