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73. Ding Y.; Guo H. Fan J.; Li Z.; Cheng, G.* Synthesis of Multifunctionalized Thiazolidine-4-thiones via [2+2+1] Annulation of Isothiocyanates and CF3-Imidoyl Sulfoxonium Ylides. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2023, 365, 4672– 4676
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71. Wen S.; Zhang, Y.; Tian, Q.; Chen, Y.; Cheng, G.* Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Synthesis of CF3-isoquinolinones via C−H Activation/Annulation of Benzoic Acids and CF3-Imidoyl Sulfoxonium Ylides. Org. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 4388-4393
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68. Wen S.;Chen, Y.; Tian, Q.;Zhang, Y.;Cheng, G.*Transition Metal-, Additive-, and Solvent-free [3+3] Annulation of CF3-Imidoyl Sulfoxonium Ylides with Cyclopropenones to Give Multifunctionalized CF3-Pyridones. J. Org.Chem.2022, 87, 1124-1132 .
67. Chen, Y.; Wen S.; Tian, Q.; Zhang, Y.; Cheng, G.* Transition Metal-Free C–H Thiolation via Sulfonium Salts using β-Sulfinylesters as the Sulfur Source.Org. Lett. 2021, 23,7905–7909.
66.Wen S.; Tian, Q.; Chen, Y.;Zhang, Y.;Cheng, G.*Annulation of CF3-Imidoyl Sulfoxonium Ylides with 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds: Access to 1,2,3-Trisubstituted-5-trifluoromethylpyrroles. Org. Lett. 2021, 23,7407–7411.
65. Zhao, Z.; Tian, Q.; Chen, Y.; Wen S.; Zhang, Y.; Cheng, G.*Based-PromotedStereoselectiveHydrogenation ofYnamides withSulfonylHydrazide toGiveZ-Enamides. J. Org.Chem.2021,86, 10407-10413.
64. Tian, Q.; Xiao, S.; Cheng, G.* Base-Promoted Synthesis of 3-Alkenyl-2-pyridonesfromN-Propargyl-β-enaminones and Aryl Aldehydes. Chin. J. Chem. 2021, 39, 2781-2788.
63.Yang, M.; Wang, J.; Lv, W.; Ba, D.; Cheng, G.*; Wang, L.*Synthesis of 2-alkenyl-4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-ones through HFIP-mediated decarboxylative [4+2]-annulation of isatoic anhydrides with cyclopropenones under silver catalysis.Adv. Synth. Catal.2021,363, 4085-4090.
62. Wang, J.; Ba, D.; Yang, M.;Cheng, G.*; Wang, L.*Regioselective Synthesis of 2,4-Diaryl-6-trifluoromethylated Pyridines through Copper-Catalyzed Cyclization of CF3‑Ynones and Vinyl Azides. J. Org.Chem.2021,86, 6423-6432.
61. Chen, Y.; Lv, W.; Ba, D.; Wen S.; Cheng, G.* Palladium-Catalyzed Chemoselective Synthesis of 2-Aminocinnamyl Esters via Sequential Amination and Olefination of Aryl Iodides.J. Org. Chem.2020, 85, 13280-13289.
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59. Zeng L.; Xu J.; Zhang D.; Yan Zh.; Cheng G.; Rao W.; Gao L.* Catalytic Enantioselective [2+2] Cycloaddition of α-Halo Acroleins: Construction of Cyclobutanes Containing Two Tetrasubstituted Stereocenters. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 21890-21894.
58. Lv, W.; Chen, Y.; Wen S.; Ba, D.;Cheng, G.*Modular and Stereoselective Synthesis of C-Aryl Glycosides via Catellani Reaction.J. Am. Chem. Soc.2020, 142, 14864–14870.
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57. Ba, D.; Wen S.; Chen, Y.; Lv, W.; Cheng, G.*Rhodium(II)-catalyzed multicomponent assembly of α,α,α-trisubstituted esters via formal insertion of O–C(sp3)–C(sp2) into C–C bonds. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 4219.
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56. Liu J. Ba, D; Chen, Y.; Wen S.; Cheng, G.*Tandem reaction to 3-(2-quinolyl) chromones from ynones and quinoline N-oxides under transition metal- and additive-free conditions.Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 4078-4081.
55. Wen S.; Chen, Y.; Ba, D; Lv, W.; Cheng, G.*Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Construction of Isocoumarins via Dual C−H/C−C Activation of Sulfoxonium Ylides.J. Org. Chem.2020, 85, 1216-1223.
54. Ge, B; Peng, Y.; Liu, J.; Wen S.; Peng, C.; Cheng, G.*Acid-Promoted Cleavage of the C−C Double Bond of N-(2-Hydroxylphenyl)enaminones for the Synthesis of Benzoxazoles. Tetrahedron. 2020, 76, 130818-130825.
53. Liu, J.; Ba, D; Lv, W.; Chen, Y.; Zhao, Z.; Cheng, G.*Based-promoted Michael addition/Smiles rearrangement/N-arylation cascade：One-step syntheses of 1,2,3-trisubstituted 4-quinolones from ynones and sulfonamides.
