Wei Liu

Organic Chemist at Virginia Tech

[Gouverneur Group @GouverneurGroup]

Fully funded studentship still available for September 2026, various potential projects aimed at reinventing fluorine chemistry with sustainability in mind! Funding to cover home fees.
https://t.co/poDJ15TcmS

[Nature Catalysis @NatureCatalysis]

Enantioselective difluoromethylation of unactivated alkyl halides via a formal nickel(II/IV) cycle https://t.co/ReZYHCBr4n

[Nature Catalysis @NatureCatalysis]

Fluoroform for PET https://t.co/i6Ie1tNtwK

[ZhangLabOSU @ZhangLabOSU]

Congratulations to Joshua et al. on this exciting new work demonstrating site-selective C(sp³)–H ¹⁸F-fluorination via complementary Cu(III) hydroxide and Cu(III) fluoride reactivity. (Chem. Sci. 2026)
📌 https://t.co/0SQN9Woy3u

[Wei Liu @WeiLiuLab]

@WeiLilab @ScienceMagazine @VTChemDept @UcChem @NIH @NIMHgov Thank you Wei!

[Wei Liu @WeiLiuLab]

Thrilled to share our recent work on aliphatic radiotrifluoromethylation @ScienceMagazine. Huge kudos to my dedicated graduate student Chao Wang @VTChemDept @UcChem , and our fantastic collaborators @NIH @NIMHgov Dr. Pike, Paul, Susovan and Jinsoo. #PET https://t.co/s3J9Wb0f0V

[Kevin Pitts @KevinTPitts]

New tracer techniques make PET scanning even more powerful. Congrats to Wei Liu and team! @VTChemDept @VT_Science https://t.co/3rmaxkUGUg

[Wei Liu @WeiLiuLab]

@LabChao @ScienceMagazine @VTChemDept @UcChem @NIH @NIMHgov Thank you Chao!

[Wei Liu @WeiLiuLab]

@NealMankad @ScienceMagazine @VTChemDept @UcChem @NIH @NIMHgov Thank you Neal!

[Wei Liu @WeiLiuLab]

@IsaacGB9 @ScienceMagazine @VTChemDept @UcChem @NIH @NIMHgov Thank you Isaac!

[Wei Liu @WeiLiuLab]

@DavidVicic Interesting molecules!

[David Vicic @DavidVicic]

Identifying Reactivity Differences of Two-Carbon-Atom-Based Legacy Refrigerants at Group 9 Metal Pincer Complexes | ACS Organic & Inorganic Au https://t.co/zgDWIrurFT

[Nature Synthesis @NatureSynthesis]

Now online:

Article by Wei Liu @WeiLiuLab & co-workers @UCincinnatiChem

Synthesis of chiral difluoromethyl cyclopropanes through desymmetric difluoromethylation of cyclopropenes enabled by enantioselective copper catalysis

https://t.co/HHoP5agM1G ($)

[Wei Liu @WeiLiuLab]

@NealMankad @J_A_C_S @ChemistryatUIC Nice chemistry. Congrats Neal!

[Neal Mankad @NealMankad]

Our latest Al-Fe research is published in @J_A_C_S. Led by my student Roushan @ChemistryatUIC and our collaboration with Dan Ess of BYU, we are starting to map the chemistry of Al(II) through this mild approach!
https://t.co/O1YVKlbJGx

[Gouverneur Group @GouverneurGroup]

Thrilled to share our newest work on the enantioconvergent synthesis of alkyl fluorides with KF, made possible by a synergistic combination of chiral urea and onium salt catalysts. Out today in @NatureCatalysis https://t.co/yUglWFABnf Congrats to @Claire_doo and all of the team!

[Wei Liu @WeiLiuLab]

@DavidVicic Congrats!

[Yong Yan @yong_chem]

Our group is looking for a PostDoc with a strong background in asymmetric organic synthesis. Come and join us at San Diego, it's beautiful and warm here.

[Xiongyi Huang-JHU Biocatalysis @xiongyih]

I am thrilled to share our recent Nature Catalysis cover-featured paper on engineering nonheme iron enzymes for metallophotoredox catalysis, enabling decarboxylative C-N₃ and C-SCN bond formation https://t.co/Sgme3Y8ZXN. This work was pioneered and led by graduate student Jinyan Rui @JRui7001, with important contributions from postdoc Dr. Xinpeng Mu. It has been a pleasure collaborating with the Marc Garcia-Borràs group @MarcGBQ and Yisong Guo's group @MossbauerLab, who provided valuable insights into the mechanistic aspects of this system using computational and spectroscopic tools. This milestone marks our first venture into photoredox catalysis with metalloenzymes and highlights the remarkable versatility of nonheme enzymes in driving reactions previously unknown in enzymatic catalysis.

Access the free text here: https://t.co/aBf9TGpZm0

Check out this research briefing from our group for further insights into this work: https://t.co/JE147NPFeY

Wishing you all a joyful holiday season! 🎄✨

[Isaac Garcia Bosch @IsaacGB9]

We do Ni too!!! Please check this article published in @InorgChem in which our awesome undergrad student Daniel Ye (1st author!) describes the synthesis, characterization and PCET reactivity of a mononuclear NiOH system in three oxidation states. Enjoy! https://t.co/Nf0akHJNJJ