General Information
Name: Kai Wu
Position: Professor
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Corresponding Address: Chemistry and Materials Multiple-use Building, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, 132 Waihuan East Road, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, China
Website：www.kaiwu-group.com
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Education
2013.8–2018.6 Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University with Prof. Cheng-Yong Su
2009.8–2013.6 BSc Chemistry, Lanzhou University with Prof. Wei Wang
Experience
07/2021–01/2024 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Cambridge / UCAM
Advisor: Prof. Jonathan R. Nitschke
10/2018–06/2021 Postdoctoral Fellow TU Dortmund University / TU
Advisor: Prof. Guido H. Clever
Course Teaching
Inorganic Chemistry and General Chemistry Experiments (undergraduate)
Research Interest
Dr. Wu's research is dedicated to uncovering the inherent principles governing controlled self-assembly, structural diversity, and structure-property relationships within coordination supramolecular systems. Dr. Wu has won several honors for his contributions to the biomimetic super-sized cages, "active" heterometallic cages and multifunctional heteroleptic cages.
Open positions for postdoctoral fellow are available at Dr. Wu’s group. With solid training in Supramolecular Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, X-ray crystallography, those who are enthusiastic, ambitious, and determined to develop excellent academic and industrial careers are particularly welcome.
Research Publications
Dr. Wu's group has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers, and his work has been well received by the community based on per article citations. 10 first-authored/co-first-authored publications: Nature Chemistry (1), Nature Synthesis (1), J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (4), Natl. Sci. Rev. (1), Citation:>2,100, H-index: 21.
2024
19. K. Wu, E. Benchimol, A. Baksi, G. H. Clever*, Non-statistical assembly of Multicomponent [Pd2ABCD] Cages, Nat. Chem. 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01415-7. (Highlighted by Nature Research Communities, Chem, ChemistryViews, Polysci, Preprint: ChemRxiv, 2023, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-5gb4q)
2023
18. K. Wu, T. K. Ronson, P. Su, Z. Chen, L. Goh, A. W. Heard, X. Li, F. Klautzsch, C. A. Schalley, M. Vinković, J. R. Nitschke*, Systematic construction of progressively larger capsules from a fivefold linking pyrrole-based subcomponent, Nat. Synth. 2023, 2, 789–797. (Highlighed by University of Cambridge, The Medicine Maker, ChemistryViews, EurekAlert, Science Daily, Phys.org, The Medical News, X-MOL, DeepTech)
17. K. Wu, T. K. Ronson, L. Goh, W. Xue, A. W. Heard, P. Su, X. Li, M. Vinković, J. R. Nitschke*, A Diverse Array of Large Capsules Transform in Response to Stimuli, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 11356–11363.
2022
16. K. Wu‡, J. Tessarolo‡, A. Baksi, G. H. Clever*, Guest-modulated Circularly Polarized Luminescence by Ligand-to-Ligand Chirality Transfer in Heteroleptic Pd(II) Coordination Cages, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202205725. (Hot paper, Front Cover)
15. K. Li‡,K. Wu‡, C.-Y. Su* et al. Creating Dynamic Nanospaces in Solution by Cationic Cages as Multirole Catalytic Platform for Unconventional C(sp)-H Activation Beyond Enzyme Mimics, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202114070. (Hot paper,Frontispiece, Highlighted in SYNFACTS 2022, 18, 0414)
14. K. Li‡, K. Wu‡, Y.-Z. Fan‡, J. Guo, Y.-L. Lu, Y.-F. Wang, G. Maurin, C.-Y. Su*, Acidic Open-cage Solution Containing Basic Cage-confined Nanospace for Multipurpose Catalysis, Natl. Sci. Rev. 2022, 9, nwab155. (Article, Highlighed by EurekAlert! (AAAS). Ranking # 4 out of 73 in multidisciplinary sciences)
2021
13. K. Wu, B. Zhang, C. Drechsler, J. J. Holstein, G. H. Clever*, Backbone‐Bridging Promotes Diversity in Heteroleptic Cages, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 6403–6407. (Hot paper)
Before 2020
12. K. Wu‡, K. Li‡, S. Chen, Y.-J. Hou, Y.-L. Lu, J.-S. Wang, M.-J. Wei, M. Pan, C.-Y. Su*, The Redox Coupling Effect in a Photocatalytic Ru(II)-Pd(II) Cage with TTF Guest as Electron Relay Mediator for Visible-Light Hydrogen-Evolving Promotion, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 2639–2643. (VIP paper, Inside back cover, Highlighted on Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, X-mol.com)
11. K. Wu‡,K. Li‡, Y.-J. Hou, M. Pan*, L.-Y. Zhang, L. Chen, C.-Y. Su*, Homochiral D4-symmetric Metal-organic Cages from Stereogenic Ru(II) Metalloligands for Effective Enantioseparation of Atropisomeric Molecules. Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, 10487.
