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156. "Unraveling Alcohol Additive Effects on Hypervalent Iodine(III)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Phenolic Dearomatization: Ligand Substitution and Low-Barrier Hydrogen Bonds"

Hanliang Zheng*, Liu Cai, Xiaoyu Lai, Muhammet Uyanik, Kazuaki Ishihara, Xiao-Song Xue*, ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 370.

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c06557

155. "Catalytic Asymmetric Oxidative Coupling between C(sp3)–H Bonds and Carboxylic Acids"

Xian-Ming Liu^#, Fu Li^#, Tongkun Wang, Ling Dai, Yin Yang, Neng-Quan Jiang, Li-Yuan Xue, Jing-Yuan Liu, Xiao-Song Xue*, Li-Jun Xiao*, Qi-Lin Zhou*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024

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154. "Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Hydroformylation of α-Substituted Enamides"

Yuxin Zhu^#, Yuchen Zhang^#, Dongyang He, He Yang*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Wenjun Tang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c13770

153."C(sp3)-F Bond Activation by Lewis Base-Boryl Radicals via Concerted Electron-Fluoride Transfer"

Xueying Guo^#, Yuchen Zhang^#, Xiaoyu Lai, Yubing Pang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202415715.

DOI:10.1002/anie.202415715

152."Generation of alkene radical cation for thioxanthone-TfOH complex-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization using a photoredox catalysis strategy"

Jin Feng, Guanglong Huang, Haoliang Huang, Hanguang Tang, Wangsheng Liu, Aishun Ding*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Hao Guo*, J. Catal. 2024, 440, 115817.

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151."A Thermally Populated Germylene-Based Donor-Acceptor Diradical"

Yu Zhao^#, Yuchen Zhang^#, Tao Wang, Runbo Pei, Yue Zhao,Xiao-Song Xue*, and Xinping Wang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202411180.

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150."Radical 6-Endo Addition Enables Pyridine Synthesis under Metal-Free Conditions"

Xiaojuan Dong^#, Yingbo Shao^#, Zhengyi Liu, Xia Huang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Yiyun Chen*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202410297.

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149."Computational analysis of modular diazotransfer reactions for the development of predictive-reactivity models and diazotransfer reagents"

Meng-Meng Zheng^#, Liu Cai^#, Tiancheng Ma, Hao-Dong Tan, Xiaoyu Lai, Jiajia Dong*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Nat. Synth. 2024

DOI: 10.1038/s44160-024-00633-2 (Research Briefing: 10.1038/s44160-024-00634-1)

148."Predicting bond dissociation energies of cyclic hypervalent halogen reagents using DFT calculations and graph attention network model" (Part of the thematic issue "Hypervalent halogen chemistry")

Yingbo Shao^#, Zhiyuan Ren^#, Zhihui Han, Li Chen*, Yao Li*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1444.

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147."Production of constrained L-cyclo-tetrapeptides by epimerization-resistant direct aminolysis"

Huan Chen^#, Yuchen Zhang^#, Yuming Wen, Xinhao Fan, Nicholas Sciolino, Yanyun Lin, Leonard Breindel, Yuanwei Dai, Alexander Shekhtman*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Qiang Zhang*, Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 5372.

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146."Copper Difluorocarbene Enables Catalytic Difluoromethylation"

Xin Zeng, Jimin Yang, Wei Deng, Xiao-Tian Feng, Hai-Yang Zhao, Lanfeng Wei, Xiao-Song Xue*, Xingang Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 16902.

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145."Radical-Mediated α-tert-Alkylation of Aldehydes by Consecutive 1,4- and 1,3-(Benzo)thiazolyl Migrations"

Jige Liu, Jiangshan Ma, Tongkun Wang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Chen Zhu*, JACS Au 2024, 4, 2108.

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144."B(C5F6)3-Catalyzed C(sp3)–H Alkylation of Tertiary Amines with Electron-Deficient Olefins: Determinants of Site Selectivity"

Xin-Yue Zhou^#, Ying-Bo Shao^#, Rui-Ting Guo, Ya-Lin Zhang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Xiao-Chen Wang*, ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 8041-8049.

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143."Carbene-Assisted Arene Ring-Opening"

Zengrui Cheng^#, Haoran Xu^#, Zhibin Hu, Minghui Zhu, K. N. Houk*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Ning Jiao*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 16963.

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142."Reversal of the Regioselectivity of Iron-Promoted Hydrogenation and Hydrohalogenation of gem-Difluoroalkenes"

Yu-Yang Zhang^#, Yuchen Zhang^#, Xiao-Song Xue*, Feng-Ling Qing*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202406324.

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141."Elucidating the Key Factors in Hydroamination and Defluoroamination Competitions: A DFT Analysis of Reactionbetweenα-(Trifluoromethyl)styrene and 2-Pyridones"

Haoran Xu, Yuchen Zhang*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2024, e202400125.

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140."Photoinduced Remote C(sp3)–H Phosphonylation of Amides"

Jian Wang, Yuchen Zhang, Lin Zhu, Xiao-Song Xue, Chaozhong Li*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202400856.

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139."Formaldehyde-Mediated Hydride Liberation of Alkylamines for Intermolecular Reactions in Hexafluoroisopropanol"

Shaokun Cai^#, Hong Tang^#, Bo Li^#, Yingbo Shao, Danqi Zhang, Hanliang Zheng, Tianjiao Qiao, Xin Chu, Gang He, Xiao-Song Xue*, and Gong Chen*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 5952. 

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138."Enantioselective sulfur(VI) fluoride exchange reaction of iminosulfur oxydifluorides"

Zhiyuan Peng^#, Shoujun Sun^#, Meng-Meng Zheng^#, Yangyang Li, Xixi Li, Suhua Li, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jiajia Dong*, Bing Gao*, Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 353.

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137."Computational Study on the Mechanism of Chen’s Reagent as Trifluoromethyl Source" (Part of Organic fluorine chemistry Virtual Issue)

Guanglong Huang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Acta Chimica Sinica 2024, 82, 132.

