2024
[89] Xingyu Qi, Fushan Yuan, Xufei Yan* and Ying Xia* "Fluoro-Promoted Thermal Ring Expansion of Cyclopropyl Carbenes to gem-Difluorinated Cyclobutenes" Org. Lett. 2024, 26, doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c03920. (Highlighted by ChemistryViews)
[88] Bin Li, Qiu-Shi Feng, Jia-Li Yuan and Ying Xia* "Access to Vinyl Gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes Via Photopromoted Palladium-Catalyzed Heck Reaction" Chem. Asian J. 2024, 19, e202400775. (Invited Article)
[87] Yaxin Zeng, Xufei Yan* and Ying Xia* "Recent advances in catalytic carbofluorination of unsaturated system via C−F bond reconstruction" Tetrahedron Chem doi: 10.1016/j.tchem.2024.100109. (Invited Review)
[86] Lin Che, Zhong-Tao Jiang, Hui Yang, Fangdong Hu* and Ying Xia* "Transition-Metal Free Synthesis of Cyclopropanone Ketals via Double Defluorinative Alkoxylation of gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes" Chin. J. Org. Chem. doi: 10.6023/cjoc202406020. (Invited Article)
[85] Fushan Yuan , Xufei Yan* and Ying Xia* "Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclobutylboronates" Synlett doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1775399. (Invited Synpacts)
[84] Yulei Zhu#, Jie Jia#, Xiangyu Song, Chunyu Gong* and Ying Xia* "Double strain-release enables formal C–O/C–F and C–N/C–F ring-opening metathesis" Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 13800-13806.
[83] Yaxin Zeng, Han Gao, Zhong-Tao Jiang, Yulei Zhu, Jinqi Chen, Han Zhang, Gang Lu* and Ying Xia* "Observation of unusual outer-sphere mechanism using simple alkenes as nucleophiles in allylation chemistry" Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 4317.
Preprint at https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-8mj8n (2023)
[82] Fushan Yuan, Xingyu Qi, Yuanyue Zhao, Jie Jia, Xufei Yan, Fangdong Hu* and Ying Xia* "Diversified Synthesis of Chiral Fluorinated Cyclobutane Derivatives Enabled by Regio- and Enantioselective Hydroboration" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401451.
[81] Hui Yang, Yaxin Zeng, Xiangyu Song, Lin Che, Zhong-Tao Jiang, Gang Lu and Ying Xia* "Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantio- and Regioselective Allylation of Indoles with gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202403602. (Hot Paper)
[80] Yaxin Zeng, Zhong-Tao Jiang and Ying Xia* "Selectivity in Rh-Catalysis with gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes" Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 3764-3773. (Invited Feature Article)
[79] Xiuli Wu, Xiangyu Song and Ying Xia* "High-Valent Copper Catalysis Enables Regioselective Fluoroarylation of gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes" Adv. Sci. 2024, 11, 2401243.
[78] Yueting Zhao, Bin Li, Fangdong Hu* and Ying Xia* "Facile Access of Olefins from Ketones and Arylboroxines Enabled by Rhodium Catalysis" Asian J. Org. Chem. 2024, 13, e202300642. (Invited Paper for Special Collection: Early Career Researchers 2023)
[77] Zhong-Tao Jiang#, Zhengzhao Chen# and Ying Xia* "Modular Synthesis of Fully-Substituted and Configuration-Defined Alkyl Vinyl Ethers Enabled by Dual-Functional Copper Catalysis" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202319647.
