Citation: Meng-Yun He, Rong-Nan Yi, Wei-Min He. Single-atom zinc-catalyzed electrochemical C2-hydroxymethylation of pyridines[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(12): 113229. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2026.113229 shu

Single-atom zinc-catalyzed electrochemical C2-hydroxymethylation of pyridines

Meng-Yun He ^{a, c} ,
Rong-Nan Yi ^{b, *,} ,
Wei-Min He ^{d, *,}

a.
Research Center for Technical and Vocational Education, Hunan Chemical Technical University, Zhuzhou 412000, China
b.
Key Laboratory of Food & Environment & Drug Monitoring and Testing of Universities in Hunan Province, Hunan Police Academy, Changsha 410138, China
c.
College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
d.
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

yrn@hnu.edu.cn

weiminhe@usc.edu.cn

Received Date: 24 June 2026
Revised Date: 8 July 2026
Accepted Date: 20 July 2026
Available Online: 20 July 2026

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