2025

50. Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of α-Haloboronates to Access Internal Vicinal Bis(boronate) Esters

Huiyuan Wang, Shanya Lu, Dong Wang, and Tao XU* (equal contribution)

Chemical Communications  2025, 61,  accepted.

Invited paper for the themed collection "2025 Pioneering Investigators"


49. Trivalent Phospha-Brook Rearrangement Enabled Practical Deoxygenative Phosphonylation of Carbonyls

Xiaoqiang Wu, Shanya Lu, Wei Zhong*, and Tao XU*

Nature Communications  2025, 16,  3628.


2024

48. Dual Nickel- and Photoredox-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Cross-Couplings: Just a Change of the Reduction System?

Wenhao Xu, and Tao XU*

Accounts of Chemical Research  2024, 57,  1997-2011.


47. Halogen-Atom Transfer Enabled Catalytic Enantioselective Coupling to Chiral Trifluoromethylated Alkynes via Dual Nickel and Photocatalysis

Shanya Lu, Zihao Hu, Dong Wang, and Tao XU*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition  2024, 63,  e202406064.


46. Dual Nickel- and Photoredox-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Bond Formations via Reductive Cross-Coupling Involving Organohalides (Invited Review)

Hepan Wang, and Tao XU*

Chem Catalysis  2024, 4,  100952.


45. Deoxygenative Transformation of Alcohols via Phosphoranyl Radical from Exogenous Radical Addition

Wenhao Xu, Chao Fan, Xile Hu, and Tao XU*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition  2024, 63,  e202401575.


44. Direct Synthesis of β-Amino Boronates via Amide α-C-H Bond Activation and C(sp3)-C(sp3) Coupling under Dual Ni/Photoredox Catalysis

Zihao Hu, Dong Wang, and Tao XU*

ACS Catalysis  2024, 14,  547-553.


43. Photoinduced Radical Addition Process Enabled Deoxygenative Hydroacylation and Hydrophosphonylation of Carbonyls

Xiaoqiang Wu, Jun Zhou, Zihao Hu, and Tao XU*

Chem Catalysis  2024, 4,  100828.

Previewed in Chem Catalysis


2023

42. Formal Deoxygenative Cross-Coupling of Aldehydes to Ketones through α-Haloboronates: A Route to Deoxygenative Hydroacylation of Aldehydes

Zihao Hu, Wanqi Zhang, and Tao XU*

Chinese Journal of Chemistry  2023, 41,  3593-3597.

Invited paper for the special issue in memory of Professor Xiyan Lu


41. Nickel-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective Borylative Coupling of Terminal Alkenes with Alkyl Halides (Invited Highlight)

Hepan Wang, and Tao XU*

Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry  2023, 43,  3328-3330.


40. Synthesis of Chiral Allylic Phosphonates via Asymmetric Reductive Cross-Coupling of α-Bromophosphonates and Vinyl Bromides

Hepan Wang, Xinxuan Li, and Tao XU* 

Science China Chemistry  2023, 66,  2621-2625.


39. Cross-Coupling of Aldehydes and α-Bromophosphonates to Modularly Access α-Substituted-β-Ketophosphonates Under Dual Nickel/Photoredox Catalysis

Xinxuan Li, Hepan Wang, and Tao XU* (equal contribution)

Organic Chemistry Frontiers  2023, 10,  3061-3066.

Featured in Organic Chemistry Highlights


38. Selectively Tunable Synthesis of α-Trifluoromethyl Ketones

Pan Zhou, Shanya Lu, Xiaoqiang Wu, Wei Zhong*, and Tao XU*

Organic Letters  2023, 25,  2344-2348.


37. Enantioconvergent Reductive C(sp)-C(sp3) Cross-Coupling to Access Chiral α-Alkynyl Phosphonates Under Dual Nickel/Photoredox Catalysis (Hot Paper) 

Hepan Wang, Xiaoqiang Wu, and Tao XU*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition  2023, 62,  e202218299.

Highlighted by Chinese Journal of  Organic Chemistry

Highlighted by Synfacts 2023, 19, 0583

Top Viewed Article in ACIE 2023


36. Recent Advances on The Preparation and Asymmetric Transformation of α-Haloboron Compounds

Dong Wang, and Tao XU*

Synlett  2023, 34 2085-2096.

Invited paper for the special issue on modern boron chemistry: 60 years of the Matteson reaction


35. Enantioselective C(sp3)-C(sp3) Reductive Cross-Electrophile Coupling of Unactivated Alkyl Halides with α-Chloroboronates via Dual Nickel/Photoredox Catalysis

Jun Zhou, Dong Wang, Wenhao Xu, Zihao Hu, and Tao XU*

Journal of the American Chemical Society  2023, 145 2081-2087.

