2025

31. C. Li,† X.-W. Chen,† L.-L. Liao,† Y.-Y. Gui,* J.-W. Yang, S. Zhang, J.-P. Yue, X. Zhou,* J.-H. Ye, Y. Lan, D.-G. Yu*, 

Nickel-Catalyzed Atroposelective Carbo-Carboxylation of Alkynes with CO2: En Route to Axially Chiral Carboxylic Acids. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202413305. († Equal contribution, Hot Paper)

2024

30. Y.-Y. Gui,*,† X.-W. Chen,† X.-Y. Mo, J.-P. Yue, R. Yuan, Y. Liu, L.-L. Liao, J.-H. Ye, D.-G. Yu*, Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric Dicarboxylation of 1,3-Dienes with  CO2. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 2919-2927.  (^†Equal contribution, ESI高被引论文)

29. X.-W. Chen, C. Li, Y.-Y. Gui,* J.-P. Yue, Q. Zhou, L.-L. Liao, J.-W. Yang,  J.-H. Ye, D.-G. Yu*, Atropisomeric Carboxylic Acids Synthesis via Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Carboxylation of Aza-biaryl Triflates with CO₂. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202403401.

28. Y.-Y. Gui,† X.-W. Chen,† J.-P. Yue, D.-G. Yu*, Synergistic photoredox/palladium catalysis enables enantioconvergent carboxylation of racemic heterobiaryl (pseudo)halides with CO₂, Chem Synth 2024, 4, 66 (Highlight). 

27. Y. Yan,^† M. Pan,^† J. Ming,* J.-P. Yue, X.-W. Chen, Y.-Y. Gui,* Da-Gang Yu.* Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Construction of Axially Chiral Carbonyl Compounds, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2024, accepted. († Equal contribution)

26. Fu-Liu Yang, Chun-Chun Tang, Yong-Yuan Gui*, Jian Zhang, Li-Xin Wang*, 3‑Amino oxindole Schiff base efficiently paired with p‑quinone methide to enable a new diastereoselective and enantioselective 1,6-conjugated addition in the presence of a cinchonidinium phase transfer catalyst, 

Tetrahedron Letters, 2024, DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2024.155262.

25. 贵永远, 陈小旺, 余达刚*，铜催化二氧化碳参与的芳基烯烃不对称硼羧化反应。有机化学，2024, 44, 1038-1040 (亮点评述)

2023

24. Y.-Y. Gui^†, S.-S. Yan^†, W. Zhang*,  L. Chen, J.-H. Ye, D.-G. Yu*, Exploring the applications of carbon dioxide radical anion in organic synthesis,  Sci. Bull., 2023, 68, 3124-3128. (_† Equal contribution)

23. S.-Y. Min, H.-X. Song, S.-S. Yan*, R. Yuan, J.-H. Ye, B.-Q. Wang, Y.-Y. Gui*, D.-G. Yu*, Photocatalytic Defluorocarboxylation Using Formate Salts as Both Reductant and Carbon Dioxide Source, Green Chem., 2023, 25, 6194-6199.

22. Y.-Y. Gui^†, X.-W. Chen^†, D.-G. Yu*, Teaching an old N-alkylation new tricks: from S_N1 and S_N2 N-alkylation to radical enantioconvergent N-alkylation, Sci. Bull., 2023, 68, 1225-1227. (^† Equal contribution)

21. K. Ren^†, R. Yuan^†, Y.-Y. Gui*, X.-W. Chen, S.-Y. Min, B.-Q. Wang, D.-G. Yu*, Cu-catalyzed reductive aminomethylation of 1,3-dienes with N,O-acetals: facile construction of β-chiral amines with quaternary stereocenters, Org. Chem. Front., 2023, 10, 467-472. (^† Equal contribution)

20.  Q. Qu^†, L. Chen^†, Y. Deng, Y.-Y. Gui*, D.-G. Yu*, Visible-Light Photocatalytic Barbier-Type Reaction of Aziridines and Azetidines with Unactivated Aldehydes. Synlett 2023, 34, 1385-1390. (^† Equal contribution)

2021

19. X.-W. Chen, J.-P. Yue, K. Wang, Y.-Y. Gui, Y.-N. Niu, J. Liu, C.-K. Ran, W. Kong,* W.-J. Zhou, D.-G. Yu*, Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Carbo-Carboxylation of Alkenes with CO₂. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 14068 (Highlighted by WielyChem, X-Mol, CBG).

18. L.-L. Liao, G.-M. Cao, Y.-X. Jiang, X.-H. Jin, X.-L. Hu, J. J. Chruma, G.-Q. Sun, Y.-Y. Gui, D.-G. Yu*, α-Amino Acids and Peptides as Bifunctional Reagents: Carbo-Carboxylation of Activated Alkenes via Recycling CO₂. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 2812 (One of the most read JACS papers in March, 2021. Highlighted by Synfacts, Chin. J. Org. Chem., CBG, X-Mol and WeeChem)

17. C.-K. Ran,^† L.-L. Liao,^† T.-Y. Gao, Y.-Y. Gui*, D.-G. Yu*, Recent progress and challenges in carboxylation with CO₂. Cur. Opin. Green Sustain. Chem., 2021, 32, 100525. († Equal contribution)

2020

16. Z. Zhang,^† J.-H. Ye,^† T. Ju, L.-L. Liao, H. Huang, Y.-Y. Gui, W.-J. Zhou,* D.-G. Yu*, Visible Light-Driven Catalytic Reductive Carboxylation with CO₂. ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 10871. (^† Equal contribution. Perspective)

