54. Junhua Xu, Keyuan Zhang, Chonglong He, Xin-Hua Duan, Le Liu*, Recent Progress in Sulfonyl Derivative Mediated Radical Aryl Migration. Chin. J. Org. Chem. 2026, 46, Invited paper.

 

53. Xin Liu, Shanben Yin, Xinxin Han, Jiaxi Cai, Qiaoya Wang, Le Liu, Xin-Hua Duan and Mingyou Hu, Crosslinked porphyrin–copper polymer catalyzed hydroboration of alkynes and alkenes. Org. Chem. Front., 2026, doi.org/10.1039/D6QO00365F

                                               

 

52. Keyuan Zhang, Min Wang, Qi, Jiang, Bowu Dong, Xinhua Duan, Le Liu* Oxime ester as bifunctional reagent for the alkylamination of alkynes via C-entered radical addition and N-centered radical migration, Sci. China Chem. 2026, 69(2): 858–862。

                                                

 

51. Min Wang, Qi Jiang, Chonglong He, Xin-Hua Duan, Le Liu* Bis(sulfone) as Bifunctional Reagent for the Alkylarylation of Alkenes and Alkynes under Photoredox Conditions, Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 11324-11331.

                                                          

 

50. Xin Liu, Xinxin Han, Jiaxi Cai， Qiaoya Wang, Le Liu, Xin-Hua Duan, Mingyou Hu, Hierarchical phosphorus-enriched organic polymer supports for immobilized palladium catalysts: enabling green and efficient Buchwald–Hartwig amination, Green Chem., 2025, 27, 9522-9530.

 

49. Qi Jiang, Keyuan Zhang, Mingyou Hu, Xin-Hua Duan, Le Liu*, Visible-Light-Driven Photoredox-Catalyzed Radical Cyclization via a TEMPO-Intercepted Cascade: Regioselective and Access to Cyclopentene Skeletons, Org. Lett.2025, 27, 10088-10092.

                                                 

 

 48. Xin Liu, Xinxin Han, Jiaxi Cai， Qiaoya Wang, Le Liu, Xin-Hua Duan, Mingyou Hu, Hierarchical phosphorus-enriched organic polymer supports for immobilized palladium catalysts: enabling green and efficient Buchwald–Hartwig amination, Green Chem. 2025, 27, 9522-9530.

                                              

 

47. Xinxin Han, Xin Liu, Christophe Len, Le Liu, Xin-Hua, Duan, Mingyou Hu, Visible-light-driven gem-difluorocyclopropanation of gem-difluoroalkenes with diazo compounds, Tetradedron2025, 180, 134653.

 

                                            

 

46. Jiaxi Cai, Huanghuan Song, Xin Liu, Haixia Song, Le Liu, Xin-Hua Duan, Mingyou Hu, gem-Difluoroalkenylation of aldehydes and ketones with bis(difluoromethyl) triphenylphosphorane under operationally simple conditions, Tetradedron2025, 173, 134461.

 

                                                             

 

45. Youkang Zhou, Ruiying Zhao, Mingyou Hu, Xin-Hua Duan and Le Liu* Photoredox-Catalyzed Alkene Acylesterification with Acyloxime Esters via C-C and Tertiary C-O Bond formation.Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 623-628

                                                                      

 

 

44. Chonglong He, Youkang Zhou, Xin-Hua Duan, Le Liu*, Application of Functional Group Migration Strategies in Photodriven Difunctionalization of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons, Chin. J. Org. Chem.2025, 45，1478-1508 (Invited paper)

                                                            

  

43. Keyuan Zhang, Qi Jiang, Chonglong He, Mingyou Hu, Yangyang Cheng, Xin-Hua Duan, Le Liu*, Photoredox Catalyzed Conia-Ene-Type Cyclization/SmilesRearrangement Cascade Reactions to Access SubstitutedMethylenecarbocycles, Org. Lett.2024, 26, 7971-7975

                                

 42. Wen-Peng Yang, Hong-Jie Miao, Le Liu, Xin-Hua Duan, Li-Na Guo, Visible Light-Promoted Aromatization-Driven Deconstructive Fluorination of Spiro Carbocycles, Org. Lett.2024, 26, 7442-7446.

                                                                

 

41. Qing Guo, Jun-Lin Lu, Bin Qin, Qi-Chao Shan, Le Liu, Jin-Dan Zhang, Xi, Liu, Xin-Hua Duan, Li-Na Guo, Facets in metal halide perovskite nanocrystals for the photoinduced electron transfer annulation reaction,J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 23406-23410.

