53. "Enantioselective Synthesis of Inherently Chiral Calix[4]arenes via Catalytic Asymmetric Lower-Rim Functionalization" L. Peng, Y. Chang, S. Tong, W. Qin, G. Cera, H. Yan* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202518659.
52. "Tailored amination enables switchable synthesis of α- and γ-amino acid derivatives from extended quinone methides" C.-G. Zhang, Y.-P. Tang, Q. Huang, Y.-K. Qiu, H. Yan,* Lei Dai* Nat Commun. 2025, 16, 5683.
51. "Enantioselective organocatalytic construction of axially chiral sulfoxides" Y. Chang, G. Zhou, D. Xu, P. Wang, W. Qin, H. Yan* Nat. Synth. 2025, doi.org/10.1038/s44160-025-00877-6
50. "Organocatalytic C−O Bond Cleavage and Asymmetric Transformations via [1,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement" L. Peng,* Y. Chang, L. Yin, J. Zhang, X. Feng, P. Wang,* W. Qin,* H. Yan* Adv. Sci. 2025, doi.org/10.1002/advs.202504718
49. "Organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis of double S-shaped quadruple helicene-like molecules" S. Huang, H. Wen, Y. Li, W. Qin, P. Wang, Y. Lan, S. Jia*, H. Yan* Nat. Commun., 2025, 16, 500, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-55590-3
48. "Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Inherently Chiral Eight-MemberedO-Heterocycles through Cross-[4 + 4] Cycloaddition of QuinoneMethides" D. Xu, G. Zhou, B. Liu, S. Jia, Y. Liu*, H. Yan* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202416873, doi: 10.1002/anie.202416873
47. "Catalytic asymmetric functionalization and dearomatization of thiophenes" Z. Zhao, Y. Li, S. Jia, L. Peng, Z. Zhang, F. Wu, P. Wang, W. Qin*, Y. Lan*, H. Yan* Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 14295–14303, doi: 10.1039/d4cc02850c
46 "Catalytic asymmetric construction of bridged bicyclo[m.3.1] rings using an intramolecular Diels–Alder reaction" K. Li, Z. Zhao, W. Qin, Y. Liu*, H. Yan* Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 9570–9573, doi: 10.1039/d4cc02850c
45. "Regiodivergent catalytic asymmetric dearomative cycloaddition of bicyclic heteroaromatics" L. Peng, Z. Zeng, K. Li, Y. Liu, Y. Lan*, H. Yan* Sci. Adv. 2023, doi:10.1126/sciadv.adg1645.
44. "Mechanistic Features of Asymmetric Vinylidene ortho-Quinone Methide Construction and Subsequent Transformations" D. Xu, Y. Chang, Y. Liu, W. Qin, H. Yan* ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 2957−2967
43. "Organocatalytic asymmetric deoxygenation of sulfones to access chiral sulfinyl compounds" S. Huang, Z. Zeng, N. Zhang, W. Qin*, Y. Lan*, H. Yan* Nat. Chem. 2023, doi.org/10.1038/s41557-022-01120-x.
42. "Enantioselective Synthesis of Atropisomers via Vinylidene ortho-Quinone Methides (VQMs)" W. Qin, Y. Liu, H. Yan* Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 2780-2795.
41. "Organocatalytic Asymmetric Construction of Tetrasubstituted Carbon Stereocenters Bearing Three Heteroatoms via Intramolecular Cyclization of Vinylidene ortho-Quinone Methide with Imidates" Y. Tian, F. Wu, S. Jia, X. Gong, H. Mao, P. Wang*, W. Qin*, H. Yan Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 5073−5077
40. "Atroposelective Construction of Nine-Membered CarbonateBridged Biaryls " S. Jia, Y. Tian, X. Li, P. Wang, Y. Lan, H. Yan* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, DOI: anie.202206501.
39. "Organocatalytic Asymmetric Dearomatizing Hetero-Diels−Alder Reaction of Nonactivated Arenes" K. Li, S. Huang, T. Liu, S. Jia, H. Yan* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, DOI:org/10.1021/jacs.2c01106.
38. "Organocatalytic atroposelective construction of axially chiral N, N- and N, S-1,2-azoles through novel ring formation approach" Y. Chang, C. Xie, H. Liu, S. Huang, W. Qin*, H. Yan* Nat. Commun. 2022, DOI:org/10.1038/s41467-022-29557-1.
37. "Organocatalytic atroposelective construction of axially chiral nonsymmetric biaryltriols and their applications in asymmetric synthesis and heavy metal ion detection" S. Jia, W. Qin, P. Wang*, H. Yan* Org. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 923–928.
36. "An Isolable Vinylidene ortho-Quinone Methide: Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity-Quinone Methides " H. Liu, K. Li, S. Huang, H. Yan* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, DOI: anie.202117063.
35. "Organocatalytic Cascade Reactions to Multi-functionalized Chiral Cyclic Ethers through Vinylidene ortho-Quinone Methides " S. Jia, Y. Chang, Y. Tian, H. Mao, W. Qin, P. Wang,* H. Yan* Chem. Commun., 2021, DOI: 10.1039/D1CC05340J.