15. C.-K. Ran,^† X.-W. Chen,^† Y.-Y. Gui*, J. Liu, L. Song, K. Ren, D.-G. Yu*, Recent Advances in Asymmetric Synthesis with CO₂. Sci. China Chem., 2020, 63, 1336-1351. (^† Equal contribution)

14. L. Song, Y.-X. Jiang, Z. Zhang,* Y.-Y. Gui, X.-Y. Zhou, D.-G. Yu*, CO₂ = CO + [O]: recent advances in carbonylation of C–H bonds with CO₂. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 8355 (ChemComm Emerging Investigators themed collection)

2019

13. X.-W. Chen, L. Zhu, Y.-Y. Gui, K. Jing, Y.-X. Jiang, Z.-Y. Bo, Y. Lan,* J. Li, D.-G. Yu*, Highly Selective and Catalytic Generation of Acyclic Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters via Functionalization of 1,3-Dienes with CO₂. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 18825. (Highlighted by ChemBeanGo and Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 40, 247)

12. S.-S. Yan, D.-S. Wu, J.-H. Ye, L. Gong, X. Zeng, C.-K. Ran, Y.-Y. Gui, J. Li, D.-G. Yu*, Copper-Catalyzed Carboxylation of C−F Bonds with CO₂. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 6987. (Highlighted by Synfacts 2019, 15, 1159)

2018

11. L.-L. Liao, G.-M. Cao, J.-H. Ye, G.-Q. Sun, W.-J. Zhou, Y.-Y. Gui, S.-S. Yan, G. Shen, D.-G. Yu*, Visible-light-Driven External-Reductant-Free Cross-Electrophile Couplings of Tetraalkyl Ammonium Salts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 17338. (Top 1 most read JACS papers in December, 2018.)

10. Z.-B. Yin,^† J.-H. Ye,^† W.-J. Zhou, Y.-H. Zhang, L. Ding, Y.-Y. Gui, S.-S. Yan, J. Li, D.-G. Yu*, Oxy-Difluoroalkylation of Allylamines with CO₂ via Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis. Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 190. (^† Equal contribution. ESI高被引论文)

9. Y.-Y. Gui, Z.-X. Wang, W.-J. Zhou*, L.-L. Liao, L. Song, Z.-B. Yin, J. Li, D.-G. Yu*, Arylation of Aniline C(sp³)─H Bonds with Phenols by an in-situ Activation Strategy. Asian J. Org. Chem., 2018, 7, 537-541. (Selected as Cover and VIP. Highlighted by ChemistryViews.)

2017

8. Y.-Y. Gui†, N. Hu†, X.-W. Chen, L.-L. Liao, T. Ju, J.-H. Ye, Z. Zhang, J. Li, D.-G. Yu*, Highly Regio- and Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Reductive Hydroxymethylation of Styrenes and 1,3-Dienes with CO₂. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 17011-17014. († Equal contribution. Cover. Top 4 most read JACS papers in November, 2017. Highlighted by Synfacts 2018, 14, 0177, CJOC, X-MOL, OPR&D and Organic Chemistry Portal)

 

7. Y.-Y. Gui, L.-L. Liao, L. Sun, Z. Zhang, J.-H. Ye, G. Shen, Z.-P. Lu, W.-J. Zhou, D.-G. Yu*, Coupling of C(sp³)─H Bonds with C(sp²)─O Electrophiles: Mild, General and Selective. Chem. Comm., 2017, 53, 1192-1195.

6. Y.-Y. Gui^†, W.-J. Zhou^†, J.-H. Ye, D.-G. Yu*, Photochemical Carboxylation of Activated C(sp³)─H Bonds with CO₂. ChemSusChem 2017, 10, 1337-1340. († Equal contribution. Highlight)

5. Y.-Y. Gui, X.-W. Chen, W.-J. Zhou*, D.-G. Yu*, Arylation of Amides and Ureas C(sp³)─H Bonds with Aryl Tosylates via in situ Generation from Phenols. Synlett 2017, 28, 2581-2586. (Cover. Invited paper for the issue of C-O activation)

4. W.-J. Zhou, G.-M. Cao, G. Shen, X.-Y. Zhu, Y.-Y. Gui, J.-H. Ye, L. Sun, L.-L. Liao, J. Li, D.-G. Yu*, Visible-Light-Driven Pd-Catalyzed Radical Alkylation of C─H Bonds with General Unactivated Alkyl Bromides. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15683. (Top 2 most accessed papers in November, 2017. Highlighted by X-MOL)

3. L.-L. Liao, Y.-Y. Gui, X.-B. Zhang, G. Shen, H.-D. Liu, W.-J. Zhou, J. Li, D.-G. Yu*, Phosphorylation of Alkenyl and Aryl C─O Bonds via Photoredox/Nickel Dual Catalysis. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 3735. (Top 2 most read papers in July, 2017)

2016

2. Y.-Y. Gui, L. Sun, Z.-P. Lu, D.-G. Yu*, Photoredox sheds new light on nickel catalysis: from carbon-carbon to carbon-heteroatom bond formation. Org. Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 522-526.

2015

1. Y.-Y. Gui, J. Yang, L.-W. Qi, X. Wang, F. Tian, X.-N. Li, L. Peng*, L.-X. Wang*, A cinchona alkaloid catalyzed enantioselective sulfa-Michael/aldol cascade reaction of isoindigos: construction of chiral bispirooxindole tetrahydrothiophenes with vicinal quaternary spirocenters, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 6371-6379.