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38. Zhang, Y.; Liu, B*. Direct Accessing γ‑Pyridyl Tertiary Alcohols through Metal Free Three-Component Reactions. submitted

37. Chen, L.; Liao, G*.; Liu, B*. Ligand-Enabled Nickel (II)-Catalyzed β‑C(sp³)−H Thiolation of Ketones. Org. Lett. 2024. 26, 9103-9107.

                      

36. Zhou, Y.; Liu, B*. Metal Free Visible-Light-Induced Borylative/Silylative Pyridylation of Vinylarenes. Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 10.1039/D4QO01702A.

                      

35. Xu, J.; Zhou, Y.; Liu, B*. Metal Free Vinylarenes Dicarbofunctionalization with Pyridine and Aldehydes via Photocatalytic Hydrogen Atom Transfer. J. Org. Chem. 2024, 10.1021/acs.joc.4c02016.

                   

34. Xie, S.; # Lan, Y.;# Liu, B.*  Light-Driven Formate Salts induced Cleavage of Oxidized Lignin Model Compounds. Org. Lett. 2024. 26, 8249−8253.

                               

33. Zhu, S*.; Huang, W.; Liu, Shi.; Yu, R.; Ma, Yu.; Wang.; H.; Zhang, R.;  Liu, B.; Lan, Y*.; Shen, R. Synthesis of Benzooxepane-Fused Cyclobutene Derivatives via Pd-Catalyzed Cascade Reactions of Haloarenes and Diynylic Ethers. Chem. Comm. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC00999A

32. Xu, J.; Liu, B* Metal Free Functionalization of Saturated Heterocycles with Vinylarenes and Pyridine Enabled by Photocatalytic Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Chem. - Eur. J. 2024,  30, e202400612.

                            

31. Huang, C*.; You, C.-M.; Qin. S.-Y.; Ci, R.-N.; Xiao, P.; Tang, S.; Liu, B.; Wei, Z.; Wu, L.-Z*.; Cai, H*. Metal-Free, Site-Selective C−H Fluorination of Heteroarenes under Visible Light. CCS Chemistry, 2024, https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.024.202303726

30. Xu, J.; Lan, Y.; Liu, B* Activation of Aryl and Alkyl Halides Enabled by Strong Photoreduction Potentials of a Hantzsch Ester/Cs2CO3 System. J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 1, 599–604.

                                           

29. Lan, Y.; Xu, J.; Lim, C.-H*.; Miyake, G. M*.; Liu, B* Visible-Light-Promoted C-S Cross-Coupling Reaction for Synthesis of Aromatic Thioethers. Org. Synth. 2023, 100, 234-247

                                    

28.  Huang, W.; Wang, H.; Liu, B*.; Shen, R*.;  Zhu, S* Synthesis of 1,1,4,5-Tetrasubstituted Phthalans via Pd-Catalyzed Three-Component Reactions of Haloarenes, Alkynes, and Protic Nucleophiles. Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 8651–8656

                                           

27.    Yue, Q.; Liu, B.;  Liao, G.;* Shi, B.-F.*  Binaphthyl Scaffold: A Class of Versatile Structure in Asymmetric C−H Functionalization. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 9359−9396.

                                           

26.    Liu, B.;^† Romine, A. M.;^† Rubel, C. Z.; Engle, K. M.;* Shi, B.-F.*  Transition-Metal-Catalyzed, Coordination-Assisted Functionalization of Nonactivated C(sp³)–H Bonds. Chem. Rev. 2021. 121, 14957–15074.    (†Authors contributed equally)                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Publications Before Nanchang University:

25.     Liu, B.; Elder, W. Z.; Miyake, G. M. Scalable and Phosphine-Free Conversion of Alcohols to Carbon–Heteroatom Bonds through the Blue Light-Promoted Iodination Reaction. J. Org. Chem. 2020. 85, 3717–3727. (One of the most read articles, March 2020)

24.     Liu, B.; Alegre-Requena, J.; Paton, R.; Miyake, G. M. Unconventional Reactivity of Ethynylbenziodoxolone (EBX) Reagents and Thiols: Scope and Mechanism. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 2386 –2394. (Inside Cover, hot paper)

23.     Liu, B.; Lim, C.-H.; Miyake, G. M. Light driven intermolecular charge transfer induced reactivity of ethynylbenziodoxol(on)e (EBX) and phenols. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12829−12835.

22.     Lim, C.-H.; Kudisch, M.; Liu, B.; Miyake, G. M. C–N Cross-Coupling via Photoexcitation of Nickel–Amine Complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7667–7673.

21.     Liu, B.; Lim, C.-H.; Miyake, G. M. Transition-Metal-Free, Visible-Light-Promoted C–S Cross-Coupling through Intermolecular Charge Transfer. Synlett 2018, 29, 2449−2455. (Invited Review)

20.     Liu, B.; Lim, C.-H.; Miyake, G. M. Visible Light-Promoted C-S Cross-Coupling via Intermolecular Charge-Transfer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 13616–13619. (1 most read article, October 2017, highlighted in Synfacts, Synform, ESI highly cited paper)

19.     Liu, B.; Zhang, Z.-Z.; Li, X.; Shi, B.-F. Nickel(II)-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Aryl C–H Bonds with Aryl-boron Reagents Directed by a Removable Bidentate Auxiliary. Org. Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 897−900.

18.     Liu, B.; Shi, B.-F. γ-Lactone Synthesis via Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Lactonization of Unactivated Methylene C(sp³)–H Bonds. Synlett 2016, 27, 2396–2400.

17.     Zhang, Z.-Z.; Liu, B.; Xu, J.-W.; Yan, S.-Y.; Shi, B.-F. Indole Synthesis via Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of N-Arylureas and Internal Alkynes. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 1776−1779.

