15. Regioselective and diastereoselective aminoarylation of 1,3-dienes. Hongli Bao, Liela Bayeh, Uttam Tambar.* Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 4863-4867.
14. Allylic Functionalization of Unactivated Olefins with Grignard Reagents. Hongli Bao, Liela Bayeh, Uttam Tambar*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 1664-1668.
13. Catalytic Enantioselective Allylic Amination of Olefins for the Synthesis of ent-Sitagliptin. Hongli Bao, Liela Bayeh, Uttam Tambar*, Synlett. 2013, 24, 2459-2463.
12. Catalytic Enantioselective Allylic Amination of Unactivated Terminal Olefins via an Ene Reaction, [2,3]-Rearrangement. Hongli Bao, Uttam Tambar*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134,18495-18498. Highlighted by Scienceas “Editor's Choice”. Highlighted by Synfacts 2013, 188. Highlighted by Synform as the Synstory.
11. Enantioselective Ring Opening of meso-Epoxides by Aromatic Amines Catalyzed by Dinuclear Magnesium Complex, Hongli Bao, Zheng Wang, Kuiling Ding*, Chinese J. Chem. 2013, 67-71.
10. Catalytic Enantioselective [2,3] Rearrangements of Amine N-oxides. Hongli Bao, Xiangbing Qi., Uttam Tambar*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 1206-1208. Highlighted by Synfacts 2011, 3, 10279.
9. Total Synthesis of (±)-Trigonoliimine C via Oxidative Rearrangement of an Unsymmetrical Bis-Tryptamine, Xiangbing Qi, Hongli Bao, Uttam Tambar*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 10050-10053.
8. Stereoselective [2,3]-Rearrangements of Amine N-oxides. Hongli Bao, Xiangbing Qi, Uttam Tambar*. Synlett 2011, 13, 1789-1792.
7. Enantioselective Ring Opening of meso-Epoxides with Aromatic Amines and Aliphatic Amines Catalyzed by Magnesium Complexes of BINOL Derivatives, Hongli Bao, Jiang Wu, Hongji Li, Zheng Wang, Tianpa You, Kuiling Ding*. Eur. J. Org.Chem. 2010, 6722-6726. Highlighted by Synfacts 2011, 3, 0279.
6. Insight into the Mechanism of the Asymmetric Ring-Opening Aminolysis of 4,4-Dimethyl-3,5,8-trioxabicyclo [5.1.0] octane Catalyzed by Titanium-BINOLate-Water System: Evidence for the Ti (BINOLate)2-Bearing Active Catalyst Entities and the Role of Water. Hongli Bao, Zheng Wang, Jin Zhou, Yinlong Guo, Kuiling Ding*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130,10116-10127.
5. BINOLate–Magnesium Catalysts for Enantioselective Hetero-Diels–Alder Reaction of Danishefsky’s Diene with Aldehydes. Haifeng Du, Xue Zhang, Zheng Wang, Hongli Bao, Tianpa You, Kuiling Ding.* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 2248-2254.
4. Synthesis of Tibavirin Analogues Containing Amino-Acid Residues. Daliang Li, Hongli Bao, Tianpa You*, Syn. Commun., 2005, 35, 1017-1026.
3. Microwave-Assisted and Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of Substituted 1,2,4-Triazoles. Daliang Li, Hongli Bao, Tianpa You.*, Heterocycles, 2005, 65, 1957-1962.
2. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a New Category of Purine-nucleoside Analogues. Daliang Li, Hongli Bao, Qitao Tan, Tianpa You*, Journal of Chinese Chemistry 2005, 23, 1659-1664.
1. A convenient preparation of enantiopure endo-2-hydroxyepicamphor and endo-3-hydroxycamphor from camphoric acid, Qitao Tan, Daliang Li, Hongli Bao, Tianpa You*. Syn. Commun., 2004, 34, 2945-2950.