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44. Shuangjing Zhou, Shaohong Wang, Cong Yu, Pengchen Ma,* Bin Rao, Rong Zeng* C─H Amination of Polypropylene with Sodium N-Chloro-Amides. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202516324.
43. Rong Zeng,* Chengxiang Zhou, Zuguang Yang, Weiping Liu, Sichang Wang, Congyu Ke Synthesis of Functionalized (Poly)Siloxanes via Iron-Catalyzed C–H Bond Alkylation with Polar Olefins. Chin. J. Chem. 2025, 43, 3489—3495.
42. Ketong Su, Zuguang Yang, Weiping Liu, Shiyi Li, Ni Xiong, Cong Yu, Qian Li, Rong Zeng* Incorporation of Oxime Functionality into Polyolefins via Iron-Catalyzed C–H Imidoylation. Macromolecules 2025, 58, 10048–10055.
41. Shuangjing Zhou, Xin Liu, Bin Rao, Shujiang Ding, Garret M. Miyake,* Rong Zeng* Iron-Catalyzed C–H Amination of Polyethylenes. Macromolecules 2025, 58, 16, 8877–8886.
40. Sichang Wang, Liting Wang, Ting Xue, Guoxiang Zhang, Congyu Ke, Rong Zeng* Iron-Catalyzed Oxidative Deconstruction of Polyethylene Terephthalate to Terephthalic Acid under O2. Chin. J. Chem. 2024, 42, 2431-2437.
Cover Article
39. Zongnan Zhang, Xueli Lv, Xin Mu, Mengyao Zhao, Sichang Wang, Congyu Ke, Shujiang Ding,* Dezhong Zhou,* Minyan Wang,* Rong Zeng* In-situ Noncovalent Interaction of Ammonium Ion Enabled C-H Bond Functionalization of Polyethylene Glycols. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 4445.
38. Xinyang Li, Zongnan Zhang, Jie Feng, Xiangkai Yin, Xiaofeng Cui, Wei Xu, Hongjun Zhang, Rong Zeng,* and Shujiang Ding.* Precisely Succinonitrile-Functionalized PEO Electrolytes toward Room-Temperature All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries. Science China Materials, 2024, 67, 1412-1421.
37. Shuang Wei, Zongnan Zhang, Yanzi Xu, Dongfeng Dang,* Rong Zeng,* Covalent Installation of Fluorophores into Polyethylene: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications. Macromolecules 2024, 57, 3595-3603.
36. Yuanqi Dong, Ni, Xiong, Zhouting Rong, Rong Zeng,* Decarboxylative Sulfonylation of Carboxylic Acids under Mild Photomediated Iron Catalysis. Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 2381-2386.
35. Ni Xiong, Chengxiang Zhou, Shiyi Li, Sichang Wang, Congyu Ke, Zhoutin Rong,* Yang Li,* Rong Zeng,* Iron-Catalyzed Csp2-Csp3 Cross-Coupling via Double Decarboxylation: One Step Synthesis of Remote Polar Alkenes, Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 2029-2033.
34. Ting Xue, Cheng Ma, Le Liu, Chunhui Xiao,* Shao-Fei Ni,* Rong Zeng,* Characterization of A π–π Stacking Cocycrystal of 4-Nitrophthalonitrile Directed Toward Application in Photocatalysis. Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 2455.
33. Guoxiang Zhang,† Ting Xue,† Liting Wang,† Sichang Wang,* Congyu Ke,* Rong Zeng,* FeCl3-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Degradation of Polystyrene to Benzoic Acid. Scope an Mechanism. Synlett, 2024, 35, 1175-1179.
Invited Article for special issue on "Thieme Chemistry Journal Awardees 2023".
32. Shuangjing Zhou,† Zongnan Zhang,† Rong Zeng,* Upcycling of Polyrpropylene Wastes via Catalytically C-H Modification with Polar Olefins. ChemCatChem, 2023, 16, e202300929.