Highlighted by Synfacts 2023, 19, 0377

Featured in Organic Chemistry Highlights


34. Deoxygenative Alkylboration of Aldehydes to Synthesize Versatile Secondary α,α-Dialkyl Boronates (Synpacts)

Wenhao Xu, Liejin Zhou*, and Tao XU*

Synlett  2023, 34,  1075-1078.


2022

33. Deoxygenative Haloboration and Enantioselective Chloroboration of Carbonyls

Dong Wang, Jun Zhou, Zihao Hu, and Tao XU*

Journal of the American Chemical Society  2022, 144,  22870-22876.

Featured in Organic Chemistry Highlights

Collected by Organic Chemistry Portal


32. Deoxygenative Arylboration of Aldehydes via Copper and Nickel/Photoredox Catalysis

Purui Zheng, Wenhao Xu, Hepan Wang, Dong Wang, Xiaoqiang Wu, and Tao XU*

ACS Catalysis  2022, 12,  14926-14933.


31. Modular and Fast Synthesis of Versatile Secondary α,α-Dialkyl Boronates via Deoxygenative Alkylboration of Aldehydes

Wenhao Xu, Purui Zheng, Jun Zhou, Zihao Hu, and Tao XU*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition  2022, 61, e202214213.

                                           

30. Molybdenum-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Benzyl Alcohols: Direct C-OH Bond Transformation via [2+2]-Type Addition and Elimination

Pan Zhou, Yuqiang Li*, and Tao XU*

Organic Letters  202224,  4218-4223.

                      

29. Modular and Facile Access to Chiral α-Aryl Phosphonates via Dual Nickel- and Photoredox-catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling

Hepan Wang, Purui Zheng, Xiaoqiang Wu, Yuqiang Li*, and Tao XU*

Journal of the American Chemical Society  2022144,  3989-3997.

Highlighted by Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry

Highlighted by Synfacts 2022, 18, 0515


2021

28A Pivotal Role of Chloride Ion on Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling to Access Chiral Perfluoroalkylated Boronate Esters

Dong Wang, and Tao XU*

ACS Catalysis  202111,  12469-12475.


27. Dual Nickel- and Photoredox-Catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling to Access Chiral Trifluoromethylated Alkanes

Pan Zhou, Xinxuan Li, Dong Wang, and Tao XU*

Organic Letters  202123,  4683-4687.

One of the most viewed articles in Organic Letter in July


26. Reductive Cross-Coupling to Access C-N Bond from Aryl Halides and Diazoesters under Dual Nickel/Photoredox-Catalyzed Conditions

Xiaoqiang Wu, Purui Zheng, Wanfang Li*, and Tao XU*

Organic Chemistry Frontiers  20218,  4118-4123.


25. Dual Ni/Photoredox-catalyzed asymmetric cross-coupling to access chiral benzylic boronic esters

Purui Zheng, Pan Zhou, Dong Wang, Wenhao Xu, Hepan Wang, and Tao XU*

Nature Communications  202112,  1646.

Highlighted by Synfacts 2021, 17, 0657


2020

24. Dual Nickel- and Photoredox-Catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling of Aryl Halides with Dichloromethane via a radical process

Wenhao Xu, Purui Zheng, and Tao XU*  (equal contribution)

Organic Letters  202022,  8643-8647.


23. A Novel Bisoxazoline-Imidazolium Salt in Ytterbium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reduction of Ketone

Yujie Zhai, Wenhao Xu, Dong Wang, Purui Zheng, Xiaoming Zhao*, and Tao XU*

European Journal of Organic Chemistry  2020, 2020,  5025-5028.


22. Nickel-catalyzed Intramolecular Desymmetrization Addition of Aryl Halides to 1,3-Diketones

Pan Zhou, and Tao XU*

Chemical Communications  202056,  8194-8197.

Invited paper for the themed collection "2020 Emerging Investigators"


2019

21. Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Desymmetrization of 1,3-Diketones Involving Borylation of Styrenes

Purui Zheng, Xiaoyu Han, Jiao Hu, Xiaoming Zhao*, and Tao XU*

Organic Letters  201921,  6040-6044.


20. Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of gem-Bis(boronates) with Aryl Halides: An Alternative To Access Quaternary α-Aryl Aldehydes

Purui Zheng, Yujie Zhai, Xiaoming Zhao*, and Tao XU*

Organic Letters  201921,  393-396.

Collected by Organic Chemistry Portal

Highlighted by Synfacts 2019, 15, 0264


2018

19. Difunctionalization of ketones via gem-bis(boronates) to synthesize quaternary carbon with high selectivity

Purui Zheng, Yujie Zhai, Xiaoming Zhao*, and Tao XU*

Chemical Communications  201854,  13375-13378.



