29. Lizhu Zhang,† Gang Li,† Jiawen Wu, Rongjie Yang, Shuang Luo* and Zhonghua Xia*
Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular 1,2-Difunctionalization of Alkynes with Aryl Iodides
ACS Catalysis, 2025, 15, 16731–16739. <link>
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28. Wenqian Du, and Zhonghua Xia*
Gold-catalyzed arylative Meyer−Schuster rearrangement of aryl iodides to α-arylated enones
Org. Lett., 2025, 27, 11016–11021. <link>
27. Jiawen Wu, Siying Zhao, Xiu-Tian-Feng E,* Junfeng Wang* and Zhonghua Xia*
Gold-catalyzed azidation with TMSN3 and mechanistic studies
Org. Chem. Front., 2025, Advance Article, doi.org/10.1039/D5QO01091H <link>
26. Wenqian Du, Rongjie Yang, Jinhong Bai,* Fen Zhao,* and Zhonghua Xia*
Silver- and Base-Enabled SOMOphilic Alkynylation of Alkylboronic Acids with Bromoalkynes
J. Org. Chem., 2025, 90, 6559–6568. <link>
25. Lizhu Zhang, Yanfei Hu, Fen Zhao,* Zhonghua Xia,* and Baomin Fan*
Gold-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organoiodides with Disulfides: Access to Aryl Sulfides and Vinyl Sulfide Derivatives
Org. Lett., 2025, 27, 2664–2669. <link>
24. Jiawen Wu,‡ Fusheng Guo,‡ Chenju Yi, Rongjie Yang, Xiaoguang Lei, Zhonghua Xia*
Photosensitized gold-catalyzed cross-couplings of aryl bromides
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 5839–5850. <link>
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23. Lizhu Zhang, Wenqian Du, Jiawen Wu, Rongjie Yang, Fen Zhao,* Baomin Fan,* Zhonghua Xia*
Gold(I/III)-Catalyzed Sulfonylation of Aryl/Vinyl Iodides to Synthesis Aryl Sulfones
J. Org. Chem., 2024, 90, 44–51. <link>
22. Dantong Wang‡, Jiawen Wu‡, Wenqian Du‡, Fen Zhao* and Zhonghua Xia*
Silver-Mediated Allylation of Aryl Alkenes to Synthesize 1,4-Dienes
Chem. Asian J., 2024, 20, e202401228. <link>
21. Yuanhao He,Wanping Ma, Yu Zhong, Yanfei Hu, Mingou Li, Fen Zhao,* Zhonghua Xia* and Baomin Fan*
Hemilabile P, N-Ligand-Assisted Gold Catalyzed Hiyama Allylation to Access Allylarenes and 1,4-Dienes Derivatives
Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 12, 569-576. <link>
20. Lizhu Zhang, Wenqian Du, Jiawen Wu, Rongjie Yang, Xiu-tian-feng E,* Junfeng Wang,* Zhonghua Xia*
Au(I)/Au(III)-Catalyzed Sulfonylation of Aryl Iodides for the Synthesis of Various Functionalized Aryl Sulfones
Org. Lett., 2024, 26, 9413–9418. <link>
*Highlight by CBG咨询, 北理工夏中华Org. Lett.：Au(I)/Au(III)催化芳基碘的磺化反应合成多种官能化的芳基砜化合物 <link>
19. Yuanhao He, Yu Zhong, Maria Ballarin Marion, Jorge C. Herrera Luna, Wanping Ma, Yanfei Hu, Cyril Ollivier, Virginie Mouriès-Mansuy, Louis Fensterbank, Fen Zhao*, Zhonghua Xia* and Baomin Fan*
Visible light-mediated gold-catalyzed alkynylative cyclization of allenoates with iodoalkynes for the synthesis of β-alkynyl-γ-butenolides
Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11, 5695-5702 <link>
18. Jiawen Wu, Wenqian Du, Lizhu Zhang, Gang Li, Zhonghua Xia*
Gold-Catalyzed Heck and Suzuki-type Reactions: Challenges and Recent Advances,
Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2024, 27, e202400793. <link> (invited review)
17. Jiawen Wu, Wenqian Du, Lizhu Zhang, Gang Li, Rongjie Yang*, Zhonghua Xia*
Photosensitized reductive elimination of gold(III) to enable esterifi-cation of aryl iodides with carboxylic acids,
JACS Au, 2024, 4, 3084–3093. <link>
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16. Yiwei Li, Boya Yuan, Shibo Yu, Zhonghua Xia, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Pan Chen, Wei Li*,Minmin Liang*
Polyeugenol grafting from cellulose surface for robust antioxidation,
Food Hydrocoll., 156, 2024, 110296. <link>
15. Wenqian Du, Fen Zhao, Rongjie Yang and Zhonghua Xia*
Gold-Catalyzed C(sp3)-C(sp2) Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Reaction,
Org. Lett., 2024, 26, 3145–3150. <link>
Preprint - ChemRxiv, 2023, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-s8ht4-v2 <link>
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The cover art depicts the theme of gold. Ancient Chinese alchemy believed that gold could be long-lasting and used to produce the elixir of life (长生不老药). Today, chemists use gold to create many remarkable reactions, such as the gold-catalyzed Suzuki reaction.
