35. Weilin Wang, Junrui Zhou, Lei Xu, Changsong Li, Zhiyou Hu, Yongliang Zhang*, Ruopeng Bai*, Youliang Wang*. meta-Chloroperbenzoic Acid-Promoted Oxidative Annulations of Alkynes and Nitriles into Oxazoles via Putative β-Hydroxy Vinyl Cations[J]. Org. Lett., 2026, 28: 7622–7627.

34. Bo Liu, Changsong Li, Qihang Yue, Changjian Ma, Xin Xu, Xiang Nan, Youliang Wang*, Weilin Wang*. Collective Total Synthesis of Isocoumarin Natural Products via Copper-Catalyzed Annulations of Diaryliodonium Salts[J]. Org. Lett., 2026, 28: 6900-6906.

33. 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[J]. Chem. Commun., 2026, 62: 8571–8586.

32.Chao Wang, Xin Xu, Xinyu Zhang, Haifeng Lin, Jie Wang, Pathan Mosim Amin, Youliang Wang*. Single-Atom Ligation of Four Different Alcohols at One Silicon Center: Methodology Development and Proof of Concept[J]. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025: e202506444.

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

30. Shupeng Liu, Tianyi Xu, Yuting Liu, Youliang Wang*. Dearomative Intramolecular meta-Thermocycloadditions of Benzene Rings via Wheland Intermediates[J]. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024: e202407841.

29. Pathan Mosim Amin, Weilin Wang, Junrui Zhou, Chao Wang, Youliang Wang*. Gold-catalyzed benzannulations of 2-alkenylindoles with alkynes: a protecting-group-free regioselective approach to carbazoles[J]. Chem. Commun., 2024, 60: 5326–5329.

28. Junrui Zhou, Weilin Wang, Fenfang Zuo, Shupeng Liu, Pathan Mosim Amin, Kangbao Zhong, Ruopeng Bai*, Youliang Wang*. Catalyst-Controlled Divergent Generations and Transformations of α-Carbonyl Cations from Alkynes[J]. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023: e202302545.

27. Xiao-Qian Zhang, Congdi Zhang, Zhiyou Hu, Youliang Wang*. Gold-Catalyzed Divergent N/O-Vinylations of trans-2-Butene-1,4-amino Alcohols with Alkynes and the Cascade Rearrangements/Cyclizations to Dihydropyrroles and Dihydrofurans[J]. Org. Lett., 2023, 25: 5800–5805.

26. Yu Nie, Junrui Zhou, Youliang Wang*. Catalyst-Controlled Divergent Cycloisomerizations of N-Propargyl Indoles[J]. Org. Lett., 2023, 25: 1871-1875.

25. Xiao-Qian Zhang, Tianyi Xu, Congdi Zhang, Chao Wang, Youliang Wang*. Gold-catalyzed formal (3 + 2) and (4 + 2) cycloadditions of alkynes to highly functionalized dihydropyrroles and tetrahydropyridines[J]. Org. Chem. Front., 2023, 10: 680-685.

24. Weilin Wang, Junrui Zhou, Chao Wang, Congdi Zhang, Xiao-Qian Zhang, Youliang Wang*. Design, development and applications of copper-catalyzed regioselective (4 + 2) annulations between diaryliodonium salts and alkynes[J]. Commun Chem, 2022, 5: 145.

23. Congdi Zhang, Xiao-Qian Zhang, Yu Nie, Chao Wang, Tianyi Xu, Junjie Zhang, Lu Bai, Chao Feng, Youliang Wang*. Gold-catalyzed formal (3 + 2) and (4 + 2) cycloaddition reactions using propiolates: assembly of 2,3-dihydrofurans and 3,4-dihydropyrans via a multistep cascade process[J]. Org. Chem. Front., 2022, 9: 5872-5878.

22. Weilin Wang, Youliang Wang*. Copper-Catalyzed Chemo-, Regio-, and Stereoselective Multicomponent 1,2,3-Trifunctionalization of Internal Alkynes[J]. Org. Lett., 2022, 24: 1871-1875.

21. Yunhe Li, Jie Zhang, Xiang Zhao*, Youliang Wang*. Exploring the chemistry of E/Z configuration in gold-catalyzed domino cyclization: Insights on the stereoselectivity[J]. Molecular Catalysis, 2022, 519: 112154.

20. Yunhe Li, Yi Zhou, Jie Zhang, Ruiyu Liu, Xiang Zhao*, Youliang Wang*. A DFT study on gold-catalyzed domino cyclization for post-Ugi synthesis of spiroindolines: insights on the origin of remarkable diastereoselectivity[J]. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2022, 12: 1678-1684.

19. Lei Hao, Qianwen Pan, Congdi Zhang, Sen Wang, Weilin Wang, Junjie Zhang, Lu Bai, Youliang Wang*. General, Straightforward, and Atom-Economical Synthesis of Vinyl Triflimides[J]. Chem. Eur. J., 2021, 27: 12272–12275.