 

 

40. Chonglong He, Yulong Wang, Quan-Xin Li, Zichen Yan, Keyuan Zhang, Shao-Fei Ni, Xin-Hua Duan, Le Liu* Alkylarylation of alkenes with arylsulfonylacetate as bifunctional reagent via photoredox radical addition/smiles rearrangement cascade，Chin. Chem. Lett., 2024, 36, 110235.

                                                

 

39. Youkang Zhou, Qi Jiang, Yangyang Cheng, Mingyou Hu, Xin-Hua Duan, Le Liu* Photoredox Catalyzed Acylchlorination of α-CF3 Alkenes with Acyl Chloride and Application as Masked Access to b-CF3-enones, Org. Lett.2024, 26, 2656–2661

 

                                            

 38. Xiaoying Wang, Jiaxi Cai, Haixia Song, Le Liu, Xin-Hua Duan, Mingyou Hu*, Electrocatalysis-Enabled Stereoselective Synthesis of Monofluoroalkenes via Hydrodefluorination of gem-Difluoroakenes, Org. Lett.2024, 26, 1635–1639.

                                                       

 

37. Ting Xue, Cheng Ma, Le Liu, Chunhui Xiao,* Shao-Fei Ni,* Rong Zeng,* Characterization of A π–π Stacking Cocycrystal of 4-Nitrophthalonitrile Directed Toward Application in Photocatalysis.Nat.Commun.2024,15, 2455.

                                           

36. Haixia Song, Qin Wang, Xingjie, Ruan, Weilong Hu, Le Liu, Xin-Hua Duan, Mingyou Hu, The synthesis of N-Trifluoromethyl hydroxylamine from (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane, J. Fluorine Chem. 2024, 280, 110356.

 

                                                          

 

35. Wenpeng Yang, Hongjie Miao, Le Liu, Xin-Hua Duan, Li-Na Guo, Visible Light-Promoted Aromatization-Driven Deconstructive Fluorination of Spiro Carbocycles, Org. Lett.2024, 26, 7442-7446.

 

                                                         

 

34. Xiaoying Wang, Rui Zhang, Jiaxi Cai, Xin Liu, Haixia Song, Le Liu, Xin-Hua Duan, Mingyou Hu, Streamlined Electrochemical Dihalogenation (F, Cl, and Br) of gem-Difluoroalkenes Using Hydrogen Halides as Reagents, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2024, 27, e202400351.

 

                                                          

 

33. Wenpeng Yang, Hongjie Miao, Gang Wang, Xiaoyu Yang, Xianjun Wang, Le Liu, Xin-Hua Duan, Li-Na Guo, Photoinduced Aromatization-Driven Deconstructive Fluorosulfonylation of Spiro Dihydroquinazolinones, J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 18713-18722.

 

                                                        

 32. Chonglong He, Min Wang, Yulong Wang, Lirong Zhao, Youkang Zhou, Keyuan Zhang, Shenyu Shen, Yaqiong Su, Xin-Hua Duan and Le Liu* Photoredox catalytic alkylarylation of alkynes with arylsulfonylacetate as bifunctional reagent, Sci. China Chem.2024, 67, 2022-2028.

 

                                     

       

31. Chonglong He, Min Wang, Bowu Dong, Yaqiong Su, Xin-Hua Duan, and Le Liu*, Lone pair-π interaction induced regioselective sulfonation of ethers under light irradiation, Green. Synth. Catal.2024, 5, 117-212.

                                             

 

30. Yurou Zhao,  Zhiyong Ma, Le Liu, Pin Gao, Xin-Hua Duan and Mingyou Hu. Synthesis of a-Difluoromethylene Ethers via Photoredox-Induced Hyperconjugative Ring Opening of gem-Difluorocyclopropanes. J. Org. Chem.2023, 88, 3787-3793.

                                                      

 

 29. Youkang Zhou, Lirong Zhao, Mingyou Hu, Xin-Hua Duan and Le Liu* Visible-Light Photoredox Catalyzed Divergent 1,2-Diacylation and Hydroacylation of Alkenes with Carboxylic Acid Anhydride. Org. Lett. 2023, 5268–5272

                                            

 28. Ying-Jie Ma, Zi-Hang Yuan, Pin Gao, Xin-Hua Duan, Hong Xin, Le Liu and Li-Na Guo* Divergent Construction of Azaheterocycles via Alkoxyl Radical-Triggered C-C Bond Cleavage/Cyclization of N-Functionalized Acrylamides. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 9927–9940

                                            

 

27.  Yulong Wang, Shenshen Yu, Chonglong He, Youkang Zhou, Keyuan Zhang, Bin Rao, Tian Han, Yaqiong Su, Xin-Hua Duan, Le Liu*, Cu(II)-mediated direct intramolecular cyclopropanation of distal olefinic acetate: access to cyclopropane-fused g-lactone, Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 6663-6668.