[76] Fangdong Hu, Yueting Zhao, Lin Che, Xufei Yan* and Ying Xia* "Recent Advances in Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Cyclobutenes" ChemCatChem 2024, 16, e202301249. (Invited Review)
2023
[75] Jie Jia and Ying Xia* "Pd/IPrBIDEA-Catalyzed Hydrodefluorination of gem-Difluorocyclopropanes: Regioselective Synthesis of Terminal Fluoroalkenes" Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 43, 4017–4018. (Invited Highlight)
[74] Yaxin Zeng and Ying Xia* "Palladium-Catalyzed Fluorinative Bifunctionalization of Aziridines and Azetidines with gem-Difluorocyclopropanes" Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 43, 3331–3333. (Invited Highlight)
[73] Yaxin Zeng and Ying Xia* "Rhodium-Catalyzed Regio- and Diastereoselective [3+2] Cycloaddition of gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes with Internal Olefins" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202307129. (Hot Paper) (Highlighted by Synfacts 2023, 19(09): 0902, doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1752904)
[72] Qiang Li, Yiwen Xu, Yang Long, Sun Li, Buyi Xu, Ying Xia and Xiangge Zhou* "Activation of Unstrained Ketone C(O)–C Bond: 1,2-Nucleophilic Addition Followed by β-Carbon Elimination Strategy" ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 7795–7801.
[71] Zihao Hao#, Jie Jia#, Fangdong Hu* and Ying Xia* "Aldehyde Olefination with Arylboroxines Enabled by Binary Rhodium Catalysis" Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 3228–3233. (Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal)
[70] Xufei Yan#, Yulei Zhu# and Ying Xia* "Ni-Catalyzed Tunable Enantioconvergence and Kinetic Resolution in the Coupling of Tertiary Cyclobutenols with Arylboroxines" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202304462.
[69] Bin Li#, Jiang-Ling Shi# and Ying Xia* "Diversified Synthesis of All-Carbon Quaternary gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes via Copper-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling" Org. Lett. 2023, 15, 2674–2679.
[68] Fangdong Hu* and Ying Xia* "Axial Chirality in Alkylidene-Cyclic Molecules" Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2023, e202300151. (Invited Review)
[67] Yulei Zhu, Yaxin Zeng, Zhong-Tao Jiang and Ying Xia* Recent Advances on Transition-Metal Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes. Synlett 2023, 34, 1–13. (Invited Synpacts for Special Edition “Thieme Chemistry Journals Awardees 2022”)
2022
[66] Xiaoqin Ning, Yongke Chen, Qian Ye, Fangdong Hu* and Ying Xia* "Cross-Coupling of Cyclobutenone N-Tosylhydrazones with Organohalides: Access to Conjugated Enynes and Enallenes via a Strained Allylpalladium Intermediate" Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 9151–9156.
[65] Xiuli Wu, Yaxin Zeng, Zhong-Tao Jiang, Yulei Zhu, Linshen Xie* and Ying Xia* "Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Cross-Coupling Reaction of gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes Enabled by C–F Bond Activation" Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 8429−8434.
[64] Jiangkun Huang, Xufei Yan and Ying Xia* "Directing Group-Free Formal Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling of Simple Ketones Enabled by Activation of Unstrained C−C Bonds" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202211080.
[63] Yaxin Zeng, Hui Yang, Jiayi Du, Qin Huang, Guoliang Huang and Ying Xia* "Rh-Catalyzed Regio-Switchable Cross-Coupling of gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes with Allylboronates to Structurally Diverse Fluorinated Dienes" Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 12419–12425.
[62] Zhong-Tao Jiang, Zhengzhao Chen, Yaxin Zeng, Jiang-Ling Shi and Ying Xia* “Enantioselective Formation of All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters in gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes via Rhodium-Catalyzed Stereoablative Kinetic Resolution” Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 6176–6181.
[61] Yaxin Zeng, Han Gao, Yulei Zhu, Zhong-Tao Jiang, Gang Lu* and Ying Xia* “Site-Divergent Alkenyl C–H Fluoroallylation of Olefins Enabled by Tunable Rhodium Catalysis” ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 8857–8867.
[60] Yang Long, Yanling Zheng, Ying Xia*, Lang Qu, Yuhe Yang, Haifeng Xiang, and Xiangge Zhou* “Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of an Aryl Nitrile via Aryl Exchange between an Aromatic Amide and a Simple Nitrile” ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 4688−4695.
