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2022

300. “Copper-Catalyzed Regioselective [3+3] Annulations of Alkynyl Ketimines with α-Cyano Ketones: the Synthesis of Polysubstituted 4H-Pyran Derivatives with a CF3-Containing Quaternary Center”,Cheng Sheng, Zheng Ling, Tanveer Ahmad, Fang Xie, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Eur. J. 2022, accepted. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200128

 

299. “Synthesis of Chiral Hydantoins and Thiazolidinediones via Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation”,Yu Nie, Jing Li, Qianjia Yuan*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Chem. 2022, 40, 819-824. DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100809.

 

298. “Cu-catalyzed asymmetric addition of alcohols to β,γ-alkynyl-α-imino esters for the construction of linear chiral N,O-ketals”, Cheng Sheng, Zheng Ling, Yicong Luo, and Wanbin Zhang*, Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 400. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28002-7.

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2021

297. “Asymmetric Hydrogenation for the Synthesis of 2-Substituted Chiral Morpholines”, Mingxu Li, Jian Zhang, Yashi Zou, Fengfan Zhou, Zhenfeng Zhang*, and Wanbin Zhang, Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 15061-15066. DOI: 10.1039/D1SC04288B.

 

296. “Pd(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Ring-Contraction for the Construction of 1,4-Benzoxazines”, Chenghao Ye, Feng Gao, Haipeng Wei, Jianzhong Chen, Guoqiang Yang, Qianjia Yuan*, and Wanbin Zhang*, J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 16573-16581. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01874.

 

295. “Chemical Synthesis of the anti-COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir”, Mo Wang, Lu Zhang, Xiaohong Huo, Zhenfeng Zhang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Current Protocols 2021, 1, e303. DOI: 10.1002/cpz1.303.

 

294. “Kinetic Resolution of Azaflavanones via A RuPHOX-Ru Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation”, Yue Zhu, Jiayu Zhou, Jing Li, Kai Xu, Jianxun Ye, Yufei Lu, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang, Org. Chem. Front. 2021, 8, 6609-6615. DOI: 10.1039/D1QO01310F.

 

293. Development of Earth-Abundant Transition Metals-Catalyzed Enantioselective Alkenylations using Alkenyl Metal Nucleophiles”, Liang Wu, Hanlin Wei, Jiefeng Shen*, Jianzhong Chen*, and Wanbin Zhang, Acta Chim. Sinica 2021, 79, 1331-1344. DOI: 10.6023/A21070338.

 

292. Hot paper: “Enantio- and Diastereodivergent Synthesis of Spirocycles through Dual-Metal-Catalyzed [3+2] Annulation of 2-Vinyloxiranes with Nucleophilic Dipoles”, Youbin Peng, Xiaohong Huo, Yicong Luo, Liang Wu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 24941-24949. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111842.

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291. Invited Highlight: “Stereodivergent Pd/Cu Catalysis for the Construction of Allenyl Axial Chirality and Central Chirality”, Xiaohong Huo and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 41, 3337-3338. DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202100058.

 

290. Rh-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 3-Benzoylaminocoumarins for the Synthesis of Chiral 3-Amino Dihydrocoumarins”, Yunnan Xu, Delong Liu, Yu Deng, Yi Zhou, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 23602-23607. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110286.

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289. Enantio- and Diastereodivergent Construction of 1,3-Nonadjacent Stereocenters Bearing Axial and Central Chirality through Synergistic Pd/Cu Catalysis”, Jiacheng Zhang, Xiaohong Huo, Junzhe Xiao, Ling Zhao, Shengming Ma*, and Wanbin Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 12622-12632. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05087.

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288. Invited Paper: Development of Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Alcohol Derivatives to Construct Carbon-Carbon Bonds”, Liang Wu, Hanlin Wei, Jianzhong Chen*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 41, 4208-4239. DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202106021.

 

287. “Synthesis of Chiral 2-Substituted 1,4-Benzoxazin-3-ones via Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Benzoxazinones”, Yu Nie, Jing Li, Jun Yan, Qianjia Yuan*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2021, 23, 5373-5377. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01701.

 

286. Cover Picture Paper: “Asymmetric Hydrogenation of γ-Branched Allylamines for the Efficient Synthesis of γ-Chirogenic Amines”, Jian Zhang, Tiantian Chen, Yuanhao Wang, Fengfan Zhou, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Ilya D. Gridnev*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Nat. Sci., 2021, e10021. DOI: 10.1002/ntls.10021.

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285. “Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Hydrazones”, Bowen Li, Dan Liu, Yanhua Hu, Jianzhong Chen, Zhenfeng Zhang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2021, 3421-3425. DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202100642.

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284. “Cobalt-Catalyzed Chemo- and Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Conjugated Enynes”, Yanhua Hu, Zhenfeng Zhang, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 16989-16993. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106566.