Invited Article for Sepcial Collection on Radical Chemistry in Catalysis and Organic Synthesis.
31. Zongnan Zhang, Yanfeng Zhang, Rong Zeng,* Photoinduced Iron-Catalyzed C-H Alkylation of Polyolefins. Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 9374–9379.
30. Guoxiang Zhang, Hui He, Xiaoxiao Chen, Shao-Fei Ni,* and Rong Zeng,* General Anti-Markovnikoc Hydrophosphinylatio of Olefins Using Disulfide as the Photocatast and a Hydrogen Atom Shuttle. Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 5356-5360.
29. Zongnan Zhang, Xinyang Li, Dezhong Zhou, Shujiang Ding, Minyan Wang,* and Rong Zeng,* Controllable C-H Alkylation of Polyethers via Iron Photocatalysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023,145, 7612-7620.
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28. Guoxiang Zhang, Hui He, Xiaoxiao Chen, Shao-Fei Ni,* and Rong Zeng,* Photoinduced Disulfide-Catalyzed Intramolecular Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination through in-situ N-S Species, Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 1600-1604.
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27. Ni Xiong, Yang Li,* and Rong Zeng,* Merging Photoinduced Iron-Catalyzed Decarboxylation with Copper Catalysis for C-N and C-C Couplings, ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 1678-1685.
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ACS Catal当月最多阅读文章（Most Read Paper)
26. Zongnan Zhang,† Ting Xue,† Zhe Han, and Rong Zeng,* A Neutral FeCl3 Photocatalysis for C-C Bond Amination and Alkylation of Cyclic Alcohols, Synthesis, 2023, 55, 433-442.
Invited Feature Article.
25. Xiaomin Zhang and Rong Zeng,* Neutrally Photoinduced MgCl2-catalyzed Alkenylation and Imidoylation of Alkanes, Org. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 4955-4961.
24. Ni Xiong, Yuanqi Dong,†UG Bin Xu,†UG Yang Li,* and Rong Zeng,* Mild Amide Synthesis Using Nitrobenzene under Neutral Conditions. Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 4766-4771.
† These authors contributed equally. UG Undergraduated.
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23. Kaikai Wang and Rong Zeng,* Photoinduced Fe-Catalyzed Bromination and Iodination of Unstrained Cyclic Alcohols. Org. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 3692-3696.
22. Ting Xue, Zongnan Zhang, Rong Zeng,* Photoinduced Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer (LMCT) of Fe Alkoxide Enabled C−C Bond Cleavage and Amination of Unstrained Cyclic Alcohols. Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 977-982.
21. Ni Xiong, Yang Li,* Rong Zeng* Iron-Catalyzed Photoinduced Remote C(sp3)-H Amination of Free Alcohols, Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 8968-8972.
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20. Xiaoxiao Chen,† Guoxiang Zhang,† Rong Zeng,* Dehydrogenative Aza-[4+2] Cycloaddition of Amines with 1,3-Dienes via Dual Catalysis. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 7144-7149.
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19. Guoxiang Zhang, Zongnan Zhang, Rong Zeng,* Photoinduced FeCl3-Catalyzed Alkyl Aromatics Oxidation toward Degradation of Polystyrenes at Room Temperature. Chin. J. Chem. 2021, 39, 3225-3230.
18. Xiaomin Zhang,† Jiali Yang,† Ni Xiong, Zhe Han, Xinhua Duan, Rong Zeng,* Indium-Mediated Annulation of 2-Azidoaryl Aldehydes with Propargyl Bromides to [1,2,3]Triazolo-[1,5-a]Quinolines. Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19, 6346-6352.
17. Chang-Cheng Wang, GuoXiang Zhang, Zhi-Wei Zuo,* Rong Zeng, Dan-Dan Zhai, Feng Liu,* Zhang-Jie Shi,* Photo-induced Deep Aerobic Oxidation of Alkyl Aromatics. Science China Chemistry, 2021, 64, 1487-1492.