10. K. Wu, Y.-J. Hou, Y.-L. Lu, Y.-Z. Fan, Y.-N. Fan, H.-J. Yu, K. Li, M. Pan*, C.-Y. Su, Redox-Guest-Induced Multimode Photoluminescence Switch for Sequential Logic Gates in a Photoactive Coordination Cage, Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 11903–11909.
9. M. Pan, K. Wu, J.-H. Zhang, C.-Y. Su*, Chiral Metal-organic cages/containers (MOCs): From Structural and Stereochemical Design to Applications, Coord. Chem. Rev. 2019, 378, 333–349. (Listed as “High-cited papers” in Web of Science)
8. Y.-J. Hou, K. Wu, Z.-W. Wei, K. Li, Y.-L. Lu, C.-Y. Zhu, J.-S. Wang, M. Pan, J.-J. Jiang, G.-Q. Li, C.-Y. Su*, Design and Enantioresolution of Homochiral Fe(II)–Pd(II) Coordination Cages from Stereolabile Metalloligands: Stereochemical Stability and Enantioselective Separation,J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 18183–18191.
7. J.-S. Wang, K. Wu, C. Yin, K. Li, Y. Huang, J. Ruan, X. Feng, P. Hu*, C.-Y. Su*, Cage-confined Photocatalysis for Wide-scope Unusually Selective [2+2] Cycloaddition through Visible-light Triplet Sensitization, Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 4675.
6. W. Xue, K. Wu, N. Ouynag, T. Brotin, J. R. Nitschke*, Allosterically Regulated Guest Binding Determines Framework Symmetry for an FeII4L4 Cage, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 135, e202301319.
5. Y.-P. Wang, K. Wu, M. Pan*, K. Li, J.-T. Mo, X.-H. Duan, H.-Z. He, J. Shen*, C.-Y. Su*, One-/Two-Photon Excited Cell Membrane Imaging and Tracking by a Photoactive Nanocage, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 35873–35881.
4. M. Pan, Y.-X. Zhu, K. Wu, L. Chen, Y.-J. Hou, S.-Y. Yin, H.-P. Wang, Y.-N. Fan, C.-Y. Su*, Epitaxial Growth of Hetero-Ln-MOF Hierarchical Single-Crystals for Domain- and Orientation-Controlled Multi-color Luminescence 3D Coding Capability, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 14582–14586.
3. J. Guo, Y.-W. Xu, K. Li, L.-M. Xiao, S. Chen, K. Wu, X.-D. Chen, Y.-Z. Fan, J.-M. Liu*, C.-Y. Su*, Regio- and Enantioselective Photodimerization within the Confined Space of a Homochiral Ruthenium/Palladium Heterometallic Coordination Cage, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 3852–3856.
2. Q.-Y. Yang, K. Wu, J.-J. Jiang, C.-W. Hsu, M. Pan*, J.-M. Lehn, C.-Y. Su*, Pure White-light and Yellow-to-Blue Emission Tuning in Single Crystals of Dy(III) Metal–organic frameworks, Chem. Commun.2014, 50, 7702–7704.
1. S.-R. Zheng, M. Pan*, K. Wu, L. Chen, J.-J. Jiang*, D.-W. Wang, J.-Y. Shi, C.-Y. Su, Assembly of Binuclear, Tetranuclear, and Multinuclear Complexes from Pincer-like Mononuclear Metallotectons: Structural Diversity Dependent on Precursors, Cryst. Growth Des. 2015, 15, 625–634.