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283. “Stereodivergent Pd/Cu Catalysis for Asymmetric Desymmetric Alkylation of Allylic Geminal Dicarboxylates.”, Xiaohong Huo, Ling Zhao, Yicong Luo, Yue Wu, Yuwen Sun, Guanlin Li, Tatiana Gridneva, Jiacheng Zhang, Yong Ye and Wanbin Zhang*, CCS Chem., 2021, 3, 1933-1944. DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.021.202101044.

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282. “Mechanistic Study of Ni and Cu Dual Catalyst for Asymmetric C—C Bond Formation; Asymmetric Coupling of 1,3-Dienes with C-nucleophiles to Construct Vicinal Stereocenters.”, Jingzhao Xia, Takahiro Hirai, Shoichiro Katayama, Haruki Nagae, Wanbin Zhang*, Kazushi Mashima*, ACS Catal., 2021, 11, 6643-6655. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01626.

 

281. “One Stone Two Birds – Enantioselective Bimetalic Catalysis for α‐Amino Acid Derivatives with An Allene Unit.”, Junzhe Xiao, Haibo Xu, Xiaohong Huo, Wanbin Zhang*, Shengming Ma*, Chin. J. Chem., 2021, 39, 1958-1964. DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100002.

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280. Very Important Paper (VIP): “Synergistic Ir/Cu Catalysis for Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation of Oxindoles: Enantio- and Diastereoselective Construction of Quaternary and Tertiary Stereocenters”, Tianhong Wang, Youbin Peng, Guanlin Li, Yicong Luo, Yong Ye, Xiaohong Huo*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Eur. J., 2021, 27, 10255-10260. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101267.

 

279. 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.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Isai Ramakrishna in SYNFACTS 2021, 17, 586. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1706187

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278. “Synthesis and biological evaluation of naphthoquinone phenacylimidazolium derivatives”, Jing Yuan, Zhanxiong Liu, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Deyue Yan, and Wanbin Zhang, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 2021, 41, 127977. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2021.127977.

 

 

277. Invited Paper: “Ir-Catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of 3-arylindenones for the synthesis of chiral 3-arylindanones”, Jun Yan, Yu Nie, Feng Gao, Qianjia Yuan, Fang Xie*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2021, 84, 132003. DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2021.132003.

Special Issue Paper: Guo-Qiang Lin Honor Issue.

 

276. Very Important Paper (VIP): “Asymmetric Hydroacylation Involving Alkene Isomerization for the Construction of C3-Chirogenic Center”, Chong Liu, Jing Yuan, Zhenfeng Zhang*, Ilya D. Gridnev, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 8997-9002. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202017190.

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275. Very Important Paper (VIP): “Chiral Bicyclic Imidazole-Catalyzed Acylative Dynamic Kinetic Resolution for the Synthesis of Chiral Phthalidyl Esters”, Muxing Zhou, Tatiana Gridneva, Zhenfeng Zhang, Ende He, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 1641-1645. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202012445.

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2020

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.

2019

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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Featured by Paul Knochel, Alexander Kremsmair in SYNFACTS 2021, 17, 165. DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1691254.

Selected by the Editorial Board of Synfacts for its important insights as "SYNFACT of the month"

 

250. "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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  242. "Synthesis of Chiral Organocatalysts Possessing a Skeleton of 6, 7-Dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[1, 2-a]imidazole: A Comprehensive College Chemistry Experiment", Fang Xie, Zhenfeng Zhang, Ye Zhang, Wanbin Zhang*, University Chemistry, 2019, 34(4), 55-60. DOI:10.3866/PKU.DXHX201808002  

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.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Kun Zhao in SYNFACTS 2018, 14, 1259. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-16110107.

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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.

Featured by Mark Lautens, Andrew Whyte in SYNFACTS 2018, 14, 840. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1610487.

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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.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Sachin Suresh Bhojgude in SYNFACTS 2018, 14, 621. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1609741.

 

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.

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

 

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.

Featured by Hisashi Yamamoto, Kun Zhao in SYNFACTS 2018, 14, 264. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1609266.

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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.

 

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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.

 

196. Invited Perspective: "The Synthesis of Trandolapril Key Intermediate—trans-Perhydroindolic Acids and Their Application in Asymmetric Organocatalyzed Cascade Reactions", Delong Liu and Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Pharm., 2017, 48, 1395-1408. DOI:10.16522/j.cnki.cjph.2017.10.001.

 

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.7b0257.

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This paper was one of the most read articles in November 2017.

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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.

  187. "Ir/BiphPHOX-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 3-Substituted 2,5-Dihydropyrroles and 2,5-Dihydrothiophene 1,1-Dioxides", Ke Meng, Jingzhao Xia, Yanzhao Wang, Xinghua Zhang*, Guoqiang Yang*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Chem. Front., 2017, 4, 1601-1605. DOI:10.1039/C7QO00248C.

 

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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2016

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.

  162. Invited Review: "Allylic Alkylations with Enamine Nucleophiles", Nicholas Butt, Guoqiang Yang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chem. Rec., 2016, 16, 2687-2696. DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201600071.

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., 201636, 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., 201636, 274-282. DOI: 10.6023/cjoc/cjoc201509016.

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

 

2015

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.

