• 43. Yong Luo,* Gu Zhan,* Xuefeng Cong,* Hang Zhang.* Editorial: Photocatalytic functionalization of inert or unsaturated bonds. Front. Chem. 2024, 12, 1372572.

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• 42. Xuefeng Cong, Na Hao, Qingde Zhuo, Aniket Mishra, Kun An, Masayoshi Nishiura, Zhaomin Hou.* Regio- and Diastereoselective Annulation of α,β-Unsaturated Aldimines with Alkenes via Allylic C(sp³)−H Activation by Rare-Earth Catalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 10187–10198.

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• 41. Xuefeng Cong,* Qingde Zhuo, Na Hao,Aniket Mishra, Masayoshi Nishiura, and Zhaomin Hou.* Divergent Synthesis of Multi-Substituted Aminotetralins via [4+2] Annulation of Aldimines with Alkenes by Rare-Earth-Catalyzed Benzylic C(sp³)−H Activation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202318203.

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• 40. Pei Liu,* Baowei Wu, Xuefeng Cong,* Jie Kong.* Iron-Catalyzed Reductive C(aryl)-Si Cross-Coupling of Diaryl Ethers with Chlorosilanes. Chin. J. Chem. 2024, 42, 578–584. 

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• 39. Aniket Mishra, Xuefeng Cong,* Masayoshi Nishiura, Zhaomin Hou.* Enantioselective Synthesis of 1-Aminoindanes via [3 + 2] Annulation of Aldimines with Alkenes by Scandium-Catalyzed C–H Activation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 17468–17477.

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• 38. Xiaobin Lin,† Kun An,† Qingde Zhuo, Masayoshi Nishiura, Xuefeng Cong,* Zhaomin Hou.* Diastereo- and Enantioselective Hydrophosphination of Cyclopropenes under Lanthanocene Catalysis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202308488. († Equal contribution) 

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• 37. Jiao Zhou, Tenggang Jiao, Qiang Fu, Jun Wang, Ji Lu, Lin Yang, Jun Wei, Siping Wei, Xuefeng Cong,* Na Hao.* Catalytic C-H alkynylation of benzylamines and aldehydes with aldimine-directing groups generated in situ. Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 6355-6358.

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Prior to Tianjin University (TJU)

• 36. Xuefeng Cong, Lin Huang, Zhaomin Hou.* C–H functionalization with alkenes, allenes, and alkynes by half-sandwich rare-earth catalysts. Tetrahedron, 2023, 135, 133323.

                    

                 

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• 35. Aniket Mishra, Ping Wu, Xuefeng Cong, Masayoshi Nishiura, Gen Luo,* Zhaomin Hou.* Exo-Selective Intramolecular C-H Alkylation with 1,1-Disubstituted Alkenes by Rare-Earth Catalysts: Construction of Indanes and Tetralins with an All-Carbon Quaternary Center. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 12973–12983.

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• 34. Wenxuan Xu, Xuefeng Cong,* Kun An, Shao-Jie Lou, Zhenhua Li, Masayoshi Nishiura, Tetsuro Murahashi, Z. Hou.* Regio- and Diastereoselective Formal [2+2] Cycloaddition of Allenes with Amino-Functionalized Alkenes by Rare-Earth-Catalyzed C(sp2)-H Activation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202210624.

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• 33. Wei Zhou, Xuefeng Cong,* Masayoshi Nishiura, Zhaomin Hou.*  Synthesis of allylanilines via scandium-catalysed benzylic C(sp3)–H alkenylation with alkynes. Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 7257-7260.

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• 32. Xuefeng Cong, Qingde Zhuo, Na Hao, Zhenbo Mo, Gu Zhan, Masayoshi Nishiura, Zhaomin Hou.* Regio- and Diastereoselective [3+2]Annulation of Aliphatic Aldimines with Alkenes by Scandium-Catalyzed β-C(sp3)−H Activation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202115996. (hot paper)

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• 31. Xuefeng Cong, Xiaoming Zeng.* Chromium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions by Selective Activation of Chemically Inert Aromatic C–O, C–N, and C–H Bonds. Synlett 2021, 32, 1343–1353.

