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Before FDU
1. G. Zhang, M. D. Wodrich, N. Cramer*, “Catalytic enantioselective reductive Eschenmoser-Claisen rearrangements”, Science, 2024, 383, 395.

2. G. Zhang, N. Cramer*, “Reductive Asymmetric Aza-Mislow-Evans Rearrangement by 1,3,2-Diazaphospholene Catalysis”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202301076.

3. B. M. Trost*, G. Zhang,+ H. Gholami,+ D. Zell, “Total synthesis of Kadcoccinic Acid A trimethyl ester”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 12286. (+Co-first author)

4. B. Trost*, G. Zhang, M. Xu, X. Qi, “ProPhenol Derived Ligands to Simultaneously Coordinate a Main-Group Metal and a Transition Metal: Application to a Zn−Cu Catalyzed Reaction”, Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202104268.

5. B. Trost*, G. Zhang, “Ruthenium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Coupling of Vinylic 1,2-Bisboronates with Alkynes: Stereoselective Access to Boryl-Substituted Homoallylic Alcohols”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 7312.

6. X. Hu,+ G. Zhang,+ L. Nie, T. Kong and Aiwen Lei*, “Electrochemical oxidation induced intermolecular aromatic C-H imidation”, Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 5467. (+Co-first author)

7. G. Zhang, Y. Lin , X. Luo , X. Hu, C. Chen, A. Lei*, “Oxidative [4+2] Annulation of Styrenes with Alkynes under External-Oxidant-Free Conditions”, Nat.Commun. 2018, 9, 1225.

8. X. Hu,+ G. Zhang,+ F. Bu, A. Lei*, “Photo-Oxidation Induced Selective Oxidative [4+2] Imine/Alkene Annulation with H2 Liberation”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 1286. (+Co-first author)

9. X. Hu,+ G. Zhang,+ F. Bu, X. Luo, K. Yi, H. Zhang, A. Lei*, “Photoinduced oxidative activation of electron-rich arenes: alkenylation with H2 evolution under external oxidant-free conditions”, Chem. Sci., 2017, 9, 1521. (+Co-first author)

10. X. Hu,+ G. Zhang,+ F. Bu, A. Lei*, “Visible-Light-Mediated Anti-Markovnikov Hydration of Olefins” ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 1432. (+Co-first author)

11. G. Zhang, X. Hu, C-W Chiang, H. Yi, P. Pei, A. K. Singh, A. Lei*, “Anti-Markovnikov Oxidation of beta-Alkyl Styrenes with H2O as the Terminal Oxidant”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 12037.

11. G. Zhang, C. Liu, H. Yi, Q.Y. Meng, C. Bian, H. Chen, J.-X. Jian, L.-Z. Wu*, A. Lei*, “External Oxidant-Free Oxidative Cross-Coupling: A Photoredox Cobalt-Catalyzed Aromatic C-H Thiolation for Constructing C-S Bonds”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 9273.

12. G. Zhang, L. Zhang, H. Yi, Y. Luo, X. Qi, C.-H. Tung, L.-Z. Wu, A. Lei*, “Visible-light Induced Oxidant-free Oxidative Cross-coupling for Constructing Allylic Sulfones from Olefins and Sulfinic Acids”, Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 10407.

13. G. Zhang, C. Bian, A. Lei*, “Advances in Visible Light-mediated Oxidative Coupling Reactions”, Chin. J. Catal. 2015, 36, 1428.
14. G. Zhang,+ H. Yi, + H. Chen, C. Bian, C. Liu, A. Lei*, “Trisulfur Radical Anion as the Key Intermediate for the Synthesis of Thiophene via the Interaction between Elemental Sulfur and NaOtBu”, Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 6156. (+Co-first author)
As co-author:
16. B. Trost*, J. J. Cregg, C. Hohn, W. Bai, G. Zhang, J. S. Tracy, “Ruthenium catalyzed multicomponent synthesis of the 1,3-dienyl-6-oxy polyketide motif”, Nat. Chem. 2020, 12, 629.
17. X. Hu, L. Nie, G. Zhang, A. Lei*, “Electrochemical Oxidative [4+2] Annulation for the π-Extension of Unfunctionalized Heterobiaryl Compounds”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 15238.
18. X. Hu, G. Zhang, F. Bu, L. Nie, and A. Lei*, “Electrochemical-Oxidation-Induced Site-Selective IntramolecularC(sp3)−H Amination”, ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 9370.
19. L. Zhang, G. Zhang, P. Wang, Y. Li, A. Lei*, “Electrochemical Oxidation with Lewis-Acid Catalysis Leads to Trifluoromethylative Difunctionalization of Alkenes Using CF3SO2Na”, Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 23, 7396.
20. L. Zhang, G. Zhang, Y. Li, S. Wang, A. Lei*, “The synergistic effect of self-assembly and visible-light induced the oxidative C–H acylation of N-heterocyclic aromatic compounds with aldehydes”, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 5744.
21. L. Zeng, H. Li, S. Tang, X. Gao, Y. Deng, G. Zhang, C. Pao, J. Chen, J. Lee, A. Lei*, “Cobalt-Catalyzed Electrochemical Oxidative C-H/N-H Carbonylation with Hydrogen Evolution”, ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 5448.
22. H. Yi, G. Zhang, H. Wang, Z. Huang, J. Wang, A. K. Singh, A. Lei*, “Recent Advances in Radical C-H Activation / Radical Cross-Coupling”, Chem. Rev. 2017, 117, 9016.
23. Atul K. Singh, H. Yi, G. Zhang, C. Bian, P. Pei, A. Lei*, “Photoinduced Oxidative Cross-Coupling for O–S Bond Formation: A Facile Synthesis of Alkyl Benzenesulfonates”, Synlett 2017, 28, 1558.
24. H. Yi, Z. Liao, G.H. Zhang, GT. Zhang, C. Fan, X. Zhang, E. E. Bunel, C.-W. Pao, J.-F. Lee, A. Lei*, “Evidence of Cu-I/Cu-II Redox Process by X-ray Absorption and EPR Spectroscopy: Direct Synthesis of Dihydrofurans from beta-Ketocarbonyl Derivatives and Olefins”, Chem.-Eur. J. 2015, 21, 18925.
25. GH. Zhang, H. Yi, GT. Zhang, Y. Deng, R. Bai, H. Zhang, J. T. Miller, A. J. Kropf, E. E., Bunel, A. Lei*, “Direct Observation of Reduction of Cu(II) to Cu(I) by Terminal Alkynes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 924.
26. X. Zhang, H. Yi, Z. Liao, G. Zhang, C. Fan, C. Qin, J. Liu, A. Lei*, “Copper-Catalysed Direct Radical Alkenylation of Alkyl Bromides”, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 6790.
27. J. Liu, H. Yi, X. Zhang, C. Liu, R. Liu, G. Zhang, A. Lei*, “Copper-catalysed oxidative Csp(3)-H methylenation to terminal olefins using DMF”, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 7636.
28. J. Liu, C. Fan, H. Yin, C. Qin, G. Zhang, X. Zhang, H. Yi, A. Lei*, “Synthesis of 6-acyl phenanthridines by oxidative radical decarboxylation-cyclization of alpha-oxocarboxylates and isocyanides”, Chem, Commun. 2014, 50, 2145.
29. J. Tan, G. Zhang, Y. Ou, Y. Yuan, Z. Weng*, “Nucleophilic Trifluoromethylthiolation of Allylic Bromides: A Facile Preparation of Allylic Trifluoromethyl Thioethers”, Chin. J. Chem. 2013, 31, 921.