  139. "Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Amination Using Easily Accessible Metallocenyl P,N-Ligands", Hongwei Wu, Fang Xie, Yanlan Wang, Xiaohu Zhao, Delong Liu*, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 4248-4254. DOI: 10.1039/C5OB00032G.

 

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., 201535, 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.

This review article was ranked No. 1 in a list of the most read articles of Chemical Reviews in January 2015.

This review article was ranked No. 3 in a list of the most read articles of Chemical Reviews in February 2015.

This review article was ranked No. 15 in a list of the most read articles of Chemical Reviews in March 2015.

This review is a hot paper (0.1%) and highly cited paper (1%) (From Web of Science).

This review was selected as one of the "Top 100 Most Impact Papers From China Published in International Journals in 2015".

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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.

2014

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., 201434, 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.

 

127. "Hydrogen-Bond-Activated Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation via Allylic Alkyl Ethers: Challenging Leaving Groups", Xiaohong Huo, Mao Quan, Guoqiang Yang, Xiaohu Zhao, Delong Liu*, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 1570-1573. DOI: 10.1021/ol5000988.

This paper was one of the most read articles in Mar. 2014.

 

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.

2013

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.

 

108. Book: "Synthesis of Heterocycles via Palladium-Catalyzed Wacker-Type Oxidative Cyclization Reactions of Hydroxy- and Amino-Alkenes", in 《Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry》": Nicholas A. Butt and Wanbin Zhang, Top Heterocycl Chem (2013) 32: 77–108. John P. Wolfe ed., Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. DOI: 10.1007/7081_2013_102.

 

107. Invited Review:  "Chiral Polymetallic Catalysts and Their Applications in Asymmetric Catalysis", Kun Li; Guoqiang Yang;  Yuanyuan Liu; Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem., 201333, 749-759.

 

106. Invited Paper: "A Pd(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization for the Preparation of Aryl-Fused Six-Membered Nitrogen Heterocycles with 2-Acetoxy Functionality", Xiaolei Wang, Zhengxing Wu, Xiaowen Zhu, Chenghao Ye, Feng Jiang, Wanbin Zhang*, Chin. J. Chem., 2013, 31, 132-138.

 

105. "Ir-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of a-Alkylidene Succinimides", Yuanyuan Liu, Wanbin Zhang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 2203-2206.

Featured in SYNFACTS 2013, 9, 0506.

 

2012

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.

Featured in SYNFACTS 2012, 8, 1185.

 

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.

 

101. "The Synthesis of trans-Perhydroindolic Acids and Their Application in Asymmetric Domino Reactions of Aldehyde Esters with β,γ-Unsaturated α-Keto Esters", Jiefeng Shen, Delong Liu, Qianjing An, Yangang Liu, Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2012, 354, 3311-3325.

 

100. "Switchable Stereoselectivity: The Effects of Substituents on the D2-Symmetric Biphenyl Backbone of Phosphoramidites in Copper-catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Addition Reactions with Triethylaluminium", Han Yu, Fang Xie, Zhenni Ma, Yangang Liu Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2012, 354, 1941-1947.

 

99. Invited Paper: "Pd(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Wacker-type Cyclization for The Preparation of 2-Vinylchroman Derivatives with Biphenyl Tetraoxazoline Ligands", Qingchuan Liu, Ke Wen, Zhenfeng Zhang, Zhengxing Wu, Yong Jian Zhang, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2012, 68, 5209-5215.

 

98. "Efficient Ru(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Simple Ketones with C2-Symmetric Planar Chiral Metallocenyl Phosphinooxazoline Ligands", Hui Guo, Delong Liu, Nicholas. Butt, Yangang Liu, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2012, 68, 3295-3299.

 

97. "First Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of P-Stereogenic Phosphoramides via Kinetic Resolution Promoted by a Chiral Bicyclic Imidazole Nucleophilic Catalyst", Shan Liu, Zhenfeng Zhang, Fang Xie, Nicholas Butt, Li Sun, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2012, 23, 329-332.

 

96. "Nickel-Catalyzed C-P Coupling of Aryl Mesylates and Tosylates with H(O)PR1R2", Chaoren Shen, Guoqiang Yang, Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 3500-3505.

Featured in the top 10% of the most highly cited articles published in the latest Impact Factor window (2011-2012).

 

95. "Highly Efficient Asymmetric Michael Addition of Aldehyde to Nitroolefin using Perhydroindolic Acid as a Chiral Organocatalyst", Lina Zhao, Jiefeng Shen, Delong Liu, Yangang Liu, Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 2840-2846 .

 

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.

 

93. "Regioselective Pd-Catalyzed Aerobic Aza-Wacker Cyclization for Preparation of Isoindolinones and Isoquinolin-1(2H)-ones
", Guoqiang Yang, Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 268.

2011

92. "C-N Bond Cleavage of Allylic Amines via Hydrogen Bond Activation with Alcohol Solvents in Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of Carbonyl Compounds", Xiaohu Zhao, Delong Liu, Hui Guo, Yangang Liu, Wanbin Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2011, 133,19354-19357.

