2026

[26] Xiao-Qian Zhang, Ningbo Li, Pathan Mosim Amin, Jia-Xuan Yan, Yongliang Zhang,* Youliang Wang* Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular Annulations Using Alkynes as Two-Carbon Synthons for the Construction of Aromatic and Non-Aromatic Ring Systems, Chem. Commun. 2026, 62, 8571–8586.

2025

[25] Qing Zhang,^† Yongliang Zhang,^† Liming Zhang^* S_N2 Glycosylation Enabled by a Directing-Group-on-Leaving-Group Strategy: Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Glycosyl Carboxylates, Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 13146–13150. (^†Contributed equally)

[24] Shuangshuang Cai, Haiting Ye, Xi Yang, Pengchen Ma,* Silong Xu,* Yongliang Zhang* Aqueous Phase Synthesis of Complex Thiazole-containing Peptides by Condensation of N-acyl-α-aminonitriles and Cysteine Derivatives, Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 12379–12384 .

[23] Qing Zhang, Nils J. Floden, Yongliang Zhang, Jielin Yang, Philip Kohnke, José Danglad-Flores, Eric T. Sletten, Peter H. Seeberger,*  Liming Zhang^* A broadly applicable stereospecific glycosylation. Nat. Synth. 2025, 4, 1369–1375.

[22] Xiao-Qian Zhang, Ningbo Li, Yongliang Zhang,* Youliang Wang* Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular Assembly of Donor and Acceptor Fragments for [1,5]-Hydride Migrations. Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 3426–3432.

Before XJTU:

[21] Yongliang Zhang, Xu Ma, Liming Zhang* Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of 2-Azido-2-Deoxyglycosides via Gold-Catalyzed S_N2 Glycosylation. CCS Chem. 2023, 4, 3677–3685.

[20] Xu Ma,^† Yongliang Zhang,^† Xijun Zhu, Yongliang Wei, Liming Zhang* Directed S_N2 Glycosylation Employing an Amide-Functionalized 1-Naphthoate Platform Featuring a Selectivity-Safeguarding Mechanism. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 11921–11926. (^†Contributed equally)

[19] Xu Ma,^† Yongliang Zhang,^† Xijun Zhu, Liming Zhang* An S_N2-Type Strategy toward 1,2-cis-Furanosides. CCS Chem. 2022, 4, 3677–3685. (^†Contributed equally)

[18] Yongliang Zhang,^† Ke Zhao,^† Xinyi Li, Carlos D. Quintanilla, Liming Zhang* Asymmetric Dearomatization of Phenols via Ligand-Enabled Cooperative Gold Catalysis. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202309256. (^†Contributed equally) (Hot Paper)

[17] Yongliang Zhang, Chao Yu, Zhe Huang, Wen-Xiong Zhang, Shengfa Ye, Junnian Wei,* Zhenfeng Xi* Metalla-Aromatics: Planar, Nonplanar and Spiro. Acc. Chem. Res. 2021, 54, 2323–2333.

[16] Yongliang Zhang, Junnian Wei, Miaomiao Zhu, Yue Chi, Wen-Xiong Zhang, Shengfa Ye,* Zhenfeng Xi* Tetralithio Metalla-aromatics with Two Independent Perpendicular Dilithio Aromatic Rings Spiro-fused by One Mn Atom. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 9625–9631.

[15] Yongliang Zhang, Junnian Wei, Yue Chi, Wen-Xiong Zhang, Zhenfeng Xi* Spiro Metallaaromatics of Pd, Pt, and Rh: Synthesis and Characterization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 5039–5042.

[14] Yongliang Zhang, Botao Wu, Mingdong Zhong, Wen-Xiong Zhang, Zhenfeng Xi* Cyclic Schrock-Carbene-like Bis-alkylidene Complexes of Titanium and Zirconium: Synthesis, Characterization and Reaction. Chem. - Eur. J. 2020, 26, 16472–16479. (Very Important Paper)

[13] Yongliang Zhang, Zhenqiang Yang, Wen-Xiong Zhang, Zhenfeng Xi* Indacyclopentadienes and Aromatic Indacyclopentadienyl Dianions: Synthesis and Characterization. Chem. - Eur. J. 2019, 25, 4218–4224.

