12. Metal-free C(sp3)–Si activation enables regiocontrolled [4 + 2] cycloaddition to benzosilacycloethers

Liuzhou Gao,* Yan Wen, Yan Sun, Yuxin Sun, Jingyi Hu, Shenglong Wang, Zhenxing Li, Ying Han* and Yidong Wang*

Green Chem., 2025, 27, 10242-10249.

11. Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective [3+2] Annulation with N-Allenamides at the Proximal C=C Bond: Synthesis of γ-Amino-α’-methylenecyclopentenones

Yidong Wang,* Hang Zhou, Yan Sun, Shenglong Wang, Ruiqiang Lu, Shiwan Sun, Ying Han, Liuzhou Gao,* Junliang Zhang*

• Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 4225–4231.

10. tBuOK-mediated selective 1,2-silacarboxylation of arylalkenes with Si–B/Si–Si/Si–Li reagents and CO2

Liuzhou Gao, * Linghui Meng, Yan Wen, Jingyi Hu, Yuxin Sun, Shenglong Wang, Guoqiang Wang * and Yidong Wang*

Org. Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 2935-2945

9. Recent advances in the applications of gem-difluoromethylene alkynes

    Chengmei Lu^, Yu Song^, Liuzhou Gao, Yidong Wang* 

    Org. Biomol. Chem, 2024, 22, 8700. [(^): Equally contributing authors]

8. Tunable Regiodivergent Reactivity of N-Allenamides with Silacyclobutanes via Palladium Catalysis in the Synthesis of 

    Silacyclic β-Aminosilanes
     Yidong Wang*, Yan Sun, Tianying Liu, Hang Zhou, Jing Sun, Liuzhou Gao*, and Yi-Ming Wang
     ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 10882.

     Highlighted by CBG资讯

7. Synthesis of 1,3-Enynes by Iron-Catalyzed Propargylic C–H Functionalization: An Alkyne Analogue for the                   Eschenmoser Methenylation

•     Shalini Dey
• , 
• Aaron D. Charlack
• , 
• Austin C. Durham
• , 
• Jin Zhu
• , 
• Yidong Wang
• , and 
• Yi-Ming Wang*

• •     Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 3355.
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    • • • • • 6. Synthesis of Multisubstituted Allenes by Palladium-Catalyzed Carboetheriffcation of β,γ-Unsaturated Ketoximes with Propargylic Acetates 
              Shuaijie Wu, Shuting Zhang, Jing Sun, Ying Han, Yidong Wang,* Chao-Guo Yan,* and Lei Wang*
              Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 4682−4687
                             
                  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
          • 5. Transition Metal-free and Regioselective Alkenyl C−S Cross-Coupling Reaction of Alkenyl Sulfonium Salts. 
          • Qiang Wang, Shuaijie Wu, Yi-Dong Wang*, Jing Sun, Ying Han*, Chao-Guo Yan and Lei Wang* 
          • Org. Chem. Front., 2023, 10, 2907.
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4. Iron-Catalyzed Coupling of Alkenes and Enones: Sakurai−Michaeltype Conjugate Addition of Catalytic Allyliron Nucleophiles

    Sarah G. Scrivener, Yidong Wang, and Yi-Ming Wang*

    Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 1420.

3. Synthesis of 1,1-Disubstituted Allenylic Silyl Ethers through Iron-Catalyzed Regioselective C(sp2)–H Functionalization of Allenes

    Ruiqi Ding,  Yidong Wang, Yi-Ming Wang*

    Synthesis, 2023, DOI: 10.1055/a-2004-0951. (Invited Feature Article)   

2. Designed Iron Catalysts for Allylic C-H Functionalization of Propylene and Simple Olefins

Ruihan Wang (+),  Dr. Yidong Wang (+),  Ruiqi Ding,  Parker B. Staub,  Christopher Z. Zhao, Peng Liu*, Yi-Ming Wang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202216309 [(+): Equally contributing authors]

1. Enantioselective and Diastereodivergent Allylation of Propargylic C–H Bonds.

Jin Zhu, Yidong Wang, Argon D. Charlack, Yi-Ming Wang*   

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 15480–15487.