This paper was one of the most read articles in Nov. 2011.

Featured on organic-chemistry.org.

Featured in SYNFACTS 2012, 8, 0182.

 

91. "Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of 3-substituted unsaturated oxindoles to prepare chiral C3-mono substituted oxindoles ", Yuanyuan Liu, Dongmei Yao, Kun Li, Fengtao Tian, Fang Xie, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2011, 67,8445-8450.

 

90. "Nickel-Catalyzed Arbuzov Reactions of Aryl Triflates with Triethyl Phosphite", Guoqiang Yang, Chaoren Shen, Liang Zhang, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 5032-5035.

 

89. "Enantioselective synthesis of chiral γ-aryl α-keto ester by copper-catalyzed 1,4-conjugate addition using D2-symmetric biphenyl phosphoramidite ligand", Bo Yang , Fang Xie, Han Yu, Kaiji Shen, Zhenni Ma, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2011, 67, 6197-6201.

 

88. "Chiral dinuclear phthalazine bridged bisoxazoline ligands: synthesis and application in enantioselective Cu-catalyzed conjugate addition of ZnEt2 to enones", Liang Zhang, Guoqiang Yang, Chaoren Shen, Sabah Arghib, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 2375-2378.

 

87. "Efficient palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation of ketones and aldehydes", Xiaohu Zhao, Delong Liu, Fang Xie, Yangang Liu, Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9, 1871-1875.

 

86. "Chiral Phosphoramidite Ligand and Its Application in Asymmetric Catalysis", Zhenfeng Zhang, Fang Xie, Bo Yang, Han Yu, Wanbin Zhang*, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2011, 31, 429-442.

 

85. "Asymmetric Hydorgenation of Imines Catalyzed by Ir/Phosphine-oxazoline Complexes with an Axis-unfixed Biphenyl Backbone", Dongmei Yao, Tengtao Tian, Wanbin Zhang*, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2011, 31, 505-510.

 

84. "Novel chiral bisoxazoline ligands with a bipyridinyl backbone: preparation and interesting complexation behavior", Feng Jiang, Zhengxing Wu, Guoqiang Yang, Fang Xie, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 2844-2848.

 

83. "Synthesis and photochromic properties of substituted naphthopyran compounds", Zhen Wang, Qinghua Meng*, Zhihui Zhang, Dingliang Fu, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2011, 67, 2246-2250.

 

82. “Pd(II)-catalyzed oxidative cyclization reaction for the preparation of 2-substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines with halide functionality”, Feng Jiang, Zhengxing Wu, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2011, 67, 1501-1505. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2010.12.017.

 

81. Invited Paper: “Convenient Synthesis of Tropos Phosphine-oxazoline Ligands”, Yuanyuan Liu, Guoqiang Yang, Dongmei Yao, Fengtao Tian, Wanbin Zhang*, Science China Chemistry, 2011, 54, 87-94.

 

80. “Synthesis of Biphenol Trimers”, Changqing Wang, Jing Zhuang, Guoqiang Yang, Wanbin Zhang*, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2011, 31, 115-118.

 

2010

79. “Chiral Bicycle Imidazole Nucleophilic Catalysts: Rational Design, Facile Synthesis, and Successful Application in Asymmetric Steglich Rearrangement”, Zhenfeng Zhang, Fang Xie, Jia Jia, Wanbin Zhang*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132(45), 15939–15941.

Featured in SYNFACTS 2011, 7, 0098.

This paper was highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal: Enantioselective Preparation of Alcohols and Amines: The Lam Synthesis of (+)-Tanikolide

  78. Book: 《Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry》, Delong Liu, Wanbin Zhang, Chapter 14, 2010. Shioiri, T./Izawa, K./Konoike, T.(eds.) Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, Germany, 273-302.  

77. “Iridium-Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Exocyclic α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds”, Fengtao Tian, Dongmei Yao, Yuanyuan Liu, Fang Xie, Wanbin Zhang*, Adv. Synth. & Catal., 2010, 352, 1841-1845. Featured in SYNFACTS 2011, 7, 0064.

 

76. “Highly efficient asymmetric organocatalytic Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with a,ss-unsaturated aldehydes”, Shangbin Jin,Yuanhui Ma,Chenguang Li, Qiqi Li,Yong Jian Zhang*, Wanbin Zhang*, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2010, 8, 4011-4015.

 

75. “Pd-catalyzed asymmetric aza-Wacker-type cyclization reaction of olefinic tosylamides”, Feng Jiang, Zhengxing Wu, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Lett., 2010, 51(23), 5124-5126. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.07.084.

 

74. “From C2- to D2-symmetry: Atropos phosphoramidites with a D2-symmetric backbone as highly efficient ligands in Cu-catalyzed conjugate additions”, Hui Zhang, Fang Fang, Fang Xie, Han Yu, Guoqiang Yang, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Lett., 2010, 51(23), 3119-3122. .

