351. Front Cover: “Cobalt-Catalyzed Enantioselective Reductive Amination of Ketones with Hydrazides” Tiantian Chen, Yanhua Hu, Xuyang Tang, Yashi Zou, Liangming Wei, Zhenfeng Zhang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett. 2023, DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03529.

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350. Inside Back Cover: “Pioneering 4,11-Dioxo-4,11-dihydro-1H-anthra[2,3-d]imidazol-3-ium Compounds as Promising Survivin Inhibitors by Targeting ILF3/NF110 for Cancer Therapy”, Jing Yuan, Zhanxiong Liu, Yachun Dong, Feng Gao, Xuelin Xia, Penghui Wang, Yanli Luo, Zhenfeng Zhang,*, Deyue Yan, Wanbin Zhang*, J. Med. Chem., 2023, DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01551.

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349. “Thiourea-Assisted Chiral Bicyclic Imidazole Organocatalysts: Design, Synthesis, and Application in Asymmetric Acylative Desymmetrization of Bisphenols for the Construction of P-Stereocenters”, Chenglong Hu, # Xuyang Tang, Baochi Zhang, Zhenfeng Zhang,* Wei-Ping Deng,* Wanbin Zhang* , ACS Catal, 2023, doi: 10.1021/acscatal.3c05005.

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348. “Iridium-Catalyzed 1,3-Rearrangement of Allylic Ethers”, Fei Li, Jinbao Ren, Yifan Song, Qianjia Yuan,* Deyue Yan and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2023,25,8727–8732, DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03661.

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347. Invited Book Chapter: “Functional Group Transformation via Allyl Rearrangements”, Yao Ye, XIaohong Huo, and Wanbin Zhang*. Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-96025-0.00013-2.

346. “Cobalt-Catalyzed Efficient Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Primary Amino Ketones”, Huiwen Yang,# Yanhua Hu,# Yashi Zou,# Zhenfeng Zhang,* and Wanbin Zhang*. JACS Au 2023, 3, 2981-2986. DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00524.

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345. Hot Paper: “Desymmetrization of Geminal Difluoromethylenes using a Palladium/Copper/Lithium Ternary System for the Stereodivergent Synthesis of Fluorinated Amino Acids”, Yicong Luo, Yuqi Ma, Guanlin Li, Xiaohong Huo*, Wanbin Zhang*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202313838. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202313838.

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342. “Nickel-Catalyzed Hydroamination and Hydroalkoxylation of Enelactams with Unactivated Amines and Alcohols”. Tao Song, Kuiyang Wang, Qianjia Yuan* and Wanbin Zhang*. Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 6093-6098. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02341.

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340. Invited paper: "RuPHOX-Ru Catalyzed Asymmetric Guerbet Reaction of Secondary Alcohols with Primary Alcohols", Jingli He, Ruhui Li, Xuezhen Kou, Daxu Fu,* Delong Liu,* and Wanbin Zhang, Tetrahedron 2023, 143, 133543. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2023.133543.

Special Issue: Asymmetric hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation.

Awarded Poster Prize at the "The 16th International Symposium for Chinese Organic Chemists (ISCOC) and the 13th International Symposium for Chinese Inorganic Chemists" in Beijing, August 28-30, 2023.

338. "Copper-Catalyzed Chemoselective Asymmetric Hydrogenation of C=O Bonds of Exocyclic α,β-Unsaturated Pentanones". Jing Guan, Jianzhong Chen, Yicong Luo, Lisen Guo, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202306380. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202306380.

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335. “Multisite programmable functionalization of alkenes via controllable alkene isomerization". Zhengxing Wu, Jingjie Meng, Huikang Liu, Yunyi Li, Xiao Zhang, Wanbin Zhang*. Nat. Chem. 2023, 15, 988-997. DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01209-x

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323. “Asymmetric Synthesis of Anti-tuberculosis-specific Drug TBAJ-876 through Synergistic Li/Li Catalysis” Jing Li,+ Feng Gao,+ Tanveer Ahmad,+ Yicong Luo,+ Zhenfeng Zhang,+ Qianjia Yuan, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Chem. 2023, 41, 1319-1326. DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202200817 (+ co-first authors)

This work was supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (NV-008413) (本研究受比尔及梅琳达·盖茨基金会资助)

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322. “Iridium-Catalyzed 1,3-Rearrangement of Allylic Alcohols” Fei Li, Yicong Luo, Xuejie Zhu, Yong Ye, Qianjia Yuan,* and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202300027. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300027.

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320."Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Substituted Vinylphosphonates and Diarylvinylphosphine Oxides" Hanlin Wei, Hao Chen, Jianzhong Chen*, Ilya. D. Gridnev* and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202214990. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214990.

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316. "Rh-Catalyzed Sequential Asymmetric Hydrogenations of 3-Amino-4-Chromones via an Unusual Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Process", Yunnan Xu,§ Yicong Luo,§ Jianxun Ye, Yu Deng, Delong Liu and Wanbin Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 20078-20089. DOI：10.1021/jacs.2c09266 (§co-first author)

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280. Invited Paper: “Stereodivergent Pd/Cu catalysis: asymmetric alkylation of racemic symmetrical 1,3-diphenyl allyl acetates”, Ling Zhao, Guanlin Li, Rui He, Penglin Liu, Feijun Wang, Xiaohong Huo*, Min Zhao*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19, 1955-1959. DOI:10.1039/D0OB02499F.

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275. “Desymmetrization of meso-Dicarbonatecyclohexene with β-Hydrazino Carboxylic Esters via a Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution Cascade”, Kai Xu, Yan Zheng, Yong Ye, Delong Liu,* and Wanbin Zhang, Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 8836-8841. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03211.

274. “Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of N-Aryl Imino Esters for the Efficient Synthesis of Chiral α-Aryl Glycines”, Dan Liu, Bowen Li, Jianzhong Chen, Ilya D. Gridnev, Deyue Yan and Wanbin Zhang*, Nature Commun., 2020, 11, 5935. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19807-5.

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273. Very Important Paper (VIP): “Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of the Anti-COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir”, Mo Wang, Lu Zhang, Xiaohong Huo, Zhenfeng Zhang, Qianjia Yuan, Panpan Li, Jianzhong Chen, Yashi Zou, Zhengxing Wu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 20814-20819. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011527.

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272. “Catalytic Kinetic Resolution of Amines and Their Derivatives by Non-acylation Reaction”,Liang Tang,Xuewei Li, Fang Xie*, and Wanbin Zhang Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2020, 40, 575-588. DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201910010.

271. Invited Highlight: “Efficient Synthesis of Chiral 2-Oxazolidinones via Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation”, Jianzhong Chen, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2020, 40, 4372-4374. DOI:10.6023/cjoc202000086.