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52. Ba, D; Chen, Y.; Lv, W.; Chen, Y.; Wen S.; Cheng, G.*Copper-Catalyzed Three-Component Cascade Michael Addition/Heck-Type Alkylation/Annulation: Accessing Fully Substituted 1,3-Dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-ones. . Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 8603-8606 .
51. Lv, W.; Chen, Y.; Zhao, Z.; Wen, S.; Cheng, G.* Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective Heck Coupling of Alkynes with Aryl Iodides for the Synthesis of Trisubstituted Allenes. Org. Lett.2019, 21, 7795-7798.
50. Wen S.; Lv, W.; Ba, D.; Liu, J.;Cheng, G.*Ruthenium(II)-catalyzed chemoselective deacylative annulation of 1,3-diones with sulfoxonium ylides via C–C bond activation. Chem. Sci.2019,10.1039/C9SC03245B.
49. Yu, J.; Wen, S.; Ba, D.; Lv, W.; Chen, Y. Cheng, G.* Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Site-Selective C−H Acylmethylation of 2,2′-Bipyridine-6-carboxamides with Sulfoxonium Ylides. Org. Lett.2019, 21, 6366-6369.
48. Lv, W.; Wen, S.; Liu, J.; Cheng, G.*Palladium-Catalyzed Ortho- C−H Methylation of Benzoic Acids. J. Org. Chem.2019, 84, 9786-9791.
47. Lv, W.; Yu, J.; Ge, B.; Wen, S.; Cheng, G.* Palladium-Catalyzed Catellani-Type bis-Silylation and bis-Germanylation of Aryl Iodides and Norbornenes. J. Org. Chem.2018, 83，12683-12693.
46. Ge, B.; Lv W.; Yu J.; Xiao S.; Cheng G.* Base-promoted C–C bond cleavage for the synthesis of 2,3,4-trisubstituted pyrroles from N-propargyl β-enaminones. Org. Chem. Front.2018, 5, 3103-3107.
45. Cheng, G;* Lv, W.; Xue, L. Base-promoted ring-closing carbonyl–allene metathesis for the synthesis of 2,4-disubstituted pyrroles. Green Chem.2018, 20, 4414-4417 . selected as back cover.
44. Lv, W.; Wen, S.; Yu, J.; Cheng, G.*Palladium-Catalyzed Ortho-Silylation of Aryl Iodides with Concomitant Arylsilylation of Oxanorbornadiene: Accessing Functionalized (Z)-β-Substituted Vinylsilanes and Their Analogues. Org. Lett.2018, 20, 4984-4987.
43. Yu, J.; Lv, W.; Cheng, G.* Palladium-Catalyzed Site-Selective C−H Arylation of 2,2′-Bipyridine-6-carboxamides via a Rollover Cyclometalation Pathway. Org. Lett.2018, 20, 4762-4735.
42. Zhang,H.; Shen,J.; Cheng,G.; Wu,B.; Cui, X.* Base-Promoted Synthesis of 2,4,6-Triarylpyridines from Enaminones and Chalcones. Asian J. Org. Chem.2018, 7, 1089 – 1092.
41. Weng, Y.; Kuai, C.; Lv, W.; Cheng, G.* Synthesis of 2-Aminopyridines via a Base-Promoted Cascade Reaction of N-Propargyl Enaminones with Formamides. J. Org. Chem. 2018,83, 5002−5008.
40. Weng, Y.; Lv, W.; Yu, J.; Ge, B.; Cheng, G.* Preparation of 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Oxazoles through Iodine-Mediated Aerobic Oxidative Cyclization of Enaminones. Org. Lett.2018, 20,1853–1856.
39. Cheng, G.*; Lv W.; Kuai C.; Wen S; Xiao S. Base-Promoted Amide Synthesis from Aliphatic Amines and Ynones as Acylation Agents through C–C Bond Cleavage. Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 1726-1729.
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38. Zhang H.; Shen J.; Cheng G.; Feng Y.; Cui X. One-Pot Synthesis of Benzo[b][1,4]oxazins via Intramolecular Trapping Iminoenol, Org. Lett.2018, 20, 664-667.
37. Xue, L.; Cheng, G.*; Zhu, R.; Cui, X.*, Acid-Promoted Oxidative Methylenation of 1,3-DicarbonylCompounds with DMSO: Application to the Three-Component Synthesis of Hantzsch-TypePyridines. RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 44009-44012.
36. Cheng, G.*; Xue, L.; Weng, Y.; Cui, X.*, Transition-Metal-Free Cascade Approach toward 2‑Alkoxy/2-Sulfenylpyridines and Dihydrofuro[2,3‑b]pyridines by Trapping In Situ Generated 1,4-Oxazepine. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 9515-9524.
35. Cheng, G.;+ Wang P.;+ Yu, J.-Q.*, Meta-C‒H Arylation and Alkylation of Benzylsulfonamide Enabled by a Pd(II)/Isoquinoline Catalyst. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 8183-8186.
34. Ding, Q.; Ye, S.; Cheng, G.; Wang, P.; Farmer, M. E.; Yu, J.-Q.*, Ligand-Enabled meta-Selective C–H Arylation of Nosyl-Protected Phenethylamines, Benzylamines, and 2-Aryl Anilines J. Am. Chem. Soc.2017, 139, 417-425.
