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Rhodium-Catalyzed [3 + 1 + 2] Cycloaddition of Type II Diene-Vinylcyclopropanes and Carbon Monoxide for the Synthesis of 5/6 Skeletons with Two Adjacent Bridgehead Quaternary Centers Zeyuan Shen and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 9229–9234.
Formal synthesis of a selective estrogen receptor modulator with tetrahydrofluorenone structure using [3 + 2 + 1] cycloaddition of yne-vinylcyclopropanes and CO Jing Zhang, Guanyu Zhang, Hongxi Bai and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1639–1644.
Rhodium-Catalyzed [5 + 1 + 2] Reaction of Yne-Vinylcyclopropenes and CO: The Application of Vinylcyclopropenes for Higher-Order Cycloaddition Zhiqiang Huang, Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Am. Chem. Soc.. 2025, 147, 15947–15954.
An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation into [2π + 2π] Cycloaddition Reactions Catalyzed by a Cationic Cobalt(I) Complex Containing a Strong-Field PCNHCP Pincer Ligand Tofayel Sheikh Mohammad,† Yi Jin,† Sakthi Raje, Katarzyna Młodzikowska-Pienko, ́ Zhi-Xiang Yu,* and Graham de Ruiter* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 15195–15204.
Rhodium-Catalyzed 1,5-Sigma Migratory Ring Expansion of gem-Difluorodienyl-Cyclopropanes and Cyclobutanes Zhiqiang Huang, Sixuan Zhao, Zhi-Xiang Yu* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202500074.
Involving Carbene or Not? Mechanism of Corey–Winter Reaction Pan Zhang and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 13915–13927.
Enantioselective Assembly of Fully Substituted α-Amino Allenoates Through a Mannich Addition and Stepwise [3,3]-σ Rearrangement Sequence Haoxuan Yuan, Yi Zhou, Xiongda Xie, Ming Bao*, Kewei Chen, Kemiao Hong, Zhi-Xiang Yu* and Xinfang Xu* Adv. Sci. 2025, 12, 2409334.
Vinylcyclopropanes as Three-Carbon Synthons in Rhodium-Catalyzed Cycloadditions: Reaction Development, Mechanistic Studies, New Inspirations, and Synthetic Applications Pan Zhang and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Acc. Chem. Res. 2025, 58, 1065-1080.
Rh-Catalyzed [8+1] Cycloaddition of Vinyl Biscyclopropanes with CO for the Synthesis of Nine-Membered Carbocycles Yi Zhou, Yi Jin, Xinxuan Li, Xi-Jia Liu, Yi Wang, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 4441–4449.
Strained Dehydro-[2,2]-paracyclophane Enabled Planar Chirality Construction and [2.2]Paracyclophane Functionalization Xue Zhang, Yi Zhou, Zhi-Xiang Yu,* Chen-Ho Tung, and Zhenghu Xu* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202420667.
Rh-Catalyzed trans-Divinylcyclopropane Rearrangement: AnApproach to 1,5-Disubstituted 1,4-Cycloheptadienes Han-Xiao Li, Zeyuan Shen, Jiguo Ma, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 14-18.
Au-Catalyzed 5C Reaction of Type II Diene-Ynenes toward Dihydrosemibullvalenes: Reaction Development and Mechanistic Study Weiming Shi,† Pei-Jun Cai,† Zi-You Tian, Zhe Dong, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 18019–18027.
Cobalt-Catalyzed Intramolecular [4 + 2] Cycloaddition of Cyclopropyl-Capped Dienes with Alkynes/Alkenes/Allene and Reaction Mechanism Liyan Kan‡, Yi Zhou‡, Ling-Quan Kong and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 10475–10480.
Rhodium-Catalyzed [5 + 1 + 2] Cycloaddition of Yne-3-acyloxy-1,4- enynes (YACEs) and Carbon Monoxide: Reaction Development and Mechanism Qi Cui,† Pan Zhang,† Bing-Wen Li,† Yi Jin, Qianwei Zhang, Hong-Xi Bai, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 14595−14605.
Ni(0)-Catalyzed Rearrangement of Vinylcyclobutanones (VCBOs) to Synthesize Six-Membered Non-Conjugated Enones Jiguo Ma, Jicheng Duan, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 64, e202417407.
How to Suppress C(sp2)–Rh–C(sp3) Reductive Elimination and Insert CO to Achieve Rhodium-Catalyzed [5 + 2 + 1] Cycloaddition of Yne-vinylcyclopropanes and CO: Answers from Experimental and Computational Investigation Zhiqiang Huang, Yi Jin, Sixuan Zhao, Pan Zhang, Wei Liao, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 12734−12742.