270. “The design and synthesis of a novel chiral 1,1'-disubsitituted ruthenocenyl phosphine-oxazoline ligand”, Jianxun Ye, Yunnan Xu, Jingjing Li, Delong Liu,* Wanbin Zhang,* Res. Chem. Intermed., 2020, 46, 5101-5115. DOI: 10.1007/s11164-020-04253-1

269. “Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitutions Using Planar Chiral Ruthenocenes for the Construction Bioactive Chiral Compounds”, Xiaoyong Dou, Delong Liu and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Pharmaceut., 2020, 51, 551-563. DOI: 10.16522/j.cnki.cjph.2020.05.001

268. “Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Aerobic 1,2-Diacetoxylation of Conjugated Dienes”, Chenyang Ju, Zhengxing Wu*, Yunyi Li, Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2020, 40, 3925-3933. DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202004025.

267 “Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution Cascade of But-2-ene-1,4-diyl Di-methyl Dicarbonate for the Synthesis of Chiral 2,3-Dihydrofurans”, Hao Liu, Zhenliang Sun, Kai Xu, Yan Zheng, Delong Liu,* and Wanbin Zhang, Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 4680-4685. DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01483

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266. “A step-economic and one-pot access to chiral Cα-tetrasubstituted α-amino acid derivatives via a bicyclic imidazole-catalyzed direct enantioselective C-acylation”, Mo Wang, Muxing Zhou, Lu Zhang, Zhenfeng Zhang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 4801-4807. DOI: 10.1039/D0SC00808G

Featured in Org. Chem. Highlights: Enantioselective Synthesis of Alcohols and Amines.

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265. "Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation of β-Ketoesters via C-N Bond Cleavage of N-allyl-N-methylaniline Derivatives Catalyzed by a Nickel-Diphosphine System", Haruki Nagae, Jingzhao Xia, Evgueni Kirillov, Kosuke Higashida, Koya Shoji, Valentin Boiteau, Wanbin Zhang*, Jean-Franc ois Carpentier*, and Kazushi Mashima*, ACS Catal., 2020, 5828-5839. DOI:10.1021/acscatal.0c01356

264. "Stereodivergent Pd/Cu Catalysis for the Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Transformation of Racemic Unsymmetrical 1,3-Disubstituted Allyl Acetates", Rui He,§ Xiaohong Huo,§ Ling Zhao, Feijun Wang, Liyin Jiang, Jian Liao,* and Wanbin Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 8097-8103. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c02150.

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263. "Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution Annulation Using Enolizable Ketimines as Nucleophiles: An Alternative Approach to Chiral Tetrahydroindoles", Kai Xu, Jianxun Ye, Hao Liu, Jiefeng Shen,* Delong Liu,* and Wanbin Zhang, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2020, 362, 2059-2069. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202000151.

262. Perspectives & Review: "C2-Symmetric Planar Chiral RuPHOX-Ru Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation Reactions and Their Application in Chiral Drug Synthesis", Xiaoyong Dou, Delong Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Pharm., 2020, 51, 145-159. DOI: 10.16522/j.cnki.cjph.2020.02.001.

261. Inside front cover: "Asymmetric Synthesis of Allylic Compounds via Hydrofunctionalisation and Difunctionalisation of Dienes, Allenes, and Alkynes", Guanlin Li,§ Xiaohong Huo,§ Xieyang Jiang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020, 49, 2060-2118. DOI: 10.1039/C9CS00400A.

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260. "Co(II)-catalyzed asymmetric ring opening reaction of spiro-epoxyoxindoles with allylboron", Liang Wu, Qihang Shao, Li Kong, Jianzhong Chen,* Quhao Wei*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Chem. Front. 2020, 7, 862-867. DOI: 10.1039/D0QO00072H.

259. Front cover: "Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Boryl Enamides Enabled by Nonbonding Interactions", Dongyang Fan, Jian Zhang, Yanhua Hu, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Ilya D. Gridnev*, and Wanbin Zhang*, ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 3232-3240. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b04543.

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258. "Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 2-Amidoacrylates", Yawen Hu, Jianzhong Chen, Bowen Li, Zhenfeng Zhang, Ilya D. Gridnev, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 5371-5375. DOI:10.1002/anie.201916534.

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257. Inside front cover/Invited Review:. "Synergistic Pd/Cu Catalysis in Organic Synthesis", Yue Wu, Xiaohong Huo*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Eur. J., 2020, 26, 4895-4916. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904495.

Author Profile: Wanbin Zhang, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 7646. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201913479.

256. "Ni-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Coupling of Epoxides with Alkenylboronic Acids: Construction of Oxindoles Bearing Quaternary Carbons", Liang Wu§, Guoqiang Yang§, and Wanbin Zhang*, CCS Chem. 2019, 1, 623-631. DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.019.20190064.

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255. "Pd(OAc)2-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Iminoesters", Jianzhong Chen, Feilong Li, Fang Wang, Yawen Hu, Zhenfeng Zhang, Min Zhao*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2019, 21, 9060-9065. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03452

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254. "Development of a New Bicyclic Imidazole Nucleophilic Organocatalyst for Direct Enantioselective C-Acylation", Muxing Zhou, Ende He, Lu Zhang, Jianzhong Chen*, Zhenfeng, Zhang, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Chem. Front. 2019, 6, 3969-3972. DOI: 10.1039/C9QO01025D

253. "Benzylamine as Hydrogen Transfer Agent: Cobalt-Catalyzed Chemoselective C=C Bond Reduction of β-Trifluoromethylated α,β-Unsaturated Ketones via 1,5-Hydrogen Transfer", Xuewei Li, Xiaoting Wu, Liang Tang, Fang Xie*, and Wanbin Zhang, Chem. Asian J. 2019, 14, 3835-3839. DOI: 10.1002/asia.201901210

252. "Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution Cascade via An Asymmetric Desymmetrization for the Synthesis of Bicyclic Dihydrofurans", Kai Xu, Hao Liu, Yilin Hou, Jiefeng Shen*, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang, Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 13295-13298. DOI: 10.1039/C9CC07204G

251. "Cobalt‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of C=N Bond Enabled by Assisted Coordination and Non‐bonding Interaction", Yanhua Hu, Zhenfeng Zhang, Jian Zhang, Yangang Liu, Ilya D. Gridnev, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58,15767-15771. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201909928.

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250. Inside back cover: "Rh(I)-Catalyzed Ring-opening of Cyclobutanols via C-C Bond Activation: Synthesis of cis-Olefin with a Remote Aldehyde", Yu Nie, Jianzhong Chen*, and Wanbin Zhang, Tetrahedron 2019, 75, accepted. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2019.130563.