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136."A machine learning model for predicting enantioselectivity in hypervalent iodine(III) catalyzed asymmetric phenolic dearomatizations"

Ben Gao, Liu Cai, Yuchen Zhang, Huaihai Huang, Yao Li*, and Xiao-Song Xue*, CCS Chem. 2024

DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.024.202303774

135."Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Transfer Hydrogenation of 1,1-Dialkylethenes with Ethanol: Scope and Mechanism"

Lu Qian, Cui Yu, Lan Gan, Xixia Tang, Yulei Wang, Guixia Liu, Xuebing Leng, Zhao Sun, Yinlong Guo, Xiao-Song Xue*, and Zheng Huang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 3427.

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134."Prediction of 19F NMR chemical shift by machine learning" (Part of Robotic AI-Chemist Issue)

Yao Li*, Wen-Shuo Huang^#, Li Zhang^#, Dan Su^#, Haoran Xu, Xiao-Song Xue*, Artif. Intell. Chem. 2024, 2, 100043.

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133."Iron-Catalyzed Regioselective Reductive Fluoroalkylalkenylation of Unactivated Alkenes"

Siyu Wang, Bohao Guo, Tong Mu, Zhengli Liu, Yun He*, Xiao-Song Xue, and Zhang Feng*, ACS Catal. 2024, 14,  1575–1583.

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c05690

132."Enantioselective Synthesis of Planar-Chiral Sulfur-ContainingCyclophanes by Chiral Sulfide Catalyzed ElectrophilicSulfenylation of Arenes"

Deng Zhu, Tong Mu, Ze-Long Li, Hui-Yun Luo, Ren-Fei Cao, Xiao-Song Xue*, and Zhi-Min Chen*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202318625.

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318625

131."Discovery and bioinspired total syntheses of unprecedented sesquiterpenoid dimers unveiled bifurcating [4 + 2] cycloaddition and target differentiation of enantiomers"

Tao-Bin He#, Bing-Chao Yan#, Yuan-Fei Zhou#, Yue-Qian Sang#, Xiao-Nian Li, Han-Dong Sun, Chu Wang, Xiao-Song Xue* and Pema-Tenzin Puno*, Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 1260. 

DOI: 10.1039/D3SC05233H

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2023

130."Photoredox Nickel-Catalysed Stille Cross-Coupling Reactions"

Zhenghong Zhou#, Jimin Yang#, Bo Yang, Yang Han, Lijuan Zhu*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Feng Zhu*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202314832.

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314832

129."Nickel-catalysed asymmetric hydromonofluoromethylation of 1,3-enynes for enantioselective construction of monofluoromethyl-tethered chiral allenes"

Ying Zhang#, Jimin Yang#, Yu-Long Ruan#, Ling Liao, Chuang Ma, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Sheng Yu*, Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 12676-12683.

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128."Oxidative addition of an alkyl halide to form a stable Cu(III) product"

Yongrui Luo#, Yuli Li#, Jian Wu, Xiao-Song Xue*, John F. Hartwig*, Qilong Shen*, Science 2023, 381, 1072-1079

DOI: 10.1126/science.adg9232

127."Radical Arbuzov Reaction"

Linxiang Chai#, Jian Wang#, Jimin Yang, Junyue Yin, Zhuyong Zhang, Yulu Cheng, Lin Zhu*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Chaozhong Li*, CCS Chem. 2023

DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.023.202303282

126."Organic charge-transfer complex induces chemoselective decarboxylation to aryl radicals for general functionalization"

Chun-Hong Hu#, Yueqian Sang#, Ya-Wei Yang#, Wen-Wen Li, Hui-Lin Wang, ZiYing Zhang, Chen Ye*, Li-Zhu Wu, Xiao-Song Xue*, Yang Li*, Chem 2023, 9, 1-16.

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125."Reductive Catalytic Difluorocarbene Transfer via Palladium Catalysis"

Xue-Ying Zhang, Shi-Ping Sun, Yue-Qian Sang, Xiao-Song Xue, Qiao-Qiao Min, Xingang Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202306501

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124."Photoredox and Vanadate Cocatalyzed Hydrolysis of Aryl Ethers at Ambient Temperature"

Rong-Gui Hu#, Yueqian Sang#, Fang-Fang Tan, Yuan-Li Sun, Xiao-Song Xue*, Yang Li*, ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 9264-9273.

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123."Copper-catalysed difluorocarbene transfer enables modular synthesis"

Xin Zeng, Yao Li, Qiao-Qiao Min, Xiao-Song Xue*, Xingang Zhang*, Nat. Chem. 2023, 15, 1064–1073

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122."Computational Insights into the Reactivity Difference between Hypervalent Bromine(III) and Hypervalent Iodine(III) Reagent in the C-H Amination and Alkene Aziridination"  (Dedicated to Professor Kazuaki Ishihara on the occasion of his 60th birthday)

Yingbo Shao, Zhiyuan Ren, Chenfengtao Zheng, Xiao-Song Xue*, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2023, 365, 2737-2743.

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121."A New Elementary Reaction: Au/Ru-Claisen Rearrangement"

Jimin Yang, Xiaosong Xue*, Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 43, 1598-1599.

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120."Reversing Site Selectivity in Formal Cross-Dimerization of Benzocyclobutenones and Silacyclobutanes"

Jinyu Zhang#, Deng Pan#, Hao-Xiang Zhang, Nuo Yan, Xiao-Song Xue* and Dongbing Zhao*, CCS Chem. 2023, 5, 1753-1762

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119. "Dirhodium(II)-catalyzed enantioselective cyclopropenation of internal alkynes with trifluoromethyl carbene"

Xiu-Qing Cui, Meng-Meng Zheng, Xiaodong Tang, Zhi-Qi Zhang, Xiao-Song Xue, Ilan Marek*, Jun-An Ma*, Fa-Guang Zhang*, Chem Catal. 2023, 3, 100637.

