1)     Reduction-interrupted Tandem Reaction for General Synthesis of Functional Amino Acids by a Heterogeneous Cobalt Catalyst. Haotian Hua, Chenggang Ci, Pierre. H. Dixneuf, Min Zhang*. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 6572−6582.

 

2) Direct Access to Functional 2-Azabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes via Hydrodearomative [2π + 2σ] Cycloaddition of Aza-arenes. Jian Yang, Bo-Xuan Yao, Huan-Feng Jiang, Shao-Fei Ni,* Pierre H. Dixneuf, Min Zhang*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202505060 (IF: 16.823).

3)     Reductive Functionalization of Pyridine-fused N-Heteroarenes. Huanhuan Jia, Zhenda Tan, Min Zhang*. Acc. Chem. Res. 2024, 57, 795-813. (IF: 18.3)

 

4)     Reductive Coupling of N-Heteroarenes and 1,2-Dicarbonyls for Direct Access to γ-Amino Acids, Esters, and Ketones Using a Heterogeneous Single-Atom Iridium Catalyst. Huanhuan Jia, Qi Liao, Wei Liu, Luis A. Cipriano, Huanfeng Jiang, Pierre. H. Dixneuf, Gianvito Vilé, Min Zhang*. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 31647-31655 (IF: 16.383).

 

5)     Multicomponent Reductive Coupling for Selective Access to Functional γ-Lactams by a Single-Atom Cobalt Catalyst. Jia-Lu Sun, Huanfeng Jiang, Pierre. H. Dixneuf, and Min Zhang*. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 11289-11298 (IF: 16.383)

 

6)     Room Temperature Electroreductive α-Alkylation of N-Heteroarenes. Maorui Wang, Chengqian Zhang, He Zhao, Huanfeng Jiang, Pierre. H. Dixneuf, Min Zhang*. CCS Chem. 2024, 6, 342–352 (IF: 11.2).

 

7)     Reductive Coupling of Nitroarenes and HCHO for General Synthesis of Functional Ethane-1,2-diamines by a Cobalt Single Atom Catalyst. Jia-Lu Sun, Huanfeng Jiang, Pierre. H. Dixneuf, and Min Zhang* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 17329–17336 (IF: 16.383)

 

8)     Room Temperature Construction of Vicinal Amino Alcohols via Electroreductive Cross-Coupling of N‑Heteroarenes and Carbonyls. Maorui Wang, Chengqian Zhang, Chenggang Ci,* Huanfeng Jiang, Pierre. H. Dixneuf, and Min Zhang*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 10967-10973 (IF: 16.383)

 

9)     Utilizing Nitroarenes and HCHO to Directly Construct Functional N-Heterocycles by Supported Cobalt/Amino Acid Relay Catalysis. Jialu, Sun, Chenggang Ci, Huanfeng Jiang, Pierre H. Dixneuf, Min Zhang*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202303007. Doi: 10.1002/anie.202303007. (IF: 16.823).

 

10)     Direct Access to Functional Phenazines via Oxidative Annulation of Anilines and o-Phenylenediamines with a Reusable Cobalt Catalyst. Qingqing Liu, Chenggang Ci, He Zhao, Rong Xie, HuanFeng Jiang, Min Zhang*. Green Chem. 2023, 25, 678-683. (IF: 11.034).

 

11) Intermolecular Diastereoselective Annulation of Azaarenes into Fused N-heterocycles by Ru(II) Reductive Catalysis. He Zhao, Yang Wu, Chenggang Ci, Zhenda Tan, Jian Yang, Huanfeng Jiang, Pierre H. Dixneuf, Min Zhang*. Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 2393. DOI:10.1038/s41467-022-29985-z (17.694).

12) Direct Construction of Julolidines via Reductive Annulation of Quinolines and Conjugated Enones by a MOF-Derived Hierarchically Porous Iridium Catalyst. Huanhuan Jia, Rong Xie, Guangpeng Lu, Huanfeng Jiang, Min Zhang*. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 10294-10303 (IF: 13.7).

 

13) Practical Iridium-Catalyzed Direct α-arylation of N-heteroarenes with (Hetero)arylboronic Acids by H2O-Mediated H2 Evolution. Liang Cao, He Zhao, Jian Yang, Huanfeng Jiang, Pierre. H. Dixneuf, Min Zhang*. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 4206. (17.694)

 

14) syn-Selective Construction of Fused Heterocycles by Catalytic Reductive Tandem Functionalization of N-Heteroarenes. Jian Yang, He Zhao, Zhenda Tan, Liang Cao, Huanfeng Jiang, Chenggang Ci, Pierre. H. Dixneuf, Min Zhang*. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 9271-9278. (IF: 13.7)

 

15) Reductive Electrophilic C-H Alkylation of Quinolines by a Reusable Iridium Nanocatalyst. Rong Xie, Wenhui Mao, Huanhuan Jia, Jialu Sun, Guangpeng Lu, Huanfeng Jiang, Min Zhang*. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 13802–13808 (IF: 9.969).

 

16) Catalytic conversion of N-Heteroaromatics to Functionalized Arylamines by Merging Hydrogen Transfer and Selective Coupling. Zhenda Tan, Chenggang Ci, Jian Yang, Yang Wu, Liang Cao, Huanfeng Jiang, Min Zhang*. ACS Catal. 2020，10，5243-5249. (IF: 13.7)

17) Hydrogen Transfer-Mediated a-Functionalization of 1,8-Naphthyridines by a Strategy Overcoming the Over-Hydrogenation Barrier. Xiu-Wen Chen, Chun-Lian Chen, He Zhao, Huan-Feng Jiang, and Min Zhang*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 14232-14236. (IF: 16.823)

 

18) Direct Reductive Quinolyl β-C-H Alkylation by Multi-Spherical Cavity Carbon-Supported Cobalt Oxide Nanocatalysts. Feng Xie, Rong Xie, Jia-Xi Zhang, Huan-Feng Jiang, Li Du*, Min Zhang*. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 4780-4785. (IF: 13.7)

 

19) Feng Xie, Guang-Peng Lu, Rong Xie, Qing-Hua Chen, Huan-Feng Jiang, Min Zhang*. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 2718−2724. (IF: 13.7)

 

20) Feng Xie, Qing-Hua Chen, Rong Xie, Huan-Feng Jiang, and Min Zhang*. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 5869-5874. (IF: 13.7)

 

21) Taoyuan Liang, Zhenda Tan, He Zhao, Xiuwen Chen, Huanfeng Jiang, Min Zhang*. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 2242-2246. (IF: 13.7)

 

22) Changjian Zhou, Zhenda Tan, Huanfeng Jiang, Min Zhang*. Green Chem. 2018, 20, 1992-1997. (IF: 11.034)

23) Wenfang Xiong, Chaorong Qi, Haitao He, Lu Ouyang, Min Zhang, Huanfeng Jiang*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 3084-3087 (Hot Paper, IF: 16.823).

24) Efficient Synthesis of Quinoxalines from 2-Nitroanilines and Vicinal Diols via a Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydrogen Transfer Strategy. Feng Xie, Min Zhang*, Huanfeng Jiang, Mengmeng Chen, Wan Lv, Aibin Zheng, and Xiujuan Jian. Green Chem. 2015, 17, 279-284. (IF: 11.034).