16.  Zhao, S.; Liu, B.; Zhan, B.-B.; Zhang, W.-D.; Shi, B.-F. Nickel-Catalyzed Ortho-Arylation of Unactivated (Hetero)aryl C–H Bonds with Arylsilanes Using a Removable Auxiliary. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 4586−4589.

15.  Liu, B; Shi, B.-F. Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Etherification of Unactivated C-H Bonds. Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 15−22.

14.  Liu, B.; Hu, F.; Shi, B.-F. Recent Advances on Ester Synthesis via Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C-H Activation. ACS Catalysis 2015, 5, 1863−1881.

13.  Yan, S.-Y.;^‡ Liu, Y.-J.;^‡ Liu, B.; Liu, Y-H.; Shi, B.-F. Nickel-Catalyzed Thiolation of Unactivated Aryl C–H Bonds: An Efficient Access to Diverse Aryl Sulfides. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 4069–4072.

12.  Li, B.; Liu, B.; Shi, B.-F. Copper-Catalyzed ortho-Halogenation of Arenes and Heteroarenes Directed by a Removable Auxiliary. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 5093–5096.

11.  Yan S.-Y.;^‡ Liu Y.-J.;^‡ Liu B.; Liu Y-H.; Zhang Z-Z.; Shi, B.-F. Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Thiolation of Unactivated C(sp³)-H Bonds with Disulfides. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 7341–7344.

10.  Zhan, B.-B.; Liu, B.; Shi, B.-F. Recent Progress on Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Functionalization of Unactivated C-H Bonds (in Chinese). Chin. Sci. Bull. 2015, 60, 1–11.

9.  Zhang, Z.-Z.; Liu, B.; Wang, C-Y.; Shi, B.-F. Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed C2-Selective C-H Alkynylation of Indoles. Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 4094–4097.

8.  Zhao, S.; Chen, F-J.; Liu, B.; Shi, B.-F. Copper-Catalyzed Direct Acyloxylation of C(sp²)-H Bonds with Benzoic Acids. SCIENCE CHINA Chemistry, 2015, 58, 1302–1309.

7.  Li, B.; Wang, S-Q.; Liu, B.; Shi, B.-F. Synthesis of Oxazolines from Amides via Palladium-Catalyzed Functionalization of Unactivated C(sp³)-H Bond. Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 1200–1203.

6.  Liu, B.; Jiang, H.-Z.; Shi, B.-F. Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Olefination of Phenols Bearing Removable Directing Groups under Molecular Oxygen. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 1521–1526.

5.  Liu, B.; Jiang, H.-Z.; Shi, B.-F. Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Alkoxy- carbonylation of 2-Phenoxypyridine Derivatives with CO and Alcohols. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 2538–2542.

4.  Liu, B.; Hu, F.; Shi, B.-F. Synthesis of Sterically Congested Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Rh(III)-Catalyzed Cascade Oxidative Annulation of Aryl Ketoximes with Internal Alkynes by Sequential Cleavage of Multiple C-H Bonds. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 2688–2696.

3.  Zhang, B.; Guan, H.-X.; Liu, B.; Shi, B.-F. Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Arylation of Unactivated C(sp³)-H Bonds Assisted by Bidentate Directing Groups. Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 34, 1487–1498.

2.  Liu, B.; Shi, B.-F. Efficient Synthesis of Carboxylic Esters via Pd(II)-Catalyzed Direct Alkoxycarbonylation of Arenes with CO and Alcohols. Synlett 2013, 24, 2274–2278.

1.  Liu, B.; Li, Q.; Yu, M.; Liang, J.; Fan, H.; Li, B. Synthesis of novel phenoxyimine ligands containing a 2,6-difluoro-4-styrylaniline. J. Chem. Res. 2011, 35, 151–153.

 

编写章节

1.     Liu, B.; Hu, F.; Shi, B-F. Rh-Catalyzed Synthesis of Oxygen-Containing Heterocycles (chapter 6). Transition Metal-Catalyzed Heterocycle Synthesis via C-H Activation, (Invited chapter), X. F. Wu (Ed.), Wiley, 2016, pp 161-186.

2.     Liu, B.; Han, Y.-Q.; Shi, B.-F. Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of Unactivated sp³ C-H Bond. Strategies for Palladium-Catalyzed Non-Directed and Directed C-H Bond Functionalization (Debabrata Maiti and Anant Kapdi, Eds), Elsevier, 2017, pp 167-203.

3.     Yan, S.-Y.; Liu, B.; Shi, B.-F. Substrate-Controlled Transformation– Diastereoselective Functionalization in C-H Activation for Asymmetric Synthesis (Eds: Colobert, F.; Wencel-Delord, J.), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, September 2019, pp 107-130

 

申请专利

1.     Miyake, G. M.; Liu, B.; Lim, C.-H. Photocatalyst-free, light-induced carbon-sulfur cross-coupling methods. US20180370911A1.

2.     Miyake, G. M.; Lim, C.-H.; Kudisch, M.; Liu, B. Methods for forming aryl carbon-nitrogen bonds using light and photoreactors useful for conducting such reactions. US20190345122A1.

 

参加会议

1.     ACS Division of Organic Chemistry, 45th National Organic Symposium, 2017. University of California, Davis, USA. Visible-Light Promoted C-S Bond Formation via Intermolecular Charge-Transfer. Poster Presentation.

2.     ACS National Meeting 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Transition-metal free, visible-light-promoted C-S cross-coupling reaction. Poster and Oral Presentation.

3.     ACS National Meeting 2019, Orlando, Florida, USA. Light-induced coupling reactions through electron transfer of electron donor-acceptor complexes. Poster and Oral Presentation.