34. X. Su, G. Li, L. He, S. Chen, X. Yang, G. Wang,* andS. Li* Nickel-Catalyzed, silyl-directed, ortho-borylation of arenes via an unusual Ni(II)/Ni(IV) catalytic cycle Nat. Commun.2024, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51997-0.
33. Dai, Y. Fu, M. Wei, F. Wang, B. Tian, L. Zhang, G. Wang*,S. Li* and M. Ding* Harnessing Electro-Descriptors for Mechanistic and Predictive Data Analysis of Photocatalytic Organic Reactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03085.
32. Y. Peng, G. Wang,* H. F. T. Klare M. Oestreich* Ring contraction of saturated cyclic amines and skeletal reorganization of acyclic 1amines Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2024, DOI:10.1002/anie.202410483
31. Y. Xiao, M. Wei, F. Wu, L. Tang, G. Wang,* and J.-J. Feng* The Divergent Synthesis of Sulfur-Containing Bridged Cyclobutanes by Lewis Acid Catalyzed Formal Cycloadditions of Pyridinium 1,4-Zwitterionic Thiolates and Bicyclobutanes Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2024, DOI:10.1002/anie.202408578
30. F. Wu,+ W.-B. Wu,+ Y. Xiao, Z. Li, L. Tang, H.-X. He, X.-C. Yang, J.-J. Wang, Y. Cai, T.-T. Xu, J.-. Tao, G. Wang,* and J.-J. Feng* Zinc-Catalyzed Enantioselective Formal (3+2) Cycloadditions of Bicyclobutanes with Imines: Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Azabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes and Beyond Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2024, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406548.
29. J.-J. Wang, L. Tang, Y. Xiao, W.-B. Wu, G. Wang*,J.-J. Feng* "Switching between the [2π+2σ] and Hetero-[4π+2σ] Cycloaddition Reactivity of Bicyclobutanes with Lewis Acid Catalysts Enables the Synthesis of Spirocycles and Bridged Heterocycles"Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,2024, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202405222.
28. J.-L. Zhou, Y. Xiao, L. He, X.-Y Gao, X.-C. Yang, W.-B. Wu, G. Wang, J. Zhang,* and J.-J. Feng* "Palladium-Catalyzed Ligand-Controlled Switchable Hetero-(5 + 3)/Enantioselective [2σ+2σ] Cycloadditions of Bicyclobutanes with Vinyl Oxiranes" J. Am. Chem. Soc.2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01851.
27. J. Cao, L. Gao, G. Wang*, S. Li* "Visible Light Catalyzed Arylsilylation of Alkenes to Construct Silicon-Containing 1,1-Diaryl Moieties" Green Chem.2024, 26, 4785-4791.
26. L. He,+ Y. Fu,+ S. Hou,+ G. Wang*, J. Zhao, Y. Xing, S. Li and J. Ma* "Reaction Condition- and Functional Group-Specific Knowledge Discovery: Data- and Computation-based Analysis on Transition-Metal-Free Transformation of Organoborons"Artificial Intelligence Chemistry2024, 2, 100034.
25. G. Wang,+ X. Wu,+ B. Xin,+ X. Gu, G. Wang, Y. Zhang, J. Zhao, X. Cheng, C. Chen* and J. Ma* "Machine Learning in Unmanned Systems for Chemical Synthesis" Molecules2023, 28, 2232.
24. L. Gao, X. Liang, L. He, G. Li, S. Chen, J. Cao, J. Ma, G. Wang* and S. Li* "Base-mediated C–B bond activation of benzylic boronate for the rapid construction of b-silyl/boryl functionalized 1,1-diarylalkanes from aromatic alkenes" Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 11881.
23. Y. Xiao, L. Tang, T.-T. Xu, J.-Y.-H. Sheng, Z. Zhou, L. Yue,G. Wang,* M. Oestreich* and J.-J. Feng* "Atom-economic and stereoselective catalytic synthesis of fully substituted enol esters/carbonates of amides in acyclic systems enabled by boron Lewis acid catalysis" Chem. Sci.2023, 14, 5608.
22. G. Li, Z. Li, L. Gao, S. Chen, G. Wang* and S. Li* "Combined molecular dynamics and coordinate driving method for automatically searching complicated reaction pathways" Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2023, 25, 23696.
21. X. Liu, Y. Wang, S. Chen, Q. Jia, 21. G. Wang* and S. Li,* "Direct benzylic polychlorination of (poly)azines with N-chlorosuccinimide" Org. Chem. Front.2023, 10, 3336.
20. S. Jin, Y. Wang, Y. Tang, J.-Y. Wang, T. Xu, J. Pan, S. Zhang, Q. Yuan, A. U. Rahman, J. D. McDonald, G. Wang*, S. Li and G. Li* "Orientational Chirality, its Asymmetric Control and Computational Study" Research 2022, 2022, 0012.
19. W. Zou, M. Yang, L. He, G. Wang* and S. Li* "Mechanistic insights into the metal-free deoxygenative borylation of ketones and aldehydes with bis(catecholato)diborane" Chem. Eur. J., 2022, e202203526.
