Shaolin Zhu received his B. S. from Nanjing University in 2005. He conducted his graduate studies at SIOC under the mentorship of Prof. Dawei Ma. In 2010, Shaolin joined the group of Prof. David W. C. MacMillan at Princeton as a postdoctoral associate. Then he moved to Boston in 2013 and joined Buchwald group at MIT as a postdoctoral fellow. In September 2015, Shaolin joined the Department of Chemistry at Nanjing University, where his group's work has focused primarily on asymmetric catalysis and organic synthesis.

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asymmetric catalysis and organic synthesis.

33. J. Chen, G. Deng (undergraduate student), Y. Wang*, S. Zhu*, Facile Synthesis of Chiral α-Hydroxy Ketones by a Ni-Catalyzed Multicomponent Hydrometallation–CO Insertion–Enantioconvergent Alkylation Cascade. Chin. J. Chem. 2022, xx, xxx.

32. X. Jiang, F.-T. Sheng, Y. Zhang, G. Deng (undergraduate student), S. Zhu*, Ligand Relay Catalysis Enables Asymmetric Migratory Reductive Acylation of Olefins or Alkyl Halides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, xx, xxx.

31. Y. Wang, Y. He, S. Zhu*, NiH-Catalyzed Functionalization of Remote and Proximal Olefins: New Reactions and Innovative Strategies. Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, xx, xxx.

30. Y. Zhang, D. Qiao, M. Duan, Y. Wang*, S. Zhu*, Enantioselective synthesis of α-aminoboronates by NiH-catalysed asymmetric hydroamidation of alkenyl boronates. Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 5630.

29. Y. He, J. Ma, H. Song, Y. Zhang, Y. Liang*, Y. Wang*, S. Zhu*, Regio- and enantioselective remote hydroarylation using a ligand-relay strategy.Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 2471.

28. Y. He, J. Chen, X. Jiang, S. Zhu*, Enantioselective NiH-Catalyzed Reductive Hydrofunctionalization of Alkenes. Chin. J. Chem. 2022, 40, 651–661.

27. Y. He, R. Tao, S. Zhu*, Nickel Hydride Catalyzed Remote Hydroarylation of Olefins. Synlett 2022, 33, 224–230.

26. Y. He, M. Brjesson, H. Song, Y. Xue, D. Zeng,  M. Ruben*, S. Zhu*, Nickel-Catalyzed ipso/ortho Difunctionalization of Aryl Bromides with Alkynes and Alkyl Bromides via a Vinyl-to-Aryl 1,4-Hydride Shift. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 20064–20070.

25. Y. Zhang, J. Ma, J. Chen, L. Meng, Y. Liang*, S. Zhu*, A Relay Catalysis Strategy for Enantioselective Nickel-Catalyzed Migratory Hydroarylation Forming Chiral α-Aryl Alkylboronates. Chem 2021, 7, 3171–3188.

24. L. Meng, J. Yang, M. Duan, Y. Wang*, S. Zhu*, Facile Synthesis of Chiral Arylamines, Alkylamines and Amides by Enantioselective NiH-Catalyzed Hydroamination. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 23584–23589.

23. J. Chen, S. Zhu*, Nickel-Catalyzed Multicomponent Coupling: Synthesis of α-Chiral Ketones by Reductive Hydrocarbonylation of Alkenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 14089–14096.

22. Y. Xue, J. Chen, P. Song, Y. He*, S. Zhu*, Nickel-Catalyzed Regiodivergent Reductive Hydroarylation of Styrenes. Synlett 2021, 32, 1647–1651.

21. F. Zhou, S. Zhu*, Catalytic Asymmetric Hydroalkylation of α,β-Unsaturated Amides Enabled by Regio-Reversed and Enantiodifferentiating syn-Hydronickellation. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 8766–8773.

20. Y. He, B. Han, S. Zhu*, Terminal-Selective C(sp3)–H Arylation: NiH-Catalyzed Remote Hydroarylation of Unactivated Internal Olefins. Organometallics 2021, 40, 2253–2264.  (Invited in Organometallic Solutions to Challenges in Cross-Coupling special issue)

19. X. Jiang, B. Han, Y. Xue, M. Duan, Z. Gui, Y. Wang*, S. Zhu*, Nickel-Catalysed Migratory Hydroalkynylation and Enantioselective Hydroalkynylation of Olefins with Bromoalkynes. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 3792.

