2024 年

55）Lu Shen, Xingliang Wu, Lili Shi, Xiangchao Xu, Jing Zhang and Feng Li*

The Selective N-Alkylation of Aminobenzenesulfonamides with Alcohols for the Synthesis of Amino-(N-alkyl)benzenesulfonamides Catalyzed by a Metal-Ligand Bifunctional Ruthenium Catalyst

J. Org. Chem. 2024, accepted. 

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.4c00166

54） Jin Zhang, Xiangchao Xu, Guoqiang Zhao, Heng You, Rongzhou Wang, and Feng Li*

Hydrogenation of Quinones to Hydroquinones under Atmospheric Pressure Catalyzed by a Metal−Ligand Bifunctional Iridium Catalyst

Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 1857-1862 

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00064

53) Xiangchao Xu, Jin Zhang, Beixuan Dong, and Feng Li*

Upgrading Ethanol to n-Butanol in the Presence of Carbonate Catalyzed by a Cp*Ir Complex Bearing a Functional 2,2'-Carbonylbibenzimidazole Ligand

Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 3843-3849

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04142

52) Deyun Liu, Xiangchao Xu, Peng Zhang, Qixun Shi, Feng Li* 

J. Catal. 2024, 430, 115301

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021951724000149

2023年

51) Xiangchao Xu, Yawen Tang, Jin Zhang, Beixuan Dong, Feng Li*

Regioselective N-alkylation of 2-amino-azoles with alcohols for the synthesis of 2-N-(alkylamino)azoles catalyzed by a ruthenium complex bearing a functional ligand 

J. Catal. 2023, 426, 21-29 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021951723002683

50）Xiaozhong Chen, Deyun Liu, Chenchen Yang, Lili Shi and Feng Li*

Hexaazatrinaphthalene-Based Covalent Triazine Framework-Supported Rhodium(III) Complex: A Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Reductive Amination of Ketones to Primary Amines

Inorg. Chem. 2023, 62, 9360-9368

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00301

49) Xiaozhong Chen, Xingyou Han, Jing Xu, Junjie Yu, Chen Chen, Jiazhi Yang, and Feng Li*

Poly(2,2′-Bibenzimidazole)-Supported Ruthenium Complex: A Recyclable Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Redox Isomerization of Allylic Alcohols to Ketones

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2023, 5, 700-710

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsapm.2c01668

48) Ao Song, Yunbo Liu, Xuan Jin, Dianrun Su, Zhaopeng Li, Shengsheng Yu, Lingbao Xing, Xiangchao Xu, Rongzhou Wang*, and Feng Li*

Metal‐ligand cooperative iridium complex catalyzed C-alkylation of oxindole and 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid using alcohols

Green Synth. Catal. 2023, 4, 246-252

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666554922000746

2022年

47）Shiyuan Luo, Xiangchao Xu, Peng Zhang, Qixun Shi, Xiaoguang Yang, and Feng Li* 

Autotandem Catalyst: From Acylhydrazones to N′ ,N′‑Methylaliphatic Acylhydrazides via Transfer Hydrogenation/N‑Methylation with Methanol Catalyzed by a Cp* Iridium Complex Bearing a Functional Ligand 

Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 9081–9085

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03719

46）Lu Shen, Xingyou Han, Beixuan Dong, Yong Yang, Jiazhi Yang, and Feng Li*

Phosphine-Based Hyper-Cross-Linked Polymer-Supported Neutral Gold(I) Complex as a Recyclable Catalyst for the Regioselective Hydration of Alkynes to Ketones 

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4, 7408−7416

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsapm.2c01167

45) Chenchen Yang, Shushu Hao, Lu Shen, Jiazhi Yang, and Feng Li*

Iridium complex immobilized on high-nitrogen containing covalent triazine framework deriveted from 2,5-pyrazinedicarbonitrile as a recyclable catalyst for the selective N-alkylation of aminobenzenesulfonamides with alcohols

Mater. Chem. Front. 2022, 6, 3006-3015

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/qm/d2qm00357k/unauth

44) Xiangchao Xu, Shun Li, Shiyuan Luo, Jiazhi Yang, and Feng Li*

Direct couplings of secondary alcohols with primary alkenyl alcohols to α-alkylated  ketones via a tandem transfer hydrogenation/hydrogen autotransfer process catalyzed by  a metal-ligand bifunctional iridium catalyst

J. Catal. 2022, 413, 365-373.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021951722002767?via%3Dihub

43) Peng Liu, Xiaozhong Chen, Xiangchao Xu, Linlin Yang, Guixiang Zeng,* Chuang Ye, Qixun Shi, Jiazhi Yang and Feng Li*

From hydrogen autotransfer process to deuterium autotransfer process: The N-trideuteromethylation of amines with deuterated methanol to trideuteromethylated amines catalyzed by a Cp*Ir complex bearing a flexible bridging and functional ligand