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118. "Thioethers as Dichotomous Electrophiles for Site-Selective Silylation via C-S Bond Cleavage"

Shuai Chen#, Xueying Guo#, Haoran Hou, Shasha Geng, Zhengli Liu*, Yun He, XiaoSong Xue*, Zhang Feng*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202303470.

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117. "Copper-Catalyzed Hydrodifluoroalkylation of N-benzylacrylamides via Intramolecular 1,4-Hydrogen Atom Transfer: Reaction Development and Mechanistic Insights"

Liming Zhang#, Haoran Xu#, Weitao Liu, Chengwen Li, Yilin Zhao, Linhai Yan, Yangping Liu, Xianchao Cheng*, Xiao-Song Xue*, and Guifang Han*, Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 2889-2894.

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116. "Catalyst-Substrate Helical Character Matching Determines the Enantioselectivity in the Ishihara-Type Iodoarenes Catalyzed Asymmetric Kita-Dearomative Spirolactonization"

Hanliang Zheng#, Liu Cai#, Ming Pan, Muhammet Uyanik, Kazuaki Ishihara, and Xiao-Song Xue*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 7301-7312.

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115."Distal Amidoketone Synthesis Enabled by Dimethyl Benziodoxoles via Dual Copper/Photoredox Catalysis"

Yuanyuan Ge, Yingbo Shao, Shuang Wu, Pan Liu, Junzhao Li, Hanzhang Qin, Yanxia Zhang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Yiyun Chen*, ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 3749-3756.

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c00230

114."Enzymatic α-Ketothioester Decarbonylation Occurs in the Assembly Line of Barbamide for Skeleton Editing"

Shengjie Guo, Yueqian Sang, Chao Zheng, Xiao-Song Xue, Zhijun Tang*, Wen Liu*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 9, 5017-5028

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113."Theoretical Study on the Origin of Abnormal Regioselectivity in Ring-Opening Reaction of Hexafluoropropylene Oxide" (Part of Insights for Organofluorine Chemistry Issue)

Cui Yu, Yueqian Sang, Yao Li*, Xiaosong Xue*, Molecules 2023, 28(4), 1669.

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112."Computational Design of a Tetrapericyclic Cycloaddition and the Nature of Potential Energy Surfaces with Multiple Bifurcations"

Ana Martin-Somer*, Xiao-Song Xue, Cooper S. Jamieson, Yike Zou, K.N. Houk*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 7, 4221-4230.

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111."Transition StateStabilization by SCF2-H···O Bifurcated Hydrogen Bond" (Part of Mechanisms and Selectivities of Organic Reactions Issue)

Jingjing Zhang, Yingbo Shao, Hanliang Zheng, Xiao-Song Xue*, Chem. Asian J. 2023, e202201244

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110."Copper(I)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of 1,4-Dienes to β-Substituted Alkenyl Azaarenes"

Zhi-Zhou Pan#, Deng Pan#, Jia-Heng Li, Xiao-Song Xue*, Liang Yin*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 3, 1749-1758.

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109. "Cu/SaBox-Catalyzed Photoinduced Coupling of Acylsilanes with Alkynes"

Long Zheng#, Xueying Guo#, Ying-Chao Li, Yichen Wu, Xiao-Song Xue*, Peng Wang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202216373

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108. "Silver-catalysed [3 + 2] annulation reaction of aryldiazonium salts with allenes enabled by boronate direction"

Xing Peng#, Meng-Meng Zheng#,  Pei Qin,  Xiao-Song Xue*,  Fa-Guang Zhang*, Jun-An Ma*, Org. Chem. Front. 2023, 10, 74-82

DOI: 10.1039/d2qo01585d

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107. "Remote Enantioselective Desymmetrization of 9,9-Disubstituted 9,10-Dihydroacridines through Asymmetric Aromatic Aminations"

Dekun Zhang#, Ying-Bo Shao#, Wansen Xie, Yunrong Chen, Wei Liu, Hanyang Bao, Faqian He, Xiao-Song Xue*, Xiaoyu Yang*, ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 14609-14618.

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106. "Efficient estimation of bond dissociation energies of organic compounds"

Pengju Ji*, Yu-Ran Luo, Xiao-Song Xue, Jin-Pei Cheng*, Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry 2022, 56, 69-136.

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105. "Incorporation of germanium into amines via deoxygenative germylation of aromatic amides with hydrogermanes"

Yuxiao Wang, Ying-Bo Shao, Xiao-Song Xue*, Xiaoming Wang*,  Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2022, 3, 101116.

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104. "Light-Induced Divergent Cyanation of Alkynes Enabled by Phosphorus Radicals"

Yanyan Zhang, Yunhong Han, Shengqing Zhu*, Feng-Ling Qing, Xiao-Song Xue*, Lingling Chu*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202210838.

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103. "Preparation, Characterization and Reactivity of Trifluoromethoxy Palladium(II) Complexes"

Songsong Xu, Yingbo Shao, Hanliang Zheng, Xuebing Leng, Xiao-Song Xue*, Qilong Shen*, New J. Chem. 2022, 46, 20760-20767

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102. "Atroposelective Electrophilic Sulfenylation of N-Aryl Aminoqui-none DerivativesCatalyzed by Chiral SPINOL-Derived Sulfide"

Deng Zhu#, Lu Yu#, Hui-Yun Luo, Xiao-Song Xue*, Zhi-Min Chen*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202211782.

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101. "Metal-Free Electrochemical Carboxylation of Organic Halides in the Presence of Catalytic Amounts of an Organomediator"

Yanwei Wang, Zhiwei Zhao, Deng Pan, Siyi Wang, Kangping Jia, Dengke Ma, Guoqing Yang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Youai Qiu*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202210201

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100. "Low-temperature mineralization of perfluorocarboxylic acids"

Brittany Trang#, Yuli Li#, Xiao-Song Xue, Mohamed Ateia, K. N. Houk*, William R. Dichtel1*, Science 2022, 377, 839-845.

