Wgroup member: Liu Zhen Graduate student (2011.9 ~ 2015.7) 92. 9 Born in Xuzhou Jiangsu province. Hobbies: basketball, football, volleyball Current position: The Scripps Research Institute Email: zhenliu@scripps.edu

Education
2011.9 ~ 2015.7: College of chemistry and molecular engineering, Peking University,Beijing

B.Sc thesis: Rh(I)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Bromodiazoesters with Propargyl Alcohols

Publications

(1) Palladium-Catalyzed Carbene Migratory Insertion Using Conjugated Ene-Yne-Ketones as Carbene Precursors
Ying Xia, Shuanglin Qu, Qing Xiao, Zhi-Xiang Wang,* Peiyuan Qu, Li Chen, Zhen Liu, Leiming Tian, Zhongxing Huang, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13502–13511. (JACS Most Read Articles)

(2) Formal Carbene Insertion into C-C Bond: Rh(I)-Catalyzed Reaction of Benzocyclobutenols with Diazoesters
Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Zhen Liu, Rui Ge, Fei Ye, Mohammad Hossain, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 3013-3015. (JACS Most-Read Article)

(3) Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Allenyl Ketones and Organoboronic Acids: Expeditious Synthesis of Highly Substituted Furans
Ying Xia, Yamu Xia, Rui Ge, Zhen Liu, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 3917-3921.

(4) Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Cyclic alpha-Diazocarbonyl Compounds and Vinyl Boronic Acids: An Approach to 1,3-Diene Compounds
Yamu Xia, Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 7711-7717. (Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal )

(5) Ir(III)-Catalyzed Aromatic C-H Bond Functionalization via Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion
Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Sheng Feng, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 223-236. (JOC Most-Read Article)

(6) Rh(I)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of alpha-Diazoesters with Arylsiloxanes
Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Sheng Feng, Fei Ye, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 956-959.

(7) Rh(I)-Catalyzed Sequential C(sp)-C(sp3) and C(sp3)-C(sp3) Bond Formation via Carbene Migratory Insertion
Ying Xia, Sheng Feng, Zhen Liu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 7891–7894. (Hot Paper).

(8) Rh(I)-Catalyzed Stille-Type Coupling of Diazoesters with Aryl Trimethylstannanes
Zhen Liu, Ying Xia, Sheng Feng, Shuai Wang, Di Qiu, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Aust. J. Chem. 2015, 68, 1379-1384.

(9) Pd-Catalyzed Alkyne-Alkyne Cross-Coupling: Access to Conjugated Enynes via Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion
Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Rui Ge, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 11233-11235.

(10) Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Conjugated Enynones with Organoboronic Acids
Ying Xia, Rui Ge, Li Chen, Zhen Liu, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 7856-7864.

(11) Rh(I)-Catalyzed C-C Bond Activation of Siloxyvinylcyclopropanes with Diazoesters
Sheng Feng, Fanyang Mo, Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Zhen Liu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15401-15405. (VIP)(Highlighted by ChemistryViews).

(12) Rh(I)-Catalyzed Coupling of 2-Bromoethyl Aryldiazoacetates with Tertiary Propargyl Alcohols through Carbene Migratory Insertion
Zhen Liu, Ying Xia,* Sheng Feng, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang*
Org. Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 1691-1698.