2. Designed Iron Catalysts for Allylic C-H Functionalization of Propylene and Simple Olefins

         Ruihan Wang (+),  Dr. Yidong Wang (+),  Ruiqi Ding,  Parker B. Staub,  Christopher Z. Zhao,  Prof. Dr. Peng Liu*,  Prof. Dr. Yi-Ming Wang*

         Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202216309 [(+): Equally contributing authors]

      

1. Enantioselective and Diastereodivergent Allylation of Propargylic C–H Bonds.

Jin Zhu, Yidong Wang, Argon D. Charlack, Yi-Ming Wang*   

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 15480–15487.

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Prior to Yangzhou University

1. Iron-Catalyzed Contrasteric Functionalization of Allenic C(sp2)–H Bonds: Synthesis of α-Aminoalkyl 1,1-Disubstituted Allenes.  

Yidong Wang, Sarah G. Scrivener, Xiao-Dong Zuo, Ruihan Wang, Philip N. Palermo, Ethan Murphy, Austin C. Durham, Yi-Ming Wang* 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 14998.

2. Contrasteric Coupling of Allenes and Tetrahydroisoquinolines by Iron-Catalysed Allenic C(sp2)−H Functionalisation. 

Yue Xia, Nicholas W. Wade, Philip N. Palermo, Yidong Wang*, Yi-Ming Wang* 

Chem. Comm. 2021, 57, 13329.

3. Iron-Catalyzed α-C–H functionalization of π-Bonds: Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling and Mechanistic Insights.

Yidong Wang, Jin Zhu, Rui Guo, Haley Lindberg, Yi-Ming Wang*  

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 12316. (Featured as a HOT Article)

4. α-C–H Functionalization of π-Bonds Using Iron Complexes: Catalytic Hydroxyalkylation of Alkynes and Alkenes.

Yidong Wang, Jin Zhu, Austin C. Durham, Haley Lindberg, Yi-Ming Wang* 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 19594. (JACS top 20 most read article in December 2019, Highlighted by Synfacts 2020, 16, 0302; Synform 2020, 04, A54)

5. Ming-Phos/Gold(I)-Catalyzed Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of Indolyl-Substituted Cyclopenta[c]furans. 

Yidong Wang, Zhan-Ming Zhang, Feng Liu, Yinyan He, Junliang Zhang*

Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 6403. (Highlighted by Synfacts 2018, 14, 1280)

6. Gold-Catalyzed Asymmetric Intramolecular Cyclization of N-Allenamides for the Synthesis of Chiral Tetrahydrocarbolines. 

Yidong Wang (+), Pei-Chao Zhang (+), Xiaoyu Di, Qiang Dai, Zhan-Ming Zhang, Junliang Zhang*  

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15905. [(+): Equally contributing authors]

7. Highly Regio-, Diastereo-, and Enantioselective Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Annulations with N-Allenamides at the Proximal C=C Bond.

Yidong Wang, Peichao Zhang, Deyun Qian, Junliang Zhang*  

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14849. (Back Cover) (Highlighted by Synfacts 2015, 11, 1302)

8. Enantioselective Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular [2+2] versus [4+2]-Cycloadditions of 3-Styrylindoles with N-Allenamides: Observation of Interesting Substituent Effect. 

Yidong Wang, Peichao Zhang, Yuan Liu, Fei Xia*, Junliang Zhang* 

Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 5564. (Highlighted by Synfacts 2016, 12, 0055)

9. Austin C. Durham, Yidong Wang, Yi-Ming Wang* Redox-Neutral Propargylic C–H Functionalization by Using Iron Catalysis. Synlett. 2020, 31, 1747.

10. Xiaoyu Di, Yidong Wang, Lizuo Wu, Zhan-Ming Zhang, Qiang Dai, Wenbo Li, Junliang Zhang* “Enantioselective Gold(I)-Catalyzed Heterocyclization–Intermolecular Exo [4 + 3]-Cycloaddition Reactions for the Synthesis of Chiral Oxa-Bridged Benzocycloheptanes” Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 3018.

11. Pei-Chao Zhang, Yidong Wang, Zhan-Ming Zhang, Junliang Zhang* “Gold(I)/Xiang-Phos-Catalyzed Asymmetric Intramolecular Cyclopropanation of Indenes and Trisubstituted Alkenes” Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 7049.

      12. Pei-Chao Zhang, Yidong Wang, Deyun Qian, Wenbo Li, Junliang Zhang* “Synthesis of Substituted Naphtho-Ferrocenes via a Gold(I)-

      Catalyzed Intramolecular 6-endo-Dig Cyclization” Chin. J. Chem. 2017, 35, 849.