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14. Lizhu Zhang, Wenchao Zhang, Dinghua Li, Rongjie Yang, Zhonghua Xia*
Base-assisted transmetalation enables gold-catalyzed oxidative Sonogashira coupling reaction,
iScience, 2024, 27, 108531. <link>
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13. Dan Liu, Yinchao Yao, Zhiyi Sun, Zhonghua Xia, Zhuo Chen
Highly effective photoativation Pd catalyst for Suzuki coupling reaction
Molecular Catalysis, 2023, 551, 113659. <link>
12. Cunbo Wei,‡ Lizhu Zhang,‡ Zhonghua Xia*
Hemilabile P, N-Ligand Assisted Gold-Catalyzed Heck Reaction of Aryl and Styryl Iodides with Styrenes
Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 6808–6812 <link>
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11. Jiawen Wu and Zhonghua Xia*
Gold-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral Reaction of Nitriles with Quinoline N-Oxides,
Adv. Synth. Catal., 2023, 365, 1–8. <link>
10. Xiaocheng Guo, Linjing Liu, Haisheng Feng, Dinghua Li*, Zhonghua Xia and Rongjie Yang
Flame Retardancy of Nylon 6 Fibers: A Review
Polymers, 2023, 15, 2161. <link>
9. Wenqian Du, Rongjie Yang, Jiawen Wu, and Zhonghua Xia*
Flexible Synthesis of Benzofuranones from o-Alkynyl Phenols or Benzofurans
Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2023, 26, e202201497. <link>
8. Linjing Liu, Rongjie Yang, Zhonghua Xia, Dinghua Li*
Interfacial bonding flame retarded coating of nylon 6: Anti-dropping, self-extinguishment and water-proof
Progress in Organic Coatings, 2022, 170, 106913. <link>
7. Jiawen Wu,‡ Cunbo Wei,‡ Fen Zhao, Wenqian Du, Zhishuai Geng, and Zhonghua Xia*
Gold(I)-Catalyzed Tandem Cyclization/ Hydroarylation of o-Alkynylphenols with Haloalkynes,
J. Org. Chem., 2022, 87, 14374–14383. <link>
6. Cunbo Wei, Jiawen Wu, Lizhu Zhang, Zhonghua Xia*
Gold(I)-Catalyzed Selective Hydroarylation of Indoles with Haloalkynes
Org. Lett., 2022, 24, 4689–4693. <link>
5. Lizhu Zhang, Cunbo Wei, Jiawen Wu, Dan Liu, Yinchao Yao, Zhuo Chen, Jianxun Liu, Chang-Jiang Yao, Dinghua Li, Rongjie Yang, Zhonghua Xia*
Photoinduced inverse Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 7475-7481. <link>
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4. Zhonghua Xia, Vincent Corcé, Fen Zhao, Cédric Przybylski, Agathe Espagne, Ludovic Jullien, Thomas Le Saux, Yves Gimbert, Héloïse Dossmann, Virginie Mouriès-Mansuy*, Cyril Ollivier* and Louis Fensterbank*
Photosensitized oxidative addition to gold(I) enables alkynylative cyclization of o-alkylnylphenols with iodoalkynes.
Nat. Chem., 2019, 11, 797-805. <link>
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3. Zhonghua Xia, Omar Khaled, Virginie Mouriès-Mansuy, Cyril Ollivier* and Louis Fensterbank*
Dual Photoredox/Gold Catalysis Arylative Cyclization of ortho-alkynylphenols with Aryl Diazonium Salts: A Flexible Synthesis of Benzofurans.
J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81, 7182-7190. <link>
2. Zhonghua Xia, Jinbo Huang, Yimiao He, Jiaji Zhao, Jian Lei and Qiang Zhu*
Arylative Cyclization of 2-Isocyanobiphenyls with Anilines: a One-Pot Synthesis of 6-Arylphenanthridines via Competitive Reaction Pathways
Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 2546-2549. <link>
1. Zhonghua Xia and Qiang Zhu*
A Transition-metal-free Synthesis of Arylcarboxyamides from Aryl Diazonium Salts and Isocyanides
Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 4110-4113. <link>