249. Invited Paper: "Application of Chiral Ligand DTBM-SegPHOS in Asymmetric Hydrogenation", Jianzhong Chen, Nicholas Andrew Butt, and Wanbin Zhang*, Res. Chem. Intermed. 2019, 45, 5959-5974. DOI: 10.1007/s11164-019-04013-w

248. Invited Paper: "Pd-Catalyzed Three-Component Chemospecific Allylic Substitution Cascade for the Synthesis of N-Carbonylmethylene-2-Pyridones", Kun Yao, Hao Liu, Qianjia Yuan, Yangang Liu, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Acta Chim. Sinica 2019, 77, 993-998. DOI: 10.6023/A19060210

247. Invited Paper: "RuPHOX-Ru-Catalyzed Selective Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Exocyclic α,β-Unsaturated Pentanones", Jing Li, Yue Zhu, Yufei Lu, Yanzhao Wang, Yangang Liu, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Organometallics 2019, 38, 3970-3978. DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00366

246. Invited Paper: "Chiral Bicyclic Imidazole-Catalyzed Direct Enantioselective C-Acylation for the Synthesis of 2-Oxindoles Bearing a Quaternary Stereocenter", Lu Zhang, Mo Wang, Muxing Zhou, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Masahiro Muraoka, and Wanbin Zhang*, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2019, 8, 1024-1028. DOI:10.1002/ajoc.201900294

245. Very Important Paper (VIP): "Chemo- and Enantioselective Hydrogenation of ɑ-Formyl Enamides: An Efficient Access to Chiral ɑ-Amido Aldehydes", Jian Zhang, Jia Jia, Xincheng Zeng, Yuanhao Wang, Zhenfeng Zhang, Ilya D. Gridnev, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 11505-11512. DOI:10.1002/anie.201905263

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244. "Synthesis of Chiral γ-Lactones via a RuPHOX-Ru Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Aroylacrylic Acids", Yufei Lu, Jing Li, Yue Zhu, Jiefeng Shen*, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang, Tetrahedron, 2019, 75, 3643-3649. DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2019.05.036

243. "Selective Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Four-membered exo-α,β-Unsaturated Cyclobutanones Using RuPHOX-Ru as a Catalyst", Jing Li, Yufei Lu, Yue Zhu, Yu Nie, Jiefeng Shen*, Yangang Liu, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2019, 21, 4331-4335. DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01514.

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241. Very Important Paper (VIP): "Ni-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of N-Sulfonyl Imines", Bowen Li, Jianzhong Chen, Zhenfeng Zhang, Ilya D. Gridnev, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 7329-7334. DOI:10.1002/anie.201902576.

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240. "PhI(OAc)2-Mediated Alkoxyoxygenation of β,γ-Unsaturated Ketoximes: Preparation of Isoxazolines Bearing Two Contiguous Tetrasubstituted Carbons", Chenghao Ye, Xuezhen Kou, Guoqiang Yang, Jiefeng Shen*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Lett., 2019, 60, 1148-1152. DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2019.03.046.

239. Invited Book Chapter : "Iridium/Zinc and Iridium/Copper Dual Catalysis" in SOS Reference Library: DuaCatalysis in Organic Synthesis; Gary A. Molander Ed.; Xiaohong Huo, Rui He, and Wanbin Zhang*, 2019, accepted. Georg Thieme Verlag KG, A Thieme Group company, RuedigerstraBe 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany.

238. "Synthesis of Chiral α-Aminosilanes through Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Silylimines", Dongyang Fan, Yang liu, Jia Jia, Zhenfeng Zhang,* Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2019, 21, 1042-1045. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b04073.

237. "Mechanistic study of the solvent-controlled Pd(II)-catalyzed chemoselective intermolecular 1,2-aminooxygenation and 1,2-oxyamination of conjugated dienes", Yunyi Li, Zhengxing Wu, Zheng Ling, Hongjin Chen* and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Chem. Front., 2019, 6, 486-492. DOI: 10.1039/C8QO01288A.

236. "Synthesis of Chiral γ-Lactones via a RuPHOX-Ru Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of γ-Keto Acids", Jing Li, Yujie Ma, Yufei Lu, Yangang Liu, Delong Liu,* and Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2019, 361, 1146-1153. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201801186.

235. "Enantioselective and Diastereodivergent Access to α-Substituted α-Amino Acids via Dual Iridium and Copper Catalysis", Jiacheng Zhang, Xiaohong Huo, Bowen Li, Zhouli Chen, Yashi Zou, Zhenliang Sun*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2019, 361, 1130-1139. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201801148.

234. "Rhodium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroacylation of 1,2-Disubstituted Alkenes for the Synthesis of 2-Substituted Indanones", Jing Yuan, Chong Liu, Yan Chen, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Deyue Yan and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2019, 75, 269-277. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.11.057.

233. "Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution cascade using α-(pyrdin-1-yl)-acetamides formed in situ as nucleophiles", Kun Yao, Qianjian Yuan, Xingxin Qu, Yangan Liu, Delong Liu* and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 1767-1772. DOI: 10.1039/C8SC04626C.

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232. "Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of sterically hindered N-tosylimines", Jianzhong Chen, Zhenfeng Zhang, Bowen Li, Feilong Li, Yulin Wang, Min Zhao, Ilya D. Gridnev, Tsuneo Imamoto and Wanbin Zhang*, Nature Commun., 2018, 9, 5000. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07462-w

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231. "Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Products: Combination of Chemical Synthesis and Biosynthesis Strategies", Xiaojun Li, Wanbin Zhang*, Shuanhu Gao*, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2018, 38, 2185-2198. DOI:10.6023/cjoc201806019

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230. "Synthesis of Chiral Chromanols via a RuPHOX-Ru Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Chromones", Yujie Ma, Jing Li, Jianxun Ye, Delong Liu,* and Wanbin Zhang, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 13571-13574. DOI: 10.1039/C8CC07787H.

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229. Invited Digest Paper: "Recent advances in the Pd(II)-catalyzed asymmetric addition of arylboronic acids to electron-deficient olefins", Liang Wu, Jiefeng Shen, Guoqiang Yang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Lett., 2018, 59, 4055-4062. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.10.013.

228. "Stereoselective Allylic Alkylation of 1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylic Esters via a Pd/Cu Dual Catalysis", Penglin Liu, Xiaohong Huo, Bowen Li, Rui He, Jiacheng Zhang, Tianhong Wang, Fang Xie*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 6564-6568. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02902.

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227. "Iridium-Catalyzed Enantio- and Diastereoselective Allylation of Dioxindoles: A One-step Synthesis of 3-Allyl-3-hydroxyoxindoles", Rui He, Shanchao Wu, Haoming Tang, Xiaohong Huo, Zhenliang Sun*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 6183-6187. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02655.

226. "A Ferrocene-Based NH-Free Phosphine-Oxazoline Ligand for Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones", Yanzhao Wang, Guoqiang Yang , Fang Xie*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 6135-6139. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02591.

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225. "Copper(II)/RuPHOX-Catalyzed Enantioselective Mannich-Type Reaction of Glycine Schiff Bases with Cyclic Ketimines", Qihang Shao, Liang Wu, Jianzhong Chen, Ilya D. Gridnev, Guoqiang Yang, Fang Xie*, and Wanbin Zhang, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2018, 360, 4625-4633. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201800850.

Featured by Mark Lautens, Liher Prieto in SYNFACTS 2018, 14, 1172. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611067.

