75. Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Nucleophilic Opening of 1,1,2,2-Tetrasubstituted Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes for the Synthesis of α-Tertiary Amines. Shouang Lan,^§ Qinqin Cui,^§ Defu Luo, Siyu Shi, Chengyang He, Shengyu Huang, Chao Xu, Lili Zhao, Jinggong Liu,* Cheng-Zhi Gu,* Shuang Yang, Xinqiang Fang* J. Am. Chem. Soc. DOI:10.1021/jacs.4c14944.

74. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Formal Asymmetric Reductive Isomerization of α-Hydroxyenones. Wennan Dong, Caiyi Ren, Lixuan Zhu, Peng Luo, Zhifei Zhao, Shouang Lan, Jinggong Liu Shuang Yang, Qi Zhang,* Xinqiang Fang* ACS Catal. 2024,14, 18753−18764.

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73. BMIDA-Directed Catalytic Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation for Enantioselective Access to α-Boryl Alcohols. Shuang Yang,Xinqiang Fang* Synlett DOI: 10.1055/a-2456-9333. (invited by Prof. Ruben Martin)

72. Catalytic Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of β,γ-Unsaturated α-Diketones. Zhifei Zhao,^§ Wennan Dong,^§ Jinggong Liu,Shuang Yang,Andrej Emanuel Cotman,Qi Zhang,* Xinqiang Fang* J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c11070. 

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https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Hp5I8_wLOQtjQMRQ7SwtFQ

71. Copper-catalyzed yne-allylic substitutions: concept and recent developments. Shuang Yang,* Xinqiang Fang* Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024,20,2739–2775. (Invited by Prof. Jaesook Yun for the thematic issue"Copper catalysis: a constantly evolving field".)

70. Rapid Construction of Polycyclic Skeletons via Brønsted Base-Catalyzed Annulations of Ethylidene 1,3-Indenediones and Vinyl 1,2-Diketones. Lixuan Zhu,^§ Haotian Luo,^§ Jinggong Liu,* Benlong Luo,* Shuang Yang, Xinqiang Fang,* Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 5893–5898. (highlighted by ACS Publications: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/2OAoxqqD_rRsSdXdR_dpVg)

69. Regio- and Stereoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Aryloxy Group-Substituted Unsymmetrical 1,2-Diketones: Synthetic Applications and Mechanistic Studies. Wenjun Liu,Caiyi Ren,Liyuan Zhou,Haotian Luo,Xiangjian Meng,Peng Luo,Yingkun Luo,Wennan Dong,Shouang Lan,Jinggong Liu,Shuang Yang,Qi Zhang,* Xinqiang Fang,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024,146, 20092–20106.

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68. Catalytic Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Acylboronates: BMIDA as the Privileged Directing Group. Xiangjian Meng,^§Shouang Lan,^§Ting Chen, Haotian Luo, Lixuan Zhu, Nanchu Chen, Jinggong Liu, Shuang Yang, Andrej Emanuel Cotman, Qi Zhang,* Xinqiang Fang,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 20357–20369. (highlight:

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https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_3IWNx0lAZS-s27kZm-T7A

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https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-E5wQOM24CAu8fqapA2wxA

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yj5pyeLu3NKqzBjbpaYMFg)

67. Copper-catalyzed amine-mediated ynepropargylic substitution. Chunyun Jiang,^§ Defu Luo,^§ Xiangjian Meng,Qinqin Cui,Lili Zhao,Jinggong Liu,* Shuang Yang,Xinqiang Fang,* Org. Chem. Front. 2024,11,3946–3951.

66. Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Cyclobutenediones. Shouang Lan,^§ Huangjiang Huang,^§ Wenjun Liu,Chao Xu,Xiang Lei,Wennan Dong,Jinggong Liu,Shuang Yang,Andrej Emanuel Cotman,Qi Zhang,* and Xinqiang Fang,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024,146, 4942-4957. (highlight: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Cf-XheAGlA7KiIJqVy1xkw https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UVYmmtE2eJSd9EJFNAJ5bQ)

 

65. Copper-catalyzed Asymmetric Yne-allylic Substitution Using Electron-rich Arenes. Defu Luo^§, Shengtong Niu^§, Fan Gong,Chao Xu,Shouang Lan,Jinggong Liu*,Shuang Yang,Xinqiang Fang*, ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 2746–2757. (highlight: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/H-hNhsCvyTene8XnaydC0w ) 

64. Transition-metal and base-free ether synthesis via alcohol-participated yne-allylic substitution. Chao Xu^§,Yingkun Luo^§,Shengtong Niu*,Fan Gong,Shouang Lan,Benlong Luo*,Jinggong Liu*,Shuang Yang,Xinqiang Fang*,Green Synth. Catal. 2024,5, 303–309. 

63. Kinetic Resolutions Enabled by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis: An Update. Shuang Yang*,Xinqiang Fang*, Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2024, 44, 448–480. (invited paper; highlight: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/2-naJkaIO2hVaChHlqHgOw)