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Peng Liu

University of Pittsburgh · US
Area of research
Organic Chemistry · Inorganic Chemistry
Research interest
Research interests include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions, and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms.
h-index
84
citations
22,409
works
574
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

De novo design of porphyrin-containing proteins as efficient and stereoselective catalysts
Science 2025cited by 37position: middledoi
Catalytic difluorocarbene insertion enables access to fluorinated oxetane isosteres
Nature Chemistry 2025cited by 22position: middledoi
Modular arene functionalization by differential 1,2-diborylation
Nature 2025cited by 6position: middledoi
Implementing a Doping Approach for Poly(methyl methacrylate) Recycling in a Circular Economy
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024cited by 42position: middledoi
Synthesis of alkenyl boronates through stereoselective vinylene homologation of organoboronates
Nature Synthesis 2024cited by 25position: middledoi
Stereospecific alkenylidene homologation of organoboronates by SNV reaction
Nature 2024cited by 25position: middledoi
Ortho-C–H methoxylation of aryl halides enabled by a polarity-reversed N–O reagent
Nature Chemistry 2023cited by 41position: middledoi
Palladium/Norbornene‐Catalyzed Direct Vicinal Di‐Carbo‐Functionalization of Indoles: Reaction Development and Mechanistic Study
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023cited by 40position: middledoi
Stereoselective Synthesis of Trisubstituted Alkenes via Copper Hydride-Catalyzed Alkyne Hydroalkylation
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023cited by 39position: middledoi
Escape from Palladium: Nickel-Catalyzed Catellani Annulation
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023cited by 34position: middledoi
Modular synthesis of 1,2-azaborines via ring-opening BN-isostere benzannulation
Nature Chemistry 2023cited by 32position: middledoi
Redox-Paired Alkene Difunctionalization Enables Skeletally Divergent Synthesis
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023cited by 21position: middledoi
Confronting the Challenging Asymmetric Carbonyl 1,2-Addition Using Vinyl Heteroarene Pronucleophiles: Ligand-Controlled Regiodivergent Processes through a Dearomatized Allyl–Cu Species
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022cited by 55position: middledoi
Copper Hydride-Catalyzed Enantioselective Olefin Hydromethylation
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022cited by 48position: middledoi
Low-valent tungsten redox catalysis enables controlled isomerization and carbonylative functionalization of alkenes
Nature Chemistry 2022cited by 44position: middledoi
Enantioselective Synthesis of Quaternary Oxindoles: Desymmetrizing Staudinger–Aza-Wittig Reaction Enabled by a Bespoke HypPhos Oxide Catalyst
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022cited by 34position: middledoi
A Combined DFT, Energy Decomposition, and Data Analysis Approach to Investigate the Relationship Between Noncovalent Interactions and Selectivity in a Flexible DABCOnium/Chiral Anion Catalyst System
ACS Catalysis 2022cited by 22position: middledoi
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 3,4-dihydro-2H-[1,4]oxazino [2,3-f]quinazolin derivatives as EGFR-TKIs
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2022cited by 11position: middledoi
Boron insertion into alkyl ether bonds via zinc/nickel tandem catalysis
Science 2021cited by 193position: middledoi
Monovalent Nickel-Mediated Radical Formation: A Concerted Halogen-Atom Dissociation Pathway Determined by Electroanalytical Studies
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021cited by 125position: middledoi
Ruthenabenzene: A Robust Precatalyst
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021cited by 42position: middledoi
Development and Mechanistic Studies of the Iridium‐Catalyzed C−H Alkenylation of Enamides with Vinyl Acetates: A Versatile Approach for Ketone Functionalization
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021cited by 17position: middledoi
Synthesis of Pyrroles through the CuH-Catalyzed Coupling of Enynes and Nitriles
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020cited by 88position: middledoi
Entry to 1,2,3,4-Tetrasubstituted Arenes through Addressing the “<i>Meta</i> Constraint” in the Palladium/Norbornene Catalysis
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020cited by 73position: middledoi
Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Indazoles with a C3-Quaternary Chiral Center Using CuH Catalysis
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020cited by 55position: middledoi
Compatibility Score for Rational Electrophile Selection in Pd/NBE Cooperative Catalysis
Chem 2020cited by 45position: lastdoi
Organophosphorus-catalyzed relay oxidation of H-Bpin: electrophilic C–H borylation of heteroarenes
Chemical Science 2020cited by 34position: middledoi
Deacylative transformations of ketones via aromatization-promoted C–C bond activation
Nature 2019cited by 219position: middledoi
CuH-Catalyzed Enantioselective Ketone Allylation with 1,3-Dienes: Scope, Mechanism, and Applications
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019cited by 201position: middledoi
Kinetic Resolution via Rh-Catalyzed C–C Activation of Cyclobutanones at Room Temperature
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019cited by 100position: middledoi