 

73. “Highly active asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions catalyzed by C2-symmetric bipyrrolidines: catalyst recycling in water medium and insight into the catalytic mode”, Yuanhui Ma, Shangbin Jin, Yuhe Kan, Yong Jian Zhang*, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrhedron, 2010, 66(21), 3849-3854.

 

72. “Highly enantioselective copper-catalyzed allylic alkylation with atropos phosphoramidites bearing a D2-symmetric backbone”, Fang Fang, Hui Zhang, Fang Xie, Guoqiang, Yang, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 3593-3598.

 

71. “From Tropos to Atropos: 5,5'-Bridged 2,2'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)biphenyls as Chiral Ligands for Highly Enantioselective Palladium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation a-Phthalimide Ketones”, Changqing Wang, Guoqiang Yang, Jing Zhuang, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Lett., 2010, 51(15), 2044-2047. Corrigendum: Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52(40), 5196-5196. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.201108.001.

 

Before 2010

2009

70. Book: 《Chiral Ferrocenes in Asymmetric Catalysis》, Wanbin Zhang, Delong Liu, Chapter 7, 2009, Dai, L. / Hou, X. (eds.) Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, Germany, 175-214.

69. “Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Simple Ketones with Planar Chiral Ruthenocenyl Phosphinooxazoline Ligands”, Yanlan Wang, Delong Liu, Qinghua Meng, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 2009, 20(21), 2510-2512.

68. “C2-Symmetric Bipyrrolidines as Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Diels-Alder Reactions”, Yuanhui Ma, Yong Jian Zhang*, Shangbin Jin, Qiqi Li, Chenguang Li, Junseong Lee, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Letters, 2009, 50(52), 7388-7391.

67. “One-pot Efficient Synthesis of Aryl a-keto Esters from Aryl-ketones”, Jing Zhuang, Changqing Wang, Fang Xie, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2009, 65(47), 9797-9800.

66. “Phosphine-Oxazoline Ligands with an Axial-unfixed Biphenyl Backbone: the Effects of the Substituent at Oxazoline Ring and P Phenyl Ring on Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation”, Fengtao Tian, Dongmei Yao, Yong Jian Zhang, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2009, 65(46), 9609-9615.

65. “Efficient Bimetallic Titanium Catalyst for Carbonyl-ene Reaction”, Fang Fang, Fang Xie, Han Yu, Hui Zhang, Bo Yang, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Letters, 2009, 50(48), 6672-6675.

64. Review: “Development of Planar Chiral Diarylphosphino-oxazoline Ligands and Their Applications in Asymmetric Catalysis”, Yaxi Li, Yuli Zheng, Fengtao Tian, Yong Jian Zhang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009, 29(10), 1487-1498.

63. “Synthesis of Atropisomeric 5,5'-linked Biphenyl Bisaminophosphine Ligands and their Applications in Asymmetric Catalysis”, Yong Jian Zhang, Hao Wei, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2009, 65(2), 1281-1286.

62. “Enamines: Efficient Nucleophiles for the Palladium-catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation”, Xiaohu Zhao, Delong Liu, Fang Xie, Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2009, 65(2), 512-517.

2008

61. “Pd-catalyzed Asymmetric Wacker-type Cyclization of o-trisubstituted Allylphenols by Use of Tetraoxazoline Ligands”,Feijun Wang, Guoqiang Yang, Yong Jian Zhang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2008, 64(40), 9413-9416

60. “Novel atropisomeric aminophosphine ligands with a bridge across the 5,5’-position of biphenyl for Rh(I)-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation”, Hao Wei, Yong Jian Zhang, Yijun Dai, Jiaming Zhang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Letters, 2008, 49(26), 4106-4109.

59. “Enantioselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones with Planar Chiral Ruthenocene-based Phosphinooxazoline Ligands”, Delong Liu, Fang Xie, Xiaohu Zhao, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron, 2008, 64(16), 3561-3566.

58. “Reversal in enantioselectivity for the palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution with novel metallocene-based planar chiral diphosphine ligands”, Fang Xie, Delong Liu, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Letters, 2008, 49(6), 1012-1015.

57. “Steric and temperature control of enantiopurity of chiral mesoporous silica”, Huibin Qiu, Shuguang Wang, Wanbin Zhang, Kazutami Sakamoto, Osamu Terasaki, Yoshihisa Inoue*; and Shunai Che*, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112(6), 1871-1877.

56. “Novel atropisomeric bisphosphine ligands with a bridge across the 5,5'-position of biphenyl for asymmetric catalysis”, Hao Wei, Yong Jian Zhang, Feijun Wang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 2008, 19(4), 482-488.

55. Review: “Development of Axial-unfixed (Tropos) Ligands and Their Applications in Asymmetric Catalytic Reactions”, Yijun Dai, Guoqiang Yang, Yong Jian Zhang, Feijun Wang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008, 28(7), 1169-1180.

54. Review: “Progress of Chiral DMAP Derivatives as Novel Nucleophilic Catalysts”, Li Sun, Fang Xie, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008, 28(4), 574-587.