A Desymmetric Dearomatization Cyclopropanation of [2.2]Paracyclophane Dong Chen†, Yi Zhou†, Chen-Ho Tung, Zhi-Xiang Yu* and Zhenghu Xu* CCS Chemistry. 2024, 0, 1–13.
C–H functionalization of 2-alkyl tryptamines: direct assembly of azepino[4,5-b]indoles and total synthesis of ngouniensines Kejing Xie,‡ Zeyuan Shen,‡ Peng Cheng, Haoxiang Dong, Zhi-Xiang Yu * and Liansuo Zu * Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 12732–12738.
O-to-O acyl transfer for epimerization-free peptide C-terminal salicylaldehyde ester synthesis Wang Xia,‡ Bing-Wen Li,‡ Zhixiang Zhong, Jiamei Liu, Han Liu, Zhi-Xiang Yu* and Xuechen Li* Nat. Synth. 2024, 3, 1049–1060.
Pd(II)/N,N′‑Disulfonyl Bisimidazoline-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclic Quaternary Centers and Mechanistic Investigations Yu-Xin Wang,§ Chen-Long Li,§ Yin-Ping Liu, Wen-Juan Hao, Zhi-Xiang Yu,* and Bo Jiang* J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 9381–9388.
Catalytic (4+2) Annulation via Regio- and Enantioselective Interception of in-situ Generated Alkylgold Intermediate Ming Bao+, Yi Zhou+, Haoxuan Yuan+, Guizhi Dong, Chao Li, Xiongda Xie, Kewei Chen, Kemiao Hong, Zhi-Xiang Yu,* and Xinfang Xu* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401557.
Progress in Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Carbonylative Cycloadditions Using Carbon Monoxide Chen-Long Li, Zhi-Xiang Yu* Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2024, 44, 1045-1068.
Desulfurdioxidative N-N Coupling of N-Arylhydroxylamines and N-Sulfinylanilines: Reaction Development and Mechanism Linwei Li#, Yi Zhou#, Zhenguo Xi, Zhaoquan Guo, Ji-Cheng Duan, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, and Hongyin Gao* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202406478.
Selective Hydrofunctionalization of Alkenyl Fluorides Enabled by Nickel-Catalyzed Hydrogen Atoms and Group Transfer: Reaction Development and Mechanistic Study Fan Chen,§ Qianwei Zhang,§ Yingying Li, Zhi-Xiang Yu,* and Lingling Chu* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024. 146, 11418−11431.
Arene Reduction by Rh/Pd or Rh/Pt under 1 atm Hydrogen Gas and Room Temperature Han-Xiao Li and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Org. Lett. 2024. 26, 3458−3462.
Dynamically or Kinetically Controlled? Computational Study of the Mechanisms of Electrophilic Aminoalkenylation of Heteroaromatics with Keteniminium Ions Pan Zhang and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 4326−4335.
Natural products inspired [3 + 2] cycloaddition enables efficient construction of hydroxylated tetrahydronfuran acetals and concise syntheses of lignans Dong-Yue Cai, Weiming Shi, Zhao-Hui Jin, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, Jin-Xin Zhao* & Jian-Min Yue* Sci. China Chem. 2024, 67, 1-8.
Rh(I)-Catalyzed [4+3]/[4+1] Cycloaddition of Diene-Vinylcyclopropanes and Carbon Monoxide to Access Angular 5/7/5 Tricycles Jun Yang, Pan Zhang, Zeyuan Shen, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 30, e202303407.
Rhodium-Catalyzed [7 + 1] Cycloaddition of Exocyclic 1,3- Dienylcyclopropanes and Carbon Monoxide Zhiqiang Huang,† Xin Wang,† Yi Jin, Zuwei Wang, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 8829-8833.
1,5-X Insertions of Free Alkylidene Carbenes: A Theoretical Study Yi Zhou, Prof. Dr. Zhi-Xiang Yu* Asian J. Org. Chem. 2023, 12, e202300440.
Catalytic 4-exo-dig carbocyclization for the construction of furan-fused cyclobutanones and synthetic applications Kemiao Hong#, Yi Zhou#, Haoxuan Yuan, Zhijing Zhang, Jingjing Huang, Shanliang Dong, Wenhao Hu, Zhi-Xiang Yu* & Xinfang Xu* Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 6378-6389.
Rh-Catalyzed [4+1] Reaction of Cyclopropyl-Capped Dienes (but not Common Dienes) and Carbon Monoxide: Reaction Development and Mechanistic Study Yusheng Yang#, Han-Xiao Li#, Tian-Yu Zhu, Zi-You Zhang and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 17087−17095.