Grants

Collaborative Research: Causal Learning with High-dimensional Imaging Outcomes: Methods, Theory, and Algorithms
NSF2515789$125,6272025–2028PIRePORTER
Conference: 2nd NSF-JST Workshop on Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace
NSF2528843$46,8482025–2027PIRePORTER
Computational Studies of Selective C-H Functionalization Reactions
NSF2247505$450,0002023–2026PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: SaTC: CORE: Medium: Cyber-threat Detection and Diagnosis in Multistage Manufacturing Systems through Cyber and Physical Data Analytics
NSF2019340$299,9992020–2026PIRePORTER
Frontera Travel Grant: Computational Studies of Transition Metal-Catalyzed Reactions
NSF2031953$10,0002020–2021PIRePORTER
SaTC: CORE: Small: Collaborative: Enabling Precise and Automated Insecurity Analysis of Middleware on Mobile Platforms
NSF1814679$165,4952018–2022PIRePORTER
CAREER: Computational Studies of Transition Metal Catalyzed Reactions in Organic Synthesis
NSF1654122$625,0002017–2022PIRePORTER
TWC: Small: Collaborative: Towards Agile and Privacy-Preserving Cloud Computing
NSF1422594$248,8412014–2018PIRePORTER
CAREER: Examining Users' Collective Privacy Management for Online Social Networks
NSF0953749$394,6422010–2016PIRePORTER
TC: Medium: Collaborative Research: Towards Self-Protecting Data Centers: A Systematic Approach
NSF0905131$500,0002009–2013PIRePORTER
NeTS: Small: Collaborative Research:Secure and Resilient Channel Allocation in Multi-Radio Wireless Networks
NSF0916469$59,9962009–2013PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: CT-T: Transparent Damage Quarantine and Recovery in Transactional Applications and Web Services
NSF0716479$61,3442007–2009PIRePORTER
Capacity Building in Information Assurance at Penn State University
NSF0416827$296,4662004–2007PIRePORTER
QoIA-Aware Attack Resilient Database Systems
NSF0233324$240,0002002–2007PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

K. N. Houk · University of California, Los Angeles25 papers (2012–2023)Guangbin Dong · University of Chicago18 papers (2016–2025)Stephen L. Buchwald · Massachusetts Institute of Technology12 papers (2015–2023)Yue Fu · Huazhong University of Science and Technology6 papers (2019–2025)Yang Yang · Binzhou Medical University6 papers (2015–2025)Gang Lü · Shandong University6 papers (2015–2019)Yu Lan · Institute of Organic Chemistry5 papers (2012–2014)Robert H. Grubbs · Stony Brook University5 papers (2012–2015)Binh Khanh · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign5 papers (2022–2023)Xiaotian Qi · Chongqing University5 papers (2019–2023)Yun‐Fang Yang · Interface (United States)4 papers (2013–2015) · 4 papers (2023–2025)Jianchun Wang · Advanced Research Institute4 papers (2018–2020)Gonzalo Jiménez‐Osés · Ikerbasque4 papers (2013–2015)Xiufang Xu · Wenzhou University4 papers (2012–2013)Keary M. Engle · Université Claude Bernard Lyon 13 papers (2015–2023)Myles B. Herbert · Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 papers (2012–2013)Sheng Feng · Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 papers (2017–2020)Benjamin K. Keitz · University of California, Berkeley3 papers (2012–2013)Zhenan Bao · Stanford University3 papers (2013–2014)