Publications-YANG Group

109. A Concise Synthesis of Presilphiperfolane Core through a Tandem TMTU–Co-Catalyzed Pauson–Khand Reaction and a 6π Electrocyclization Reaction

Zichun Zhang, Yuanhe Li, Dandan Zhao, Yingdong He, Dr. Jianxian Gong*, Prof. Dr. Zhen Yang* Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 1258. The synthesis of strained polycyclic systems from readily available precurso...

108.Stereoselective Synthesis of Oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptenes via a Tandem Dirhodium(II)-Catalyzed Triazole Denitrogenation and [3 + 2] Cycloaddition

Hao Yuan, Jianxian Gong*, and Zhen Yang* Org. Lett., 2016, 18 (21), 5500–5503 A novel synthetic strategy for the diastereoselective synthesis of structurally diverse oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptenes has bee...

107.A Migratory Ether Formation Route to Medium-Sized Sugar Mimetics

Hao Jiang, Li-Ping Xu, Yan Fang, Zhen-Xing Zhang, Zhen Yang,* and Yong Huang* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 14340-14344 Polyol-substituted cyclic ethers are fundamental building blocks of biomolecul...

106.Effective Chirality Transfer in [3+2] Reaction between Allenyl-Rhodium and Enal: Mechanistic Study Based on DFT Calculations

Xiaotian Qi, Song Liu, Tao Zhang, Rong Long, Jun Huang, Jianxian Gong*, Zhen Yang*, and Yu Lan* J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81, 8306 Theoretical calculation was performed to study the chirality transfer in a...

105.A chiral pool approach for asymmetric syntheses of (-)-antrocin, (+)-asperolide C, and (-)-trans-ozic acid

Fu-Zhuo Li, Shuang Li, Peng-Peng Zhang, Zhi-Hui Huang, Wei-Bin Zhang,* Jianxian Gong* and Zhen Yang* Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 12426-12429 Ozonolysis of aromatic abietane (+)-carnosic acid (4) is used t...

104.Exploring the Complexity-Generating Features of the Pauson–Khand Reaction from a Synthetic Perspective

Lili Shi, Zhen Yang* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 2356–2368 The Pauson–Khand reaction (PKR) is used to construct a cyclopentenone framework from an alkene, an alkyne, and carbon monoxide, through a domi...

103.Synthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted Indoles and Benzofurans by the Tandem Reaction of Rhodium(II)-Catalyzed Intramolecular C–H Insertion and Oxygen-Mediated Oxidation

Hongjuan Shen, Junkai Fu, Hao Yuan, Jianxian Gong*, and Zhen Yang* J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81, 10180–10192 A highly effective and straightforward method to construct a wide range of functionalized 2,3-d...

102.Isolation and Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Perforanoid A

Chao Lv , Xiaohui Yan , Qian Tu, Yingtong Di, Chunmao Yuan, Xin Fang, Yaacove Ben-David, Lei Xia, Jianxian Gong, Yuemao Shen,* Zhen Yang,* and Xiaojiang Hao* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 7539 • Hi...

101.Regio- and Stereoselective Syntheses of 7-Oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes via a Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Alkynediols: Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Farnesiferol C

Yue-Qing Gu, Peng-Peng Zhang, Jun-Kai Fu, Song Liu, Yu Lan,* Jian-Xian Gong,* and Zhen Yang* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 1392-1397 A highly regio- and stereoselective method to construct a broad ran...

100.Gold-Catalyzed Enantio- and Diastereoselective Syntheses of Left Fragments of Azadirachtin/Meliacarpin-Type Limonoids

Hang Shi, Ceheng Tan, Weibin Zhang, Zichun Zhang, Rong Long, Jianxian Gong, Tuoping Luo*, and Zhen Yang* J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81, 751 Meliacarpin-type limonoids are an important class of organic inse...