Direct insertion into the C–C bond of unactivated ketones with NaH-mediated aryne chemistry Fan Luo#, Chen-Long Li#, Peng Ji, Yuxin Zhou, Jingjing Gui, Lingyun Chen, Yuejia Yin, Xinyu Zhang, Yanwei Hu, Xiaobei Chen, Xuejun Liu, Xiaodong Chen, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, Wei Wang*, Shi-Lei Zhang* Chem 2023, 9, 2620-2636.
Regioselective umpolung para-C–H functionalization of arylhydroxylamines Zhenguo Xi, Xi-Jia Liu, Zhaoquan Guo, Zhiwei Gao, Zhi-Xiang Yu* and Hongyin Gao* Nat. Synth. 2023, 2, 778–788.
Kinetic, Thermodynamic, and Dynamic Control in Normal vs. Cross [2 + 2] Cycloadditions of Ene-Keteniminium Ions: Computational Understanding, Prediction, and Experimental Verification Pan Zhang and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 9634–9645.
Computational Study of Mechanisms and Tether Length Effects of Rh-Catalyzed [3+2] and [3+2+1] Reactions of Ene/Yne- Vinylcyclopropanes Guan-Yu Zhang, Mu Lin, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Chem. Asian. J. 2023, 18, e202300032.
Antrodiellin B/hypnophilin/coriolin and strained 5/5/5 and 5/6/4 skeletons via [5+2+1]/epoxidation/transannular radical cyclization Lu-Ning Wang, Zhiqiang Huang, Zhi-Xiang Yu* Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2023, 4, 101302-101315.
Synthesis of Polycyclic n/5/8 and n/5/5/5 Skeletons Using Rhodium-Catalyzed [5 + 2 + 1] Cycloaddition of Exocyclic-ene-vinylcyclopropanes and Carbon Monoxide Lu-Ning Wang#, Zhiqiang Huang#, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 1732–1736.
Strain-Release-Controlled [4 + 2 + 1] Reaction of Cyclopropyl-Capped Diene-ynes/Diene-enes and Carbon Monoxide Catalyzed by Rhodium Chen-Long Li#, Yusheng Yang#, Yi Zhou#, Zhao-Chen Duan, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 5496–5505.
Unprecedented endo-oxidative cyclometallation and [4 + 3] cycloaddition of diene-vinylcyclopropanes Jun Yang#, Pan Zhang#, Zeyuan Shen, Yi Zhou, Zhi-Xiang Yu* Chem 2023, 9, 1477-1494.
Metalla-Claisen Rearrangement in Gold-Catalyzed [4+2] Reaction: A New Elementary Reaction Suggested for Future Reaction Design Jing Liu+, Yusheng Yang+, Weiming Shi+, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202217654.
Formal Hydrotrimethylsilylation of Styrenes with Anti-Markovnikov Selectivity Using Hexamethyldisilane Xin Wang, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, and Wen-Bo Liu* Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 8735–8740.
DFT Study of Mechanism and Stereochemistry of Nickel-Catalyzed trans-Arylative Desymmetrizing Cyclization of Alkyne-Tethered Malononitriles Yu-Qing Zheng, Chen-Long Li, Wen-Bo Liu*, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 16079–16083.
Dual Activation Strategy to Achieve C–C Cleavage of Cyclobutanes: Development and Mechanism of Rh and Zn Cocatalyzed [4 + 2] Cycloaddition of Yne-Vinylcyclobutanones Guan-Yu Zhang†, Pan Zhang†, Bing-Wen Li†, Kang Liu, Jun Li, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 21457–21469.
Atroposelective Synthesis of N-Arylindoles via Enantioselective N–H Bond Insertion Chao Niu#, Yi Zhou#, Qiang Chen, Yan Zhu, Shengbiao Tang, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, and Jiangtao Sun* Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 7428–7433.
Selective Enyne Ring-Closing Metathesis with Main Group Metal Catalysts Yi Wang, Lian-Gang Zhuo, Chi Zhang, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* ChemRxiv 2022. 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-7bm1b
Total Synthesis of Clovan-2,9-dione via [3 + 2 + 1] Cycloaddition and Hydroformylation/Aldol Reaction Yi Zhou, Jun-Long Qin, Wenbo Xu, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 5902–5906.
Why [4 + 2 + 1] but Not [2 + 2 + 1]? Why Allenes? A Mechanistic Study of the Rhodium-Catalyzed [4 + 2 + 1] Cycloaddition of In Situ Generated Ene–Ene–Allenes and Carbon Monoxide Yusheng Yang, Zi-You Tian, Chen-Long Li, and Zhi-Xiang Yu*.J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 10576–10591.