53. “Study on the Convenient Synthesis of Bromovinyl Deoxyuridine (BVDU)”, Chunjuan Wang, Fang Xie, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008, 28, 503-505.

2007

52. “Chelation-Induced Axially Chiral Palladium Complex System with Tetraoxazoline Ligands for Highly Enantioselective Wacker-Type Cyclization”, Yong Jian Zhang, Feijun Wang, and Wanbin Zhang*, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2007, 72(24), 9208-9213.

51. “Novel C2-Symmetric Planar Chiral Diphosphine Ligands and Their Application in Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitutions”, Delong Liu, Fang Xie, and Wanbin Zhang*, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2007, 72(18), 6992-6997.

50. “Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation with an Enamine as the Nucleophilic Reagent”, Delong Liu, Fang Xie, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Letters, 2007, 48(43), 7591-7594.

49. “Highly Enantioselective Pd(II)-Catalyzed Wacker-type Cyclization of 2-Allylphenols by Use of Bisoxazoline Ligands with Axial-unfixed Biphenyl”, Feijun Wang, Yong Jian Zhang, Guoqiang Yang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Letters, 2007, 48(24), 4179-4182.

48. “Atropisomeric Bisoxazoline Ligands with a Bridge across the 5,5’-Position of Biphenyl for Asymmetric Catalysis”, Feijun Wang, Yong Jian Zhang, Hao Wei, Jiaming Zhang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Letters, 2007, 48(23), 4083-4086.

47. Review: “Bisoxazoline Ligands with Chiral Backbones and Their Applications in Asymmetric Catalytic Reactions”, Jiaming Zhang, Yong Jian Zhang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2007, 27(09), 1087-1095.

46. “Synthesis of N-Hydroxysuccinimidyl Benzoate and its Structural Insight into Labeling Activity of Fluorescent Probes”, Qinghua Meng*, Wanbin Zhang, Zhicheng Sun, Haifeng Zhang, and Meijuan Yu, Dyes and Pigments, 2007, 75(3), 166-169.

45. Review: “Progress in Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β-Aminoacrylic Acid Derivatives”, Yuanhui Ma, Yongjian Zhang, and Wanbin Zhang*, Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2007, 27(03), 289-297.

44. “The Synthesis of Novel C2-Symmetric P, N-Chelation Ruthenocene Ligands and Their Application in Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution”, Delong Liu, Fang Xie, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Letters, 2007, 48(4), 585-588.

43. “The Synthesis and Application of Novel C2-Symmetric Chiral N,N,O,O Bisoxazoline Ligands with a Ferrocene Backbone”, Genghong Hua, Delong Liu, Fang Xie, and Wanbin Zhang*, Tetrahedron Letters, 2007, 48(3), 385-388.

Publication Before 2006

42.“Unexpected Reactions of Ferrocene Acetal Derived from Tartaric Acid with Butyllithium: Competition Between Proton Abstraction and Nucleophilic Attack”, Wanbin Zhang, Fang Xie, Hidefumi Yoshinaga, Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Tetrahedron, 2006, 62(38), 9038-9042.

41. “Bisoxazoline Ligands with an Axial-unfixed Biaryl Backbone: the Effects of the Biaryl Backbone and the Substituent At Oxazoline Ring on Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cyclopropanation”, Wanbin Zhang, Fang Xie, Shigeaki Matsuo, Yuji Imahori, Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 2006, 17(5), 767-777.

40.“A Novel Axially Chiral Phosphine-Oxazoline Ligand with an Axis-Unfixed Biphenyl Backbone: Preparation, Complexation, and Application in an Asymmetric Catalytic Reaction”, Wanbin Zhang, Fang Xie, Hidefumi Yoshinaga, Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Synlett, 2006(8), 1185-1189.

39.“Study of Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Secondary Lithium Batteries”, Jinqiang Xu, Jun Yang, Yena Nuli, and Wanbin Zhang, Acta Chimica Sinica, 2005, 63 (18): 1733-1738.

38.“Crystal Structure of Anthraquinone-1,5-dithiol”, Qinghua Meng, Wanbin Zhang, YF Yu, Dyes and Pigments, 2005, 65(3), 281-283.

37“Sugar-Amide Surfactant Micells as Effective Reaction Fields for Enantioselecive Hydrolysis of α-Amino Acids Esters”, Toshiyuki Kida, Keisuke Kajihara, Kazuhiko Isogawa, Wanbin Zhang, Yohji Nakatsuji, Isao Ikeda, and Mitsuru Akashi, Langmuir, 2004, 20(20), 8504-8509.

36.“A Facile Synthesis of Novel Types of Cyclodextrin Derivatives by Insertion of an Aromatic Dicarbonyl Spacer into a Permethylated a-Cyclodextrin Skeleton.” Toshiyuki Kida, Takao Michinobu, Wanbin Zhang , Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Chemical Communications, 2002(15), 1596-1597.

35.“Synthesis and Complexing Ability of a C-Pivot Type of Double-Armed 15-Crown-5 Ethers toward Alkali Metal Cations.” Yohji Nakatsuji, Masahiro Muraoka, Hiroyuki Kajiya, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, and Isao Ikeda, Bulletin of Chemical Society of Japan, 2002, 75(8), 1765-1770.