18. Y. He, H. Song, J. Chen, S. Zhu*, NiH-Catalysed Asymmetric Hydroarylation of N-Acyl Enamines to Chiral Benzylamines. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 638.

17. J. Liu, H. Gong,* S. Zhu*, BH₃ ⋅ Me₂S: An Alternative Hydride Source for NiH-Catalyzed Reductive Migratory Hydroarylation and Hydroalkenylation of Alkenes. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 1543−1546.  (Invited in Special Collections of YourJOC Talents)

16. J. Liu, H. Gong*, S. Zhu*, Nickel-Catalyzed, Regio- and Enantioselective Benzylic Alkenylation of Olefins with Alkenyl Bromide. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 4060–4064.

15. Y. Zhang#, J. He#, P. Song, Y. Wang*, S. Zhu*, Ligand-Enabled NiH-Catalyzed Migratory Hydroamination: Chain Walking as a Strategy for Regiodivergent/Regioconvergent Remote sp³ C–H Amination. CCS Chem. 2021, 3, 2259–2268.

14. P. Song, S. Zhu*, Nickel-Catalyzed Hydrofluorination of Unactivated Alkenes througha HAT Pathway. ACS Catal.  2020, 10, 13165−13170.

13. Y. He, C. Liu, L. Yu, S. Zhu*, Enantio- and Regioselective NiH-Catalyzed Reductive Hydroarylation of Vinylarenes with Aryl Iodides. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 21530−21534.

12. Y. He, C. Liu, L. Yu, S. Zhu*, Ligand-Enabled Nickel-Catalyzed Redox-Relay Migratory Hydroarylation of Alkenes with Arylborons. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 9186−9191.

11. F. Chen, X. Xu, Y. He, G. Huang, S. Zhu*, NiH-Catalyzed Migratory Defluorinative Cross Olefin-Coupling: Trifluoromethyl-Substituted Alkenes as Acceptor Olefins to Form gem-Difluoroalkenes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 5398−5402.

10. J. He, Y. Xue, B. Han, C. Zhang, Y. Wang*, S. Zhu*, Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive 1,2-Carboamination of Unactivated Alkenes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 2328−2332.

9. Y. Zhang, B. Han, S. Zhu*, Rapid Access to Highly Functionalized Alkylboronates via NiH-Catalyzed Remote Hydroarylation of Boron-Containing Alkenes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 13860.

8. Y. Zhang, X. Xu, S. Zhu*, Nickel-Catalysed Selective Migratory Hydrothiolation of Alkenes and Alkynes with Thiols. Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 1752.

7. J. He, P. Song, X. Xu, S. Zhu*, Y. Wang*, Migratory Reductive Acylation between Alkyl Halides or Alkenes and Alkyl Carboxylic Acids by Nickel Catalysis. ACS. Catal. 2019, 9, 3253.

6. F. Zhou, Y. Zhang, X. Xu, S. Zhu*, NiH-Catalyzed Remote Asymmetric Hydroalkylation of Alkenes with Racemic α-Bromo Amides. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 1754.

5. J. Xiao, Y. He, F. Ye, S. Zhu*, Remote sp³ C–H Amination of Alkenes with Nitroarenes. Chem 2018, 4, 1645.

4. F. Zhou, J. Zhu, Y. Zhang, S. Zhu*, NiH-Catalyzed Reductive Relay Hydroalkylation: A Strategy for the Remote C(sp³)–H Alkylation of Alkenes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 4058.

3. F. Chen, K. Chen, Y. Zhang, Y. He, Y.-M. Wang*, S. Zhu*, Remote Migratory Cross-Electrophile Coupling and Olefin Hydroarylation Reactions Enabled by in Situ Generation of NiH. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 13929.

2. Y. He, Y. Cai, S. Zhu*, Mild and Regioselective Benzylic C−H Functionalization: Ni-Catalyzed Reductive Arylation of Remote and Proximal Olefins. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 1061.

1. F. Chen, Y. Zhang, L. Yu, S. Zhu*, Enantioselective NiH/Pmrox-Catalyzed 1,2-Reduction of α, β-Unsaturated Ketones. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 2022.