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99. "Neutral Five-Coordinate Arylated Copper(III) Complex: Key Intermediate in Copper-Mediated Arene Trifluoromethylation"

Guangyu Wang#, Man Li#, Xuebing Leng, Xiaosong Xue*, and Qilong Shen*, Chin. J. Chem. 2022, 40, 1924-1930.

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98. "Difluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkenes Using Freon-22 through Tertiary Amine-Borane-Triggered Halogen Atom Transfer"

Zhi-Qi Zhang#, Yue-Qian Sang#, Cheng-Qiang Wang, Peng Dai, Xiao-Song Xue, Jared L. Piper, Zhi-Hui Peng, Jun-An Ma*, Fa-Guang Zhang*, and Jie Wu*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 31, 14288-14296.

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97. "Chiral Lewis Base Catalyzed Enantioselective Selenocyclization of 1,1-Disubstituted Alkenes: Asymmetric Synthesis of Selenium-Containing 4H-3,1-Benzoxazines"

Ren-Fei Cao#, Lu Yu#, Yu-Xuan Huo, Yao Li, Xiao-Song Xue, Zhi-Min Chen*, Org. Lett.2022, 24, 22, 4093-4098.

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96. "Construction of Complex Macromulticyclic Peptides via Stitching with Formaldehyde and Guanidine"

Bo Li#, Zhao Wan#, Hanliang Zheng, Shaokun Cai, Han-Wen Tian, Hong Tang, Xin Chu, Gang He, Dong-Sheng Guo, Xiao-Song Xue*, Gong Chen*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 10080-10090.

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95. "Metal-Free C-H Functionalization via Diaryliodonium Salts with a Chemically Robust Dummy Ligand"

Yixuan Chen#,Yuefei Gu#,Huan Meng#,Qianzhen Shao#,Zhenchuang Xu,Wenjing Bao,Yucheng Gu,Xiao-Song Xue*,Yanchuan Zhao*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e2022012.

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94. "Harnessing Natural Products by a Pharmacophore-Oriented Semisynthesis Approach for the Discovery of Potential Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Agents"

Yuan-Fei Zhou#, Bing-Chao Yan#, Qian Yang#, Xin-Yan Long#, Dan-Qi Zhang, Rong-Hua Luo, Han-Yu Wang, Han-Dong Sun, Xiao-Song Xue*, Yong-Tang Zheng*, Pema-Tenzin Puno*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e2022016.

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93. "2,6-Azulene-based Homopolymers: Design, Synthesis, and Application in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells"

Bin Hou#, Zhuofan Zhou#, Cui Yu, Xiao-Song Xue, Jianwei Zhang, Xiaodi Yang, Jing Li, Congwu Ge, Jingtao Wang*, Xike Gao*, ACS Macro Lett. 2022, 11, 680-686.

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92. "Azetidine synthesis enabled by photo-induced copper-catalysis via [3+1] radical cascade cyclization"

Jianye Li, Lu Yu, Yun Peng, Bin Chen, Rui Guo, Xiaodong Ma, Xiao-Song Xue*, Yunkui Liu*, Guozhu Zhang*, The Innovation, 2022, 3(3), 100244.

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91. "Enantioselective Synthesis of Planar-Chiral Macrocycles through Asymmetric Electrophilic Aromatic Amination"

Donglei Wang#, Ying-Bo Shao#, Yunrong Chen, Xiao-Song Xue*, Xiaoyu Yang*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e2022010.

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90. "Highly selective synthesis of all-carbon tetrasubstituted alkenes by deoxygenative alkenylation of carboxylic acids"

Yantao Li, Qianzhen Shao, Hengchi He, Chengjian Zhu*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin Xie*, Nat Commun 2022, 13, 10.

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89. "Computational insights into the effects of reagent structure and bases on nucleophilic monofluoromethylation of aldehydes" (Part of Fluorine Chemistry Issue)

Meng-Meng Zheng, Hao-Dong Tan, Yueqian Sang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, Chin. Chem. Lett. 2022, 33, 2387-2390.

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88. "Violations. How Nature Circumvents the Woodward–Hoffmann Rules and Promotes the Forbidden Conrotatory 4n + 2 Electron Electrocyclization of Prinzbach’s Vinylogous Sesquifulvalene"

Garrett A. Kukier, Aneta Turlik, Xiao-Song Xue, and K. N. Houk*,  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 21694-21704.

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87. "The Acidities of Nucleophilic Monofluoromethylation Reagents: An Anomalous α‐Fluorine Effect."

Hanliang Zheng, Zhen Li, Jianfang Jing, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 9401-9406.

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86. "Cleaving arene rings for acyclic alkenylnitrile synthesis." 

Xu Qiu#, Yueqian Sang#, Hao Wu#, Xiao-Song Xue, Zixi Yan, Yachong Wang, Zengrui Cheng, Xiaoyang Wang, Hui Tan, Song Song, Guisheng Zhang, Xiaohui Zhang, K. N. Houk*, Ning Jiao*, Nature 2021, 597, 64-69.

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85. "Mechanistic Study on the Bidentate Nitrogen-Ligated Iodine(V) Reagent Promoted Oxidative Dearomatization of Phenols." 

Danqi Zhang, Yingbo Shao, Hanliang Zheng, Biying Zhou, Xiao-Song Xue*, Acta Chimica Sinica 2021, 79, 1394-1400.

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84. "A ring expansion strategy towards diverse azaheterocycles" 

Ruirui Li, Bo Li, Hongpeng Zhang, Cheng-Wei Ju, Ying Qin, Xiao-Song Xue, Dongbing Zhao*. Nat. Chem. 2021, 13, 1006-1016.

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83. "Ligand-Dependent Regiodivergent Enantioselective Allylic Alkylations of α-Trifluoromethylated Ketones."

