32. Boron-promoted reductive deoxygenation coupling reaction of sulfonyl chlorides for the C(sp³)-S bond construction

Shuo Chen,^# Qingru Wen,^# Yanqing Zhu, Yanru Ji, Yu Pu,* Zhengli Liu, Yun He, Zhang Feng*

Chinese Chemical Letters 2022, DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.04.022

 

31. Boron-Promoted Umpolung Reaction of Sulfonyl Chlorides for the Stereospecific Synthesis of Thioglycosides via Reductive Deoxygenation Coupling Reactions

Siyu Li,^§ Yujuan Wang,^§ Lei Zhong,^§ Siyu Wang, Zhengli Liu, Yuanwei Dai,* Yun He,* and Zhang Feng*

Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 2463-2468

 

30. Advances in Silylation and Borylation of fluoroarenes and gem-Difluoroalkenes via C-F bond

Juan Zhang, Shasha Geng and Zhang Feng*

Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 11922-11934

 

 

29. C-H Bond Borylation and Silylation via Iron Catalysis. Wiley-VCH, The Handbook of C-H Functionalization (Debabrata Maiti, Editor-in-Chief).

Juan Zhang, and Zhang Feng*.

28. Iron-Catalyzed C-F Bond Silylation and Borylation of Fluoroarenes

Minghui Sun, ^# Maoling Tao, ^# Liang Zhao, Weipiao Li, Zhengli Liu, Chun-Yang He* and Zhang Feng*

Org. Chem. Front. 2021, 8, 5322-5327

 

27. Iron-Catalyzed Diborylation of Unactivated Aliphatic gem-Dihalogenoalkenes: Synthesis of 1,2-Bis(boryl)alkanes

Shangsheng Zhou, Yu Pu, Zhengli Liu, Xiaoming Zhang, Jiang Zhu*, and Zhang Feng*

Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 5565-5570

26. Capsulactone: a new 4-hydroxy-α-pyrone derivative from an endophytic fungus Penicillium capsulatum and its antimicrobial activity

Peng-Jie Xian, Heng-Ye Chen, Zhang Feng*, Wei Zhao* and Xiao-Long Yang*

J. Asian. Nat. Prod. Res. 2021, 23, 1100-1106

 

25. Experimental and Computational Studies on the Iron‐Catalyzed Selective and Controllable Defluorosilylation of Unactivated Aliphatic gem‐Difluoroalkenes

Huan Zhang,^# Enhui Wang,^# Shasha Geng,^# Zhengli Liu, Yun He, Qian Peng* and Zhang Feng*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 10211

24. Iron-Catalyzed Borylation and Silylation of Unactivated Tertiary, Secondary and Primary Alkyl Chlorides

Siyu Wang^#, Minghui Sun^#, Huan Zhang, Juan Zhang, Yun He, and Zhang Feng*

CCS Chem. 2020, 2, 2164

23. Iron-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions for the Construction of Carbon-Heteroatom Bonds

Juan Zhang, Siyu Wang, Yun Zhang, and Zhang Feng*

Asian J. Org. Chem., 2020, 9, 1519

(Invited review)

22. Development and Mechanistic Studies of Iron-Catalyzed Construction of Csp²–B Bonds via C–O Bond Activation  

Shasha Geng, Juan Zhang, Shuo Chen, Zhengli Liu, Xiaoqin Zeng, Yun He, Zhang Feng*

Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 5582

21. Iron-Catalyzed Borylation of Aryl Ethers via Cleavage of C−O Bonds  

Xiaoqin Zeng, Yuxuan Zhang, Zhengli Liu, Shasha Geng, Yun He, Zhang Feng*

Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 2950

(This article was among the most downloaded by readers of Organic Letters in April 2020.)

(This article was highlighted by Organic Process Research & Development 2020, 24, 874  )

20. A new fusicoccane diterpene and a new polyene from the plant endophytic fungus Talaromyces pinophilus and their antimicrobial activities  

Wen-Ting Zhao^#, Xiong Shi^#, Peng-Jie Xian, Zhang Feng*, Jian Yang* and Xiao-Long Yang*

Nat. Prod. Res., 2021, 35, 124.

 

19. Iron-Catalyzed Silylation of (Hetero)aryl Chlorides with Et₃SiBpin  

Jia Jia,^∥ Xiaoqin Zeng,^∥ Zhengli Liu, Liang Zhao, Chun-Yang He,* Xiao-Fei Li,* and Zhang Feng*

Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 2816

(This article was highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal)

https://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit7/304.shtm

18. C−O Bond Silylation Catalyzed by Iron: A General Method for the Construction of Csp²−Si Bonds

Juan Zhang, Yun Zhang, Shasha Geng, Shuo Chen, Zhengli Liu, Xiaoqin Zeng, Yun He, and Zhang Feng*

Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 2669

17. Thiyl Radical Promoted Iron-Catalyzed-Selective Oxidation of Benzylic Sp³ C-H Bonds with Molecular Oxygen

Shasha Geng,^# Baojian Xiong,^# Yun Zhang,^# Juan Zhang, Yun He,* and Zhang Feng*

Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 12699

 

16. Thiyl radical promoted chemo- and regioselective oxidation of C=C bonds using molecular oxygen via iron catalysis

Baojian Xiong, Xiaoqin Zeng, Shasha Geng, Shuo Chen, Yun He* and Zhang Feng*

Green Chem., 2018, 20, 4521

 

15. Transition-Metal (Cu, Pd, Ni)-Catalyzed Difluoroalkylation via Cross-Coupling with Difluoroalkyl Halides

Zhang Feng, Yu-Lan Xiao and Xingang Zhang*

Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 2264.

