Research Interests:
Catalytic functionalizations of unactivated C–H bonds
Development of air-stable preligands for catalytic cross-couplings
Hydroaminations of alkynes, allenes, and alkenes
Efficient syntheses of biologically relevant compounds
  Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed C–H Activation and Beyond

Selected Awards and Professional Activities:
2016 Member of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen
2015 Honored by Thomson Reuters as ISI Highly Cited Researcher
2015 Ta-Shue Chou Lectureship Award, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
2011 AstraZeneca Excellence in Chemistry Award

Recent publications:
1. Manganese(I)-Catalyzed Substitutive C–H Allylation Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55,7747.
2. Photo-Induced Copper-Catalyzed C‒H Arylation at Room Temperature Angew. Chem. Int.Ed., 2016, 55, 4759.
3. A General Strategy for Nickel-Catalyzed C–H Alkylation of Anilines Angew. Chem. Int.Ed. 2016, 55, 3153.
4. N-Acyl Amino Acid Ligands for Ruthenium(II)-catalyzed meta-C–H tert-Alkylation with Removable Auxiliaries J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 13894.