2025

246. Qinglong Zhou, Yuhang Chen, Wei Yuan, Sai Vikrama Chaitanya Vummaleti, Xinyue Xiang, Bowen Zhu, Yonggui Robin Chi*, Xinglong Zhang*, Xing Yang*. Organocatalyzed atroposelective dynamic kineticresolutions via transient seven-memberedcyclic hemiacetals. Sci. Adv. 2025, 11, eadx8255. (PDF)

245.  Tianhui Liao, Xin Zhao, Fachang Yang,Gao Xu, Dongmei Chen,Ting Tu, Shiqing Huang*, Shi-Chao Ren*, Yonggui Robin Chi*. Carbene-Catalyzed Nitrogento Carbon Aryl Migration via a Radical
Neutral Crossover Process. ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 16356−16368. (PDF)

244. Benpeng Li, Junyuan Hu, Zhengtao Xu, Minghong Liao, Yonggui Robin Chi, Xingxing Wu*. Control Over S(VI) Stereogenicity for the Asymmetric Synthesis ofSulfonimidoyl Derivatives by Isothiourea-Catalyzed CovalentActivation of Sulfur(VI) Atoms. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202510595. (PDF)

243. Liwen Wei, Yuhang Chen, Qinglong Zhou, Zhikang Wei, TingTu, Shichao Ren, Yonggui Robin Chi*, Xinglong Zhang*, Xing Yang*. Carbene-Catalyzed Intramolecular Cyclization to Access Inherently Chiral Saddle-Shaped Lactones: Achiral Bases Alternate Product Chirality. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c05380. (PDF)

242. Mingyi Pan, Qingyun Wang, Pengcheng Zheng*, Yonggui Robin Chi*. Reductive N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis via Hydride Transfer: Generating Homoenolates from Unsaturated Esters. Org. Lett. 2025, doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c01604. (PDF)

241. Jia Song, Shi-Chao Ren, Yingguo Liu*, Yonggui Robin Chi*. Historical and recent advances in enantioselective NHC-catalyzed radical reactions. Chem Catal. 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.checat.2025.101398. (PDF)

240. Qingyun Wang, Xuyang Liang, Mingyi Pan, Yonggui Robin Chi, Pengcheng Zheng*. NHC-Catalyzed and Brønsted Acid Copromoted E → Z IsomerizationMode of Breslow Intermediates Leading to Ralfuranones. Org. Lett. 2025, doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c01033. (PDF)

239. Yanyan Wang, Kuohong Chen, Fengrui Che, Sha Zhao, Pinpin Feng, Qiang Zhao, Donghui Wei*, Xingxing Wu*, Yonggui Robin Chi*. NHC-catalyzed covalent activation and control of P(V)-stereogenic phosphorus centers via phosphonyl azolium intermediates. Chem 2025, doi:10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102586. (PDF)

238. Hui Cai, Xiao Zhang, Dan Ling, Meng Zhang, Chen Pang, Shi-Chao Ren*, Zhichao Jin*, Yonggui Robin Chi*. Discovery of novel benzoxazinone derivatives as promising protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase inhibitors. Pest Manag. Sci. 2025, doi:10.1002/ps.8861. (PDF)

237. Panlong Ren , Qing Zhao , Yonggui Robin Chi*, Tingshun Zhu*. Carbene-catalyzed enantioselective construction of a quasi-symmetrical spirocyclic hydroquinone with a minor chiral distinction. Chem. Sci. 2025, doi: 10.1039/d5sc01605c. (PDF)

236. Youlin Deng, Xinghua Wang, Haitao Liu, Hui Cai, Chaoyang Song, Yonggui Robin Chi, Donghui Wei,* Zhichao Jin*. N‑Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Chemo- and EnantioselectiveThree-Component Esterification/Amidation Relay for Access toPlanar Chiral Ferrocene Derivatives.  ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 6130-6140. (PDF)

235. Guanjie Wang, Jingxin Ding, Ji-Chun Wu, Jiamiao Jin, Xinglong Zhang, Shiqing Huang, Shichao Ren, Yonggui Robin Chi*. Photochemical Dual Radical Coupling of Carboxylates with Alkenes/Heteroarenes via Diradical Equivalents. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 10.1021/jacs.5c00835. (PDF)

234. Qiang Xiong, Minghong Liao, Sha Zhao, Sitian Wu, Ya Hong, Yonggui Robin Chi, Xinglong Zhang*, Xingxing Wu*. Asymmetric Synthesis of S(IV)-Stereogenic Sulfinimidate Esters by Sulfinamide Activation.  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202500170. (PDF)

232. Chen Pang, Meng Zhang, Hui Cai, Chaoyang Song, Zhichao Jin, Shi-Chao Ren*, Yonggui Robin Chi*. Design, Synthesis, and Herbicidal Activity of Biaryl-Pyridazinone/Phthalimide Derivatives as Novel Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase Inhibitors. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2025, 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c07526. (PDF)

231. Meng Zhang, Sheng Zhang, Dan Ling, Chen Pang, Zhichao Jin, Wen-Xin Lv*, Yonggui Robin Chi*. Design, Synthesis, and Herbicidal Evaluation of Novel Synthetic Auxin Herbicides Containing 6-Indolylpyridine Oxime Ester/Amine. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2025, DOI:10.1021/acs.jafc.4c08993. (PDF)

230. Huangong Li, Zheng Zhu, Dongqi Wu, Yongyuan Ju, Dan Li, Keke Zou, Chaonan Zhu, Jingyu Zhang, Guoliang Zhu, Lixin Zhang,  Yonggui Robin Chi, Yongtao Xie*.Taming Highly Enolizable Aldehydes via Enzyme Catalysis for Enantiocomplementary Construction of β-Hydroxyphosphonates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 3102–3109. (PDF)

229. Tinglei Zhang, Lala Wang, Xiaolin Peng, Tianhui Liao, Dongmei Chen, Ting Tu, Donghan Liu, Ziye Cheng, Shiqing Huang, Shi-Chao Ren*, Xinglong Zhang*, Yonggui Robin Chi*. NHC-mediated photocatalytic para-selective C–H acylation of aryl alcohols: regioselectivity control via remote radical spiro cyclization. Sci. China Chem. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-024-2481-5. (PDF)

228. Chang Chin Ho, Haiqi Wang, Guanjie Wang*, Yonggui Robin Chi*. Direct Synthesis of Unprotected C-Glycosides via Photoredox Activation of Glycosyl Ester. Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 635–639. (PDF)

227. Ying-Guo Liu*, Zetao Zhong, Yuyang Tang, Hongling Wang, Sai Vikrama Chaitanya Vummaleti, Xi Peng, Peng Peng, Xinglong Zhang*, Yonggui Robin Chi*. Carbene-catalyzed chirality-controlled site-selective acylation of saccharides. Nature Commun. 2025, 16, 54. (PDF)