224. "Design, Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of 1-Monosubstituted 1H-Naphtho[2,3-d]imidazole-4,9-diones and 1H-Anthra[2,3-d]imidazole-4,11-diones", Zhanxiong Liu, Jing Yuan, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Deyue Yan, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2018, 38, 3302-3317. DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201807019.

223. "Synthesis of (+)-Salvianolic Acid A from Sodium Danshensu", Kai Xu, Hao Liu, Delong Liu, Cheng Sheng, Jiefeng Shen*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 5996-6002. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.08.044.

222. “Switchable synthesis of highly functionalized pyridines and pyrroles via Cu-catalyzed cascade addition reactions”, Zheng Ling, Fang Xie, Ilya D. Gridnev, Masahiro Terada*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 9446-9449. DOI: 10.1039/C8CC05307C.

221. Feature Article: “Pd(II), Ni(II) and Co(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Additions of Organoboron Reagents to Ketimines”, Mao Quan, Liang Wu, Guoqiang Yang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 10394-10404. DOI: 10.1039/C8CC04932G.

220. “An Atropos Biphenyl Bisphosphine Ligand with 2,2'-tert-Butylmethylphosphino Groups for the Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Enol Esters”, Jia Jia, Dongyang Fan, Jian Zhang, Zhenfeng Zhang* and Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 3793-3800. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201800774.

219. "Pd(II)-catalyzed aerobic 1,2-difunctionalization of conjugated dienes: efficient synthesis of morpholines and 2-morpholones", Ke Wen, Zhengxing Wu, Buyun Chen, Jianzhong Chen and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2018, 16, 5618-5625. DOI: 10.1039/C8OB01291A.

218. "Pd(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Tandem aza-Wacker/Heck Cyclization for the Construction of Fused 5,6-Bicyclic N,O-Heterocycles", Chenghao Ye, Xuezhen Kou, Jingzhao Xia, Guoqiang Yang, Li Kong,* Quhao Wei* and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Asian J., 2018, 13, 1897-1901. DOI: 10.1002/asia.201800646.

217. "2-Substituted-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-1H-naphtho[2,3-d] imidazole-4,9-diones: Design, Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity", Zhanxiong Liu, Zhenfeng Zhang, Wanbin Zhang* and Deyue Yan*, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 2018, 28, 2454-2458. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.06.007.

216. "Asymmetric Aza-Wacker-type Cyclization of N-Ts Hydrazine-Tethered Tetrasubstituted Olefins: Synthesis of Pyrazolines Bearing One Quaternary or Two Vicinal Stereocenters", Xuezhen Kou, Qihang Shao, Chenghao Ye, Guoqiang Yang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 7587-7597. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02865.

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215. “Ni(II)/mono-RuPHOX-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Alkenylboronic Acids to Cyclic Aldimines”, Xiaoxiao Wang, Mao Quan, Fang Xie*, Guoqiang Yang, and Wanbin Zhang, Tetrahedron Lett., 2018, 59, 1573-1575. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.03.026.

214. “Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β-Branched Enamides for the Synthesis of β-Stereogenic Amines”, Jian Zhang, Chong Liu, Xingguang Wang, Jianzhong Chen, Zhenfeng Zhang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 6024-6027. DOI:10.1039/c8cc02798f.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Amit Banerjee in SYNFACTS 2018, 14, 839. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1610459.

213. "Ni(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Alkenylations of Ketimines", Mao Quan, Xiaoxiao Wang, Liang Wu, Ilya D. Gridnev, Guoqiang Yang and Wanbin Zhang*, Nat. Commun., 2018, 9, 2258. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04645-3.

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212. "Ir-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Alkylidene β-Lactams and Cyclobutanones", Jingzhao Xia, Yu Nie, Guoqiang Yang, Yangang Liu, Ilya D. Gridnev and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Chem., 2018, 36, 612-618. DOI: 10.1002/CJOC.201800088.

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211. "Rhodium-Catalyzed Chemo- and Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Alkynyl-Aryl Hydrazones", Dongyang Fan, Yanhua Hu, Feng Jiang,* Zhenfeng Zhang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2018, 360, 2228-2232. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201800243.

210. "Metal-Catalyzed Unsaturated Hydrocarbon Functionalization Applied in the Syntheses of Pyrrolidines and Pyrrolines", Jingang Zhang, Zhengxing Wu, Fang Xie,* and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2018, 38, 1319-1326. DOI:10.6023/cjoc201802001.

This paper was recognised with "2019-2020年度“优秀论文奖" in Chin. J. Org. Chem.

209. "A Copper-Catalyzed Reductive Defluorination of β-Trifluoromethylated Enones via Oxidative Homo-coupling of Grignard Reagents", Xiaoting Wu, Fang Xie,* Ilya D. Gridnev, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 1638-1642. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00379.

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208. Invited Review: "Asymmetric Transfer and Pressure Hydrogenation with Earth-Abundant Transition Metal Catalysts", Zhenfeng Zhang, Nicholas Andrew Butt, Muxing Zhou, Delong Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Chem., 2018, 36, 443-454. DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201800053.

This paper was recognized as a top cited paper 2018-2019 in Chin. J. Chem..

207. "Solvent-Controlled Pd(II)-Catalyzed Aerobic Chemoselective Intermolecular 1,2-Aminooxygenation and 1,2-Oxyamination of Conjugated Dienes for the Synthesis of Functionalized 1,4-Benzoxazines", Ke Wen, Zhengxing Wu, Banruo Huang, Zheng Ling, Ilya D. Gridnev, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 1608-1612. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00352.

206. "Pd(II)-Catalyzed asymmetric 1,6-conjugate addition of arylboronic acids to Meldrum's acid-derived dienes", Song Chen, Liang Wu, Qihang Shao, Guoqiang Yang* and Wanbin Zhang*,Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 2522-2525. DOI: 10.1039/C8CC00493E.

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205. Back Cover Review: "Renaissance of Pyridine-Oxazolines as Chiral Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis", Guoqiang Yang and Wanbin Zhang*,Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018, 47, 1783-1810. DOI: 10.1039/C7CS00615B.

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204. "Ir/Cu Dual Catalysis: Enantio- and Diastereodivergent Access to α,α-Disubstituted α-Amino Acids Bearing Vicinal Stereocenters", Xiaohong Huo, Jiacheng Zhang, Jingke Fu, Rui He, and Wanbin Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 2080-2084. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b00187.

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203. "An Atropos Chiral Biphenyl Bisphosphine Ligand Bearing Only 2,2’-Substituents and Its Application in Rh-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation", Jia Jia, Zheng Ling, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Ken Tamura, Ilya D. Gridnev, Tsuneo Imamoto, and Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2018, 360, 738-743. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201701281.

202. "Pd/Cu Dual Catalysis: Highly Enantioselective Access to α-Substituted α-Amino Acids and α-Amino Amides", Xiaohong Huo, Jingke Fu, Xiaobo He, Jianzhong Chen, Fang Xie, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 599-602. DOI: 10.1039/C7CC08732B.