Postdoc and Ph.D. work of Prof. Tao XU


18. A Water-bridged H-bonding network contributes to the catalysis of a SAM-dependent C-methyltransferase HcgC

Liping Bai#, Tristan Wagner#, Tao Xu, Xile Hu, Ulrich Ermler, and Seigo Shima*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition  201756,  10806-10809.

17. Towards artificial methanogenesis: biosynthesis of the [Fe]-hydrogenase cofactor and characterization of the semi-synthetic hydrogenase

Liping Bai, Takashi Fujishiro, Gangfeng Huang, Jürgen Koch, Atsushi Takabayashi, Makio Yokono, Ayumi Tanka, Tao Xu, Xile Hu, Ulrich Ermler, and Seigo Shima*

Faraday Discussion  2017198,  37-58.

16. Nickel pincer model of the active site of lactate racemase involves ligand participation in hydride transfer

Tao Xu, Matthew D. Wodrich, Rosario Scopelliti, Clemence Corminboeuf, and Xile Hu*

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA  2017114,  1242-1245.

15. Identification of HcgC as SAM-Dependent Pyridinol Methyltransferase in [Fe]- Hydrogenase Cofactor Biosynthesis

Takashi Fujishiro#, Liping Bai#, Tao Xu, Xiulan Xie, Michael Schick, Jörg Kahnt, Michael Rother, Xile Hu, Ulrich Ermler, and Seigo Shima*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition  201655,  9648-9651.

14. A Functional Model of [Fe]-Hydrogenase

Tao Xu, Chih-Juo Madeline Yin, Matthew D. Wodrich, Simona Mazza, Katherine M. Schultz, Rosario Scopelliti, and Xile Hu*

Journal of the American Chemical Society  2016138,  3270-3273.

13. Mechanistic Investigation on the Silver-Catalyzed Oxidative Intramolecular Aminofluorination of Alkynes

Tao Xu, Yichen Wu, Zheliang Yuan, Hairong Guan, and Guosheng Liu*

Organometallics  201635,  1347-1349.

12. A Novel Nickel Pincer Complex in the Active Site of Lactate Racemase

Tao Xu, Gerald Bauer, and Xile Hu*

ChemBioChem  201617,  31-32.

11. Reconstitution of [Fe]-hydrogenase using model complexes

Seigo Shima*, Dafa Chen, Tao Xu, Matthew D. Wodrich, Takashi Fujishiro, Katherine M. Schultz, Jörg Kahnt, Kenichi Ataka, and Xile Hu*

Nature Chemistry  20157,  995-1002.

10. Abnormal Mesoionic Carbene Silver Complex: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Mechanistic Insight on Oxidative Fluorination

Qilun Liu, Zheliang Yuan, Hao-yang Wang*, Yang Li, Yichen Wu, Tao Xu, Xuebing Leng, Pinhong Chen, Yinlong Guo, Zhenyang Lin*, and Guosheng Liu*

ACS catalysis  20155,  6732-6737.

9. Hydrogen-activating models of hydrogenases

Tao Xu, Dafa Chen, and Xile Hu*

Coordination Chemistry Reviews  2015303,  32-41.

8. Copper-Catalyzed 1,2-Addition of α-Carbonyl Iodides to Alkynes

Tao Xu, and Xile Hu*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition  201554,  1307-1311.

7. Iron-catalyzed 1,2-Addition of Perfluoroalkyl Iodides to Alkynes and Alkenes

Tao Xu, Chi Wai Cheung, and Xile Hu*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition  201453,  4910-4914.

6. Ag(I)-Catalyzed Aminofluorination of Alkynes: Efficient Synthesis of 4-Fluoroisoquinolines and 4‑Fluoropyrrolo[α]isoquinolines

Tao Xu, and Guosheng Liu*

Organic Letters  201214,  5416-5419.

5. Silver-Catalyzed Fluorination Reactions

Tao Xu, and Guosheng Liu*

Synlett  201223,  955-958.

4. Silver-Catalyzed Intramolecular Aminofluorination of Activated Allenes

Tao Xu, Xin Mu, Haihui Peng, and Guosheng Liu*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition  201150,  8176-8179.

3. Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Aminofluorination of Styrenes

Tao Xu, Shuifa Qiu, and Guosheng Liu*

Chinese Journal of Chemistry  201129,  2785-2790.

2. Palladium-catalyzed inter- and intramolecular hydroamination of styrenes coupled with alcohol oxidation using N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide as the oxidant

Tao Xu, Shifa Qiu, and Guosheng Liu*

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry  2011696,  46-49.

1. Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Aminofluorination of Styrenes

Shifa Qiu, Tao Xu, Juan Zhou, Yinlong Guo, and Guosheng Liu*

Journal of the American Chemical Society  2010132,  2856-2857.





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