J. Catal. 2022, 410, 333–338

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021951722001531

42）Xiaozhong Chen,‡ Yao Ai,‡ Deyun Liu, Peng Liu, Xiangchao Xu, Jiazhi Yang* and Feng Li*

Recyclable covalent triazine framework-supported iridium(III) terpyridine complex for the acceptorless dehydrogenative couplings of o-aminobenzyl alcohols with ketones to quinolines

Mater. Chem. Front. 2022, 6, 1228-1235

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/qm/d2qm00077f/unauth

2021年

41) Xiangchao Xu, Chenchen Yang, Shun Li, Chong Meng, Junjie Yu, Jiazhi Yang,* Feng Li*

From selective transfer hydrogenation to selective hydrogen auto-transfer process: An efficient method for the synthesis of alkenyl ketones via iridium-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones with alkenyl alcohols,

J. Catal. 2021, 402, 335-343 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021951721003407

40) Xiaozhong Chen, Yao Ai, Peng Liu, Chenchen Yang, Jiazhi Yang,* Feng Li*

Cp*Ir complex bearing a flexible bridging and functional 2,2'-methylenebibenzimidazole ligand as an auto-tandem catalyst for the synthesis of N-methyl tertiary amines from imines via transfer hydrogenation/N-methylation with methanol

J. Catal.2021, 402, 325-334 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021951721003390

39) Shushu Hao,† Jiazhi Yang,† Peng Liu, Jing Xu, Chenchen Yang, and Feng Li*

Linear-Organic-Polymer-Supported Iridium Complex as a Recyclable Auto-Tandem Catalyst for the Synthesis of Quinazolinones via Selective Hydration/Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling from o‑Aminobenzonitriles

Org. Lett., 2021, 23, 2553-2558.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00475

38) Peng Liu; Jiazhi Yang; Yao Ai; Shushu Hao; Xiaozhong Chen; Feng Li*

Recyclable covalent triazine framework-supported iridium catalyst for the N-methylation of amines with methanol in the presence of carbonate
J. Catal., 2021, 396, 281-290.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021951721000968

37) Peng Liu, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Xiangchao Xu, Jiazhi Yang* and Feng Li*

N-Methylation of amines with methanol in the presence of carbonate salt catalyzed by a metal-bigand bifunctional ruhenium catalyst [p-cymene)Ru(2,2'-bpyO)(H2O)]

J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 2621-2631.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.0c02685

36) Xiangchao Xu, Yao Ai, Rongzhou Wang, Liping Liu, Jiazhi Yang,* Feng Li*

Ruthenium-catalyzed acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of   o -aminobenzyl alcohols with ketones to quinolines in the presence of carbonate salt

J. Catal. 2021, 395, 340-349.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002195172030508X

2020年

• 35. Chong Meng, 
• Peng Liu
• Nguyen Thanh Tung, 
• Xingyou Han and 
Feng Li*

N-Methylation of Amines with Methanol in Aqueous Solution Catalyzed by a Water-Soluble Metal-Ligand Bifunctional Dinuclear Iridium Catalyst

J. Org. Chem. 2020, doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.9b03411

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.joc.9b03411




34. Rongzhou Wang, Xingyou Han, Jing Xu, Peng Liu and Feng Li*

Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones and Imines with Methanol under Base-Free Conditions Catalyzed by an Anionic Metal-Ligand Bifunctional Iridium Catalyst

J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 2242-2249.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.9b02957



2019年

33. Chong Meng, Jing Xu, Yawen Tang, Rao Ai, Feng Li*

The a-alkylation of ketones with alcohols in pure water catalyzed by a water-soluble Cp*Ir complex bearing a functional ligand

New J. Chem, 2019, 43, 14057-14065 

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/nj/c9nj03345a#!divAbstract




32. Yao Ai, Pengcheng Liu, Ran Liang, Yan Liu and Feng Li *

The N-alkylation of sulfonamides with alcohols in water catalyzed by a water-soluble metal–ligand bifunctional iridium complex
[Cp*Ir(biimH2)(H2O)][OTf]2

New J. Chem., 2019, 43, 10755-10762 

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/nj/c9nj02542a#!divRelatedContent&articles











2018年


31. Weikang Zhang, Chong Meng, Yan Liu, Yawen Tang, Feng Li*

Auto-Tandem Catalysis with Ruthenium: From o-Aminobenzamides and Allylic Alcohols to Quinazolinones via Redox Isomerization/Acceptorless Dehydrogenation

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 3751-3759

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adsc.201800660










30.   Rongzhou Wang, Yawen Tang, Meng Xu, Chong Meng, and Feng Li*

Transfer Hydrogenation of Aldehydes and Ketones with Isopropanol under Neutral Conditions Catalyzed by a Metal-Ligand Bifunctional Catalyst [Cp*Ir(2,2'-bpyO)(H₂O)]

