2024

16. Rui Wang, Shaokang An, Yixuan Xin, Yuanye Jiang*, Wenbo H. Liu*. Redox-neutral Umpolung Synthesis of α-Functionalized Amides. JACS Au, 2024, just accepted

15. Rui Wang, Wenbo H. Liu*. Amide Synthesis from Decarboxylative Coupling of Isocyanates and Carboxylic Acids. ChemBioChem. 2024, 25, e202400770 (Invited review)

14. Shaokang An, Guoyin Lai, Wenbo H. Liu*. Catalytic Dehydrogenative Synthesis of α, β-Unsaturated Secondary Amides without External Oxidants. Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 15385-15390

13. Qiu Shi, Xiaofeng Huang, Ruizhi Yang (undergraduate), Wenbo H. Liu*. Unified Ionic and Radical C-4 Alkylation and Arylation of Pyridines . Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 12442-12450 

12. Wenzhang Xiong, Guoyin Lai, Wenbo H. Liu*. A Type of Stable Amides Behaves as Acyl Transfer Reagents upon Visible-Light Irradiation through Self-aromatization. Chem. Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202401619

11. Yu Huang, Ruizhi Yang (undergraduate), Wenbo H. Liu*. Recent Advances of the Grignard-type Reactions without Involving Organohalides. Tetrahedron Chem. 2024, 9, 100069 (Invited review)

10. Zhengqiang Liu, Wenbo H. Liu*. Olefination of Aldehydes with alpha-Halo Redox-Active Ester. Org. Chem. Front. 2024, 11, 885-894.

2023

9. Qiu Shi, Wenbo H. Liu*. Reactivity Umpolung of Amides in Organic Synthesis. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2023, 12, e202300473 (Invited review)

  

 

8. Qiu Shi, Wenbo H. Liu*. Reactivity Umpolung of Tertiary Amide Enabled by Reductive Stannylation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202309567.

 

7. Zheng-Qiang Liu, Lei Zhou, Wenbo H. Liu*. Amide Skeletal Elongation via Amino Acid Insertion. Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202301729.

 

6. Rui Wang, Wenbo H. Liu*. Decarboxylative Enamide Synthesis from Carboxylic Acid and Alkenyl Isocyanate. Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 5231-5235.

 

5. Yu Huang, Zheng-Qiang Liu, Wenbo H. Liu*. Deaminative Addition of Alkylpyridinium Salt to Aldehyde. Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 4934-4939.

 

4. Wen-Zhang Xiong,† Rui Wang,† Zheng-Qiang Liu,† Feng Peng,‡ Ralph Zhao,‡ Wenbo H. Liu*†. Synthesis of Phenols from Benzoic Acids. Org. Synth. 2023, 100, 199-217.

 

3. Qiu Shi, Yu Huang, Wenbo H. Liu*. Simple and Efficient Aromatic C–H Oxazolination. Precis. Chem. 2023, 1, 316-325.

 

2. Wen-Zhang Xiong, Yi-Chun Wang,  Xiao-Bo Yang*, Wenbo H. Liu*. Selective Hydrolysis of Primary and Secondary Amides Enabled by Visible Light. Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 2948-2952. (W. X. and Y. W. contributed equally to this work)

 

2022

1. Wen-Zhang Xiong, Qiu Shi, Wenbo H. Liu*. Simple and Practical Conversion of Benzoic Acids to Phenols at Room Temperature. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 15894-15902.