1. Chemical transformations of CO

2. Biomass toward CO

3. Small moleculars activation

4. Polymer decomposition.

Wiley Excellent Author Award (2015)

Young Scientist Prize of the 16th International Congress on Catalysis (ICC 16, 2016)

Thieme Chemistry Journal Award (2017)

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry（2024）

[1]. Zhi-Peng Bao, Xiao-Feng Wu*, Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Carbonylation of Bromoacetonitrile to Synthesize 2-Cyano-N-acetamide and 2-Cyanoacetate Compounds. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202301671.

[2]. Le-Cheng Wang, Yang Yuan, Youcan Zhang, Xiao-Feng Wu*, Cobalt-catalyzed aminoalkylative carbonylation of alkenes toward direct synthesis of γ-amino acid derivatives and peptides. Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 7439.

[3]. Han-Jun Ai, Matthias Beller*, Xiao-Feng Wu*, Palladium-catalysed efficient synthesis of primary alkyl halides from terminal and internal alkenes. Natl. Sci. Rev., 2022, 9, nwac198

[4]. Fu-Peng Wu, Yuan Yang, Dilver Pe？a Fuentes, Xiao-Feng Wu*, Copper-catalyzed carbonylative catenation of olefins: Direct synthesis of γ-boryl esters. Chem, 2022, 8, 1982-1992.

[5]. Yang Yuan, Youcan Zhang, Wenbo Li, Yanying Zhao,Xiao-Feng Wu*, Regioselective and Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Hydroaminocarbonylation of Unactivated Alkenes and Alkynes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202309993.

[6]. Xiao-Feng Wu, Buxing Han, Kuiling Ding, Zhongmin Liu, The Chemical Transformations of C1 Compounds, Wiley-VCH, 2022.

[7]. Xiao-Feng Wu, C-C Cross Couplings with 3d Base Metal Catalysts, Springer, 2023.

[8]. Xiao-Feng Wu, Zhiping Yin, Liang-Nian He, Feng Wang, Green Solvents in Organic Synthesis, Wiley-VCH, 2024.