 

 

Pre-CQU Publications

 

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14.Chlorodifluoromethane Triggered Formation of Difluoromethylated (Hetero) Arenes Catalyzed by Palladium

Zhang Feng^†, Qiao-Qiao Min^†, Xia-ping Fu^†, and Xingang Zhang*

(^†These authors contributed equally to this work)

(This paper was highlighted by Chemical & Engineering News, 2017, 95, 7 )

(This paper was highlighted by Molecule of the Week, 2017-06-19 )

(This paper was highlighted by Synthfacts, 2017, 9, 918 )

Nature Chemistry, 2017, 9, 918.

 

13. Facile Access to Difluoromethylated Arenes by Pd-Catalyzed Reaction of Arylboronic Acids with Bromodifluoroacetate.

Zhang Feng, Qiao-Qiao Min, and Xingang Zhang*

Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 44.

 

12. Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling of (Hetero)Aryl Iodides with Fluorinated Secondary Alkyl Bromides.

Xuefei Li, Zhang Feng, Zhong-Xing Jiang*,and Xingang Zhang*

Org. Lett. 2016, 17, 5570.

 

11. Carbonylation of Difluoroalkyl Bromides Catalyzed by Palladium.

Hai-Yang Zhao,Zhang Feng, Zhiji Luo,and Dr. Xingang Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 128, 10577.

 

10. Palladium-catalyzed phosphonyldifluoromethylation of alkenes with bromodifluoromethylphosphonate.

Zhang Feng, Yu-Lan Xiao, and Xingang Zhang*

Org.Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 466.

 

9. A General Synthesis of Fluoroalkylated Alkenes by Palladium-Catalyzed Heck-Type Reaction of Fluoroalkyl Bromides.

Zhang Feng, Qiao-Qiao Min, Hai-Yang Zhao, Ji-Wei Gu, and Xingang Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 1270.

 

8. Palladium-Catalyzed Heck-Type Difluoroalkylation of Alkenes with Functionalized Difluoromethyl Bromides.

Zhang Feng, Qiao-Qiao Min, and Xingang Zhang*

(Invited paper, Feature article)

Synthesis. 2015, 47, 2912.

 

7. Palladium -Catalyzed Difluoroalkylation of Aryl Boronic Acids: A New Method for the Synthesis of Aryldifluoromethylated Phosphonates and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives.

Zhang Feng, Qiao-Qiao Min, Yu-Lan Xiao, Bo Zhang, Xingang Zhang*

(This work was highlighted byC&EN, 2014, 92, 25 “Cross-Coupling Fluorinations Ramp Up”.)

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 1669.

 

6. Copper Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Of Bromozinc-difluorophosphonate withIodo/Bromo-Aryl Triazenes.

Zhang Feng, Yu-lan Xiao, Xingang Zhang*

(Top-20 most-cited Organic Chemistry Frontiers articles in 2014. Org. Chem. Front. 2015, 2, 9.)

Org.Chem. Front. 2014, 1, 113.

 

5. Heteroaryldifluoromethylation of Organoborons Catalyzed by Palladium: Facile Access to Aryl(Heteroaryl)difluoromethanes.

Yu-Lan Xiao, Bo Zhang,Zhang Feng, and Xingang Zhang*

Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 4822.

 

4. Highly Selective gem-Difluoroallylation of Organoborons with Bromodifluoromethylated Alkenes Catalyzed by Palladium.

Qiao-Qiao Min, Zengsheng Yin,Zhang Feng, Wen-Hao Guo and Xingang Zhang*.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 1230.

 

3. Copper Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Iodobenzoates with Bromozinc-difluorophosphonate.

Zhang Feng, Fei Chen, and Xingang Zhang*

(This paper was highlighted in Synfacts, 2012, 7, 0775 )

A DFT study of this reaction was reported by Jesús Jover (Organometallics 2018, 37, 327 )

Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 1938.

 

2. Pd-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling of Polyfluoroarenes with Heteroatom-Substituted Enones.

Fei Chen, Zhang Feng, Chun-Yang He, Hao-Yang Wang, Yin-long Guo, and Xingang Zhang*.

Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 1176.

 

1. Highly Enantioselective Alkylation Reaction of Enamides by Brønsted-Acid Catalysis.

Qi-Xiang Guo*, Yun-Gui Peng, Jin-Wei Zhang, Liu Song, Zhang Feng and Liu-Zhu Gong*.

Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 4620.