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201. Invited Paper: "DFT study of the strong solvent effects in the Cu-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition reaction", Zheng Ling, Fang Xie, Ilya D. Gridnev*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, 2018 , 65, 346–351 . DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201700263.

200. "Rh-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β-Branched Enol Esters for the Synthesis of β-Chiral Primary Alcohols", Chong Liu, Jing Yuan, Jian Zhang, Zhihui Wang, Zhenfeng Zhang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 108–111. DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03469.

Featured by Mark Lautens, Andrew Whyte in SYNFACTS 2018, 14, 265. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1609297.

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199. "Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 2-Substituted 1,4-Benzodioxines", Yanzhao Wang, Jingzhao Xia, Guoqiang Yang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 477-482. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.12.015.

198. Frontispiece Paper: "Cobalt-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylation of Cyclic Ketimines", Liang Wu, Qihang Shao, Guoqiang Yang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 1241-1245. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201704760.

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Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Ramesh C. Samanta in SYNFACTS 2018, 14, 159. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1609091.

197. Invited Review: "Cooperative bimetallic catalysis in asymmetric allylic substitution", Jingke Fu, Xiaohong Huo, Bowen Li, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, 15, 9747 - 9759. DOI: 10.1039/C7OB02476B.

195."Ir/Zn Dual Catalysis: Enantioselective and Diastereodivergent α-Allylation of Unprotected α-Hydroxy Indanones", Rui He, Penglin Liu, Xiaohong Huo, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 5513-5516. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02577.

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194."Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 2H-Chromenes: A Highly Enantioselective Approach to Isoflavan Derivatives", Jingzhao Xia, Yu Nie, Guoqiang Yang*, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2017, 19 (18), pp 4884–4887. DOI:?10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02341.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Kun Zhao in SYNFACTS 2017, 13, 1284. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1591708.

193. "The Synthesis of Chiral α-Aryl α-Hydroxyl Carboxylic Acids via RuPHOX-Ru Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation", Huan Guo, Jing Li, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2017, 359, 3665-3673. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201700846.

192. "Synthesis of Chiral α,β-Unsaturated γ-Amino Esters via Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Amination", Chao Xia, Jiefeng Shen, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2017, 19(16), 4251-4254. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01904.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Tomohiro Hattori in SYNFACTS 2017, 13, 1180. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1591337.

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191. "Stereoselective and Site-specific Allylic Alkylation of Amino Acids and Small Peptides via a Pd/Cu Dual Catalysis", Xiaohong Huo, Rui He, Jingke Fu, Jiacheng Zhang, Guoqiang Yang, and Wanbin Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 9819-9822. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05460.

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Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Wataru Muramatsu in SYNFACTS 2017, 13, 1049. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-159130.

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190. "Recent Advances in Metal-Catalyzed 1,2-Difunctionalization of Conjugated Dienes", Zhengxing Wu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2017, 37, 2250-2262. DOI:10.6023/cjoc201704031.

189. "Pd(II)-catalyzed aerobic intermolecular 1,4-diamination of conjugated dienes: a regioselective [4+4] annulation for the construction of medium-ring 1,6-benzodiazocine derivatives", Zhengxing Wu, Jingang Zhang, Yunyi Li, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Lett., 2017, 58, 2640-2643. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.05.053.

188. "Pd(II)-Catalyzed Aerobic Intermolecular 1,2-Diamination of Conjugated Dienes: A Regio- and Chemoselective [4+2] An-nulation for the Synthesis of Tetrahydroquinoxalines", Zhengxing Wu, Ke Wen, Jingang Zhang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 2813-2816. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00919.

186. "The Construction of Chiral Fused Tricyclic γ-Lactams via a trans-Perhydroindolic Acid-Catalyzed Asymmetric Domino Reaction", Qianjin An § Jiefeng Shen, Delong Liu*, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 2925-2928. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01160.

Featured by Victor Snieckus, M. A. Jalil Miah in SYNFACTS 2017, 13, 803. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1590729.

185. "A new and convenient approach for the synthesis of Metconazole", Shusheng Chen, Muxing Zhou, Zhenfeng Zhang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Res Chem. Intermed., 2017, 43, 6293-6298. DOI: 10.1007/s11164-017-2989-1

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184. "Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Piperazin-2-ones", Yanzhao Wang, Yuanyuan Liu, Kun Li, Guoqiang Yang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2017, 359, 1933-1941. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201700175.

183. Front Cover Paper: "Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Alkynylation of Cyclic N-sulfonyl Ketimines", Zheng Ling, Sonia Singh, Fang Xie*, Liang Wu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 5364-5367. DOI: 10.1039/c7cc02159c.

Featured by Mark Lautens, Nicolas Zeidan in SYNFACTS 2017, 13, 718. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1590596.

182. "A new and convenient approach for the synthesis of P-stereogenic intermediates bearing a tert-butyl(methyl)phosphino group", Yang Liu, Boqiang Ding, Delong Liu, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Res. Chem. Intermed., 2017, 43, 4959-4966. DOI: 10.1007/s11164-017-2923-6.

181. "Direct Use of Allylic Alcohols and Allylic Amines in Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Amination", Jiangyan Jing, Xiaohong Huo, Jiefeng Shen*, Jingke Fu, Qinghua Meng*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 5151-5154. DOI: 10.1039/c7cc01069a.

180. "Synthesis of Chiral γ-Lactams via in Situ Elimination/Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Racemic γ-Hydroxy γ-Lactams", Qianjia Yuan, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 1886-1889. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00651.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Tomohiro Hattori in SYNFACTS 2017, 13, 606. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1590467.

179. Invited for Artemisinin Special Issue: "The Development on the Research of Industrial Production of Artemisinin", Delong Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. Sci. Bull., 2017, 62(18), 1997-2006. DOI:10.1360/N972017-00226

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178. "Palladium(II)-catalyzed aerobic intramolecular allylic C-H activation for the synthesis of indolines", Changrui Xu, Zhengxing Wu, Jianzhong Chen, Fang Xie*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2017, 73, 1904-1910. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.02.040

177. "Palladium-Catalyzed Addition of Arylboronic Acids to para-Quinone Methides", Ruijing Zhuge, Liang Wu, Mao Quan, Nicholas Butt, Guoqiang Yang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2017, 359, 1028-1036 . DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201601302.

176. "A direct enantioselective C-acylation of benzofuranones was developed using a chiral bicyclic imidazole catalyst and an achiral tertiary amine additive", Mo Wang, Xiao Zhang, Zheng Ling, Zhenfeng Zhang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 1381-1384. DOI: 10.1039/c6cc09451a

This paper was highlighted by X-MOL News: http://www.x-mol.com/news/5932.
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175. "Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β,γ-Unsaturated γ-Lactams: Scope and Mechanistic Studies", Qianjia Yuan, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 1144-1147. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00171.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Ramesh C. Samanta in SYNFACTS 2017, 13, 621. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1590460.