Yi Zhu, Yifan Ni, Chenxi Lu, Xiaochen Wang, Yi Wang*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Yi Pan. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 7, 2443-2448.

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82. "High Site Selectivity in Electrophilic Aromatic Substitutions: Mechanism of C–H Thianthrenation." 

Fabio Juliá#, Qianzhen Shao#, Meng Duan#, Matthew B. Plutschack, Florian Berger, Javier Mateos, Chenxi Lu, Xiao-Song Xue, K. N. Houk*, and Tobias Ritter*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 39, 16041-16054.

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81. "Efficient synthesis of isoindolones by intramolecular cyclisation of pyridinylbenzoic acids." 

Atena B. Solea, Sining Wang, Xiao-Song Xue, Aurelien Crochet, Katharina M. Fromm, Kendall N. Houk*, Olimpia Mamula*, Christophe Allemann*, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, 19, 8025-8029.

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80. "Ambimodal Transition States in Diels–Alder Cycloadditions of Tropolone and Tropolonate with N-Methylmaleimide.**" 

Hong Zhang, Mathias Kirk Thøgersen, Cooper S. Jamieson, Xiao-Song Xue, Karl Anker Jørgensen, Kendall N. Houk*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 24991-24996.

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79. "Solvent-controlled photocatalytic divergent cyclization of alkynyl aldehydes: access to cyclopentenones and dihydropyranols." 

Haiqian Zhu#, Hanliang Zheng#, Junhua Zhang#, Jian Feng, Lichun Kong, Fang Zhang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Gangguo Zhu*, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 11420-11426.

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78. "Computational Exploration of the Mechanism of Critical Steps in the Biomimetic Synthesis of Preuisolactone A, and Discovery of New Ambimodal (5 + 2)/(4 + 2) Cycloadditions." 

Hong Zhang*, Alexander J. E. Novak, Cooper S. Jamieson, Xiao-Song Xue, Shuming Chen, Dirk Trauner*, and K. N. Houk, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 17, 6601-6608.

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77. "Computations on Pericyclic Reactions Reveal the Richness of Ambimodal Transition States and Pericyclases." 

K. N. Houk*, Xiao-Song Xue, Fang Liu, Yu Chen, Xiangyang Chen, Cooper Jamieson, Isr. J. Chem. 2021, 61, 1-18. 

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76. "Highly γ‐Selective Arylation and Carbonylative Arylation of 3‐Bromo‐3,3‐difluoropropene via Nickel Catalysis." 

Ran Cheng, Yueqian Sang, Xing Gao, Shu Zhang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Xingang Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 12386-12391. 

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75. "Cooperative Stapling of Native Peptides at Lysine and Tyrosine or Arginine with Formaldehyde"

Bo Li, Hong Tang, Aneta Turlik, Zhao Wan, Xiao-Song Xue, Li Li, Xiaoxiao Yang, Jiuyuan Li, Gang He, K. N. Houk*, Gong Chen*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 12386-12391.

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74. "[8+ 2] vs [4+ 2] Cycloadditions of Cyclohexadienamines to Tropone and Heptafulvenes—Mechanisms and Selectivities."

Xiangyang Chen, Mathias Kirk Thøgersen, Limin Yang, Rune F. Lauridsen, Xiao-Song Xue, Karl Anker Jørgensen*, and K. N. Houk*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 934-944.

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2020

73. "Establishing for Cation and Radical Donor Ability Scales of Electrophilic F, CF3, and SCF3 transfer reagents." 

Man Li, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53, 182-197.

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72. "Quantification of the Activation Capabilities of Lewis/Brønsted Acid for Electrophilic Trifluoromethylthiolating Reagents." 

Huiying Kang, Biying Zhou, Li Man, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, Chin. J. Chem. 2020, 38, 130-134.

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71. "Radical-Mediated CC Cleavage of Unstrained Cycloketones and DFT Study for Unusual Regioselectivity." 

Mingyang Wang, Man Li, Shan Yang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Xinxin Wu , Chen Zhu*, Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 672-678.

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70. "Biomimetic Total Synthesis of (±)-Carbocyclinone-534 Reveals Its Biosynthetic Pathway." 

Chunlei Qu, Xianwen Long, Yueqian Sang, Min Zhang, Xiaoli Zhao, Xiao-Song Xue*, and Jun Deng*, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 9421-9426.

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69. "Potassium Acetate-Catalyzed Double Decarboxylative Transannulation To Access Highly Functionalized Pyrroles." 

Jun-Kuan Li, Biying Zhou, Yu-Chen Tian, Chunman Jia, Xiao-Song Xue, Fa-Guang Zhang*, and Jun-An Ma*, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 9585–9590.

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68. "Internal Alkyne-Directed Fluorination of Unactivated C(sp3)–H Bonds." 

Chenyun Shu#, Jian Feng#, Hanliang Zheng#, Cungui Cheng, Zheliang Yuan, Zuxiao Zhang, Xiao-Song Xue, and Gangguo Zhu*, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 9398-9403.

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67. "Polarity Umpolung Strategy for the Radical Alkylation of Alkenes." 

Jige Liu, Shuo Wu, Jiajia Yu, Chenxi Lu, Zhen Wu, Xinxin Wu, Xiao-Song Xue, Chen Zhu*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 8195 -8202.

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66. "Comprehensive Basicity Scales for N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes in DMSO: Implications on the Stabilities of N‐Heterocyclic Carbene and CO2 Adducts." 

Zhen Wang*, Xiao-Song Xue, Yanhua Fu, Pengju Ji*, Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 169-181.

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65. "Catalytic Direct Construction of Cyano-tetrazoles." 

Ming-Yang Xiao#, Meng-Meng Zheng#, Xing Peng, Xiao-Song Xue, Fa-Guang Zhang*, and Jun-An Ma*, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 7762-7767.