                                          

 26. Shuai Liu, Pengchen Ma, Lu Zhang, Shenyu Shen, Hong-Jie Miao, Le Liu, K. N. Houk, Xin-Hua Duan Li-Na Guo* A Cheap Metal Catalyzed Ring Expansion/Cross-Coupling Cascade: A New Route to Functionalized Medium-Sized and Macrolactones. Chem. Sci.2023,14, 5220-5225.

 

                                         

 

25. Dan-Ning Wang, Qi Lin, Xun Wang, Keyuan Zhang, Xin-Hua Duan, Le Liu* Visible-Light Induced Oxidative Annulation of Enamides to 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Oxazole Skeletons, Asian J. Org. Chem.2023, 12, e202300019 (Cover Paper).

 

                                           

                                                           

     

24. Xinxin Han, Xin Liu, Yueyun Bao, Huanhuan Song, YurouZhao, Xiaoying Wang, Junjie Zhang, Le Liu, Xin-Hua Duan, Jinbo Hu and Mingyou Hu. Water-promoted regio-selective trifluoromethylation of vinyl conjugated diazoacetates. Org. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 204-209.

     

  

23. Keyuan Zhang, Yulong Wang, Chonglong He, Youkang Zhou, Danning Wang, Mingyou Hu, Xin-Hua Duan, Le Liu*, Halogen bond promoted aryl migration of allylic alcohols under visible light irradiation, Org. Chem. Front.2022, 9, 5599-5605

                                      

 22. Chonglong He, Keyuan Zhang, Dan-Ning Wang, Min Wang, Yuejie Niu, Xin-Hua Duan and Le Liu* Metal-Free Visible-Light-Induced Alkylarylation of Unactivated Alkenes via Radical Addition/Truce-Smiles Rearrangement Cascade, Org. Lett.  2022, 24, 2767–2771.

                                      

 

  21.Keyuan Zhang, Tianbing Liang, Yulong Wang, Chonglong He, Xin-Hua Duana and Le Liu* Oxidative thiocyanation of allylic alcohols: an easy access to allylic thiocyanates with K₂S₂O8 and NH₄SCN, Org. Chem. Front. 2022, 9, 966-972.

                                          

 

20. Le Liu, Xin-Hua Duan and Li-Na Guo, Recent Advance in Iminyl-Radical-Triggered C−H and C−C Bond Functionalization of Oxime Esters via 1,5-HAT and β-Carbon Scission, Synthesis 2021, 53, 4375-4388 (Invited paper, Cover paper)

                                        

 

19. Le Liu and Cristina Nevado* Diaryl Ether Formation Merging Photoredox and Nickel Catalysis, Organometallics 2021, 40, 2188-2193.

                                                

 

18. Li Chen, Li-Na Guo, Shuai Liu, Le Liu and Xin-Hua, Duan* Visible-light-driven palladium-catalyzed Dowd–Beckwith ring expansion/C–C bond formation cascade, Chem. Sci. 2021,12, 1791-1795.

                                                

 

17. Zhi-Yong Ma, Mengyang Li, Li-Na Guo, Le Liu, Dongdong Wang and Xin-Hua Duan*, Sulfonamide as Photoinduced Hydrogen-Atom Transfer Catalyst for Regioselective Alkylation of C(sp3)–H Bonds Adjacent to Heteroatoms, Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 2, 474–479

                                                

 16.   Yinan Zheng, Ying You, Qianqian Shen, Le Liu,* and Xin-Hua Duan*, Visible-Light-Induced Anti-Markovnikov Hydrosulfonation of Styrene Derivatives, Org. Chem. Front. 2020, 7, 2069-2074

                                               

 15. Hong Xin, Xin-Hua Duan, Le Liu, Li-Na Guo, Metal‐free, Visible Light‐induced Selective C‐C Bond Cleavage of Cycloalkanones with Molecular Oxygen，Chem. Eur. J.2020, 26, 11690-11694.  