34.“Fluorometric Sensing of Alkaline Earth Metal Cations by New Lariat Ethers Having Plural Pyrenylmethyl Groups on the Electron-Donating Sidearms.” Yoshio Nakahara, Yasuo Matsumi, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Organic Letters, 2002, 4(16) 2641-2644.

33.“Novel Hydrolyzable and Biodegradable Cationic Gemini Surfactants: Bis(ester-ammonium) Dichlorides Having a Butenylene or a Butynylene Spacer.” Taiga Tatsumi, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, Daisuke Ono, Tokuji Takeda, and Isao Ikeda, Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 2001, 42(3), 279-285.

32.“Preparation, Surface-Active Properties, and Antimicrobial Activities of Bis(alkylammonium) Dichlorides Having a Butenylene or a Butynylene Spacer.” Taiga Tatsumi, Wanbin Zhang , Yohji Nakatsuji, Kazuhiro Miyake, Misa Tanaka, Taro Furuta, and Isao Ikeda, Journal of Surfactants and Detergents , 2001 , 4 (3), 271-277.

31.“Adsorption Mechanism of Poly(Ammonium Carboxylate) onto Phthalocyanine Blue Pigment Deduced by Using 1 H NMR Spin-Lattice Relaxation Time.” Taizo Mohri, Yoshio Nakahara, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Journal of Oleo Science , 2001 , 50 (11), 851-863.

30.“Study on the Adsorption Behavior of Dispersants onto Pigment Using 1 H NMR Spin-Lattice Relaxation Time.” Taizo Mohri, Yoshio Nakahara, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Journal of Oleo Science , 2001 , 50 (8), 623-631.

29.“Oxazolinylferrocene Ligands for the Addition of Diethylzinc to Benzaldehyde: Effects of the Symmetry and the Substituent on the Oxazoline Ring of the Ligands on Asymmetric Catalysis.” Wanbin Zhang , Hidefumi Yoshinaga, Yoshitane Imai, Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Synlett , 2000 (10), 1512-1514.

28.“The First Study on the Mobility of Surface-Adsorbed Molecules Using 1 H NMR Spin-Lattice Relaxation Time.” Taizo Mohri, Yoshio Nakahara, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, Toshiko Muneishi, Yoko Miyaji, and Isao Ikeda, Chemistry Letters , 2000 (9), 988-989.

27.“Switching of Cation Selectivity toward Na + and K + by a New Type of pH-Responsive 16-Crown-5 in a Countercurrent Double Uphill Transport System.” Yohji Nakatsuji, Kohji Kita, Hirofumi Inoue, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, and Isao Ikeda, Journal of the American Chemical Society , 2000 , 122 (26), 6307-6308.

26.“Novel Chiral Bisoxazoline Ligands with a Biphenyl Backbone: Preparation, Complexation, and Application in Asymmetric Catalytic Reactions.” Yoshitane Imai, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, The Journal of Organic Chemistry , 2000 , 65 (11), 3326-3333.

25.“Novel Hydrolyzable and Biodegradable Cationic Gemini Surfactants: 1,3-Bis[(acyloxyalkyl)dimethylammonio]-2-hydroxypropane Dichloride.” Taiga Tatsumi, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, Daisuke Ono, Tokuji Takeda, and Isao Ikeda, Journal of Surfactants and Detergents , 2000 , 3 (2), 167-172.

24.“ On-and-Off Release Control of Glucose Entrapped in Vesicles Produced from a Styrylpyrazine-Derived Amphiphile and DPPC by UV Irradiation.” Jong-mok Park, Shigeru Aoyama, Wanbin Zhang , Yohji Natatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Journal of Japan Oil Chemists' Society , 2000 , 49 (3), 271-274.

23.“A Remarkable Effect of a Cationic Micelle on Stereospecific Hydrolysis of p -Nitrophenyl D-Glucopyranoside by Boronic Acid.” Takeru Ohe, Toshiyuki Kida, Wanbin Zhang , Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Journal of Japan Oil Chemists' Society , 2000 , 49 (3), 231-235.

22.“Remarkably Slow Aggregation of a Styrylpyrazine Amphiphile in Aqueous Dispersion.” Jong-mok Park, Wanbin Zhang , Yohji Natatsuji, Tetsuro Majima, and Isao Ikeda, Chemistry Letters , 2000 (2), 182-183.

21.“Photodimerisation of a Styrylpyrazine Amphiphile Suppresses the Release of Glucose Entrapped in its Mixed Vesicle with DPPC.” Jong-mok Park, Shigeru Aoyama, Wanbin Zhang , Yohji Natatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Chemical Communications , 2000 (3), 231-232.

20.“Novel C2 -Symmetric Chiral Oxazolinyl Biaryl Ligands Bearing a Hydroxyl Group.” Yoshitane Imai, Shigeaki Matsuo, Wanbin Zhang , Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Synlett , 2000 (2), 239-241.

