57. Hanlin Yang, Lingfei Hu, Jianzheng Cheng, Gang Lu*, Xingwei Li*, Songjie Yu*, Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Cyclobutanone and Alkyne: Bicyclo[4.1.1]octane Synthesis, Strain-Release Transformation and Mechanism Elucidation, submitted.
56. Yan Geng, Lingfei Hu, Chuanli Wei, Lei Shi, Gang Lu*, Songjie Yu*, Structurally Diverse Diols via Cobalt-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Vinyloxetane and Aldehyde, submitted.
55. Hui Liu, Zhenda Fu, Xingwei Li,* Songjie Yu*, Halogen-bond-assisted radical remote difunctionalization of bicyclo[1.1.1]butane skeleton, Green Chem. 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05166A.
54. Zhenda Fu, Jianzheng Cheng, Xiao-Xi Li,* Xingwei Li,* Songjie Yu*, Gem-Difluorobicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes via Photochemical [2π+2σ] Cycloaddition Initiated by Oxidative Activation of Gem-Difluorodienes, Org. Lett. 2024, doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.4c03798.
53. Yishou Wang, Songjie Yu*, Xingwei Li*, Axially Chiral Biaryls via Rhodium-Catalyzed Atroposelective C-H Sulfenylation and Selenylation, Org. Chem. Front. 2024,
52. Fan Yang, Xiaomeng Fan, Xuejing Yao, Ruijie Mi*, Songjie Yu*, Xingwei Li*, Jian Xiao*, Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Annulative Coupling between Sulfoxonium Ylides and Diazo Compounds via C–H Activation, Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2024, doi: 10.6023/cjoc202405011 (Invited paper).
51. Jinlei Wang , Deng Pan , Fen Wang , Songjie Yu*, Genping Huang*, Xingwei Li*, Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Larock Reaction for the Atroposelective Synthesis of N−N Chiral Indoles, Sci. Adv. 2024, DOI 10.1126/sciadv.ado4489.
50. Yishou Wang, Ruijie Mi, Songjie Yu*, Xingwei Li*, Expedient Synthesis of Axially and Centrally Chiral Diaryl Ethers via Cobalt-Catalyzed Photoreductive Desymmetrization, ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 4638-4647.
49. Bingxue Shen, Deng Pan, Wanying Xie, Xiao-Xi Li, Songjie Yu*, Genping Huang*, Xingwei Li*, Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Formal [4+1] Cyclization of Benzyl Alcohols and Benzaldimines: Facile Access to Silicon-Stereogenic Heterocycles, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202315230 (Very Important Paper).
48. Xingwei Li*, Heng Song, Songjie Yu*, Ruijie Mi, Xiao-Xi Li, Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective 1,4-Oxyamination of Conjugated gem-Difluorodienesvia Coupling with Carboxylic Acidsand Dioxazolones, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e2023056699.
47. Ruijie Mi, Zhiying Ding, Songjie Yu, Robert H. Crabtree, Xingwei Li*, O-Allylhydroxyamine: a Bifunctional Olefin for Construction of Axially and Centrally Chiral Amino Alcohols via Asymmetric Carboamidation, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 8150.
46. Yue Ma, Yinan Ai, Songjie Yu*, Chemoselective Strain Release of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanyl Alcohols, Synlett. 2023, 34, 359 (In memory of Prof. Keli Han).
45. Yan Geng, Yue Ma, Rui Huang, Xingwei Li, Songjie Yu*, N-Haloimide Enabled Halogenation via Halogen Bond-Assisted C-C Activation of Alkanols, Green Chem. 2023, 25, 221 (highlighted by RSC-China).
44. Yinan Ai, Hanlin Yang, Chunying Duan, Xingwei Li, Songjie Yu*, Cobalt-Catalyzed Fluoroallyllation of Carbonyls via C-C Activation of gem-Difluorocyclopropanes, Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 5051.
