11. Zhoulong Fan#, Xiangyang Chen#, Keita Tanaka, Han Seul Park, Nelson Y. S. Lam, Jonathan J. Wong, K. N. Houk*, Jin-Quan Yu*; Molecular Editing of Aza-arene C–H Bonds by Distance, Geometry and Chirality; Nature. 2022, 610, 87–93. (co-first author)

10. Xiangyang Chen#, Mathias Kirk Thøgersen#, Limin Yang, Rune F. Lauridsen, Xiao-Song Xue, Karl Anker Jørgensen*, and K. N. Houk*; [8+2] vs [4+2] Cycloadditions of Cyclohexadienamines to Tropone and Heptafulvenes—Mechanisms and Selectivities; J. Am. Chem. Soc.2021, 143, 934-944.

9. Jiahang Lv#, Xiangyang Chen#, Xiao-Song Xue, Binlin Zhao, Yong Liang, Minyan Wang, Liqun Jin, Yu Yuan, Ying Han, Yue Zhao, Yi Lu, Jing Zhao, Wei-Yin Sun, K. N. Houk*, and Zhuangzhi Shi*; Metal-free directed sp2-C–H borylation. Nature. 2019, 575, 336-340. (co-first author)

8. Hao Wang#, Zhongyu Li#, Xiangyang Chen#, Jonathan J. Wong#, Tongyu Bi, Xiankun Tong, Zhongliang Xu, Mingyue Zheng, Yunhui Wan, Li Tang, Bo Liu, Xinlei Zong, Jianping Zuo, Li Yang*, Wei Huang*, Kendall N. Houk* and Weibo Yang*; Multicomponent coupling and macrocyclization enabled by Rh (III)-catalyzed dual C–H activation: Macrocyclic oxime inhibitor of influenza H1N1; Chem. 2023. 9, 607-623. (co-first author)

7. Zheng-Jun Wang#, Xiangyang Chen#, Lei Wu, Jonathan J. Wong, Yong Liang, Yue Zhao, K. N. Houk, * and Zhuangzhi Shi*; Metal-Free Directed C-H Borylation of Pyrroles. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 8500-8504. (co-first author)

6. Dingyi Wang#, Xiangyang Chen#, Jonathan J. Wong, Liqun Jin, Mingjie Li, Yue Zhao, K. N. Houk*, and Zhuangzhi Shi*; Phosphorus (III)-assisted regioselective C-H silylation of heteroarenes. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 524. (co-first author)

5. Xiangyang Chen, Hongyu Ge and Xinzheng Yang*; Newly Designed Manganese and Cobalt Complexes with Pendant Amines for the Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol: a DFT Study; Catal. Sci. Technol. 2017, 7, 348-355. (Outside back cover)

4. Xiangyang Chen and Xinzheng Yang*; Bioinspired Design and Computational Prediction of Iron Complexes with Pendant Amines for the Production of Methanol from CO2 and H2; J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2016, 7, 1035-1041.

3. Xiangyang Chen, Yuanyuan Jing and Xinzheng Yang*; Unexpected Direct Hydride Transfer Mechanism for the Hydrogenation of Ethyl Acetate to Ethanol Catalyzed by SNS Pincer Ruthenium Complexes; Chem. – Eur. J. 2016, 22, 1950-1957. (Hot paper)

2. Xiangyang Chen, Yuanyuan Jing and Xinzheng Yang*; Computational Design of Iron Diphosphine Complexes with Pendant Amines for Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol: A Mimic of [NiFe]-Hydrogenase; Chem. – Eur. J. 2016, 22, 8897-8902.

1. Xiangyang Chen and Xinzheng Yang*; Mechanistic Insights and Computational Design of Transition Metal Catalysts for Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation Reactions; Chem. Rec. 2016, 16, 2364-2378.