43. Yong Luo,* Gu Zhan,* Xuefeng Cong,* Hang Zhang.* Editorial: Photocatalytic functionalization of inert or unsaturated bonds. Front. Chem. 2024, 12, 1372572.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
Prior to Tianjin University (TJU)
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.
30. Xuefeng Cong, Xiaoming Zeng.* Mechanistic Diversity of Low-Valent Chromium Catalysis: Cross-Coupling and Hydrofunctionalization. Acc. Chem. Res. 2021, 54, 2014–2026.
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.
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)
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.
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)
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)
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.