Prof. Xiao-Feng Wu was born in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, China, and received his BSc degree from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (2007). In the same
year, he went to Rennes 1 University in France and earned his master’s degree in 2009. Then he joined Matthias Beller’s group at Leibniz-Institute for
Catalysis (Germany), where he completed his PhD in January 2012. Subsequently he started his independent research at LIKAT and ZSTU where he was
promoted to a professor in 2012. In March 2017, Prof. Xiao-Feng Wu defended his Habilitation successfully from Rennes 1 University (France). Since June
2020, he has been the PI of Catalytic Carbonylation Group in Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China). His current
research interests include conversion of carbonmonoxide to fine chemicals, conversion of biomass to CO, small molecule activation as well as polymer
degradation. Prof. Xiao-Feng Wu has published over 500 papers and edited more than 10 books.
2020.06-present: Professor in Catalytic Carbonylation (DNL0604), Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy,
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
2020.05-present: Cooperative doctoral supervisor, Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V. an der Universität Rostock (LIKAT), Germany.
2017.04-2020.05: Research group leader, Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V. an der Universität Rostock (LIKAT), Germany.
2012.02-2017.03: Junior research group leader, Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V. an der Universität Rostock (LIKAT), Germany.
2012.02-2020.05: Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, P.R. China.
2009.08-2012.01: PhD in Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V. an der Universität Rostock (LIKAT), Germany.
2007.09-2009.06: Master in Université de Rennes 1, France.
2003.09-2007.06: Bachelor in Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, P.R. China.
Young Scientist Committee of Science China Chemistry (2023-2027)
Editorial Board of Green Synthesis & Catalysis (2022)
Guest Editor for JOC on C1 Chemistry Special issue (2022, ACS)
Guest Editor for CJC on C1 Chemistry Special issue (2022, CCS)
Thieme Chemistry Journal Award (2017)
Young Scientist Prize of the 16th International Congress on Catalysis (ICC 16) (2016)
Zhejiang Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2016)
Wiley Excellent Author Award (2015)
First class of 151 talent program of Zhejiang Province, China (2014)
Qianjiang Scholar of Zhejiang Province, China (2013)
Max-Buchner scholarship, Germany (2011)
The Chinese government award for outstanding self-financed students abroad (2011)
Fu-Peng Wu, Yang Yuan, Claas Schünemann, Paul C. J. Kamer, Xiao-Feng Wu*, Copper‐Catalyzed Regioselective Borocarbonylative
Coupling of Unactivated Alkenes with Alkyl Halides: Synthesis of β-Boryl Ketones, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 10451-10455.
Jin-Bao Peng, Fu-Peng Wu, Xiao-Feng Wu*, First-Row Transition Metals Catalyzed Carbonylative Transformations of Carbon Electrophiles
(Invited Review). Chem. Rev. 2019, 119, 2090-2127.
Zechao Wang, Zhiping Yin, Xiao-Feng Wu*, Copper-Catalyzed Carbonylative Transformations of Indoles with Hexaketocyclohexane.
Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 4798-4801.
Yahui Li, Kaiwu Dong, Fengxiang Zhu, Zechao Wang, and Xiao-Feng Wu*, Copper-Catalyzed Carbonylative Coupling of Cycloalkanes and
Amides(VIP paper; Highlighted in Chemistry Views). Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 7227-7230.
Xiao-Feng Wu*, Toward Greener Oxidative Transformations: Base Metal Catalysts and Metal-Free Reactions (Invited personal accounts).
Chem. Rec. 2015, 15, 949-963.