33. Zhu, R.; Cheng, G.*; Jia, C.; Xue, L.; Cui, X.*, Access to C4-Functionalized Quinolines via Copper-Catalyzed Tandem Annulation of Alkynyl Imines with Diazo Compounds. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 7539-7544.
32. Shen, J. H.; Yang, X. F.; Wang, F. Y.; Wang, Y.; Cheng, G.; Cui, X. L.*, Base-mediated regiospecific cascade synthesis of N-(2-pyridyl)pyrroles from N-propargylic beta-enaminones. Rsc Adv. 2016, 6,48905-48909.
31. Shen, J. H.; Xue, L. L.; Lin, X.; Cheng, G.; Cui, X.*, The base-promoted synthesis of multisubstituted benzo b 1,4 oxazepines. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 3292-3295.
30. Shen, J. H.; Wang, X. D.; Lin, X.; Yang, Z. H.; Cheng, G.; Cui, X.*, One-Pot Regiospecific Synthesis of Quinoxalines via a CH2-Extrusion Reaction. Org. Lett. 2016,18 , 1378-1381.
29. Cheng, G.; Li, T.-J.; Yu, J.-Q.*, Practical Pd(II)-Catalyzed C-H Alkylation with Epoxides: One-Step Syntheses of 3,4-Dihydroisocoumarins. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015,137, 10950-10953.
28. Wang, F.; Shen, J.; Cheng, G.; Cui, X.*, Practical access to 1,3,5-triarylbenzenes from chalcones and DMSO. RSC Adv. 2015,5, 73180-73183.
27. Shen, J.; Cai, D.; Kuai, C.; Liu, Y.; Wei, M. e.; Cheng, G.; Cui, X.*, Base-Promoted beta-C(sp(3))-H Functionalization of Enaminones: An Approach to Polysubstituted Pyridines. J. Org. Chem. 2015,80, 6584-6589.
26. Feng, Y.; Li, Y.; Cheng, G.; Wang, L.; Cui, X.*, Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of 2-Arylquinazolinones from 2-Arylindoles with Amines or Ammoniums. J. Org. Chem.2015,80, 7099-7107.
25. Cheng, G.*; Weng, Y.; Yang, X.; Cui, X.*, Base-Promoted N-Pyridylation of Heteroarenes Using N-Propargyl Enaminones as Equivalents of Pyridine Scaffolds. Org. Lett. 2015,17, 3790-3793.
24. Yang, X.; Cheng, G.*; Shen, J.; Kuai, C.; Cui, X.*, Cleavage of the C-C triple bond of ketoalkynes: synthesis of 4(3H)-quinazolinones. Org. Chem.Front.2015,2, 366-368.
23. Wang, X.; Cheng, G.; Shen, J.; Yang, X.; Wei, M.-e.; Feng, Y.; Cui, X.*, A metal-free synthesis of diaryl-1,2-diketones by C-C triple bond cleavage of alkynones. Org. Chem.Front.2014,1, 1001-1004.
22. Cheng, G.; Zhang, H.; Cui, X., Copper(I)-catalyzed homo-coupling of terminal alkynes at room temperature under solvent and base free conditions using O2 as an oxidant. RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 1849-1852.
21. Cheng, G.; Zeng, X.; Cui, X., Benzoquinone-Promoted Aerobic Oxidative Hydroxylation of Arylboronic Acids in Water. Synthesis. 2014, 295-300.
20. Li, P.; Cheng, G.*; Zhang, H.; Xu, X.; Gao, J.; Cui, X.*, Copper-Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Arylurea Derivatives via Tandem Reaction of Diaryliodonium Salts with N-Arylcyanamide.J. Org. Chem.2014, 79, 8156-8162..
19. Feng, Y.; Zhang, H.; Cheng, G.*; Cui, X.,Synthesis of Indole Derivatives via Domino Reactions.Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 34, 1499-1508.
18. Wang, X.; Cheng, G.; Cui, X., Tandem synthesis of 3-allyl-chromones from alkynones and allylic alcohols under metal-free conditions. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 652-654.
17. Gao, Y.; Song, Q.; Cheng, G.; Cui, X.,KI-catalyzed arylation of benzothiazoles from the coupling of aryl aldehydes with benzothiazoles in neat water. Org. Biom. Chem. 2014, 12, 1044-1047.
16. Cheng, G.; Zeng, X.; Shen, J.; Wang, X.; Cui, X., A metal-free multicomponent cascade reaction for the regiospecific synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 13265-13268.
15. Shen, J.; Cheng, G.; Cui, X., "One pot" regiospecific synthesis of polysubstituted pyrroles from benzylamines and ynones under metal free conditions. Chem. Commun.2013, 49, 10641-10643.
14. Shao, C.; Zhang, Q.; Cheng, G.; Cheng, C.; Wang, X.; Hu, Y., Copper(I) Acetate-Catalyzed Cycloaddition between Azomethine Imines and Propiolates under Additive-Free Conditions. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 6443-6448.
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