Publications
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21. Enantioselective hydroamination of unactivated terminal alkenes
Senjie Ma, Yumeng Xi, Haoyu Fan, John F. Hartwig, Chem, 2022, 8, 532. (link)
20. Click Chemistry Strategies for the Accelerated Synthesis of Functional Macromolecules
Zhishuai Geng,+ Jaeman J. Shin,+ Yumeng Xi,+ Craig J. Hawker, J. Polym. Sci., 2021, 59, 963. (link)
19. Catalytic asymmetric addition of an amine N–H bond across internal alkenes
Yumeng Xi, Senjie Ma, John F. Hartwig, Nature, 2020, 588, 254. (link)
(Highlighted by C&EN, Chemistry World, and Synfacts 01/2021 as Synfact of the month)
18. Application of Trimethylgermanyl-Substituted Bisphosphine Ligands with Enhanced Dispersion Interactions to Copper-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Disubstituted Alkenes
Yumeng Xi,+ Bo Su,+ Xiaotian Qi, Shayun Pedram, Peng Liu, John F. Hartwig, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 18213. (link)
17. Mechanistic Study of Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroboration of Alkenes
Yumeng Xi, John F. Hartwig, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 12758. (link)
16. Mechanistic Study of SmI2-Mediated Reformatsky Reaction for Macrolactam Formation Using a Cyclopropyl Group as a Probe
Shouliang Yang, Yumeng Xi, Jiahua Chen, Zhen Yang, Isr. J. Chem., 2017, 57, 331. (link)
15. Diverse Asymmetric Hydrofunctionalization of Aliphatic Internal Alkenes Through Catalytic Regioselective Hydroboration
Yumeng Xi, John F. Hartwig, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 6703. (link)
(Highlighted by Synfacts 08/2016)
14. Gold/gallium-catalyzed annulation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and cyclopropylacetylenes for synthesis of substituted cyclopentenes
Boliang Dong,+ Yumeng Xi,+ Yijin Su, Novruz G. Akhmedov, Jeffrey L. Petersen, Xiaodong Shi, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 17386. (link)
13. Regioselective, Asymmetric Formal Hydroamination of Unactivated Internal Alkenes
Yumeng Xi, Trevor W. Butcher, Jing Zhang, John F. Hartwig, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 776. (link)
12. Ligand-Assisted Gold-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling with Aryldiazonium Salts: Redox Gold Catalysis without an External Oxidant
Rong Cai, Mei Lu, Ellen Aguilera, Yumeng Xi, Novruz G. Akhmedov, Jeffrey L. Petersen, Hao Chen, Xiaodong Shi, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 8772. (link)
(Selected as Hot Paper)
11. Gold-Catalyzed Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Terminal Alkynes: Selective Synthesis of Unsymmetrical 1,3-Diynes
Haihui Peng, Yumeng Xi, Nima Ronaghi, Boliang Dong, Novruz G. Akhmedov, Xiaodong Shi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 13174. (link)
10. Chemoselective Carbophilic Addition of α-Diazoesters through Ligand-Controlled Gold Catalysis
Yumeng Xi,+ Yijin Su,+ Zhaoyuan Yu, Boliang Dong, Edward J. McClain, Yu Lan, Xiaodong Shi, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 9817. (link)
(Highlighted by Chinese Chemical Letters)
9. Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular C-S Bond Formation: Efficient Synthesis of α-Substituted Vinyl Sulfone
Yumeng Xi, Boliang Dong, Edward J. McClain, Qiaoyi Wang, Tesia L. Gregg, Novruz G. Akhmedov, Jeffrey L. Petersen, Xiaodong Shi, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 4647. (link)
(Selected as Hot Paper; highlighted by Synform 10/2014)
8. Quantitative Kinetic Investigation of Triazole-Gold(I) Complex Catalyzed [3,3]-Rearrangement of Propargyl Ester
Yumeng Xi, Qiaoyi Wang, Yijin Su, Minyong Li, Xiaodong Shi, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 2157. (link)
7. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (-)-Cebulactam A1
Shouliang Yang, Yumeng Xi, Jiahua Chen, Zhen Yang, Org. Chem. Front., 2014, 1, 93. (link)
6. Synergistic Au/Ga Catalysis in Ambient Nakamura Reaction
Yumeng Xi, Dawei Wang, Xiaohan Ye, Novruz G. Akhmedov, Jeffrey L. Petersen, Xiaodong Shi, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 306. (link)
(Highlighted by organic chemistry portal)
5. Ambient Gold-catalyzed O-Vinylation of Cyclic 1,3-Diketone: A Vinyl Ether Synthesis
Yumeng Xi, Boliang Dong, Xiaodong Shi, Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 2013, 9, 2537. (invited contribution) (link)
4. Cinchona and thiourea
Yumeng Xi, Xiaodong Shi, Chem. Commum., 2013, 8583. (invited Viewpoint) (link)
3. Synthetic Applications of Photoredox Catalysis with Visible Light
Yumeng Xi, Hong Yi, Aiwen Lei, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2013, 11, 2387. (link)
(Ranking 1st, 4th, 5th, and 4th in top 10 accessible articles of Q2, Q3, Q4 2013 and Q1 2014)
2. Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Ansamacrolactams (+)-Q-1047H-A-A and (+)-Q-1047H-R-A
Shouliang Yang, Yumeng Xi, Rong Zhu, Lin Wang, Jiahua Chen, Zhen Yang, Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 812. (link)