
Photochemistry, Radical Transformation
Photocatalytic Conversion of Aminocyclopropanes to γ-Lactams by Sequential Ring-Expansion and Peripheral Diversification Feng-Shuo Bao; Guo-Qing Li ; Yu Qian; Ji-Chao Huang; Zhihan Zhang; Min Jiang; Jing Huang; Xiao-Ye Yu; Jia-Rong Chen * ; Wen-Jing Xiao *
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 31032−31042

Pd Catalysis, Organocatalysis
Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Exocyclic Allenes via Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric [4 + 2] Cycloaddition Fen-Ya Xiong; Jichao Huang; Bao-Cheng Wang; Zhihan Zhang; Wen-Jing Xiao; Liang-Qiu Lu *
Org. Lett. 2026, 28, 8084–8089

Cobalt Catalysis, Asymmetric Catalysis
Enantioselective Construction of 6–10-Membered Cyclic Allylic Alcohols Containing Exocyclic Alkenes by Synergistic Photoredox/Cobalt-Catalyzed Intramolecular Alkenylation of Aldehydes Chuiyi Lin,¶ Jichao Huang,¶ Tingting Zhang, Zhihan Zhang,* Heng Wang,* Qinglei Chong,* and Fanke Meng* (¶co-first authors)
ACS Catal. 2026, 16, 14956−14966
Photochemistry, Organocatalysis
Energy Transfer-Enabled Diradical Carbonylative Cyclization of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes with CO and Alkenes/Alkynes Guo-Feng Li, Zi-Qing Li, Zhihan Zhang, Jie Zhao, Jia-Rong Chen***** and Wen-Jing Xiao*****
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 29451−29463

Asymmetric Catalysis, Organocatalysis
Organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis and derivatizations of bridged N,O-acetal bicyclic scaffolds Jun Tan, Nasier Yusuipujiang, Jiyi Zhang, Xin-Yi Jiang, Zhihan Zhang,* Yuji Wang* and Dengke Ma
Chem. Sci., 2026, 17, 14327–14335

Asymmetric Catalysis
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

Metal Free
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

Silyl Radical, Radical Transformation
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

Atom Editting, Radical Transformation
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