174. "The Construction of Chiral Fused Azabicycles Using a Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution Cascade and Asymmetric Desymmetrisation Strategy", Qianjin An, Delong Liu*, Jiefeng Shen, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 238-241. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03529.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Amit Banerjee in SYNFACTS 2017, 13, 272. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589974.

173. "Ni(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Cyclic Imines", Mao Quan, Liang Tang, Jiaqi Shen, Guoqiang Yang,* and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 609-612. DOI: 10.1039/C6CC08759K.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Amit Banerjee in SYNFACTS 2017, 13, 378. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1590155.

172. "Rh-Catalyzed Chemo- and Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Allylic Hydrazones", Qiupeng Hu, Yanhua Hu, Yang Liu, Zhenfeng Zhang,* Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 1040-1043. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605579.

171. "Preparation of Isoindolinones via a Palladium-Catalyzed Diamination", Yu Li, Xuezhen Kou, Chenghao Ye, Xinghua Zhang*, Guoqiang Yang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Lett., 2017, 58, 285-288. DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.11.113
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170. "1,3-Dithianes as Acyl Anion Equivalents in Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution", Kun Yao, Delong Liu*, Qianjia Yuan, Tsuneo Imamoto, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 6296-6299. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03161.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Hiroaki Tsuji in SYNFACTS 2017, 13, 270. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589969.

169. "Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Non-Aromatic Cyclic Substrates", Zhenfeng Zhang, Nicholas Butt, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Rev., 2016, 116, 14769-14827. DOI:10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00564.

This paper was highlighted by X-MOL News: http://www.x-mol.com/news/4467.

168. Cover Paper: "The Development of Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Boron to Olefin", Yuanyuan Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2016, 36, 2249-2271. DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201609005.

167. "Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Unfunctionalized Exocyclic C=C Bonds", Jingzhao Xia, Guoqiang Yang, Ruijing Zhuge, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 22, 18354-18357. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201604298.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Hiroaki Tsuji in SYNFACTS 2017, 13, 271. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589970.

166. "An Ir/Zn Dual Catalysis for Enantio- and Diastereodivergent α-Allylation of α-Hydroxyketones", Xiaohong Huo§, Rui He§, Xiao Zhang, and Wanbin Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 11093-11096. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b06156.

Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev., 2016, 20, 1691. DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.6b00321 .

This paper was highlighted by X-MOL News: http://www.x-mol.com/news/3803.

Awarded Poster Prize at the Chiral China 2016 Sympiosium on "Frontiers in Asymmetric Catalysis" in Beijing, September 18-21, 2016.

Awarded Poster Prize at the 13th National Organic Synthetic Chemistry Sympiosium in Yangzhou, October 13-16, 2016.

Featured by Mark Lautens, Alvin Jang in SYNFACTS 2016, 12, 1153. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589371.

Selected by the Editorial Board of Synfacts for its important insights as "SYNFACT of the month" and also selected for the cover of SYNFACTS.

This paper is highly cited paper (1%) (From Web of Science 2017).

165. "Rh-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Racemic Aldimines via Dynamic Kinetic Resolution", Dongyang Fan, Jian Lu,Yang Liu, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2016, 72, 5541-5547. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.07.046.

Featured by Mark Lautens, Ivan Franzoni in SYNFACTS 2016, 12, 1046. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589243.

164. "Regio- and enantioselective Cu-catalyzed 1,4-conjugate addition of trimethylaluminum to linear α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated alkyl ketones", Xiaoting Wu, Fang Xie*, Zheng Ling, Liang Tang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2016, 358, 2510-2518. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201600375.

163. "One-pot Sequential Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β-Aryl-β-aryloxy Acroleins ", Yufeng Liu, Jianzhong Chen, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Jian Qin, Min Zhao*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016, 14, 7099-7102. DOI: 10.1039/C6OB00871B.

Featured by Mark Lautens, Ivan Franzoni in SYNFACTS 2016, 12, 935. DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1562842.

Dedicated to Prof. Ryoji Noyori on the occasion of his 15th anniversary of Nobel Prize!

161. "Ru-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenative/Transfer Hydrogenative Desymmetrization of Meso-Epoxy Diketones", Yuping Hong, Jianzhong Chen, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Delong Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 2640-2643. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01073.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Amit Banerjee in SYNFACTS 2016, 12, 936. DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1562762.

160. "Palladium-Catalyzed Chemo- and Enantioselective C-O Bond Cleavage of a-Acyloxy Ketones via Hydrogenolysis", Jianzhong Chen, Zhenfeng Zhang, Delong Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 8444-8447. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201603590.

Highlighted in Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016, 36, 1970.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Masahiro Sai in SYNFACTS 2016, 12, 1047. DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589261.

159. "Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Substituted Acrylic Acids Catalyzed by a Ruthenocenyl Phosphino-oxazoline-ruthenium Complex", Jing Li, Jiefeng Shen, Chao Xia, Yanzhao Wang, Delong Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 2122-2125. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00748.

158. "The Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic C-H Functionalization: The Development of New Catalytic Systems", Haoming Tang, Xiaohong Huo, Qinghua Meng*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Acta Chimica Sinica, 2016, 74, 219-233. DOI: 10.6023/A16020078.

Selected by Acta Chimica Sinica for its "2018年度最具影响力论文奖".

157. "Rh-Catalyzed One-pot Sequential Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Dehydroamino Ketones for the Synthesis of Chiral Cyclic trans-β-Amino Alcohols", Qiupeng Hu, Jianzhong Chen, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 1290-1293. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00212.

This paper was highlighted by X-MOL News: http://www.x-mol.com/news/2585.

Featured by Mark Lautens, Hyung Yoon in SYNFACTS 2016, 12, 498. DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1562060.

156. Invited Paper: "The Development of Studies on the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Enol Esters", Zhihui Wang, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2016, 36, 447-459. DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201512009.

155. "Pd(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Isatin-Derived Ketimines", Qun He, Liang Wu, Xuezhen Kou, Nicholas Butt, Guoqiang Yang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 288-291. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b03458.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Wafa Gati in SYNFACTS 2016, 12, 286. DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1561729.

154. "Preparation of organophosphorus compounds from P-H compounds using o-(trimethylsilyl)aryl triflates as aryne precursors", Guoqiang Yang, Chaoren Shen, Mao Quan and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2016, 72, 333-337. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.11.045.

153. Invited Highlight: "Recent advances of remote selective C-H activation: ligand and template design", Guoqiang Yang, NicholasButt, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Cata., 2016, 37, 98-101. DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(15)61008-7.

152. "The Applications of Phosphoramidite Ligands in Ir-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation Reactions", Qianjia Yuan and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2016, 36, 274-282. DOI: 10.6023/cjoc/cjoc201509016.

This paper is awarded the Organic Chemistry 2017-2018 excellent paper.