Stereoselective hydrogen atom transfer to acyclic radicals: a switch enabling diastereodivergent borylative radical cascades Tian Ye, Feng-Lian Zhang, Hui-Min Xia, Xi Zhou, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, Yi-Feng Wang* Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 426-438.
Catalytic Enantioselective Construction of 6-4 Ring-Junction All-Carbon Stereocenters and Mechanistic Insights Jia-Yin Wang, Chen-Long Li, Ting Xu, Meng-Fan Li, Wen-Juan Hao, Shu-Jiang Tu, Jianyi Wang,* Guigen Li, Zhi-Xiang Yu,* and Bo Jiang* Chin. J. Chem. 2022, 40, 1767-1776.
Six-Step Total Synthesis of Isohirsut-4-ene through [5+2+1] Cycloaddition and Transannular Epoxide–Alkene Cyclization Jing Liu§, Yi Zhou§, and Zhi-Xiang Yu*.Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 1444-1447.
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Mechanism and Stereochemistry of Rhodium-Catalyzed [5 + 2 + 1] Cycloaddition of Ene−Vinylcyclopropanes and Carbon Monoxide Revealed by Visual Kinetic Analysis and Quantum Chemical Calculations Yi Wang, Wei Liao, Yuanyuan Wang, Lei Jiao, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 2624-2636.
Palladium-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Annulation of Alkynes with Concomitant Aromatic Ring Expansion: A Concise Approach to (Pseudo)azulenes Fulin Zhou, Weiming Shi, Xingrong Liao, Yudong Yang*, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, and Jingsong You* ACS Catal. 2022, 12,676–686.
Ynamide Protonation-Initiated Cis-Selective Polyene Cyclization and Reaction Mechanism Jiasheng Yao†, Chen-Long Li†, Xing Fan, Zhou Wang, Zhi-Xiang Yu* and Junfeng Zhao* CCS Chem. 2022, 4, 2991–3001.
A Formal [3+3+1] Reaction of Enyne-Methylenecyclopropanes through Au(I)-Catalyzed Enyne Cycloisomerization and Rh(I)-Catalyzed [6+1] Reaction of Vinylspiropentanes and CO Dr. Chen-Long Li, Yusheng Yang, Yi Zhou, Prof. Dr. Zhi-Xiang Yu* Asian J. Org. Chem. 2022, 11, e202100571.
Synthesizing Molecules with Linear Tricyclic 5/5/5 and 6/5/5 Skeletons via [5 + 2 + 1]/Ene Strategy Jing Liu, Yi Zhou, Jiaqi Zhu, and Zhi-Xiang Yu*.Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 7566-7570.
(Z)-γ-Alkylidenebutenolide Synthesis through Au(I)-Catalyzed 1,3-Acyloxy Migration and the Carbonyl–Ene Reaction Pathan Mosim Amin, Qi Cui, Shaozhong Wang*, Zhi-Xiang Yu*.Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 5669–5673.
Ni-catalyzed hydroaminoalkylation of alkynes with amines Wei-Wei Yao, Ran Li, Hao Chen, Ming-Kai Chen, Yu-Xin Luan, Yi Wang , Zhi-Xiang Yu* and Mengchun Ye* Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 3800-3809.
Co-Catalyzed Asymmetric Intramolecular [3+2] Cycloaddition of Yne-Alkylidenecyclopropanes and its Reaction Mechanism Xiong Xiao and Zhi-Xiang Yu*. Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 7176–7182.
Iodoarene-Catalyzed Oxyamination of Unactivated Alkenes to Synthesize 5‑Imino-2-Tetrahydrofuranyl Methanamine Derivatives Xiao-Jun Deng, Hui-Xia Liu, Lu-Wen Zhang, Guan-Yu Zhang, Zhi-Xiang Yu,* and Wei He* J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 235−253.
Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Three-Component [4+2+1] Cycloaddition of Two Vinylallenes and CO Qi Cui, Zi-You Tian, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 5638 – 5641.
Density Functional Theory Study of Mechanisms of [8 + 2] Cycloadditions of Dienylfurans/Dienylisobenzofurans with DMAD Qi Cui, Yuanyuan Chen, James W. Herndon, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 1419−1429.
A Combined Computational and Experimental Study of Rh- Catalyzed C−H Silylation with Silacyclobutanes: Insights Leading to a More Efficient Catalyst System Linxing Zhang,# Kun An,# Yi Wang,# Yun-Dong Wu, Xinhao Zhang,* Zhi-Xiang Yu,* and Wei He* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 3571-3582.
Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cycloadditions for the Synthesis of Eight-Membered Carbocycles: an Update from 2010 to 2020 Wang Lu-Ning, Yu Zhi-Xiang* Chin. J. Org. Chem, 2020, 40, 3536-3558.
Mechanism and Regioselectivity of Intramolecular [2+2] Cycloaddition of Ene–Ketenes: A DFT Study Xing Fan,Pan Zhang, Yi Wang, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 37, 5985-5994.
Synergy of activating substrate and introducing C–H···O interaction to achieve Rh2(II)-catalyzed asymmetric cycloisomerization of 1,n-enynes Rui Wu, Kai Chen, Jun Ma, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, and Shifa Zhu* Sci. China Chem. 2020, 63, 1230–1239.
Transient-axial-chirality controlled asymmetric rhodium-carbene C(sp2)-H functionalization for the synthesis of chiral fluorenes Kuiyong Dong, Xing Fan, Chao Pei, Yang Zheng, Sailan Chang, Ju Cai, Lihua Qiu, Zhi-Xiang Yu* and Xin-fang Xu* Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 2363-2373.
Remote γ-C(sp3)–H Alkylation of Aliphatic Carboxamides via an Unexpected Regiodetermining Pd Migration Process: Reaction Development and Mechanistic Study Ya Li, Pan Zhang, Yue-Jin Liu, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, and Bing-Feng Shi* ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 8212–8222.
Lewis Base-Catalyzed Amino-Acylation of Arylallenes via C–N Bond Cleavage: Reaction Development and Mechanistic Studies Zheng-Bing Zhang, Yusheng Yang, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, and Ji-Bao Xia* ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 5419–5429.
Mechanistic Study on Gold-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Dienediynes Involving Aliphatic C−H Functionalization and Inspiration for Developing a New Strategy to Access Polycarbocycles Yi Wang, Pei-Jun Cai, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 2777−2786.
Symmetric C···H···C Hydrogen Bonds Predicted by Quantum Chemical Calculations Yi Wang and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 397−402.
NHC-Boryl Radical Catalysis for Cycloisomerization With C–C Triple Bond Reorganization Ai-Qing Xu, Feng-Lian Zhang, Tian Ye, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, and Yi-Feng Wang* CCS Chem. 2019, 1, 504–512.
Rh-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 1,7-Ene-Dienes to Synthesize trans-Divinylpiperidines: A Formal Intramolecular Addition Reaction of Allylic C-H Bond into Dienes Qi Cui, Wei Liao, Zi-You Tian, Qian Li, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 7692-7696.
A newly designed heterodiene and its application to construct six-membered heterocycles containing an N–O bond Wenzhi Ji, Chen-Long Li, Hui Chen, Zhi-Xiang Yu* and Xuebin Liao* Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 12012-12015.
Synthesis of Quaternary Carbon-Centered Benzoindolizidinones via Novel Photoredox-Catalyzed Alkene Aminoarylation: Facile Access to Tylophorine and Analogues Chao Zhang, Yi Wang, Yugang Song, Hongying Gao, Yonghui Sun, Xiuyun Sun, Yiqing Yang, Ming He, Zimo Yang, Lingpeng Zhan, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, and Yu Rao* CCS Chem. 2019, 1, 352−364.
Divergent Synthesis of Oxa-Cyclic Nitrones through Gold(I)- Catalyzed 1,3-Azaprotio Transfer of Propargylic a-Ketocarboxylate Oximes: Experimental and DFT Studies Chunhong Wang, Qi Cui, Zhixin Zhang, Zhu-Jun Yao, Shaozhong Wang*, and Zhi-Xiang Yu* Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 9821 – 9826.
Asymmetric Synthesis of Azepine-Fused Cyclobutanes from Yne- Methylenecyclopropanes Involving Cyclopropanation/C−C Cleavage/Wagner−Meerwein Rearrangement and Reaction Mechanism Chen-Long Li and Zhi-Xiang Yu* J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 9913−9928.
Type-II Pauson-Khand reaction of 1,8-enyne in the attempt of building 7/5 ring of (-)-caribenol A and DFT understanding Yang Wang, Kang Liu, Zhi-Xiang Yu*, Yanxing Jia* Tetrahedron Lett. 2019, 60, 151001-151004.
Understanding Regioselectivities of Corey–Chaykovsky Reactions of Dimethylsulfoxonium Methylide (DMSOM) and Dimethylsulfonium Methylide (DMSM) toward Enones: A DFT Study.Yu Xiang, Xing Fan, Pei-Jun Cai, Zhi-Xiang Yu* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 582-590.