19.“ The Fast Photochemical [2+2] Cycloaddition and Reverse Reaction of a Styrylpyrazine Amphiphile in Aqueous Dispersion. ” Jong-mok Park, Wanbin Zhang ,Yohji Natatsuji,Tetsuro Majima,and Isao Ikeda,Chemistry letters,1999(12),1309-1310

18.“Stereospecific Acceleration of Hydrolysis of p-Nitrophenyl D-Glycoside by a -Cyclodextrin.” Takeru Ohe, Yuichi Kajiwara, Toshiyuki Kida, Wanbin Zhang , Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Chemistry Letters , 1999 , 921-922.

17.“ C2 -Symmetric Diphosphine Ligands with only the Planar Chirality of Ferrocene for the Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation.” Wanbin Zhang , Takashi Shimanuki, Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, The Journal of Organic Chemistry , 1999 , 64 (17), 6247-6251.

16.“Novel Axial Chiral Sulfur-Oxazoline Ligands with a Biphenyl Backbone.” Yoshitane Imai, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Synlett , 1999 (8), 1319-1321.

15.“Effective Coordination of Electron-Donating Sidearms of Double-Armed 15-Crown-5 Ethers toward Alkali Metal Cations.” Masahiro Muraoka, Hiroyuki Kajiya, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Chemistry Letters , 1999 (4), 283-284.

14.“Perfect Control of Diastereomeric Complexation of C2 -Symmetric Chiral 1,1'-Bis(oxazolinyl)- ferrocene Ligands.” Yoshitane Imai, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Chemistry Letters , 1999 (3), 243-244.

13.“Achiral and Planar Chiral Ferrocene Diols: Preparation and Complexation with Titanium(IV).” Wanbin Zhang , Yoh-ichi Yoneda, Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry , 1999 , 574 (1), 19-23.

12.“Synthesis and Structure of a New Type of C2 -Symmetric Chiral Crown Ether.” Masahiko Muraoka, Atsushi Ueda, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, Isao Ikeda, Nobuko Kanehisa, and Yasushi Kai, Tetrahedron Letters , 1998 , 39 (50), 9493-9496.

11.“Stereoselective Hydrolysis of p-Nitrophenyl Glycoside by Boronic Acid.” Takeru Ohe, Toshiyuki Kida, Wanbin Zhang , Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Chemistry Letters , 1998 (11), 1077-1078.

10.“Novel Chiral P,N-Ferrocene Ligands in Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylations.” Wanbin Zhang , Yoh-ichi Yoneda, Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry , 1998 , 9 (19), 3371-3380.

9.“Diphenylphosphinooxazoline Ligands with a Chiral Binaphthyl Backbone for Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation.” Yoshitane Imai, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Tetrahedron Letters , 1998 , 39 (24), 4343-4346.

8.“Enantioselective Hydrolysis of an a -Amino Acid Ester in Sugar-Derived Surfactant Micelles.” Toshiyuki Kida, Kazuhiko Isogawa, Wanbin Zhang , Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Tetrahedron Letters , 1998 , 39 (24), 4339-4342.

7.“Preparation, Surface-Active Properties, and Complexing Abilities toward Various Metal Chlorides.” Toshiyuki Kida, Yasuhiko Inoue, Wanbin Zhang , Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Bulletin of Chemical Society of Japan , 1998 , 71 (5), 1201-1205.

6.“Preparation and Properties of Nonionic Surfactants with One Alkyl Chain and Two Sugar-Amide Head Groups.” Toshiyuki Kida, Kazuhiko Isogawa, Nobuaki Morishima, Wanbin Zhang , Araki, Masuyama, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Journal of Japan Oil Chemists' Society , 1998 , 47 (1), 41-49.

5.“Novel Axial Chiral Catalyst Derived from Biphenyl Ligands Bearing only Two ortho -Substituents.” Yoshitane Imai, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Tetrahedron Letters , 1997 , 38 (15), 2681-2684.

4.“Novel C2 -Symmetric Chiral Bisoxazoline Ligands in Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrosilylation.” Yoshitane Imai, Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry , 1996 , 7 (8), 2453-2462.

3.“Novel C2 -Symmetric Diphosphine Ligand with only the Planar Chirality of Ferrocene.” Wanbin Zhang , Toshiyuki Kida, Yohji Nakatsuji, and Isao Ikeda, Tetrahedron Letters , 1996 , 37 (44), 7995-7998.

2.“Interesting and Effective P,N-Chelation of Ferrocene Ligands for Palladium- Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution.” Wanbin Zhang , Toshikazu Hirao and Isao Ikeda, Tetrahedron Letters , 1996 , 37 (26), 4545-4548.

1.“Highly Diastereoselective ortho -Lithiation of 1,1'-Bis(oxazolinyl)ferrocene Directed to C2 -Symmetric Chiral Ligands.” Wanbin Zhang , Yoichi Adachi, Toshikazu Hirao, and Isao Ikeda, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry , 1996 , 7 (2), 451-460