16. Zongnan Zhang, Guoxiang Zhang, Ni Xiong, Ting Xue, Junjie Zhang, Lu Bai, Qingyue Guo,* Rong Zeng* Oxidative α-C-C Bonds Cleavage of 2o and 3o Alcohols to Aromatic Acids with O2 at Room Temperature via Iron Photocatalysis. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 2915-2920.
15. Ni Xiong,† Guoxiang Zhang,† Xiaolong Sun,* Rong Zeng* Metal-Metal Cooperation in Dinucleating Complexes Involving Late Transition Metals Directed Towards Organic Catalysis. Chin. J. Chem. 2020, 38, 185-201. (Cover Picture)
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14. Rong Zeng, Moran Feller, Yael Diskin-Posner, Linda J. W. Shimon, Yehoshoa Ben-David, David Milstein,* CO Oxidation by N2O Homogeneously Catalyzed by Ruthenium Hydride Pincer Complexes Indicating a New Mechanism. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7061.
13. Rong Zeng, Moran Feller, Yehoshoa, Ben-David, David Milstein,* Hydrogenation and Hydrosilylation of Nitrous Oxide Homogeneously Catalyzed by a Metal Complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 5720.
12. Rong Zeng, Peng-Hao Chen, Guangbin Dong,* Efficient Benzimidazolidinone Synthesis via Rhodium-Catalyzed Double-Decarbonylative C−C Activation/Cycloaddition between Isatins and Isocyanates. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 969.
11. Rong Zeng, Guangbin Dong,* Rh-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Coupling with Alkynes via C–C Activation of Isatins. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 1408.
10. Rong Zeng, Zhichao Ma, Chunling Fu, and Shengming Ma,* Sodium Iodide/tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl Chloride-Induced Isomerization of 2,3-Allenols to 2(E)-Enals. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 1343.
9. Rong Zeng, Shangze Wu, Chunling Fu, and Shengming Ma,* Room Temperature Synthesis of Trisubstituted Allenylsilanes via Regioselective C–H Functionalization, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 18284.
8. Rong Zeng, Juntao Ye, Chunling Fu, and Shengming Ma,* Arene C–H Bond Functionalization Coupling with Cyclization of Allenes. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2013, 355, 1963.
7. Rong Zeng, Chunling Fu, and Shengming Ma,* Highly Selective Mild Stepwise Allylation of N–Methoxybenzamides with Allenes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 9597.
6. Rong Zeng, Chunling Fu,* and Shengming Ma,* Formal Alkylation of Allenes through Highly Selective Radical Cyclizations of Allene-enes, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 3888.
5. Shangze Wu, Rong Zeng, Chunling Fu, Yihua Yu, Xue Zhang,* and Shengming Ma,* Rhodium-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization-Based Approach to Eight-membered Lactam, Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 2275.
4. Guobi Chai, Rong Zeng, Chunling Fu, and Shengming Ma,* Iron-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Synthesis of α-(Methoxycarbonyl)allylsilanes, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 148.
3. Zhichao Ma, Rong Zeng, Chunling Fu, and Shengming Ma,* Studies on the Radical Addition Reaction of Perfluoroalkyl Iodides with 2,3-Allenols and the Pd-catalyzed Kinetic Resolution via Sonogashira Coupling Reaction, Tetrahedron, 2011, 67, 8808.
2. Zhichao Ma, Rong Zeng, Yihua Yu, and Shengming Ma,* Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of 6-Perfluoroalkyl-6-fluoroalka-2,3,5-(Z)-trienols through Carbometallation-elimination of 5-Perfluoroalkylsubstituted 4(E)-Alken-2-ynols with Grignard Reagents, Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 6472.
1. Guofei Chen, Rong Zeng, Zhenhua Gu, Chunling Fu, and Shengming Ma,* Pd(OAc)2-Catalyzed Cyclization of 2,3-Allenoic Acids in the Presence of Terminal α,β-Unsaturated Alkynones: A One-Pot Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of 4-(3′-Oxo-1′(E)-alkenyl)-2(5H)-furanones, Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 4235.
