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Zhigang Chai

Associate Research Fellow

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Introduction



Zhigang Chai studied physical chemistry at the Peking University and received his PhD degree in 2016 under supervision of Prof. Dongsheng Xu. In 2018, he moved to the Uppsala University where he worked as a postdoc and a researcher. During this period of his career, he received Young Scientist grant (the ÅForsk Foundation). In 2021, he joined the Beijing University of Chemical Technology as an associated professor. His current research interests focus on synthetic applications of heterogeneous photocatalysis (e.g. CH activation), regulation of surface/interface structures of heterogeneous photocatalysts, and mechanistic investigations via in situ spectroscopies.



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Synthetic applications of heterogeneous photocatalysis 

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Selected publications:

1.   Y. Li, X. He, P. Song, H. Huang, Z. ChaiC(sp3)‒H Activation of Alcohol for C(sp3)‒C(sp3) Bond Formation via Heterogeneous Photocatalysis in Flow. ChemCatChem 2025, 17, e00894.

2.   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.

3.   Z. ChaiHeterogeneous Photocatalytic Strategies for C(sp3)‒H Activation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202316444.

4.   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.

5.   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, 1012810131.


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