Junfeng Chen
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
16 Papers
15 Citations
Junfeng Chen is an academic researcher from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 11 publications. Previous affiliations of Junfeng Chen include Nanjing University.
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Papers
Electrochemical CO2-to-ethylene conversion on polyamine-incorporated Cu electrodes
Xinyi Chen,Xinyi Chen,Junfeng Chen,Nawal M. Alghoraibi,Danielle A. Henckel,Ruixian Zhang,Uzoma O. Nwabara,Uzoma O. Nwabara,Kenneth E. Madsen,Paul J. A. Kenis,Paul J. A. Kenis,Steven C. Zimmerman,Andrew A. Gewirth,Andrew A. Gewirth +13 more
- 01 Jan 2021
TL;DR: In this paper, a Cu-polyamine hybrid catalyst was developed through co-electroplating, which significantly increased the selectivity for ethylene production, achieving a Faradaic efficiency of 87% and full-cell energy efficiency of 50%.
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Intramolecularly Cross-Linked Polymers: From Structure to Function with Applications as Artificial Antibodies and Artificial Enzymes.
TL;DR: This Account traces the own efforts to develop the chemistry of intramolecularly cross-linked macromolecules, starting with dendrimers and develops copper-containing SCNPs as artificial clickases, which have all of the hallmarks of enzymatic catalysis.
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Designed transition metal catalysts for intracellular organic synthesis
TL;DR: This review highlights advances in this new area of research that combines transition metal catalysis and chemical biology, from early work on intracellular functional group conversions to recent advances in intrACEllular synthesis of drugs, including cytotoxic agents.
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Enzyme-like Click Catalysis by a Copper-Containing Single-Chain Nanoparticle.
Junfeng Chen,Jiang Wang,Yugang Bai,Ke Li,Edzna S. Garcia,Andrew L. Ferguson,Steven C. Zimmerman +6 more
TL;DR: It is reported that copper cross-linked single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) are able to significantly increase the efficiency of copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition reactions at low substrate concentration in aqueous buffer by promoting substrate binding.
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Single-Chain Nanoparticle Delivers a Partner Enzyme for Concurrent and Tandem Catalysis in Cells
TL;DR: A strategy to co-deliver a single-chain nanoparticle (SCNP) catalyst and an exogenous enzyme into cells for performing bioorthogonal reactions to generate fluorophores or bioactive agents is reported.
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