[12] Yongliang Zhang, Liang Liu, Tianyang Chen, Zhe Huang, Wen-Xiong Zhang, Zhenfeng Xi* Dilithio Spiro Zincacyclopentadienes and Dizinca[10]cycles: Synthesis and Structural Characterization. Organometallics 2019, 38, 2174–2178.

[11] Yongliang Zhang, Yue Chi, Junnian Wei, Qi Yang, Zhenqiang Yang, Hui Chen, Ruina Yang,* Wen-Xiong Zhang,* Zhenfeng Xi* Aromatic Tetralithiodigalloles with a Ga–Ga Bond: Synthesis and Structural Characterization. Organometallics 2017, 36, 2982–2986.

[10] Yongliang Zhang, Junnian Wei, Wen-Xiong Zhang, Zhenfeng Xi* Lithium Aluminate Complexes and Alumoles from 1,4-Dilithio-1,3-Butadienes and AlEt₂Cl. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 54, 10695–10700.

[9] Xianghui Shi, Yongliang Zhang, Mingdong Zhong, Rui Feng, Yuanjin Chen, Lei Yu, Yue Wu, Junnian Wei,* Zhenfeng Xi Dinitrogen Activation by Titanium Hydride Complex Supported by 2-Butene Ligand. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2024, 11, 207–214

[8] Colin F. Lynch, Joseph W. Downey, Yongliang Zhang, Jacob M. Hooker,* Mark D. Levin* Core-Labeling (Radio) Synthesis of Phenols. Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 7230–7235.

[7] Zhe Huang, Yongliang Zhang, Wen-Xiong Zhang, Junnian Wei,* Shengfa Ye,* Zhenfeng Xi* A Tris-spiro Metalla-aromatic System Featuring Craig-Möbius Aromaticity. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 1319.

[6] Chao Yu, Mingdong Zhong, Yongliang Zhang, Junnian Wei, Wangyang Ma, Wen-Xiong Zhang, Shengfa Ye,* Zhenfeng Xi* Butadienyl Diiron Complexes: Nonplanar Metalla-Aromatics Involving σ-Type Orbital Overlap. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 19048–19053. (Hot Paper)

[5] Zhe Huang, Yongliang Zhang, Wen-Xiong Zhang,* Zhenfeng Xi* Reversible Two-Electron Redox Reactions Involving Tetralithio/Dilithio Palladole, Platinacycle, and Dicupra[10]annulene. Organometallics 2019, 38, 2807–2811.

[4] Miaomiao Zhu, Liang Liu, Yongliang Zhang, Hai-Tao Yu, Wen-Xiong Zhang,* Zhenfeng Xi* Selective Transformation of Well-defined Alkenyllithiums to Alkenylmagnesiums via Transmetalation. Chem. - Eur. J. 2018, 24, 3186–3191. (Cover Paper & Hot Paper)

[3] Junnian Wei, Yongliang Zhang, Yue Chi, Liang Liu, Wen-Xiong Zhang,* Zhenfeng Xi* Aromatic Dicupra[10]annulenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 60–63.

[2] Junnian Wei, Yongliang Zhang, Wen-Xiong Zhang,* Zhenfeng Xi* 1,3-Butadienyl Dianions as Non Innocent Ligands: Synthesis and Characterization of Aromatic Dilithio Rhodacycles. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 9986–9990. (Very Important Paper)

[1] Junnian Wei, Yongliang Zhang, Wen-Xiong Zhang,* Zhenfeng Xi* Synthesis and Applications of 1-Iodo-4-MgCl-1,3-dienes and 1-Iodovinyl Phenylmagnesium Chlorides. Org. Chem. Front. 2014, 1, 983–987.