2026

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Asymmetric Catalysis

  1. Highly Cα-regio-, enantio- and diastereoselective Mukaiyama-type annulation of siloxyfurans: stereodivergent synthesis of multi-stereogenic tricyclic γ-lactones Lifei Gan†  Zi-Qing Li†, Tao Chen†, Xuanchen Wan, Junyang Zhang, Jiangtao Ren, Ming Jiang, Penglong Cao, Jinhai Huang, Yu-Hua Deng*, Fangzhi Peng, Run Tian, Yingcheng Wang*, Zhihan Zhang* and Zhihui Shao*($^\dagger$co-first authors)

    Chem. Sci., 2026, Advance Article

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Metal Free

  1. Regioselective Alkyne–Aldehyde Coupling under Metal-Free and Reductant-Free Conditions Ziyi Sun,$^\dagger$  Xiao-Yun Huang,$^\dagger$  Quansheng Zhao, Zhihan Zhang,* Hui Wang*, Chenggui Wu*, Liang Fu* ($^\dagger$co-first authors)

    Adv. Syn. & Catal. 2026, 368:e70468

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Silyl Radical, Radical Transformation

  1. Photoinduced Radical Coupling for Si–N Bond Formation Bao-Ru Yuan, Xiao-Chu Wang, Zhihan Zhang, Ying Cheng***,** Wen-Jing Xiao*****

    Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 7, 2405–2409

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Atom Editting, Radical Transformation

  1. Asymmetric Synthesis and Skeletal Isomerization of Strained Cycloalkenes via trans-Selective Higher-Order Cycloaddition

    Jin-Pu Zhao, Fang Hu, Jun-Wei Shi, Meng Xiao, Bin Shi, Xue-Rui Wang, Ying Tan, Li-Yan Chen, Zhihan Zhang, Wen-Jing Xiao and Liang-Qiu Lu*

    CCS Chem. 2026, Just Accepted

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Palladium Catalysis, Orbital Interaction

  1. A Pd-Catalyzed (6+2) Cycloaddition/Ring-Contraction Relay for Chemodivergent Access to Chiral Spirooxindoles

    Yu-Jie Li,$^\dagger$  Jichao Huang,$^\dagger$  Gao Liu, Fen-Ya Xiong, Ilya V. Chuchelkin, Zhihan Zhang,* Konstantin N. Gavrilov**,*** Wen-Jing Xiao, Liang-Qiu Lu***** ($^\dagger$co-first authors)

    ****Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 12, 3850–3855

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Photochemistry, Popular Science

  1. Light Begets All Things: The Legacy and Evolution of Photochemistry

    Zhihan Zhang, Jia-Rong Chen, Liang-Qiu Lu, Wen-Jing Xiao*

    Chemisry, 2026, 89, 2, 229-233.

    光生万物：光化学的前世今生

    张之涵，陈加荣，陆良秋，肖文精

    化学通报，2026，89（2）：229-233.

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Copper Catalysis, Radical Transformations, Silyl Radical

  1. Copper-Catalyzed Regio- and Diastereoselective Dearomative Carbosilylation of Unactivated Arenes by Intercepting the Dienyl Radical

    Jialian Zheng**,$^\dagger$** Kuili Liang**,$^\dagger$** Zi-Qing Li,$^\dagger$ Zunsheng Chen, Jianzhong Lu, He Zhang, Beibei Yi, Quanzhe Li, Qiuling Yang, Jinrong Li, Zhihan Zhang,* Guozhu Zhang,* Rui Guo* ($^\dagger$co-first authors)

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, e23719

2025

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Cobalt Catalysis, Spin Effect, Hyroalkylation

  1. Cobalt-Catalyzed Diastereo- and Enantioselective Reductive Coupling of Cyclobutenes and Aldimines

    Yu Wang, Zhao Sun, Zhihan Zhang*, Yinlong Guo*, Qinglei Chong*, Fanke Meng*

    Adv. Syn. & Catal. 2025, e70235