34. "Diversity-Oriented Enantioselective Construction of Atropisomeric Heterobiaryls and N-Aryl Indoles via Vinylidene Ortho-Quinone Methides" D. Xu, S. Huang, F. Hu, L. Peng, S. Jia, H. Mao, X. Gong, F. Li, W. Qin, H. Yan* CCS Chemistry. 2021, 3, 2680-2691.
33. "Organocatalytic Enantioselective Construction of Chiral Azepine Skeleton Bearing Multiple-Stereogenic Elements" S. Huang, H. Wen, Y. Tian, P. Wang, W. Qin, H. Yan* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 21486-21493.
32. "Chiral Naphthyl-C2-Indole as Scaffold for Phosphine Organocatalysis: Application in Asymmetric Formal [4 + 2] Cycloaddition Reactions " T. He, L. Peng, S. Li, F. Hu, C. Xie, S. Huang, S. Jia, W. Qin,* H. Yan* Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 6966-6971.
31. "N‑Iodosuccinimide-Mediated Dimerization of 2‑Alkynylnaphthols: A Highly Diastereoselective Construction of Bridged PolycyclicCompounds via Vinylidene ortho-Quinone Methide Intermediate" Y. Tan,* Z. Zhao, Z. Chen, S. Huang, S. Jia, L. Peng, D. Xu, W. Qin,* H. Yan* Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 4461-4466.
30. "Organocatalytic Enantioselective γ‑Elimination: Applications in th Preparation of Chiral Peroxides and Epoxides" F. Hu, Z. Chen, Y. Tan, D. Xu, S. Huang, S. Jia, X. Gong, W. Qin, H. Yan* Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 1934−1940.
29. "Enantioselective control of both helical and axial stereogeni elements via an organocatalytic approach" S. Jia, S. Li, Y. Liu, W. Qin, H. Yan* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 18496−18501.
28. "Organocatalytic Asymmetric Annulation of ortho-Alkynylanilines: Synthesis of Axially Chiral Naphthyl-C2-Indoles" L. Peng, K. Li, C. Xie, S. Li, D. Xu, W. Qin, H. Yan* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 17199−17204.
27. "Organocatalytic Enantioselective Selenosulfonylation of a C-C Double Bond To Form Two Stereogenic Centers in an Aqueou Medium" Z. Chen, F. Hu, S. Huang, Z. Zhao, H. Mao* and W. Qin* J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 8100−8111.
26. "Metal-free difunctionalization of alkynes to access tetrasubstituted olefins through spontaneous selenosulfonylation of vinylidene ortho-quinone methide (VQM)" S. Huang, Z. Chen, H. Mao, F. Hu, D. Li, Y. Tan, F. Yang, W. Qin* Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 1121–1129.
25. "Organocatalytic Atropo- and E/Z-selective Michael Addition Reaction of Ynones with α-Amido Sulfones as Sulfone-type Nucleophile" N. Zhang, T. He, Y. Liu, S. Li, Y. Tan, L. Peng, D. Li, C. Shan, H. Yan* Org. Chem. Front. 2019, 6, 451–455.
24. "Asymmetric One-Pot Construction of Three Stereogenic Elements: Chiral Carbon Center, Stereoisomeric Alkenes, and Chirality of Axial Styrenes" A. Huang, Li. Zhang, D. Li, Y. Liu*, H. Yan* and W. Li* Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 95−99.
23. "Kinetic Resolution of Allylic Alcohol with Chiral BINOL-based Alkoxides: A Combination of Experimental and Theoretical Studies" Y. Liu, S. Liu, D. Li, N. Zhang, L. Peng, J. Ao, C. E. Song, Y. Lan and H. Yan* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1150−1159.
22. "Enantioselective Construction of Vicinal Diaxial Styrenes and Multiaxis System via Organocatalysis" Y. Tan, S. Jia, F. Hu, Y. Liu, L. Peng, D. Li and H. Yan* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 16893−16898.
21. "Organocatalytic Asymmetric Atroposelective Construction of Axially Chiral 1,4-Distyrene 2,3-Naphthalene Diols" S. Li, D. Xu, F. Hu, D. Li, W. Qin, H. Yan* Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 7665−7669.
20. "Organocatalytic Asymmetric One-Step Desymmetrizing Dearomatization Reaction of Indoles: Development and Bioactivity Evaluation" L. Peng, D. Xu, X. Yang, J. Tang, X. Feng*, S. Zhang*, H. Yan* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 216–220.
19. "Asymmetric Mannich Reaction and Construction of Axially Chiral Sulfone-Containing Styrenes in One Pot from α‑Amido Sulfones Based on the Waste-Reuse Strategy" D. Li, Y. Tan, L. Peng, S. Li, N. Zhang, Y. Liu, H. Yan* Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 4959-4963.
