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Electrocatalytic C‒N bond construction from inorganic nitrogen sources in water

Urea, formamide, cyclohexanone oxime and amino acids are vital raw materials. Their synthesis often requires high temperatures and dangerous reagents. This protocol describes an aqueous electrocatalytic approach using inorganic nitrogen sources.

Yongmeng Wu
Xinyu Liu
Bin Zhang
Protocols20 Jan 2026
Nature Protocols

P: 1-29
Electrosynthesis of a nylon-6 precursor from cyclohexanone and nitrite under ambient conditions

The sustainable synthesis of cyclohexanone oxime, the precursor of nylon-6, without toxic SO₂ or H₂O₂ usage is desirable. Here, the electrosynthesis of cyclohexanone oxime from nitrite and cyclohexanone under ambient conditions is reported.

Yongmeng Wu
Jinghui Zhao
Bin Zhang
ResearchOpen Access26 May 2023
Nature Communications

Volume: 14, P: 1-7
Ampere-level electrosynthesis of a nylon-6 precursor by local NO coverage tuning

Cyclohexanone oxime electrosynthesis has low Faradaic efficiency at high current densities. Now, high NO coverage is found to favour oxime production. A doping strategy is proposed to break the electronic symmetry of catalytic sites, achieving ampere-level electrosynthesis with 86% Faradaic efficiency by suppressing NO–NO coupling at high NO coverages.

Yongmeng Wu
Xinyu Liu
Bin Zhang
Research07 Aug 2025
Nature Synthesis

Volume: 4, P: 1504-1512
Electrosynthesis of amino acids from NO and α-keto acids using two decoupled flow reactors

Electrochemistry holds great potential for the synthesis of complex and valuable compounds, but so far attempts to prepare amino acids have resulted in low yields. Now, the electrosynthesis of alanine and other amino acids from NO and α-keto acids is performed on a silver catalyst, and the amino acid yield is enhanced using two decoupled flow reactors.

Mengyang Li
Yongmeng Wu
Bin Zhang
Research21 Aug 2023
Nature Catalysis

Volume: 6, P: 906-915
One-pot H/D exchange and low-coordinated iron electrocatalyzed deuteration of nitriles in D₂O to α,β-deuterio aryl ethylamines

One-pot efficient synthesis of α,β-deuterio aryl ethylamines with high deuterium ratios using an easy-to-handle deuterated source under ambient conditions is desirable. Here the author report the electrosynthesis of α,β-deuterio aryl ethylamines from aryl acetonitriles using D₂O.

Rui Li
Yongmeng Wu
Bin Zhang
ResearchOpen Access10 Oct 2022
Nature Communications

Volume: 13, P: 1-12
Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of quinolines with water over a fluorine-modified cobalt catalyst

Selective hydrogenation of quinolines with easy-to-handle hydrogen donors and cost-effective catalysts is desirable. Here electrocatalytic quinoline hydrogenation to 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines is reported with water over a fluorine-modified cobalt.

Shuoshuo Guo
Yongmeng Wu
Cuibo Liu
ResearchOpen Access08 Sept 2022
Nature Communications

Volume: 13, P: 1-11
Converting copper sulfide to copper with surface sulfur for electrocatalytic alkyne semi-hydrogenation with water

Highly selective electrocatalytic semi-hydrogenation of alkynes over a noble-metal-free catalyst is highly desirable. Here, authors synthesize sulfur-containing copper nanowire sponges for selective electrocatalytic alkyne semi-hydrogenation using water as the hydrogen source.

Yongmeng Wu
Cuibo Liu
Bin Zhang
ResearchOpen Access23 Jun 2021
Nature Communications

Volume: 12, P: 1-11
0.04 degree-per-hour MEMS disk resonator gyroscope with high-quality factor (510 k) and long decaying time constant (74.9 s)

Qingsong Li
Dingbang Xiao
Xuezhong Wu
ResearchOpen Access19 Nov 2018
Microsystems & Nanoengineering

Volume: 4, P: 1-11
Economically viable electrocatalytic ethylene production with high yield and selectivity

Ethylene is a widely used petrochemical feedstock for the manufacture of various critical chemicals. Here the authors show a rationally designed Cu catalyst that enables electrocatalytic production with high performance and economic feasibility as well as sustainability.

Bo-Hang Zhao
Fanpeng Chen
Bin Zhang
Research09 Mar 2023
Nature Sustainability

Volume: 6, P: 827-837
Aqueous pulsed electrochemistry promotes C−N bond formation via a one-pot cascade approach

Electrocatalytic C − N bond formation from inorganic nitrogen wastes is desirable. Here, a pulsed electrochemical method is reported to promote one-pot cascade C − N bond forming reaction between nitrite and arylboronic acids with water into arylamines.

Meng He
Yongmeng Wu
Bin Zhang
ResearchOpen Access22 Aug 2023
Nature Communications

Volume: 14, P: 1-11
0.32 mHz frequency mismatch of micro-shell resonator gyroscope without tuning electrodes achieved by ultra-precision mechanical trimming

Sheng Yu
Xianfeng Huang
Dingbang Xiao
ResearchOpen Access22 May 2025
Microsystems & Nanoengineering

Volume: 11, P: 1-10
Electrocatalytic semi-hydrogenation of alkynes using water as the hydrogen source

Electrocatalytic hydrogenation is green and mild compared with conventional hydrogenation processes. This protocol describes an electrocatalytic semi-hydrogenation method to synthesize olefins with water as the hydrogen source under ambient conditions.

Ying Gao
Meng He
Bin Zhang
Protocols04 Aug 2025
Nature Protocols

P: 1-22
Real-time correction of gain nonlinearity in electrostatic actuation for whole-angle micro-shell resonator gyroscope

Sheng Yu
Jiangkun Sun
Xuezhong Wu
ResearchOpen Access05 Nov 2024
Microsystems & Nanoengineering

Volume: 10, P: 1-11
Electrochemical hydrogenation and oxidation of organic species involving water

The use of water for electrochemical hydrogenation and oxidation of organic species provides a sustainable route for synthesizing chemicals. The electrode types, general electrocatalyst selection principles and interface microenvironment control are elucidated, conducive to designing efficient electrocatalysts and reaction systems.

Cuibo Liu
Fanpeng Chen
Bin Zhang
Reviews25 Mar 2024
Nature Reviews Chemistry

Volume: 8, P: 277-293
0.79 ppm scale-factor nonlinearity whole-angle microshell gyroscope realized by real-time calibration of capacitive displacement detection

Jiangkun Sun
Sheng Yu
Dingbang Xiao
ResearchOpen Access13 Oct 2021
Microsystems & Nanoengineering

Volume: 7, P: 1-11

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