[59] Jiangkun Huang, Rui Zhang, Xiuli Wu, Guangbin Dong* and Ying Xia* “Intramolecular One-Carbon Homologation of Unstrained Ketones via C−C activation-enabled 1,1-Insertion of Alkenes” Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 2436–2440.
[58] Shusuke Ochi, Zining Zhang, Ying Xia* and Guangbin Dong* “Rhodium-Catalyzed (4+1) Cycloaddition between Benzocyclobutenones and Styrene-Type Alkenes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202202703.
[57] Jie Jia, Fushan Yuan, Zihao Zhang, Xuejiao Song, Fangdong Hu and Ying Xia* “Copper-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Defluoroborylation of gem-Difluorinated Cyclobutenes: A General Route to Bifunctional 1,3-Dienes and Their Applications” Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 1985–1990.
[56] Jing Zhong, Wuxin Zhou, Xufei Yan, Ying Xia*, Haifeng Xiang and Xiangge Zhou* “Selective Activation of Unstrained C(O)−C Bond in Ketone Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling Reaction Enabled by Hydride-Transfer Strategy” Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 1372−1377.
[55] Jie Jia, Fangdong Hu* and Ying Xia* “Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Dearomatization of Electron-Deficient Heteroarenes” Synthesis 2022, 54, 92–110. (Invited Review)
2021
[54] Qin Huang, Xiaohui Shan, Ranran Cao, Xiangyu Jin, Xue Lin, Qiurong He, Yulei Zhu, Rongxin Fu, Wenli Du, Wenqi Lv, Ying Xia* and Guoliang Huang* “Microfluidic Chip with Two-Stage Isothermal Amplification Method for Highly Sensitive Parallel Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and Measles Virus” Micromachines 2021, 12, 1582–1593.
[53] Xiaoqin Ning, Yongke Chen, Fangdong Hu* and and Ying Xia* “Palladium-Catalyzed Carbene Coupling Reactions of Cyclobutanone N-Sulfonylhydrazones” Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 8348−8352. (Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal)
[52] Baojian Xiong, Xuemeng Chen, Jiangjun Liu, Xuemei Zhang*, Ying Xia and Zhong Lian*, Stereoselective gem-Difluorovinylation of gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes Enabled by Ni/Pd Cooperative Catalysis” ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 11960−11965.
[51] Zhong-Tao Jiang, Yaxin Zeng and Ying Xia* “Rhodium-Catalyzed Direct Allylation of Simple Arenes by Using Gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes as Allyl Surrogates” Synlett 2021, 32, 1675–1682. (Invited Synpacts)
[50] Rui Zhang, Ying Xia and Guangbin Dong* “Intermolecular [5+2] Annulation between 1-Indanonesand Internal Alkynes by Rhodium-Catalyzed C–C Activation” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 20476–20482.
[49] Qiang Li, Maoshuai Zhua, Xufei Yan*, Ying Xia and Xiangge Zhou* “Selective Synthesis of 2-Aryl-3-alkenylindoles and 2-Aryl-3-alkynylindoles by Palladium-catalyzed Ligand-Promoted Annulative Coupling of Anilines and Propargyl Alcohols” J. Organomet. Chem. 2021, 948, 121930–121934.
[48] Runyou Ye, Maoshuai Zhu, Xufei Yan, Yang Long, Ying Xia and Xiangge Zhou* “Pd(II)-Catalyzed C=C Bond Cleavage by a Formal Group-Exchange Reaction” ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 8678−8683.
[47] Zhong-Tao Jiang, Jiangkun Huang, Yaxin Zeng, Fangdong Hu and Ying Xia* “Rhodium Catalyzed Regioselective C–H Allylation of Simple Arenes via C–C Bond Activation of Gem-difluorinated Cyclopropanes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 10626−10631.