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2019

64. "Mechanism and Origins of Enantioselectivities in Spirobiindane-based Hypervalent Iodine(III) Induced Asymmetric Dearomatizing Spirolactonizations." 

Hanliang Zheng, Yueqian Sang, K. N. Houk*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 16046-16056.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b08243

63. "Controllable Catalytic Difluorocarbene Transfer Enables Access to Diversified Fluoroalkylated Arenes."

Xia-Ping Fu#, Xiao-Song Xue#, Xue-Ying Zhang, Yu-Lan Xiao, Shu Zhang, Yin-Long Guo, Xuebing Leng, K. N. Houk*, Xingang Zhang*, Nat. Chem. 2019, 11, 948-956.

DOI: 10.1038/s41557-019-0331-9

62. "Ambimodal Trispericyclic Transition State and Dynamic Control of Periselectivity."

Xiao-Song Xue, Cooper S. Jamieson, Marc Garcia-Borràs, Xiaofei Dong, Zhongyue Yang, K. N. Houk*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1217-1221.

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61. "Metal-free Directed C-H Bond Activation and Borylation." 

Jiahang Lv, Xiangyang Chen, Xiao-Song Xue, Binlin Zhao, Yue Zhao, Yi Lu , Jing Zhao, Wei-Yin Sun, Yong Liang, K. N. Houk*, Zhuangzhi Shi*, Nature 2019, 575, 336-340.

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60. "Nickel-catalyzed intermolecular oxidative Heck arylation driven by transfer hydrogenation." 

Honggui Lv, Huiying Kang, Biying Zhou, Xiao-Song Xue*, Keary Engle*, and Dongbing Zhao*, Nat Commun. 2019, 10, 5025.

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59. "Computational I (III)―X BDEs for Benziodoxol (on)e‐based Hypervalent Iodine Reagents: Implications for their Functional Group Transfer Abilities."

Jin-Dong Yang*, Man Li, Xiao-Song Xue*, Chin. J. Chem. 2019, 37, 359-363. 

DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201800549

58. "Visible-Light-Driven Neutral Nitrogen Radical Mediated Intermolecular Styrene Difunctionalization." 

Quan-Qing Zhao, Man Li, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jia-Rong Chen*, Wen-Jing Xiao*, Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 3861-3865.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01362

57. "Chiral Spiro Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Friedel–Crafts Conjugate Addition/Enantioselective Protonation Reactions." 

Yi-Pan Li, Ziqi Li, Biying Zhou, Mao-Lin Li, Xiao-Song Xue, Shou-Fei Zhu*, Qi-Lin Zhou*, ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 6522-6529.

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01502

56. "Transition-Metal-Free ipso-Trifluoromethylthiolation of Lithium Aryl Boronates." 

Feng Shen, Hanliang Zheng, Xiao-Song Xue, Long Lu*, Qilong Shen*, Org. Lett. 2019. 21, 6347-6351.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02236

55. "Factors Controlling Reactivity in the Hydrogen Atom Transfer and Radical Addition Steps of a Radical Relay Cascade." 

Yike Zou, Xiao-Song Xue, Yifan Deng, Amos B Smith III, K. N. Houk*, Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 5894-5897.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02236

54. "Open-Shell Fluorination of Alkyl Bromides: Unexpected Selectivity in a Silyl Radical-Mediated Chain Process." 

Gabrielle H. Lovett, Shuming Chen, Xiao-Song Xue, K. N. Houk*, David W. C. MacMillan*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 51, 20031-20036.

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53. "Expanding the Frontiers of Higher-Order Cycloadditions." 

David McLeod, Mathias Kirk Thøgersen, Nicolaj Inunnguaq Jessen, Karl Anker Jørgensen, Cooper S. Jamieson, Xiao-Song Xue, K. N. Houk*, Fang Liu*, Roald Hoffmann*, Acc. Chem. Res. 2019, 52, 3488-3501.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00498

52. "Chemodivergent and Stereoselective Construction of gem-Difluoroallylic Amines from Masked Difluorodiazo Reagents."

Jun-Liang Zeng, Yue Zhang, Meng-Meng Zheng, Zhi-Qi Zhang, Xiao-Song Xue, Fa-Guang Zhang*, Jun-An Ma*, Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 8244-8249.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02989

51. "Catalytic Enantioselective Cyclopropenation of Internal Alkynes: Access to Difluoromethylated Three-Membered Carbocycles." 

Zhi-Qi Zhang, Meng-Meng Zheng, Xiao-Song Xue, Ilan Marek*, Fa-Guang Zhang*, Jun-An Ma, Angew.Chem. Int .Ed. 2019, 58, 18191-18196.

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50. "Near-Infrared Afterglow Luminescent Aggregation-Induced Emission Dots with Ultrahigh Tumor-to-Liver Signal Ratio for Promoted Image-Guided Cancer Surgery"

Xiang Ni , Xiaoyan Zhang , Xingchen Duan , Han-Liang Zheng , Xiao-Song Xue , Dan Ding*, Nano Lett. 2019, 19, 1, 318-330.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03936

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2018

49. "Mechanism and Origins of Chemo- and Stereoselectivities of Aryl Iodide-Catalyzed Asymmetric Difluorinations of β-Substituted Styrenes." 

Biying Zhou, Moriana K. Haj, Eric N. Jacobsen, K. N. Houk*, Xiao-Song Xue*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 15206-15218.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05935

48. "Exploration of the Synthetic Potential of Electrophilic Trifluoromethylthiolating and Difluoromethylthiolating Reagents." 

Jingjing Zhang, Jin-Dong Yang, Hanliang Zheng, Xiao-Song Xue*, Herbert Mayr*, Jin-Pei Cheng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12690-12695.

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47. "Origins of Selectivities in the Stork Diels–Alder Cycloaddition for the Synthesis of (±)-4-Methylenegermine." 

Xiao-Song Xue, Levandowski, Brian J., Cyndi Qixin He, K. N. Houk*, Org. Lett., 2018. 20, 6108-6111.