Before XJTU

14.      Xiang Zhang, Xiaoyu Hao, Le Liu, Anh-Tuan Pham, Javier López-Andarias, Antonio Frontera, Naomi Sakai , and Stefan Matile* Primary Anion-π Catalysis and Autocatalysis J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 17867-17871.

                                                                 

 

13.      Yingjie Zhao, Yoann Cotelle, Le Liu, Javier, López-Andarias, Anna-Bea Bornhof, Masaaki Akamatsu, Naomi Sakai, Stefan Matile* The Emergence of Anion-π CatalysisAcc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 2255-2263

                                                    

  

12.      Xiang Zhang,† Le Liu,† Lopez-Andarias, Chao Wang, Naomi Sakai, Stefan Matile* Anion-π Catalysis: Focus on Nonadjacent stereocenters. Helv. Chim. Acta 2018, 101, e1700288. (co-first author)

                                                                

 

 11.  Le Liu, Yoann Cotelle, Anna-Bea Bornhof, Celine Besnard, Naomi Sakai and Stefan Matile* Anion-π Catalysis of Diels-Alder Reactions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 13066-13069 (Hot Paper)

 

                                 

 

10. Le Liu, Yoann Cotelle, Vincent Lebrun, Naomi Sakai, Thomas R. Ward and Stefan Matile* Anion-π Catalysis: Bicyclic Products with Four Contiguous Stereogenic Centers from Otherwise Elusive Diastereospecific Domino Reactions on π-Acidic Surfaces. Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 3770-3774.

                                                     

 

9.   Le Liu and Stefan Matie* Anion-π transaminase mimics. Supramol. Chem. 2017, 29, 702-706.

                                                             

8.       Le Liu, Yuann, Cotelle; Alyssa-Jennifer, Avestro; Naomi, Sakai and Stefan Matile* Asymmetric Anion-π Catalysis of Iminium/Nitroaldol Cascades to Form Cyclohexane Rings with Five Stereogenic Centers Directly on π-Acidic Surfaces. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 7876-7879.

 

                                            

 

7.        Le Liu, Tonghuan, Zhang; Yun-Fang, Yang; Daisy Zhang-Negrerie; Xinhao Zhang, Yunfei Du;* Yun-Dong Wu* and Kang Zhao* Metal-Free Synthesis of 3‑Arylquinolin-2-ones from Acrylic Amides via a Highly Regioselective 1,2-Aryl Migration: An Experimental and Computational Study. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 4058-4065.

                                                                

6.   Le Liu; Daisy Zhang-Negrerie; Yunfei Du* and Kang Zhao* Hypervalent Iodine Mediated C-C Double Bond Activation:A Cascade Access to a-Keto Diacetates from Readily Available Cinnamic Acids. Synthesis, 2015, 47, 2924-2930 (Invited Paper).

                            

 

5.     Le Liu; Liang, Du; Daisy Zhang-Negrerie and Yunfei Du* NIS-mediated intramolecular oxidative a-functionalization of tertiary amines: transition metal-free synthesis of 1,2-dihydro-(4H)-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one derivatives. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 29774-29781.

                                          

 

4.     Le Liu; Daisy Zhang-Negrerie; Yunfei Du* and Kang Zhao* PhICl2 and Wet DMF: An Efficient System for Regioselective Chloroformyloxylation/a-hlorination of Alkenes/a,baturated Compounds. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 436-439.

 

                                     

 

3.     Le Liu; Liang, Du; Daisy Zhang-Negrerie; Yunfei Du* and Kang Zhao* Metal-Free Tandem Oxidative Aryl Migration and C−C Bond Cleavage: Synthesis of a-Ketoamides and Esters from Acrylic Derivatives. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 5772-5775.

 

                                      

 

 

2.     Le Liu; Hang, Lu; Hong, Wang; Chao, Yang; Xiang, Zhang; Daisy Zhang-Negrerie; Yunfei Du* and Kang Zhao* PhI(OCOCF3)2‑Mediated C-C Bond Formation Concomitant with a 1,2-Aryl Shift in a Metal-Free Synthesis of 3‑Arylquinolin-2-ones. Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 2906-2909.

 

                                               

 

1.   Le Liu; Yanfeng, Fan; Qiaoqiao, He; Yun, Zhang; Daisy Zhang-Negrerie; Jianhui, Huang,* Yunfei Du* and Kang Zhao Synthesis of Functionalized Fluorescent Indenes from Electron-Rich α-Aryl Ketonitriles J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 3997-4004.