18. "Direct Preparation of Indole Hemiaminals through Organocatalytic Nucleophilic Addition of Indole to Aldehydes" N. Zhang, Y. Li, Z. Chen, W. Qin Synthesis 2018, 50, 4063-4070.
17. "Organocatalytic Enantioselective Construction of Axially Chiral Sulfone-Containing Styrenes" S. Jia, Z. Chen, N. Zhang, Y. Tan, Y. Liu, J. Deng, H. Yan* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7056−7060.
16. "Organocatalytic Atroposelective Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition: Synthesis of Axially Chiral Heterobiaryls" Y. Liu, X. Wu, S. Li, L. Xue, C. Shan, Z. Zhao, H. Yan* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 6491 –6495.
15. "Enantioselective Addition of Selenosulfonates to α,β-unsaturated Ketones" S. Luo, N. Zhang, Z. Wang, H. Yan* Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018, 16, 2893–2901.
14. "Enantioselective one-pot synthesis of β-sulfonyl ketones and trisubstituted tetrahydrothiophenes via β-elimination/cycloaddition sequence" L. Xue, Y. Liu, W. Qin, H. Yan* Chinese Chemical Letters 2018, 29, 1215-1218.
13. "Acid-promoted furan annulation and aromatization: an access to benzo[b]furan derivatives" J. Ao, Y. Liu, S. Jia, L. Xue, D. Li, Y. Tan, W. Qin*, H. Yan* Tetrahedron 2018, 74, 433-440.
12. "Organocatalytic Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition Between In-situ Generated Vinylidene ortho-Quinone Methide and Benzofuran" X. Wu, L. Xue, D. Li, S. Jia, J. Ao, J. Deng, H. Yan* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 13722 –13726.
11. "Asymmetric Aminalization via Cation-Binding Catalysis " S. Y. Park, Y. Liu, J. S. Oh, Y. K. Kweon,. Y. B. Jeong, M. Duan, Y. Tan,. J.-W. Lee,* H. Yan,* C. E. Song* Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 1020 – 1025. Cover Paper
10. "K2S2O8 Activated Friedel-Crafts Type Alkylation of Indoles with α-Amido Sulfones" X. Wu, L. Xue, S. Luo, S. Jia, J. Ao, W. Qin* Synthesis, 2017, 49, 5017-5024.
9. "Fluoride Anions in Self-Assembled Chiral Cage for the Enantioselective Protonation of Silyl Enol Ethers" S. Paladhi, Y. Liu, B. S. Kumar, M.-J. Jung, S. Y. Park, H. Yan* and C. E. Song* Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 3279-3282.
8. "Enantioselective Synthesis of anti-syn-Trihalides and anti-syn-anti-Tetrahalides via Asymmetric β-Elimination," Y. Tan, S. Luo, D. Li, N. Zhang, S. Jia, Y. Liu, W. Qin, C. E. Song and H. Yan* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 6431-6436.
7. "Asymmetric Synthesis of Trisubstituted Tetrahydrothiophenes via in-situ Generated Chiral Fluoride Catalyzed Cascade Sulfa-Michael/Aldol Reaction of 1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol and α,β-Unsaturated Ketones," M. Duan, Y. Liu, J. Ao, L. Xue, S. Luo, Y. Tan, W. Qin, C. E. Song and H. Yan* Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2298-2301.
6. "Asymmetric Synthesis of 2-Thiocyanato-2-(1-aminoalkyl)-substituted 1-Tetralones and 1-Indanones with Tetrasubstituted Carbon Stereogenic Centers via Cooperative Cation-Binding Catalysis, " L. Yu, X. Wu, M. J. Kim, V. Vaithiyanathan, Y. Liu, Y. Tan, W. Qin, C. E. Song* and H. Yan* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 1879-1891.
5. "Cooperative Cation-Binding Catalysis as an Efficient Approach for Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts Reaction of Indoles and Pyrrole," M. J. Kim; L. Xue; Y. Liu; S. Paladhi; S. J. Park; H. Yan* and C. E. Song* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 811-823.
4. "Direct Access to Chiral β-Fluoroamines with Quaternary Stereogenic Center through Cooperative Cation-Binding Catalysis," V. Vaithiyanathan; M. J. Kim; Y. Liu; H. Yan* and C. E. Song* Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 1268-1272.
3. "Organocatalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Dioxazinanes and Dioxazepanes with In Situ generated Nitrones via Tandem Reaction Pathway using a Cooperative Cation Binding Catalyst," Y. Liu; J. Ao; S. Paladhi; C. E. Song* and H. Yan* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 16486-16492.
2. "Efficient Enrichment of Chiral β-Sulfonyl Ketones through Asymmetric β-Elimination," Y. Liu; W. Qin and H. Yan* Synlett 2016, 27, 2756-2760.
1. "Kinetic Resolution of β-Sulfonyl Ketones through Enantioselective β-Elimination using a Cation-Binding Polyether Catalyst," L. Li; Y. Liu; Y. Peng; L. Yu; X. Wu and H. Yan* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 128, 339–343.