Prior to Yangzhou University

1. Iron-Catalyzed Contrasteric Functionalization of Allenic C(sp2)–H Bonds: Synthesis of α-Aminoalkyl 1,1-Disubstituted Allenes.  

Yidong Wang, Sarah G. Scrivener, Xiao-Dong Zuo, Ruihan Wang, Philip N. Palermo, Ethan Murphy, Austin C. Durham, Yi-Ming Wang* 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 14998.

2. Contrasteric Coupling of Allenes and Tetrahydroisoquinolines by Iron-Catalysed Allenic C(sp2)−H Functionalisation. 

Yue Xia, Nicholas W. Wade, Philip N. Palermo, Yidong Wang*, Yi-Ming Wang* 

Chem. Comm. 2021, 57, 13329.

3. Iron-Catalyzed α-C–H functionalization of π-Bonds: Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling and Mechanistic Insights.

Yidong Wang, Jin Zhu, Rui Guo, Haley Lindberg, Yi-Ming Wang*  

Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 12316. (Featured as a HOT Article)

4. α-C–H Functionalization of π-Bonds Using Iron Complexes: Catalytic Hydroxyalkylation of Alkynes and Alkenes.

Yidong Wang, Jin Zhu, Austin C. Durham, Haley Lindberg, Yi-Ming Wang* 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 19594. (JACS top 20 most read article in December 2019, Highlighted by Synfacts 2020, 16, 0302; Synform 2020, 04, A54)

5. Ming-Phos/Gold(I)-Catalyzed Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of Indolyl-Substituted Cyclopenta[c]furans. 

Yidong Wang, Zhan-Ming Zhang, Feng Liu, Yinyan He, Junliang Zhang*

Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 6403. (Highlighted by Synfacts 2018, 14, 1280)

6. Gold-Catalyzed Asymmetric Intramolecular Cyclization of N-Allenamides for the Synthesis of Chiral Tetrahydrocarbolines. 

Yidong Wang (+), Pei-Chao Zhang (+), Xiaoyu Di, Qiang Dai, Zhan-Ming Zhang, Junliang Zhang*  

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 15905. [(+): Equally contributing authors]

7. Highly Regio-, Diastereo-, and Enantioselective Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Annulations with N-Allenamides at the Proximal C=C Bond.

Yidong Wang, Peichao Zhang, Deyun Qian, Junliang Zhang*  

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14849. (Back Cover) (Highlighted by Synfacts 2015, 11, 1302)

8. Enantioselective Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular [2+2] versus [4+2]-Cycloadditions of 3-Styrylindoles with N-Allenamides: Observation of Interesting Substituent Effect. 

Yidong Wang, Peichao Zhang, Yuan Liu, Fei Xia*, Junliang Zhang* 

Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 5564. (Highlighted by Synfacts 2016, 12, 0055)

9. Austin C. Durham, Yidong Wang, Yi-Ming Wang* Redox-Neutral Propargylic C–H Functionalization by Using Iron Catalysis. Synlett. 2020, 31, 1747.

10. Xiaoyu Di, Yidong Wang, Lizuo Wu, Zhan-Ming Zhang, Qiang Dai, Wenbo Li, Junliang Zhang* “Enantioselective Gold(I)-Catalyzed Heterocyclization–Intermolecular Exo [4 + 3]-Cycloaddition Reactions for the Synthesis of Chiral Oxa-Bridged Benzocycloheptanes” Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 3018.

11. Pei-Chao Zhang, Yidong Wang, Zhan-Ming Zhang, Junliang Zhang* “Gold(I)/Xiang-Phos-Catalyzed Asymmetric Intramolecular Cyclopropanation of Indenes and Trisubstituted Alkenes” Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 7049.

      12. Pei-Chao Zhang, Yidong Wang, Deyun Qian, Wenbo Li, Junliang Zhang* “Synthesis of Substituted Naphtho-Ferrocenes  via a Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular 6-endo-Dig Cyclization” Chin. J. Chem. 2017, 35, 849.