43.Songjie Yu*,Yinan Ai,Lingfei Hu,Gang Lu,Chunying Duan,Yue Ma, Palladium-Catalyzed Stagewise Strain-Release-Driven C-C Activation of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanyl Alcohols, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e2022000 (Selected as Angew Hot paper, highligted by X-Mol and WileyChem).
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42. Yu, S.; Jing C.; Noble, A.; Aggarwal, V.*, 1,3-Difunctionalizations of [1.1.1]Propellane via 1,2-Metallate Rearrangements of Boronate Complexes, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 3917.
41. Yu, S.; Noble, A.; Bedford, R.*; Aggarwal, V.*, Methylenespiro[2.3]hexanes via Nickel-Catalyzed Cyclopropanations with [1.1.1]Propellane, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 20325.
40．Yu, S.; Jing C.; Noble, A.; Aggarwal, V.*, Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of α‑Chiral Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes by 1,3-Difunctionalization of [1.1.1]Propellane, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 5650.
39. Yu, S.; Sang, H.; Ge, S.*, Enantioselective Cu-Catalysed Alkylation of Quinolines with Alkenes, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15896 (Highlighted by Synfacts and X-Mol).
38. Yu, S.; Wu, C.; Ge, S.* Cobalt-Catalysed Asymmetric Hydroboration/Cyclization of 1,6-Enynes with Pinacolborane, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 6526 (Highlighted by Synfacts).
37. Yu, S.; Tang, G.; Li, Y.; Zhou, X.; Lan, Y.;* Li, X.* Anthranil: an Aminating Reagent Leading to Bifunctionality for Both C(sp3)-H and C(sp2)-H under Rhodium(III) Catalysis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 8696 (ESI 高被引文章).
36. Yu, S.; Liu, S.; Lan, Y.;* Wan, B.;* Li, X.* Rhodium-Catalysed C-H Activation of Phenacyl Ammonium Salts Assisted by an Oxidizing C-N Bond: A Combination of Experimental and Theoretical Studies, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 1623 (ESI 高被引文章).
35. Li, X.;* Yu, S.; Wang, F.; Wan, B.;* Yu, X. Rh(III)-Catalysed C-C Coupling between Arenes and Aziridines via C-H Activation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 2577 (Angew 热点文章).
34. Yu, S.; Li, Y.; Kong, L.; Zhou, X.; Tang, G.; Lan, Y.;* Li, X.* Mild Acylation of C(sp3)-H and C(sp2)-H Bonds under Redox-Neutral Rh(III) Catalysis, ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 7744 (Highlighted by X-Mol).
33. Yu, S.; Sang, H.; Zhang, S.-Q.; Hong, X.;* Ge, S.* Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Trisubstituted Heteroaromatic Allenes from 1,3-Enynes, Commun. Chem. 2018, 1, 64.
32. Yu, S.+; Li, Y.+; Zhou, X.; Wang, H.; Kong, L.; Li, X.* Efficient Access to Structurally Diverse Quinoline-Fused Heterocycles via Rhodium(III)-Catalysed C-C/C-N Coupling of Bifunctional Substrates, Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 2812 (Highlighted by Synfacts).
31. Yu, S.; Wan, B.;* Li, X.* Rh(III)-Catalysed Selenylation of Arenes with Selenenyl Chlorides/Diselenides via C-H Activation, Org. Lett. 2015, 1, 58.
30. Yu, S.; Li, X.* Rhodium(III)-Catalysed C-C Coupling of Arenes with 2-Vinyloxiranes: Synthesis of Allylic Alcohols, Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 1200.
29. Yu, S.; Li, X.* Mild Synthesis of Chalcones via Rhodium (III)-Catalysed C-C Coupling of Arenes and Cyclopropenones, Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 1220.
28. Yu, S.; Wan, B.;* Li, X.* Rhodium(III)-Catalysed C-H Activation and Amidation of Arenes Using N-Arenesulfonated Imides as Amidating Reagents, Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 3706.
