Peking University(@PKU1898):🧬 Researchers led by Prof. Jiao Ning at PKU School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, in collaboration with Beijing University of Chemical Technology, have developed a programmable nitrogenative arene ring-opening strategy for phenols. This method cleaves aromatic C–C bonds under mild conditions using inexpensive nitrite as the nitrogen source. The approach transforms abundant phenols into high-value building blocks, enables divergent skeletal remodeling to construct diverse N-heterocycles, and improves polymer fatigue resistance by over 20-fold when used as a comonomer. Published in Nature Chemistry: https://t.co/mlWhC99Axz #PKUResearch @NatureChemistry

2026.08.09 02:00

🧬 Researchers led by Prof. Jiao Ning at PKU School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, in collaboration with Beijing University of Chemical Technology, have developed a programmable nitrogenative arene ring-opening strategy for phenols. This method cleaves aromatic C–C bonds under mild conditions using inexpensive nitrite as the nitrogen source. The approach transforms abundant phenols into high-value building blocks, enables divergent skeletal remodeling to construct diverse N-heterocycles, and improves polymer fatigue resistance by over 20-fold when used as a comonomer. Published in Nature Chemistry: #PKUResearch# @NatureChemistry