18. Fu-Cheng Hou, Jia-Le Zhang, Zi-Rui Wang and Zhong-Yuan Li*. "Rhodium-catalyzed three-component C(sp3)/C(sp2)–H activation enabled by a two-fold directing group strategy" Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 5634-5637.

17. Long Wang, Cheng Cheng, Zhong-Yuan Li*, Xing Guo, Qinghua Wu*, Erhong Hao, and Lijuan Jiao*. "Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution (SNAr) as an Approach to Challenging Nitrogen-Bridged BODIPY Oligomers" Org. Lett.  2024, 26, 3026-3031.

16. Zhong-Yuan Li*, Fang Liu, Heng Li, Xing Guo, Lijuan Jiao, and Erhong Hao*. "Rhodium-Catalyzed Two-Fold, Regioselective and Enantioselective C–H Activation: an Efficient Strategy to Chiral Single-Benzene-Based Fluorophores" Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 444–449.

15. Dandan Wang, Long Wang, Xing Guo, Xiankang Zhang, Juan Ma, Zhengxin Kang, Zhong-Yuan Li*, Lijuan Jiao*, and Erhong Hao*. "Visible-Light-Induced Direct Photoamination of BODIPY Dyes with Aqueous Ammonia" Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 7650–7655.

14. Fan Lv, Xing Guo, Zhong-Yuan Li *, Qinghua Wu, Juanjie Chen, Changjiang Yu, Lijuan Jiao*, Erhong Hao*. "Copper-catalyzed α-selective cross-dehydrogenative coupling of BODIPY dyes with aldehydes: A new route to acylated BODIPYs and dipyrromethenes" Dyes Pigments 2023, 210, 111030.

13. Zhong-Yuan Li*, Jin-Ping Zhang, Yun-Yi Ying, Dong Yan, Lijuan Jiao, and Erhong Hao*. "Rhodium-Catalyzed Tandem C–H Annulation Enabled by Transient Directing Group Strategy and Sequential Nucleophilic Substitution" Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 7888-7893.

12. Xinyue Wu, Guoyong Xu, Weiqing Lu, Zhong-Yuan Li*, Shengyu Dai*.“Ethylene (Co)oligomerization in Alkane Solvents Facilitated by Rigid-flexible Double-layer Steric Strategy” Eur. Polym. J. 2022, 177, 111459.

Before AHNU

11. Alex M. Davies, Zhong-Yuan Li, Corey R. J. Stephenson*, and Nathaniel K. Szymczak*.“Valorization of Ethanol: Ruthenium-Catalyzed Guerbet and Sequential Functionalization Processes” ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 6729–6736.

10. Zhong-Yuan Li, Hetti Handi Chaminda Lakmal, Xiaolin Qian, Zhenyu Zhu, Bruno Donnadieu, Sarah J. McClain, Xue Xu, and Xin Cui*. “Ruthenium-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Functionalization: A Practical Access to Optically Active Indoline Derivatives” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 15730−15736. (highlighted by Synfacts)

9. Zhong-Yuan Li, Hetti Handi Chaminda Lakmal, Xin Cui*. “Enabling Catalytic Arene C–H Amidomethylation via Bis(tosylamido)methane as a Sustainable Formaldimine Releaser” Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 3735−3740.

8. Zhong-Yuan Li, Kun Jing, Qi-Li Li, and Guan-Wu Wang*. “Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling of Potassium Oxalate Monoester with 2-Aryloxypyridines” Acta. Chim. Sinica. 2019, 77, 729−734.

7. Zhong-Yuan Li, Liang Li, Qi-Li Li, Kun Jing, Hui Xu, and Guan-Wu Wang*. “Ruthenium-Catalyzed meta-Selective C–H Mono- and Difluoromethylation of Arenes through ortho-Metalation Strategy” Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 3285–3290.

6. Zhong-Yuan Li, and Guan-Wu Wang*. “Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Ortho-Ethoxycarbonylation of O Methyl Ketoximes and 2 Arylpyridines with Potassium Oxalate Monoester” Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 4866−4869.

5. Zhong-Yuan Li, Dan-Dan Li, and Guan-Wu Wang*. “Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Ortho Acylation of Azobenzenes with α Oxocarboxylic Acids” J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 10414–10420.

4. Kun Jing, Zhong-Yuan Li, and Guan-Wu Wang*. “Direct Decarboxylative Meta-Selective Acylation of Arenes via an Ortho-Ruthenation Strategy” ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 11875−11881.

3. Qi-Li Li, Zhong-Yuan Li, Guan-Wu Wang*. “Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative ortho-Acylation of Anilines with Carbamate as a Removable Directing Group” ACS Omega 2018, 3, 4187−4198.

2. Kun Jing, Jia-Ping Yao, Zhong-Yuan Li, Qi-Li Li, Hao-Sheng Lin, Guan-Wu Wang*. “Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative ortho-Acylation of Benzamides with α-Oxocarboxylic Acids” J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 12715–12725.

1. Dan-Dan Li, Zhong-Yuan Li, Guan-Wu Wang*. “A Catalyst-Free Approach to Construct C−C Bond Initiated by N−O Bond Cleavage under Thermal Heating Conditions” J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 190−195.