Recent advances in copper-mediated chelation-assisted functionalization of unactivated C–H bonds

WH Rao, BF Shi - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Transition metal-catalyzed direct functionalization of C–H bonds has recently emerged as a
powerful strategy for the construction of carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bonds. …

Latent curing epoxy system with excellent thermal stability, flame retardance and dielectric property

YJ Xu, L Chen, WH Rao, M Qi, DM Guo, W Liao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
To obtain a latent curing epoxy system with satisfactory thermal stability, flame retardance
and dielectric properties, imidazolium dibenzo[c,e][1,2]oxaphosphate (IDOP) was synthesized …

Site-Selective Alkenylation of δ-C(sp3)–H Bonds with Alkynes via a Six-Membered Palladacycle

JW Xu, ZZ Zhang, WH Rao, BF Shi - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Most chelation-assisted aliphatic C–H activation proceeds through a kinetically favored five-membered
cyclometalated intermediate. Here, we report the first site-selective alkenylation …

IL-8 and neutrophil elastase levels in the respiratory tract of infants with RSV bronchiolitis

M Abu-Harb, F Bell, A Finn, WH Rao… - European …, 1999 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The aim of this study was to determine whether interleukin (IL)-8 is released within the upper
respiratory tract of infants during respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis and whether …

Persistently flame-retardant flexible polyurethane foams by a novel phosphorus-containing polyol

WH Rao, HX Xu, YJ Xu, M Qi, W Liao, S Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
To overcome the poor compatibility, easy migration of additive flame retardants, a novel
polyester polyol (DMOP) was synthesized from dimethyl methylphosphonate and diethanol …

Flame-retardant and smoke-suppressant flexible polyurethane foams based on reactive phosphorus-containing polyol and expandable graphite

WH Rao, W Liao, H Wang, HB Zhao… - Journal of hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, flame-retardant and smoke-suppressant flexible polyurethane foams (FPUFs)
were designed and synthesized based on novel liquid phosphorus-containing polyol …

Inherently flame-retardant rigid polyurethane foams with excellent thermal insulation and mechanical properties

SX Wang, HB Zhao, WH Rao, SC Huang, T Wang… - Polymer, 2018 - Elsevier
In an effort to overcome issues encountered in additive flame retardants for rigid polyurethane
foams (RPUFs), a novel reactive flame-retardant triol (TDHTPP) based on a triazine and …

Copper(II)-Catalyzed Direct Sulfonylation of C(sp2)–H Bonds with Sodium Sulfinates

WH Rao, BF Shi - Organic letters, 2015 - ACS Publications
A copper-catalyzed direct sulfonylation of C(sp 2 )–H bonds with sodium sulfinates using a
removable directing group is described. This reaction tolerates a wide range of functional …

Pd(II)-Catalyzed Direct Sulfonylation of Unactivated C(sp3)–H Bonds with Sodium Sulfinates

WH Rao, BB Zhan, K Chen, PX Ling, ZZ Zhang… - Organic …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A Pd(II)-catalyzed sulfonylation of unactivated C(sp 3 )–H bonds with sodium arylsulfinates
using an 8-aminoquinoline auxiliary is described. This reaction demonstrates excellent …

[HTML][HTML] Epoxidized soybean oil cured with tannic acid for fully bio-based epoxy resin

M Qi, YJ Xu, WH Rao, X Luo, L Chen, YZ Wang - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The construction of fully bio-based epoxy resins (EP) has been of particular interest in both
academia and industrial circles for years; among these, epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) …