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• 30. Xuefeng Cong, Xiaoming Zeng.* Mechanistic Diversity of Low-Valent Chromium Catalysis: Cross-Coupling and Hydrofunctionalization. Acc. Chem. Res. 2021, 54, 2014–2026.

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• 29. Pei Liu,†,* Na Hao,† Dong Yang,† Lingyun Wan, Tianyi Wang, Tao Zhang, Rui Zhou, Xuefeng Cong,* Jie Kong.*  Iron-catalyzed para-selective C–H silylation of benzamide derivatives with chlorosilanes. Org. Chem. Front. 2021, 8, 2442–2448. († Equal contribution)

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• 28. Pan Wang, Gen Luo,* Jimin Yang, Xuefeng Cong, Zhaomin Hou, Yi Luo,* Theoretical Studies of Rare-Earth-Catalyzed [3+2] Annulation of Aromatic Aldimine with Styrene: Mechanism and Origin of Diastereoselectivity. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 4236–4244.

 

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  • 27. Lixing Zhao, Chenyang Hu, Xuefeng Cong, Gongda Deng, Liu Leo Liu, Meiming Luo, Xiaoming Zeng.* Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbene Ligand-Promoted Nitro Deoxygenative Hydroboration with Chromium Catalysis: Scope, Mechanism, and Applications. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 1618–1629.

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• 26. Jinghua Tang,† Fei Fan,† Xuefeng Cong,† Lixing Zhao, Meiming Luo, Xiaoming Zeng.* Reductive Cross-Coupling between Unactivated C(aryl)−N and C(aryl)−O Bonds by Chromium Catalysis Using a Bipyridyl Ligand. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12834–12840. († Equal contribution)

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• 25. Baobiao Dong, Xuefeng Cong,* Na Hao.* Silver-catalyzed regioselective deuteration of (hetero)arenes and α-deuteration of 2-alkyl azaarenes. RSC Adv. 2020, 10, 25475−25479. 

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• 24. Jinghua Tang,† Liu Leo Liu,† Shangru Yang,† Xuefeng Cong, Meiming Luo, Xiaoming Zeng.* Chemoselective Cross-Coupling between Two Different and Unactivated C(aryl)−O Bonds Enabled by Chromium Catalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 7715−7720. († Equal contribution) 

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• 23. Xuefeng Cong, Gu Zhan, Zhenbo Mo, Masayoshi Nishiura, Zhaomin Hou.* Diastereodivergent [3+ 2] Annulation of Aromatic Aldimines with Alkenes via C–H Activation by Half-Sandwich Rare-Earth Catalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 5531–5537.

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• 22. Bo. Han,† Pengchen. Ma,† Xuefeng Cong, Hui Chen,* Xiaoming Zeng.* Chromium- and Cobalt-Catalyzed, Regiocontrolled Hydrogenation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 9018−9026. († Equal contribution)
  

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• 21. Yan Wang, Baobiao Dong, Zikun Wang,* Xuefeng Cong, Xihe Bi.* Silver-Catalyzed Reduction of Quinolines in Water. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 3631−3634.
  

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• 20. Yan Wang, Rui Guan, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Xuefeng Cong, Xihe Bi.* Silver-Catalyzed anti-Markovnikov Hydroboration of C−C Multiple Bonds. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 4035−4038.
  

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• 19. Pei Liu,† Changpeng Chen,† Xuefeng Cong,† Jinghua Tang, Xiaoming Zeng.* Chromium-catalyzed para-selective formation of quaternary carbon centers by alkylation of benzamide derivatives. Nat Commun 2018, 9, 4637. († Equal contribution) 
  

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• 18. Guichun Fang, Hongwei Wang, Qun Liu, Xuefeng Cong, Xihe Bi.* Silver-Promoted [3+1+1] Annulation of Isocyanoacetates with Nitrosoarenes. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 1066–1070.
  

