Publications-YANG Group

135.Concise synthesis of the core structure of madreporanone by Rh-catalyzed [3+2] cycloaddition

Rong Long, Zhen Yang* Tetrahedron 2019, 75 (12), 1746-1750 A model study toward total synthesis of madreporanone, a novel diterpene isolated from Azorella madreporica, was investigated. The [3.3.0] bi...

134.Pd-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Allylation for Stereoselective Syntheses of Allylic Alcohols bearing a Quaternary Carbon Center

Linlin Shi, Yingdong He, Jianxian Gong*, Zhen Yang* Asian J. Org. Chem 2019, 8 (6), 823-827 Olefins play a vital role in the fields of bioscience, medicine, and chemistry. Stereo‐defined olefins are ...

133.Total syntheses of dehydrobotrydienal, dehydrobotrydienol and 10-oxodehydrodihydrobotrydial

Zichun Zhang, Dandan Zhao, Yingdong He, Zhen Yang, Jianxian Gong Chin. Chem. Lett. 2019, 30 (8), 1503-1505 In this paper, we report the concise total syntheses of three botryane sesquiterpenoids: dehy...

132.Theoretical prediction on the reactivity of the Co-mediated intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction for constructing bicyclo-skeletons in natural products

LeiZhu, ZheyuanWang, SongLiu, TaoZhang, ZhenYang, RuopengBai, YuLan Chin. Chem. Lett. 2019, 30 (4), 889-894 The Co2(CO)8-mediated intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction is an efficient approach for cons...

131.Stereoselective Pd-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Allylation: Assembly of Highly Functionalized Allylic Amines Bearing a Quaternary Center

Linlin Shi, Yingdong He, Yuanyuan Chang, Nan Zheng, Zhen Yang*, and Jianxian Gong* Org. Lett. 2019, 21(9), 3077-3080 Here, we report a practical and reliable methodology to direct construction of tri-...

130.The Journey of Schinortriterpenoid Total Syntheses

Zhen Yang* Acc. Chem. Res., 2019, 52 (2), 480–491 Plants in the Schisandraceae family are important components of the traditional Chinese herbal medicines and are often used to treat various illnesse...

129.Formal Total Synthesis of Hybocarpone Enabled by Visible-Light-Promoted Benzannulation

Wei Chen, Renyu Guo, Zhen Yang*, and Jianxian Gong* J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83 (24), pp 15524–15532 The formal total synthesis of hybocarpone was achieved in eight steps from commercially available 1,2,...

128.Total Syntheses of Crinipellins Enabled by Cobalt‐Mediated and Palladium‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Pauson–Khand Reactions

Zhihui Huang, Dr. Jun Huang, Yongzheng Qu, Weibin Zhang, Prof. Dr. Jianxian Gong*, Prof. Dr. Zhen Yang* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57(28), 8744 –8748 • Highlighted in Synfacts, 2018, 14, 788. Eff...

127.Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Natural Products via Gold-Catalyzed Cascade Reactions

Yueqing Gu, Ceheng Tan, Jianxian Gong*, Zhen Yang* Synlett 2018, 29(12): 1552-1571 This account describes our group’s latest research in the field of diversity-oriented synthesis of natural products ...

126.Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Insulicolide A, 14-O-Acetylinsulicolide A, 6β,9α-Dihydroxy-14-p-nitrobenzoylcinnamolide, and 7α,14-Dihydroxy-6β-p-nitrobenzoylconfertifolin

Yang Lai, Nan Zhang, Yi Zhang, Jia-Hua Chen*, and Zhen Yang* Org. Lett., 2018, 20 (14), 4298–4301 Asymmetric total syntheses of insulicolide A, 14-O-acetylinsulicolide A, 6β,9α-dihydroxy-14-p-nitro...