151. "Hydrogen-Bond Directed Regioselective Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation: The Construction of Chiral α-Amino Acids with Vicinal Tertiary and Quaternary Stereocenters", Xuan Wei, Delong Liu, Qianjin An, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2015, 17, 5768-5771. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b02868.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Amit Banerjee in SYNFACTS 2016, 12, 279. DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1561733.

150. "Palladium-Catalyzed Aerobic Aminooxygenation of Alkenes for Preparation of Isoindolinones", Xuezhen Kou, Yu Li, Liang Wu, Xinghua Zhang, Guoqiang Yang* and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2015, 17, 5566-5569. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b02703.

149. "Rh-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Cyclic α-Dehydroamino Ketones", Zhenfeng Zhang, Qiupeng Hu, Yingjie Wang, Jianzhong Chen, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2015, 17, 5380-5383. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b02733.

This paper was highlighted by X-MOL News: http://www.x-mol.com/news/1654.

Featured by Mark Lartens, Thomas Johnson in SYNFACTS 2016, 12, 51. DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1561037.

148. "The Construction of 3-Methyl-4-aryl Piperidines via a trans-Perhydroindolic Acid Catalyzed Asymmetric aza-Diels–Alder Reaction", Qianjin An, JiefengShen,NicholasButt,DelongLiu,*YangangLiu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2015, 357, 3627-3638. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.20150550.

147. "Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β-Secondary Amino Ketones Catalyzed by a Ruthenocenyl Phosphino-oxazoline-Ruthenium Complex (RuPHOX-Ru): the Synthesis of γ-Secondary Amino Alcohols", Jianxia Wang, Yanzhao Wang, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2015, 357, 3262-3272. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.20150653.

Featured by Mark Lartens, Kosuke Yamamoto in SYNFACTS 2016, 12, 52. DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1561042.

146. Cover Review: "Transition Metal-catalyzed Allylic Substitution Reactions with Unactivated Allylic Substrates", Nicholas Butt and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015, 44, 7929-7967. DOI: 10.1039/C5CS00144G.

This paper was highlighted by X-MOL News: http://www.x-mol.com/news/1443.

This paper is highly cited paper (1%) (From Web of Science 2019.

145. "Asymmetric Michael Addition of Diphenylphosphine to β,γ-Unsaturated α-Keto Esters Catalyzed by a P-Stereogenic Pincer-Pd Complex", Yang Xu, Zehua Yang, Boqiang Ding, Delong Liu*, Yangang Liu, Masashi Sugiya, Tsuneo Imamoto, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 6832-6839. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.07.026.

144. "Iridium-Catalyzed Allyl-Allyl Cross-Coupling of Allylic Carbonates with (E)-1,3-Diarylpropenes", Qianjia Yuan, Kun Yao, Delong Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 11834-11846. DOI: 10.1039/C5CC04085J.

143. "Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Nitrostyrenes", Qun He, Fang Xie, Guanghong Fu, Mao Quan, Chaoren Shen, Guoqiang Yang,* Ilya D. Gridnev, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2015, 17, 2250-2253. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00863.

Featured by Paul Knochel, Sarah Fernandez in SYNFACTS 2015, 11, 751. DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1380910.

This paper was highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal: https://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit4/929.shtm

142. "P-Stereogenic Pincer Iridium Complexes: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Application in Asymmetric Hydrogenation", Zehua Yang, Xuan Wei, Delong Liu*, Yangang Liu, Masashi Sugiya, Tsuneo Imamoto*, and Wanbin Zhang*, J. Organomet. Chem., 2015, 791, 41-45. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2015.05.002.

141. "Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Nickel Complexes Possessing P-Stereogenic Pincer Scaffolds and Their Application in Asymmetric aza-Michael Reactions", Zehua Yang, Delong Liu*, Yangang Liu, Masashi Sugiya, Tsuneo Imamoto*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Organometallics, 2015, 34, 1228-1237. DOI: 10.1021/om501287k.

This paper was one of the most read articles in April 2015.

140. "P-Stereogenic PNP Pincer-Pd Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination of Amino-1,3-dienes", Zehua Yang, Chao Xia, Delong Liu, Yangang Liu, Masashi Sugiya, Tsuneo Imamoto*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 2694-2702. DOI: 10.1039/C4OB02402H.

138. "Temperature-Controlled Switchable Preparation of Ferrocene Bis(oxazoline-phosphine) Ligands with Different Planar Chiralities and Their Coordination Behaviors", Hongwei Wu, Qianjin An, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 5112-5118. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.06.006.

137. "Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Decarboxylative Cycloaddition of Vinylethylene Carbonates with Isocyanates", Ajmal Khan, Juxiang Xing, Jingming Zhao, Yuhe Kan, Wanbin Zhang, and Yong Jian Zhang*, Chem. Eur. J., 21, 120-124. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201405830.

136. Invited Paper: "The Study on the Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Cyclic Dehydroamino Acids and Their Derivatives", Yingjie Wang, Zhenfeng Zhang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2015, 35, 528-538. DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201502017.

135. "ZnCl2-Promoted Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β-Secondary-Amino Ketones Catalyzed by a P-Chiral Bisphosphine-Rh Complex", Qiupeng Hu, Zhenfeng Zhang, Yangang Liu, Tsuneo Imamoto, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 2260-2264. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201411384.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Ramesh C. Samanta in SYNFACTS 2015, 11, 411. DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1380474.

Highlighted in Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015, 35, 1187.

134. "Copper-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization Reactions: Efficient Synthesis of Heterocycles", Xun-Xiang Guo,* Da-Wei Gu, Zhengxing Wu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Rev., 2015, 115, 1622-1651. DOI: 10.1021/cr500410y.

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133. "Asymmetric Tandem Reactions of N-Sulfonylimines and α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes: An Alternative Reaction Pathway to That of Using Saturated Aldehydes ", Qianjin An, Jing Li, Jiefeng Shen, Nicholas Butt, Delong Liu,* Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 885-888. DOI: 10.1039/C4CC07051H.

132. Invited Paper: "Pd(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Cyclic N-sulfonyl Ketimine Esters and a DFT Study of Its Mechanism", Mao Quan, Guoqiang Yang, Fang Xie*, Ilya D. Gridnev, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 398-402. DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00347K.

Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Professor Ei-ichi Negishi!

From themed collection HOT articles in Organic Chemistry Frontier in 2015.

131. "Asymmetric Domino Reaction of Cyclic N-Sulfonylimines and Simple Aldehydes with trans-Perhydroindolic Acid as an Organocatalyst", Qianjin An, Jiefeng Shen, Nicholas Butt, Delong Liu,* Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 4496-4499. DOI: 10.1021/ol502033v.

130. "Chiral Bicyclic Imidazole Nucleophilic Catalysts: Design, Synthesis, and Application to the Kinetic Resolution of Arylalkyl-carbinols", Zhenfeng Zhang, Mo Wang, Fang Xie*, Huai Sun, and Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2014, 356, 3164-3170. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201400415.