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46. "Recent Advances and Advisable Applications of Bond Energetics in Organic Chemistry." 

Jin-Dong Yang, Pengju Ji, Xiao-Song Xue, Jin-Pei Cheng*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 8611-8623.

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45. "Origin of Stereocontrol in Photoredox Organocatalysis of Asymmetric α-Functionalizations of Aldehydes." 

Man Li, Yueqian Sang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, J. Org. Chem. 2018. 83, 3333-3338.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00469

44. "A Systematic Theoretical Study on the Acidities for Cations of Ionic Liquids in Dimethyl Sulfoxide." 

Zhen Wang, Yongjun Zheng, Yong Zheng, Xiao-Song Xue*, Pengju Ji*, J. Phys. Chem. A 2018, 122, 5750-5755.

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43. "Acidity Scale of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Precursors: Can We Predict the Stability of NHC–CO2 Adducts?" 

Zhen Wang, Fang Wang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Pengju Ji*, Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 6041-6045.

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42. "Radical C–H Arylation of Oxazoles with Aryl Iodides: dppf as an Electron-Transfer Mediator for Cs2CO3." 

Zhengwei Guo, Man Li, Xue-Qing Mou, Gang He*, Xiao-Song Xue*, Gong Chen*, Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 1684-1687.

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41. "Carbon-Selective Difluoromethylation of Soft Carbon Nucleophiles with Difluoromethylated Sulfonium Ylide." 

Jiansheng Zhu, Hanliang Zheng, Xiao-Song Xue*, Yisa Xiao, Yafei Liu, Qilong Shen*. Chin. J. Chem. 2018. 36, 1069-1074.

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40. "Computational Study of the Trifluoromethyl Radical Donor Abilities of CF3 Sources" (Invited article)

Man Li, Huiying Kang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, Acta Chim. Sinica 2018, 76, 988-996.

DOI: 10.6023/A18080334

39. "Ordering the Relative Power of Electrophilic Fluorinating, Trifluoromethylating, and Trifluoromethylthiolating Reagents: A Summary of Recent Efforts." 

Man Li, Hanliang Zheng, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, Tetrahedron Lett. 2018, 59, 1278-1285.

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38. "Rhodium-Catalyzed 2-Arylphenol-Derived Six-Membered Silacyclization: Straightforward Access toward Dibenzooxasilines and Silicon-Containing Planar Chiral Metallocenes." 

Wen-Tao Zhao, Zhuo-Qun Lu, Hanliang Zheng, Xiao-Song Xue, Dongbing Zhao*. ACS Catal.,2018, 89, 7997-8005.

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37. "Mild Ring-Opening 1,3-Hydroborations of Non-Activated Cyclopropanes"

Di Wang, Xiao‐Song Xue, K. N. Houk*, Zhuangzhi Shi*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 16861-16865

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2017

36. "Mechanism and Origins of Stereoinduction in Natural Cinchona Alkaloid Catalyzed Asymmetric Electrophilic Trifluoromethylthiolation of β-Ketoesters with N-Trifluoromethylthiophthalimide as Electrophilic SCF3 Source." 

Man Li, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 7977-7986.

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b03007

35. "Establishing the Trifluoromethylthio Radical Donating Abilities of Electrophilic SCF3-Transfer Reagents." 

Man Li, Biying Zhou, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 8697-8702.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01771

34. "The Essential Role of Bond Energetics in C–H Activation/Functionalization." 

Xiao-Song Xue, Pengju Ji, Biying Zhou, Jin-Pei Cheng*, Chem. Rev. 2017, 117, 8622-8648.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00664

33. "Hypervalent-Iodine-Mediated Formation of Epoxides from Carbon(sp2)–Carbon(sp3) Single Bonds." 

Shan Jiang, Tai-Shan Yan, Yong-Chao Han, Li-Qian Cui, Xiao-Song Xue,* Chi Zhang,* J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 11691-11702.

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32. "N-tert-Butyl Sulfinyl Squaramide Receptors for Anion Recognition through Assisted tert-Butyl C-H Hydrogen Bonding." 

Yao Li, Guo-Hui Yang, Ye-Ye Shen, Xiao-Song Xue, Xin Li*, Jin-Pei Cheng, J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 8662-8667.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01634

31. "Design and Applications of N-tert-Butyl Sulfinyl Squaramide Catalysts."

Yao Li, Qixin Cyndi He, Fei-Xiang Gao, Zhen Li, Xiao-Song Xue, Xin Li*, K. N. Houk*, Jin-Pei Cheng, Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 1926-1929.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00727

30. "A Systematic Evaluation of the N-F Bond Strength of Electrophilic N-F Reagents: Hints for Atomic Fluorine Donating Ability." 

Jin-Dong Yang, Ya Wang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng*, J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 4129-4135.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b00036

29. "Sulfimine-Promoted Fast O Transfer: One–step Synthesis of Sulfoximine from Sulfide."

Yongtao Xie, Biying Zhou#, Sha Zhou#, Shaa Zhou, Wei Wei,  Jingbo Liu, Yizhou Zhan, Dandan Cheng, Minggui Chen, Yuxin Li, Baolei Wang, Xiao-Song Xue, Zhengming Li*, ChemistrySelect 2017, 2, 1620-1624.

DOI: 10.1002/slct.201700132

28. "A Systematic Assessment of Trifluoromethyl Radical Donor Abilities of Electrophilic Trifluoromethylating Reagents"

Man Li, Ya Wang, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, Asian J. Org. Chem. 2017, 6, 235-240.

DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201600539

27. "Theoretical study of Lewis acid activation models for hypervalent fluoroiodane reagent: The generality of “F-coordination” activation model." 

Biying Zhou, Xiao-Song, Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng. Tetrahedron Lett. 2017, 58, 1287-1291.

DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.02.040

26. "Origin of Stereoselectivity of the Photoinduced Asymmetric Phase Transfer-Catalyzed Perfluoroalkylation of beta-Ketoesters" 

Chen Yang, Wei Zhang, Yi-He Li, Xiao-Song Xue, Xin Li*, Jin-Pei Cheng, J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 9321-9327.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01130

2016

25. "Mechanism of Silver-Mediated Geminal Difluorination of Styrenes with a Fluoroiodane Reagent: Insights into Lewis-Acid-Activation Model"

Biying Zhou, Taishan Yan, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 6128-613.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03134

24. "Mechanism and Origin of the Unexpected Chemoselectivity in Fluorocyclization of o-Styryl Benzamides with a Hypervalent Fluoroiodane Reagent"

Taishan Yan, Biying Zhou, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng, J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 19, 9006–9011.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01642

23. "N-Trifluoromethylthio-dibenzenesulfonimide: A Shelf-Stable, Broadly Applicable Electrophilic Trifluoromethylthiolating Reagent"

Panpan Zhang, Man Li, Xiao-Song Xue*, Chunfa Xu, Qunchao Zhao, Yafei Liu, Haoyang Wang, Yinlong Guo, Long Lu*, Qilong Shen*, J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 17, 7486–7509.

 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01178

22. "Comprehensive Energetic Scale for Quantitatively Estimating the Fluorinating Potential of N–F Reagents in Electrophilic Fluorinations"

Xiao-Song Xue*, Ya Wang, Man Li, Jin-Pei Cheng*, J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 10, 4280–4289.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b00683

21. "An Energetic Guide for Estimating Trifluoromethyl Cation Donor Abilities of Electrophilic Trifluoromethylating Reagents: Computations of X–CF3 Bond Heterolytic Dissociation Enthalpies"

Man Li, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jinping Guo, Ya Wang, and Jin-Pei Cheng*, J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 8, 3119–3126.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b02821

20. "Quantitative Scale for the Trifluoromethylthio Cation-Donating Ability of Electrophilic Trifluoromethylthiolating Reagents"

Man Li, Jinping Guo, Xiao-Song Xue*, Jin-Pei Cheng*, Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 2, 264-267.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b03433

19. "Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,6-Conjugate Addition of Thioacetic Acid to para-Quinone Methides"

Nan Dong, Zhi-Pei Zhang, Xiao-Song Xue, Xin Li*, Jin-Pei Cheng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1460-1464.

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509110

2015

18. "Toward Prediction of the Chemistry in Ionic Liquids: An Accurate Computation of Absolute pKa Values of Benzoic Acids and Benzenethiols"

Xiao-Song Xue*, Ya Wang, Chen Yang, Pengju Ji, and Jin-Pei Cheng*, J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 18, 8997-9006.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b00693

17. "A Highly Efficient Chirality Switchable Synthesis of Dihydropyran-Fused Benzofurans by Fine-Tuning the Phenolic Proton of β-Isocupreidine (β-ICD) Catalyst with Methyl"

Feng Wang, Chen Yang, Xiao-Song Xue, Xin Li*, Jin-Pei Cheng*, Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 10443-10449.

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501145

2014

16. "Computational Study on the Acidic Constants of Chiral Brønsted Acids in Dimethyl Sulfoxide"

Chen Yang, Xiao-Song Xue, Xin Li*, Jin-Pei Cheng*, J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 10, 4340-4351.

DOI: 10.1021/jo500158e

15. "Computation of standard equilibrium acidity of C–H acids in ionic media: shedding light on predicting changes of chemical behavior by switching solvent system from molecular to ionic"

Xiao-Song Xue, Chen Yang, Xin Li, Jin-Pei Cheng*, Org. Chem. Front. 2014, 1, 176-180.

DOI: 10.1039/C3QO00070B

14. "Computational Study on the pKa Shifts in Proline Induced by Hydrogen-Bond-Donating Cocatalysts"

Xiao-Song Xue, Chen Yang, Xin Li*, and Jin-Pei Cheng*, J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 3, 1166-1173.

DOI: 10.1021/jo402605n

2013 -

13. "Theoretical Study on the Acidities of Chiral Phosphoric Acids in Dimethyl Sulfoxide: Hints for Organocatalysis"

Chen Yang, Xiao-Song Xue, Jia-Lu Jin, Xin Li*, Jin-Pei Cheng*, J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 14, 7076-7085.

DOI: 10.1021/jo400915f

12. "Mechanism and Selectivity of Bioinspired Cinchona Alkaloid Derivatives Catalyzed Asymmetric Olefin Isomerization: A Computational Study"

Xiao-Song Xue, Xin Li, Ao Yu*, Chen Yang, Chan Song, Jin-Pei Cheng*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 20, 7462-7473.

DOI: 10.1021/ja309133z

11. "Synthesis of Optically Enriched Spirocyclic Benzofuran-2-ones by Bifunctional Thiourea-Base Catalyzed Double-Michael Addition of Benzofuran-2-ones to Dienones"

Xin Li*, Chen Yang, Jia-Lu Jin, Xiao-Song Xue, Jin-Pei Cheng*, Chem. Asian J. 2013, 8, 997-1003.

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10. "Enantioselective Organocatalyzed Sulfenylation of 3-Substituted Oxindoles"

Xin Li*, Cong Liu, Xiao-Song Xue, Jin-Pei Cheng*, Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 17, 4374-4377.

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9. "Asymmetric Michael Addition Reactions between 3-SubstitutedBenzofuran-2(3H)-ones and 1,1-Bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethylene Catalyzed byBifunctional Catalysts Containing Tertiary Amine and Thiourea Groups"

Xin Li*, Yue-Yan Zhang, Xiao-Song Xue, Jia-Lu Jin, Bo-Xuan Tan, Cong Liu, Nan Dong, Jin-Pei Cheng*, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 1774–1782.

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8. "Asymmetric Michael addition reactions of 3-substituted benzofuran-2(3H)-ones to nitroolefins catalyzed by a bifunctional tertiary-amine thiourea"

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