[46] Fangdong Hu, Jie Jia, Ximing Li and Ying Xia* “Enantioselective Hydroarylation or Hydroalkenylation of Benzo[b]thiophene 1,1-Dioxides with Organoboranes” Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 896−901.
2020
[45] Xufei Yan, and Ying Xia* “A Modular Approach to Dibenzo-Fused ε-Lactams: Palladium Carbene Bridging C–H Activation” Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 40, 3988−3989. (Invited Highlight)
[44] Ying Xia* and Guangbin Dong* “Temporary or Removable Directing Groups Enable Activation of Unstrained C–C Bonds” Nat. Rev. Chem. 2020, 4, 600−614.
[43] Shusuke Ochi, Ying Xia* and Guangbin Dong* “Asymmetric Synthesis of 1-Tetralones Bearing a Remote Quaternary Stereocenter through Rh-Catalyzed C–C Activation of Cyclopentanones” Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2020, 93, 1213–1217. (Special issue on “Frontiers of Molecular Science”; Selected as “Selected Paper” in the issue)
[42] Ying Xia* and Jianbo Wang* “Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling with Ketones or Aldehydes via N-Tosylhydrazones” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 10592−10605. (Prespective)
Before SCU
[41] Ying Xia, Shusuke Ochi and Guangbin Dong* “Two-Carbon Ring Expansion of 1-Indanones via Insertion of Ethylene into Carbon−Carbon Bonds” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 13038−13042.
[40] Ying Xia, Jianchun Wang and Guangbin Dong* “Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling of Simple Ketones via Activation of Unstrained Carbon−Carbon Bonds” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5347−5351.
[39] Ying Xia, Di Qiu and Jianbo Wang* “Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings through Carbene Migratory Insertion” Chem. Rev. 2017, 117, 13810−13889.
[38] Ying Xia and Jianbo Wang* “N-Tosylhydrazones: Versatile Synthons in the Construction of Cyclic Compounds” Chem. Soc. Rev. 2017, 46, 2306–2362.
[37] Ying Xia, Jianbo Wang* and Guangbin Dong* “Distal-Bond-Selective C–C Activation of Ring-Fused Cyclopentanones: An Efficient Access to Spiroindanones” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 2376–2380.
[36] Yamu Xia, Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Fei Ye, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Synthesis of Di- and Triarylmethanes through Palladium-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones and Aryl Bromides” Synthesis 2017, 49, 1073–1086.
[35] Ying Xia, Gang Lu, Peng Liu* and Guangbin Dong* “Catalytic Activation of Carbon–carbon Bonds in Cyclopentanones” Nature, 2016, 539, 546–550. (Highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News, 94(44), Nov 7, 2016)
[34] Zhen Liu, Ying Xia*, Sheng Feng, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Rh(I)-Catalyzed Coupling of 2-Bromoethyl Aryldiazoacetates with Tertiary Propargyl Alcohols through Carbene Migratory Insertion” Org. Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 1691–1698.
[33] Sheng Feng, Fanyang Mo, Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Zhen Liu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Rh(I)-Catalyzed C-C Bond Activation of Siloxyvinylcyclopropanes with Diazoesters” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15401–15405 (VIP) (Highlighted by ChemistryViews).
[32] Ying Xia, Li Chen, Peiyuan Qu, Guojing Ji, Sheng Feng, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Rh(I)-Catalyzed Coupling of Conjugated Enynones with Arylboronic Acids: Synthesis of Furyl-Containing Triarylmethanes” J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 10484–10490. (Invited contribution for a special issue: Heterocycles) (Highlighted by Synfacts 2017, 13, 0077)
[31] Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Chen Ma, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Cu(I)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Furan-Substituted Allenes Using Conjugated Ene-Yne-Ketones as Carbene Precursors” J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 3275–3285.