27. Kong, L.; Yang, X.; Zhou, X.; Yu, S.;* Li, X.* Cobalt(III)-Catalysed Efficient Synthesis of Indenones through Carboannulation of Benzoates and Alkynes, Org. Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 813.
26. Yu, S.; Miao, C.-X.; Wang, D.; Wang, S.; Sun, W.* MnII Complexes with Tetradentate N4 Ligands: Highly Efficient Catalysts for the Epoxidation of Olefins with H2O2, J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 2012, 353, 185.
25. Yu, S.; Wang, S.; Sun, W.* MnII Complex with Tetradentate N4 Ligand for the Epoxidation of Olefins with AcO2H, J. Mol. Catal. (China). 2011, 25, 209.
24. Yang, X.; Liu, S.; Yu, S.; Kong, L.; Lan, Y.;* Li, X.* Redox-Neutral Access to Isoquinolinones via Rhodium(III)-Catalysed Annulations of O-Pivaloyl Oximes with Ketenes, Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 2698.
23. Sang, H.; Yu, S.; Ge, S.* Copper-Catalysed Asymmetric Hydroboration of 1,3-Enynes with Pinacolborane to Access Chiral Allenylboronates, Org. Chem. Front. 2018, 5, 1284.
22. Sang, H.; Yu, S.; Ge, S.*, Cobalt-Catalysed Regioselective Stereoconvergent Markovnikov 1,2-Hydrosilylation of Dienes, Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 973.
21. Xu, Y.; Wang, F.; Yu, S.; Li, X.*, Rhodium(III)-Catalysed Selective Access to Isoindolinones via Formal [4+1] Annulation of Arylamides and Propargyl Alcohols, Chin. J. Catal. 2017, 38, 1390.
20. Zhou, X.; Qi, Z.; Yu, S.; Kong, L.; Li, Y.; Tian, W.; Li, X.* Synthesis of 2-Substituted Quinolines via Rhodium(III)-Catalysed C-H Activation of Imidamides and Coupling with Cyclopropanols, Adv. Syn. & Catal. 2017, 359, 1620.
19. Xie, F.; Yu, S.; Qi, Z.; Li, X.* Nitrone Directing Groups in Rhodium(III)-Catalysed C-H Activation of Arenes: 1,3-Dipoles versus Traceless Directing Groups, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 128, 15577.
18. Wang F.; Yu, S.; Li, X.* Transition Metal-Catalysed Couplings between Arenes and Strained or Reactive Rings: Combination of C-H Activation and Ring Scission, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2016, 45, 6462.
17. Li, L.; Wang, H.; Yu, S.; Yang, X.; Li, X.* Cooperative Co(III)/Cu(II)-Catalysed C-N/N-N Coupling of Imidates with Anthranils: Access to 1H-Indazoles via C-H Activation, Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3662.
16. Kong, L.; Yu, S.; Tang, G.; Wang, H.; Zhou, X.; Li, X.* Cobalt(III)-Catalysed C-C Coupling of Arenes with 7-Oxabenzonorbornadiene and 2-Vinyloxirane via C-H Activation, Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3802.
15. Wang, H.; Li, L.; Yu, S.; Li, Y.; Li, X.* Rh(III)-Catalysed C-C/C-N Coupling of Imidates with Bifunctional Diazos: Efficient Synthesis of Isoquinoline-Fused Indoles, Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 2914.
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13. Wang, F.; Wang, H.; Wang, Q.; Yu, S.; Li, X.* Co(III)-Catalysed Synthesis of Quinazolines via C-H Activation of N-Sulfinylimines and Benzimidates, Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 1306.
12. Li, Y.; Wang, F.; Yu, S.; Li, X.* Iridium- and Rhodium-Catalysed Carbocyclization between 2-Phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and α-Diazoesters, Adv. Syn. & Catal. 2016, 358, 880.
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