J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 2274-2281

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.7b03174










2017年

29. Ran Liang, Shun Li, Rongzhou Wang, Lei Lu, Feng Li*


N-Methylation of Amines with Methanol Catalyzed by a Cp*Ir Complex Bearing a Functional 2,2′-Bibenzimidazole Ligand

Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 5790-5793

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02723







28. Pengcheng Liu, Ran Liang, Lei Lu, Zhentao Yuan, Feng Li*


Use of a Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complex Containing a N^C^N-Coordinating Terdentate Ligand as Catalyst for the α-Alkylation of Ketones and N-Alkylation of Amines with Alcohols

J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 1943-1950

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.6b02758




27. Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Cyclization of o-Aminobenzylamines and Aldehydes to Quinazolines in Water Catalyzed by a Water-Soluble Metal-Ligand Bifunctional Catalyst

Hongjun Fan, Weikang Zhang, Wei Zhao, Feng Li*

ChemistrySelect 2017, 2, 5735-5739

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/slct.20170087







26. Wei Zhao,Wangjing Ma, Tiancun Xiao,* and Feng Li*

Iridium-Catalyzed Cyclization of o-Aminobenzamides with Unsaturated Aldehydes to Give 2- Alkylquinazolinones througha Hydrogen Autotransfer Process

ChemistrySelect 2017, 2, 3608-3612

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/slct.201700780




2016年

25. Rongzhou Wang, Hongjun Fan, Wei Zhao, and Feng Li*

Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Cyclization of o-Aminobenzyl Alcohols with Ketones to Quinolines in Water Catalyzed by Water-Soluble Metal-Ligand Bifunctional Catalys [Cp*(6,6-(OH)₂bpy)(H₂O)][OTf]₂

Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3558-3561

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01518







24. Feng Li,* Lei Lu, and Pengcheng Liu

Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of o‑Aminobenzamides with the Activation of Methanol as a C1 Source for the Construction of Quinazolinones

Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 2580-2583

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00925




23. Wei Zhao, Pengcheng Liu, Feng Li*

Synthesis of quinazolinones from o-aminobenzonitriles by one-pot sequential selective hydration/condensation/acceptorless dehydrogenation catalyzed by an iridium complex

ChemCatChem 2016, 8, 1523-1530

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cctc.201501385







2015年

22. Rongzhou Wang, Juan Ma, and Feng Li*


Synthesis of α-Alkylated Ketones via Tandem Acceptorless Dehydrogenation/a-Alkylation from Secondary and Primary Alcohols Catalyzed by Metal–Ligand Bifunctional Iridium Complex [Cp*Ir(2,2′-bpyO)(H₂O)]

J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 10769-10776

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.5b01975




21. Feng Li,* Lei Lu and Juan Ma

Acceptorless dehydrogenative condensation of o-aminobenzamides with aldehydes to quinazolinones in water catalyzed by a water-soluble iridium complex [Cp*Ir(H₂O)₃][OTf]₂

Org. Chem. Front. 2015, 2, 1589-1597

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/QO/C5QO00255A#!divAbstract







20. Lei Lu, Juan Ma, Panpan Qu, and Feng Li*

Effective Recognition of Different Types of Amino Groups: From Aminobenzenesulfonamides to Amino-(N-alkyl)benzenesulfonamides via Iridium-Catalyzed N-Alkylation with Alcohols

Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 2350-2353

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00824







19. Feng Li,* Xiaoyuan Zou and Nana Wang

Direct Coupling of Arylacetonitriles and Primary Alcohols to α-Alkylated Arylacetamides with Complete Atom Economy Catalyzed by a Rhodium Complex-Triphenylphosphine-Potassium Hydroxide System

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357, 1405-141


https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adsc.201401013










18. Feng Li,* Nana Wang,Lei Lu and Guangjun Zhu

Regioselective Hydration of Terminal Alkynes Catalyzed by a Neutral Gold(I) Complex [(IPr)AuCl], and One-Pot Synthesis of Optically Active Secondary Alcohols from Terminal Alkynes by the Combination of [(IPr)AuCl] and Cp*RhCl[(R,R)-TsDPEN]

J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 3538-3546

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.5b00164







17. Feng Li,* Juan Ma, Lei Lu, Xiaofeng Bao and Wanying Tang

Combination of gold and iridium catalysts for the synthesis of N-alkylated amides from nitriles and alcohols

Catal. Sci. Technol. 2015, 5, 1953-1960

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/CY/C4CY01506A#!divAbstract







16. Hailang Chen, Xiaofeng Bao,* Feng Li, Baojing Zhou, Renlong Ye and Jing Zhu*

Synthesis of a new highly sensitive near-infrared fluorescent iridium(III) probe and its application for the highly selective detection of glutathione

RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 85095-85104

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/RA/C5RA14847B#!divAbstract










2014年

15. Feng Li,* Juan Ma and Nana Wang

The α-Alkylation of Ketones with Primary Alcohols Catalyzed by a Cp*Ir Complex Bearing a Functional Bipyridonate Ligand

J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 10447-10455

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jo502051d







14. Feng Li,* Chunlou Sun and Nana Wang

Catalytic Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Arylhydrazines and Alcohols for the Synthesis of Arylhydrazones

J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 8031-8039

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jo501161u







13. Nana Wang, Xiaoyuan Zou, Juan Ma and Feng Li*

The Direct Synthesis of N-alkylated Amides via Tandem Hydration/N-alkylation Reaction from Nitriles, Aldoximes and Alcohols

Chem.Commun. 2014, 50, 8303-8305

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/CC/C4CC02742F#!divAbstract







12. Juan Ma, Nana Wang, and Feng Li*

One-Pot Sequential Catalytic Hydration of Alkynes and a-Alkylation with Alcohols for the Synthesis of α-Alkylated Ketones

Asian J. Org. Chem. 2014, 3, 940-947

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajoc.201402055







11. Chunlou Sun, Panpan Qu,and Feng Li*

Rearrangement of Aldoximes to Amides in Water under Air Atmosphere Catalyzed by Water-soluble Iridium Complex [Cp*Ir(H₂O)₃][OTf]₂

Catal. Sci. Technol. 2014, 4, 988-996

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/CY/C3CY00934C#!divAbstract










10. Panpan Qu, Chunlou Sun, Juan Ma, and Feng Li*

The N-alkylation of Sulfonamides with Alcohols in Water Catalyzed by Water-soluble Iridium Complex

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 447-459

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adsc.201300711







9. Jian-Guang Cai, Zhen-Tao Yu,* Yong-Jun Yuan, Feng Li, and Zhi-Gang Zou

Dinuclear Iridium(III) Complexes Containing Bibenzimidazole and Their Application to Water Photoreduction

ACS Catal. 2014, 4, 1953-1963

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cs500296s







2013年

8. Chunlou Sun, Xiaoyuan Zou, and Feng Li*

Direct Use of Methanol as the Alternative of Formaldehyde for the Synthesis of 3,3'-Bisindolylmethanes (3,3'-BIMs)

Chem.-Eur. J. 2013, 19, 14030-14033

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.201301555







7. Feng Li,* Panpan Qu, Juan Ma, Xiaoyuan Zou, and Chunlou Sun

Tandem Synthesis of N-alkylated Amides from Aldoximes and Alcohols using Ru/Ir Dual Catalyst System

ChemCatChem 2013, 5, 2178-2182

https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cctc.201300140






6. Feng Li,* Chunlou Sun, Haixia Shan, Xiaoyuan Zou and Jianjiang Xie

From Regioselective Condensation to Regioselective N-alkylation: A Novel and Environmentally Benign Strategy for the Synthesis of N,N'-Alkylarylureas and N,N'-Dialkylureas

ChemCatChem 2013, 5, 1543-1552

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/18673899/2013/5/6










5. Feng Li,* Lin Chen, Qikai Kang, Jianguang Cai and Guangjun Zhu

Regioselective N-Alkylation with Alcohols for the Preparation of 2-(N-Alkylamino)quinazolines and 2-(N-Alkylamino)pyrimidines

New J. Chem. 2013, 37, 624-631

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/nj/c2nj41021d







2012年

4. Feng Li,* Jianjiang Xie, Haixia Shan, Chunlou Sun and Lin Chen

General and Efficient Method for Direct N-Monomethylation of Aromatic Primary Amines with Methanol

RSC Adv. 2012, 2, 8645-8652

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/RA/c2ra21487c#!divAbstract







3. Feng Li,* Qikai Kang, Haixia Shan, Lin Chen and Jianjiang Xie

Regioselective N-Alkylation of 2-Aminoimidazoles with Alcohols to 2-(N-Alkylamino)imidazoles Catalyzed by the [Cp*IrCl₂]₂/K₂CO₃ System

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 5085-5092

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ejoc.201200698







2. Feng Li,* Haixia Shan, Lin Chen, Qikai Kang and Po Zou

Direct N-Alkylation of Amino-Azoles with Alcohols Catalyzed by an Iridium Complex/Base System

Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 603-605

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/CC/C1CC14861C#!divAbstract










2011年

1. Feng Li,* Haixia Shan, Qikai Kang and Lin Chen

Regioselective N-Alkylation of 2-Aminobenzothiazoles with Benzylic Alcohols

Chem.Commun. 2011, 47, 5058-5060

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2011/CC/c1cc10604j#!divAbstract