18. Barry M. Trost*, Youliang Wang, Andreas K. Buckl, Zhongxing Huang, Minh H. Nguyen, Olesya Kuzmina. Total Synthesis of Bryostatin 3[J]. Science, 2020, 368: 1007-1011.

17. Barry M. Trost*, Youliang Wang, Chao-I Hung. Use of α-Trifluoromethyl Carbanions for Palladium-Catalysed Asymmetric Cycloadditions[J]. Nature Chemistry, 2020, 12: 294-301.

16. Barry M. Trost*, Youliang Wang. A Deprotonation Approach to the Unprecedented Amino-Trimethylenemethane Chemistry: Regio-, Diastereo-, and Enantioselective Synthesis of Complex Amino Cycles[J]. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57: 11025-11029.

15. Youliang Wang, Maxence Zarca, Liu-Zhu Gong, Liming Zhang*. A C-H Insertion Approach to Functionalized Cyclopentenones[J]. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138: 7516-7519.

14. Youliang Wang, Zhitong Zheng, Liming Zhang*. Intramolecular Insertions into Unactivated C(sp3)-H Bonds by Oxidatively Generated β-Diketone-α-Gold Carbenes: Synthesis of Cyclopentanones[J]. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137: 5316-5319.

13. Youliang Wang, Zhitong Zheng, Liming Zhang*. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Oxidative Transformations of Terminal Alkynes to Ketenes by Using Tethered Sulfoxides: Access to β-Lactams and Cyclobutanones[J]. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53: 9572-9576.

12. Youliang Wang, Akop Yepremyan, Subir Ghorai, Robert Todd, Donald H. Aue, Liming Zhang. Gold-Catalyzed Cyclizations of cis-Enediynes: Insights into the Nature of Gold–Aryne Interactions[J]. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52: 7795-7799.

11. Zhitong Zheng†, Youliang Wang†, Xu Ma, Yuxue Li, Liming Zhang*. Non-Diazo C−H Insertion Approach to Cyclobutanones through Oxidative Gold Catalysis[J]. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59: 17398-17402.

10. Barry M. Trost*, Anand H. Shinde†, Youliang Wang†, Zhijun Zuo, Chang Min. Palladium-Catalyzed Regio-, Enantio-, and Diastereoselective Asymmetric [3 + 2] Cycloaddition Reactions: Synthesis of Chiral Cyclopentyl Phosphonates[J]. ACS Catal., 2020, 10: 1969-1975.

9. Barry M. Trost*, Anand H. Shinde†, Youliang Wang†, Zhijun Zuo, Chang Min. Palladium-Catalyzed Regio-, Enantio-, and Diastereoselective Asymmetric [3 + 2] Cycloaddition Reactions: Synthesis of Chiral Cyclopentyl Phosphonates[J]. ACS Catal., 2020, 10: 1969-1975.

8. Youliang Wang, Alexandre Genoux, Subir Ghorai, Hongyi Chen, Robert Todd, Liming Zhang*. Direct Conversion of Internal Alkynes into α-Iodoenones: One-Step Collaborative Iodination and Oxidation[J]. Adv. Synth. Catal., 2016, 358: 1417-1420.

7. Youliang Wang, Liming Zhang. Recent Developments in the Chemistry of Heteroaromatic N-Oxides[J]. Synthesis, 2015, 47: 289.

6. Zhitong Zheng, Zhixun Wang, Youliang Wang, Liming Zhang. Au Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclisation[J]. Chem. Soc. Rev., 2016, 45: 4448-4458.

5. Barry M. Trost*, Zhijun Zuo, Youliang Wang. Pd(0)-Catalyzed Diastereo- and Enantioselective Intermolecular Cycloaddition for Rapid Assembly of 2-Acyl-methylenecyclopentanes[J]. Org. Lett., 2021, 23: 979-983.

4. Renhua Zheng, Youliang Wang, Liming Zhang. Ruthenium-catalyzed rearrangement of propargyl sulfoxides: formation of α,β-unsaturated thioesters[J]. Tetrahedron Lett., 2015, 56: 3144-3146.

3. Biao Lu, Yuxue Li, Youliang Wang, Donald H. Aue, Yingdong Luo, Liming Zhang. [3,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement versus Carbene Formation in Gold-Catalyzed Transformations of Alkynyl Aryl Sulfoxides: Mechanistic Studies and Expanded Reaction Scope[J]. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135: 8512-8524.

2. Yi-Tan Su, Youliang Wang, Guan-Wu Wang. Palladium-catalyzed heteroannulation of [60] fullerene with N-benzyl sulfonamides and subsequent functionalisation[J]. Chem. Commun., 2012, 48: 8132-8134.

1. Yi-Tan Su, Youliang Wang, Guan-Wu Wang. Palladium-catalyzed heteroannulation of [60]fullerene with N-(2-arylethyl) sulfonamides via C–H bond activation[J]. Org. Chem. Front., 2014, 1: 689-693.