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• 17. Xuefeng Cong,† Fei Fan,† Pengchen Ma,† Meiming Luo, Hui Chen,* Xiaoming Zeng.* Low-Valent, High-Spin Chromium-Catalyzed Mild Cleavage of Aromatic Carbon–Nitrogen Bonds: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Studies. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 15182−15190. († Equal contribution) 
  

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• 16. Xiaoshan Huang, Xuefeng Cong, Pengbin Mi, Xihe Bi.* Azomethine-isocyanide [3+2] Cycloaddition to Imidazoles Promoted by Silver and DBU. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 3858−3861.

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• 15. Guichun. Fang, Xuefeng Cong, Giuseppe Zanoni, Qun Liu, Xihe Bi.* Silver-Based Radical Reactions: Development and Insights. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 1422–1502.

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• 14. Xuefeng Cong,† Shengxian Zhai,† Xiaoming Zeng.* C‒H Allylation Catalyzed by Low-Valent Cobalt. Org. Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 673‒677. († Equal contribution) 
  

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• 13. Xuefeng Cong, Huarong Tang, Xiaoming Zeng.* Regio- and Chemoselective Kumada−Tamao−Corriu Reaction of Aryl Alkyl Ethers Catalyzed by Chromium Under Mild Conditions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 14367−14372. 
  

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• 12. Xiaoming Zeng,* Xuefeng Cong. Chromium-Catalyzed Transformations with Grignard Reagents–New Opportunities for Cross-Coupling Reactions. Org. Chem. Front. 2015, 2, 69‒72. 
  

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• 11. Yu Wei, Bin Rao, Xuefeng Cong, Xiaoming Zeng.* Highly Selective Hydrogenation of Aromatic Ketones and Phenols Enabled by Cyclic (Amino)(alkyl)carbene Rhodium Complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 9250−9253.
  

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• 10. Xuefeng Cong, Yuexuan Li, Yu Wei, Xiaoming Zeng.* Nickel-Catalyzed C−H Coupling with Allyl Phosphates: A SiteSelective Synthetic Route to Linear Allylarenes. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 3926−3929. 
  

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• 9. Xuefeng Cong, Xiaoming Zeng.* Iron-Catalyzed, Chelation-Induced Remote C−H Allylation of Quinolines via 8‑Amido Assistance. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 3716−3719. 

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• 8. Yu Wei, Huarong Tang, Xuefeng Cong, Bin Rao, Chao Wu,* Xiaoming Zeng.* Pd(II)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Arylation of Unactivated C(sp³)−H Bonds with Aryl Bromides Enabled by 8‑Aminoquinoline Auxiliary. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2248−2251.
  

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• 7. Xuefeng Cong, Huarong Tang, Chao Wu,* Xiaoming Zeng.* Role of Mono-N-protected Amino Acid Ligands in Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Heck Reactions of Electron-Deficient(Hetero)arenes: Experimental and Computational Studies. Organometallics 2013, 32, 6565−6575.
  

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• 6. Yu Wei, Jinghua Tang, Xuefeng Cong, Xiaoming Zeng.* Practical Metal-Free Synthesis of Chalcone Derivatives via A Tandem Cross-Dehydrogenative-Coupling/Elimination Reaction. Green Chem. 2013, 15, 3165–3169.
  

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• 5. Xuefeng Cong, Jingsong You,* Ge Gao, Jingbo Lan.* 2-Pyridylmethyl ether: a readily removable and efficient directing group for amino acid ligand accelerated ortho-C–H olefination of phenols. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 662−664. (cover paper) 
  

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• 4. Bijin Li, Xuerong Qin, Jingsong You,* Xuefeng Cong, Jingbo Lan.* Direct Arylation of Phenanthroline Derivatives via Oxidative C–H/C–H Cross-Coupling: Synthesis and Discovery of Excellent Ligands. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 1290−1293. 

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• 3. Xuefeng Cong, Ningjie Wu, Rongqi Zhou, Ge Gao, Jingbo Lan.* Perylenebisimide-based Fluorescent Chemosensors for Selective Detection of Zn²⁺ in Aqueous Solution. Lett. in Org. Chem. 2012, 9, 503−508.

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• 2. Guoping Liu, Xuefeng Cong, Jiaheng He, Shunzhong Luo,* Di Wu, Jingbo Lan. Regioselective Synthesis of 2- and 3-Substituted Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines. J. Chem. Research 2012, 36, 687−690. 

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