[30] Fangdong Hu, Jinghui Yang, Ying Xia, Chen Ma, Haiping Xia, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “C-H Bond Functionalization of Benzoxazoles with Chromium(0) Fischer Carbene Complexes” Organometallics 2016, 35, 1409–1414.
[29] Zhenxing Liu, Haochen Tan, Tianren Fu, Ying Xia, Di Qiu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Pd(0)-Catalyzed Carbene Insertion into Si-Si and Sn-Sn Bonds” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 12800–12803.
[28] Fangdong Hu, Jinghui Yang, Ying Xia, Chen Ma, Haiping Xia, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Catalyst-Free Cross-Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones with Chromium(0) Fischer Carbene Complexes: A New Approach to Diarylethanone” Org. Chem. Front. 2015, 2, 1450–1456.
[27] Ying Xia, Rui Ge, Li Chen, Zhen Liu, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Conjugated Enynones with Organoboronic Acids” J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 7856–7864. (Featured Article)
[26] Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Rui Ge, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Pd-Catalyzed Alkyne-Alkyne Cross-Coupling: Access to Conjugated Enynes via Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion” Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 11233–11235.
[25] Zhen Liu, Ying Xia*, Sheng Feng, Shuai Wang, Di Qiu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Rh(I)-Catalyzed Stille-Type Coupling of Diazoesters with Aryl Trimethylstannanes” Aust. J. Chem. 2015, 68, 1379–1384.
[24] Ying Xia, Sheng Feng, Zhen Liu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Rh(I)-Catalyzed Sequential C(sp)-C(sp3) and C(sp3)-C(sp3) Bond Formation via Carbene Migratory Insertion” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 7891–7894. (Hot Paper).
[23] Zhikun Zhang, Qi Zhou, Fei Ye, Ying Xia, Guojiao Wu, Mohammad Lokman Hossain, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Cu(I)-Catalyzed Three-Component Coupling of N-Tosylhydrozones, Alkynes and Azides: Synthesis of Trisubstituted 1,2,3-Triazoles” Adv. Synth. Cat. 2015, 357, 2277–2286. (For special issue dedicated to Prof. Stephen L. Buchwald)
[22] Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Chen Ma, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “C-H Bond Functionalization Based on Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion” Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 7986–7995. (Invited Feature Article)
[21] Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Sheng Feng, Fei Ye, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang* “Rh(I)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of alpha-Diazoesters with Arylsiloxanes” Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 956–959. (Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal)
[20] Zhenxing Liu, Haocheng Tan, Long Wang, Tianren Fu, Ying Xia, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang* “Transition-Metal-Free Intramolecular Carbene Aromatic Substitution/Büchner Reaction: Synthesis of Fluorenes and [6,5,7]Benzo-fused Rings” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 3056–3060.
[19] Fei Ye, Chengpeng Wang, Xiaoshen Ma, Mohammad Lokman Hossain, Ying Xia, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Synthesis of Terminal Allenes through Copper-mediated Cross-Coupling of Ethyne with N-Tosylhydrazones or alpha-Diazoesters” J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 647–652. (Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal)
[18] Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Sheng Feng, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Ir(III)-Catalyzed Aromatic C-H Bond Functionalization via Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion” J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 223–236. (JOC Most-Read Article) (ACS Select Virtual Issue)
[17] Yamu Xia, Ying Xia, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones and ß-Bromostyrene Derivatives: New Approach to 2H-Chromenes” Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 9333–9336. (Most-Read Article)
[16] Mohammad Lokman Hossain, Fei Ye, Zhenxing Liu, Ying Xia, Yi Shi, Lei Zhou, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Synthesis of Phenanthrenes through Copper-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones with Terminal Alkynes” J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 8689–8699.
[15] Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Chen Ma*, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Cu(I)-Catalyzed Cross Coupling of Conjugated Ene-Yne-Ketones and Terminal Alkynes: Synthesis of Furan-Substituted Allenes” Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 4082–4085.
