274. “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.

273. “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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272. 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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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
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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. "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. 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.