129. Cover Paper: "Synthesis of Chiral γ-Amino Alcohols via a RuPHOX-Ru Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β-Imide Ketones", Yanzhao Wang, Jianxia Wang, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 2014, 34, 1766-1772. DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201404035.

This article was ranked No. 2 in a list of the most read articles of Chin. J. Org. Chem. in Septemper 2014.

128. "Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of Simple Ketones with Allylic Alcohols and Its Mechanistic Study", Xiaohong Huo, Guoqiang Yang, Delong Liu, Yangang Liu, Ilya D. Gridnev*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 6776-6780. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201403410.

126. "Cu-Catalyzed Amidation of Halogenated Imidazoles", Mo Wang, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Fang Xie, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 3163-3165. DOI: 10.1039/C3CC49107B.

125. "Mechanism of Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Functionalized Olefins with Ir/iPr-BiphPHOX Catalyst: NMR and DFT Study", Yuanyuan Liu, Ilya D. Gridnev*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 1901-1905. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201309677.

124. Invited Account: "The Design and Synthesis of Planar Chiral Ligands and Their Application to Asymmetric Catalysis", Nicholas A. Butt, Delong Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Synlett, 2014, 25, 615-630.  DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1340487.

123. "Enantioselective Black Rearrangement Catalyzed by Chiral Bicyclic Imidazole", Mingli Wang, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Shan Liu, Fang Xie, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 1227-1230. DOI: 10.1039/C3CC47455K.

122. "Insertion of Arynes into Arylphosphoryl Amide Bonds: One-Step Simultaneous Construction of C-N and C-P Bonds", Chaoren Shen, Guoqiang Yang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 5722-5725. DOI: 10.1021/ol402748u.

This paper was one of the most read articles in Nov. 2013.

121. "P-Stereogenic PCP Pincer-Pd Complexes: Synthesis and Application in Asymmetric Addition of Diarylphosphines to Nitro alkenes", BoqiangDing, Zhenfeng Zhang, Yang Xu, Yangang Liu, Masashi Sugiya, Tsuneo Imamoto*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 5476-5479. DOI: 10.1021/ol402627f.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Yasushi Shimoda in SYNFACTS 2014, 10, 0156. DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1340531.

120. "The Synthesis of Chiral β-Aryl-α,β-unsaturated Amino Alcohols via a Pd-catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Amination", Mao Quan, Nicholas Butt, Jiefeng Shen, Kaiji Shen, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2013, 11, 7412-7419. DOI: 10.1039/C3OB41642A.

Featured by Mark Lautens, Marcel Sickert in SYNFACTS 2014, 10, 0290. DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1340730.

119. "Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of a-Acyloxy-1-aryletheanones", Jianzhong Chen, Delong Liu, Nicholas Butt, Chao Li, Dongyang Fan, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 11632-11636. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306231.

Highlighted in Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013, 33 (12), 2637-2638.

Featured in SYNFACTS 2014, 10, 64.

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118. "Synthesis of Axially Chiral C10-BridgePHOS Oxides and Their Use as Organocatalysts in Enantioselective Allylations of Aldehydes", Jianzhong Chen, Delong Liu, Dongyang Fan, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2013, 69, 8161-8168. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.07.030.

117. "Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones Catalyzed by Pincer-Pd Complexes Using Alcohol as Hydrogen Source", Boqiang Ding, Zhenfeng Zhang, Yangang Liu, Masashi Sugiya, Tsuneo Imamoto, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 3690-3693. DOI: 10.1021/ol401560q.

116. Cover Paper: "Synthesis of D-(R)-Tyrosine by Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Its Practical Application", Kunjiao Yu, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Xiaohong Huo, Xingguang Wang, Delong Liu, Wanbin Zhang*, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013, 33, 1932-1938. DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201305051.

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115. "Highly Enantioselective Hydrogenation of N-unprotected Indoles using (S)-C10-BridgePHOS as the Chiral Ligand", Chao Li,§ Jianzhong Chen,§ Guanghong Fu, Delong Liu, Yangang Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2013, 69, 6839-6844. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.06.016.

Featured in SYNFACTS 2013, 9, 1186.

114. "A Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Cyclic Ketimines", Guoqiang Yang, Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 7540-7544. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.06.016.

Featured in SYNFACTS 2013, 9, 1085.

113. Feature Article: "Asymmetric Domino Double Michael Addition of Nitroolefins and Aldehyde Esters with trans-Perhydroindolic Acid as an Organocatalyst", Qianjin An, Jiefeng Shen, Nicholas A. Butt, Delong Liu*, Yangang Liu, Wanbin Zhang*, Synthesis, 2013, 45, 1612-1623.

This paper was highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal: Organocatalyzed C-C Ring Construction: The Hayashi Synthesis of PGE1 Me Ester

112. "Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,4-Conjugate Addition of Grignard Reagents to Linear α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated ketones", Zhenni Ma, Fang Xie*, Han Yu, Yiren Zhang, Xiaoting Wu, Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 5292-5294.

111. "Synthesis of (2S,3aR,7aS)-benzyl octahydro-1H-indole-2-carboxylate", Tao Shi, Jiefeng Shen, Qianjin An, Delong Liu*, Yangang Liu, Wanbin Zhang*, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013, 33, 1573-1577.

110. "A Soluble Bis-Chelated Gold(I) Diphosphine Compound with Strong Anticancer Activity and Low Toxicity", Yanli Wang, Minyu Liu, Ran Cao, Wanbin Zhang, Ming Yin, Xuhua Xiao, Quanhai Liu,* and Niu Huang*, J. Med. Chem., 2013, 56, 1455–1466.

109. "Asymmetric hydrogenation of β-amino ketones with a bimetallic complex RuPHOX-Ru as the chiral catalyst", Jiahao Wang, Delong Liu*, Yangang Liu, Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2013, 11, 3855-3861.

104. "An Asymmetric Aerobic Aza-Wacker-Type Cyclization: Synthesis of Isoindolinones Bearing Tetrasubstituted Carbon Stereocenters", Guoqiang Yang, Chaoren Shen, Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 9141-9145.

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103. Invited Paper: "An Efficient Asymmetric Domino Reaction of Amino Aldehyde to β,γ-Unsaturated α-Keto Esters Using trans-Perhydroindolic Acid as a Chiral Organocatalyst", Jiefeng Shen, Qianjin An, Delong Liu, Yangang Liu and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Chem., 2012, 30, 2681–2687.

102. "The Effects of Solvent on Switchable Stereoselectivity: Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Additions Using D2-Symmetric Biphenyl Phosphoramidite Ligands", Han Yu, Fang Xie, Zhenni Ma, Yanggang Liu, Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 5137-5142.

94. "Pd-Catalyzed Regioselective and Stereospecific Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling of Allylic Carbonates with Arylboronic Acids", Chenguang Li, Juxiang Xing, Jingming Zhao, Patrick Huynh, Wanbin Zhang, Pingkai Jiang, and Yong Jian Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 390.