[14] Yamu Xia, Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Cyclic alpha-Diazocarbonyl Compounds and Vinyl Boronic Acids: An Approach to 1,3-Diene Compounds” J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 7711–7717. (Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal)
[13] Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Chen Ma*, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Palladium-Catalyzed Three-Component Reaction of N-Tosylhydrazone, Norbornene and Aryl Halide” Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 3590–3593.
[12] Zhenxing Liu, Long Wang, Haocheng Tan, Shiyi Zhou, Tianren Fu, Ying Xia, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Synthesis of 1H-Indazoles from N-Tosylhydrazones and Nitroaromatic Compounds” Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 5061–5063.
[11] Ying Xia, Yamu Xia, Rui Ge, Zhen Liu, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Allenyl Ketones and Organoboronic Acids: Expeditious Synthesis of Highly Substituted Furans” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 3917–3921.
[10] Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Zhen Liu, Rui Ge, Fei Ye, Mohammad Hossain, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Formal Carbene Insertion into C-C Bond: Rh(I)-Catalyzed Reaction of Benzocyclobutenols with Diazoesters” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 3013–3015. (JACS Most-Read Article) (Highlighted by Synfacts 2014, 10, 0508)
[9] Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Fei Ye, Zhenxing Liu, Chen Ma, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Rh(III)-Catalyzed Direct ortho-Alkenylation of N-Phenoxyacetamides with N-Tosylhydrazones or Diazoesters via C-H Activation” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 1364–1367. (Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal)
[8] Zhenxing Liu, Ying Xia, Shiyi Zhou, Long Wang, Yan Zhang* and Jianbo Wang* “Pd-Catalyzed Cyclization and Carbene Migratory Insertion: New Approach to 3-Vinylindoles and 3-Vinylbenzofurans” Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 5032–5035.
[7] Ying Xia, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Catalytic Cascade Reactions Involving Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion” ACS Catalysis 2013, 3, 2586–2598. (Invited review article) (Most-Read Article)
[6] Ying Xia#, Shuanglin Qu#, Qing Xiao#, Zhi-Xiang Wang*, Peiyuan Qu, Li Chen, Zhen Liu, Leiming Tian, Zhongxing Huang, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Palladium-Catalyzed Carbene Migratory Insertion Using Conjugated Ene-Yne-Ketones as Carbene Precursors” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13502–13511. (Equal contribution) (JACS Most Read Articles) (Highlighted by ChemCatChem 2014, 6, 711-712)
[5] Ying Xia, Fangdong Hu, Zhenxing Liu, Peiyuan Qu, Rui Ge, Chen Ma, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang* “Palladium-Catalyzed Diarylmethyl C(sp3)-C(sp2) Bond Formation: A New Coupling Approach towards Triarylmethanes” Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1784–1787. (Highlighted by organic-chemistry.org)
[4] Ying Xia, Peiyuan Qu, Zhenxing Liu, Rui Ge, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Catalyst-Free Intramolecular Formal Carbon Insertion into C-C Bond: a New Approach toward Phenanthrols and Naphthols” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 2543–2546. (Highlighted by Synfacts 2013, 9, 0492)
[3] Qing Xiao, Leiming Tian, Renchang Tan, Ying Xia, Di Qiu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Transition-Metal-Free Electrophilic Amination of Arylboroxines” Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4230–4233. (Highlighted by Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 5684; Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal)
[2] Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Qing Xiao, Peiyuan Qu, Rui Ge, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Rh(II)-Catalyzed Cyclization of Bis-N-tosylhydrazones: An Efficient Approach toward Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5714–5717. (Highlighted by ACS Noteworthy Chemistry)
[1] Qing Xiao, Ying Xia, Huan Li, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang* “Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones with Terminal Alkynes: Synthesis of Trisubstituted Allenes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 1114–1117. (Highlighted by Synfacts, 2011, 4, 0431)