18. P.-W. Long, G. Wang*, H. F. T. Klare, and M. Oestreich* "Silylium-Ion-Promoted Skeletal Reorganization of β-Silylated Cyclopropanes Bearing an Allyl Group at the Silicon Atom Coupled with Intermolecular Formation of a Quaternary Carbon Atom" ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 12310.
17. L. Gao, X. Liu, G. Li, S. Chen, J. Cao, G. Wang* and S. Li* "1,2-Silylpyridylation Reaction of Aryl Alkenes with Silylboronate" Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 5698.
16. W. Zou, L. Gao, J. Cao, Z. Li, G. Li, G. Wang* and S. Li* "Mechanistic Insight into Hydroboration of Imines from Combined Computational and Experimental Studies" Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202104004.
15. J. Cao, G. Li, G. Wang*, L. Gao and S. Li* "Iodoperfluoroalkylation of unactivated alkenes via pyridine-boryl radical initiated atom-transfer radical addition" Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 2857.
14. G. Wang,+ X. Su,+ L. Gao,+ X. Liu, G. Li and S. Li* "Borane-Catalyzed Selective Dihydrosilylation of Terminal Alkynes: Reaction Development and Mechanistic Insight" Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 10883.
13. H. Chen, M. Yang, G. Wang*, L. Gao, Z. Ni, J. Zou, and S. Li* "B(C6F5)3-Catalyzed Sequential Additions of Terminal Alkynes to para-Substituted Phenols: Selective Construction of Congested Phenol-Substituted Quaternary Carbons" Org. Lett.2021, 23, 5533.
12. L. Gao+, H. Zhang+, X. Liu, G. Wang,* and S. Li* "Mechanistic insights into the dearomative diborylation of pyrazines: a radical or non-radical process?" Dalton Trans.,2021, 50, 6982.
11. H. Fang+, G. Wang,+ and M. Oestreich* "Mild reductive rearrangement of oximes and oxime ethers to secondary amines with hydrosilanes catalyzed by B(C6F5)3" Org. Chem. Front.,2021, 8, 3280.
10. L. Gao,+G. Wang,+ H. Chen, J. Cao, X. Su, X. Liu, M. Yang, X. Cheng S. Li* "Metal-free reductive coupling of aliphatic aldehydes/ketones with 4-cyanopyridines: expanded scope and mechanistic studies" Org. Chem. Front., 2020, 7, 2744.
9. Gao,+G. Wang,+ J. Cao, H. Chen, Y. Gu, X. Liu, X. Cheng, J. Ma, and S. Li* "Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Selective Reductive Decarboxylative Pyridylation of N-Hydroxyphthalimide Esters: Synthesis of Congested Pyridine-Substituted Quaternary Carbons" ACS Catal.,2019, 9, 10142.
8. P. Gao,‡G. Wang‡, L. Xi, M. Wang, S. Li,* and Z. Shi* "Transition-Metal-Free Defluorosilylation of Fluoroalkenes with Silylboronates" Chin. J. Chem., 2019, 37, 1009.
7. G. Wang‡, L. Gao‡, H. Chen, X. Liu, J. Cao, S. Chen, X. Cheng and S. Li* "Borane-Catalyzed Chemoselective Hydroarylation of 1,3-Dienes with Phenols" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 1694.
6. M. Yang+, G. Wang‡, J. Zou and S. Li*, "Mechanistic Insight Into the AuCN Catalyzed Annulation Reaction of Salicylaldehyde and Aryl Acetylene: Cyanide Ion Promoted Umpolung Hydroacylation/Intramolecular Oxa-Michael Addition Mechanism"Front. Chem. 2019, 7, 557.
5. L. Gao,‡G. Wang‡, J. Cao, D. Yuan, X. Cheng, X. Guo, S. Li* "Organocatalytic decarboxylative alkylation of N-hydroxy-phthalimide esters enabled by pyridine-boryl radicals" Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 11534.
4. J. Cao‡, G. Wang‡, L. Gao, X. Cheng and S. Li* "Organocatalytic reductive coupling of aldehydes with 1,1-diarylethylenes using an in situ generated pyridine-boryl radical" Chem. Sci.,2018, 9, 3664.
3. J. Hu‡, G. Wang‡, S. Li* and Z. Shi* "Selective C-N Borylation of Alkyl Amines Promoted by Lewis Base" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 15227.
2. D. Yan‡, G. Wang‡, F. Xiong‡, W. Sun, Z. Shi, Y. Lu,* S. Li* and J. Zhao,* "A selenium-catalysed para-amination of phenols" Nat. Comm. 2018, 9, 4293.
1. G. Wang, J. Cao, L. Gao, W. Chen, W. Huang, X. Cheng* and S. Li* "Metal-Free Synthesis of C-4 Substituted Pyridine Derivatives Using Pyridine-boryl Radicals via a Radical Addition/Coupling Mechanism: A Combined Computational and Experimental Study" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 3904.
0. G. Wang, H. Zhang, J. Zhao, W. Li, J. Cao, C. Zhu* and S. Li* "Homolytic Cleavage of a B−B Bond by the Cooperative Catalysis of Two Lewis Bases: Computational Design and Experimental Verification" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2016, 55, 5985.