106. Yue Chi, Wen-Xiong Zhang*, and Zhenfeng Xi, Oxidant-Switchable Selective Synthesis of 2-Aminobenzimidazoles via C–H Amination/Acetoxylation of Guanidines,
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 6274-6277.
https://doi.org/10.1021/ol502815p
105. Ling Xu, Yu-Chen Wang, Wangyang Ma, Wen-Xiong Zhang*, and Zhenfeng Xi*, Mechanistic Insights into N–N Bond Cleavage in Catalytic Guanylations Reaction between 1,2-Diarylhydrazines and Carbodiimides,
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 12004-12009.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jo501865b
104. Yang Wang, Fei Zhao, Yue Chi, Wen-Xiong Zhang*, and Zhenfeng Xi, Substituent-Controlled Selective Synthesis of N-Acyl-2-Aminothiazoles by Intramolecular Zwitterion-Mediated C–N Bond Cleavage,
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 11146-11154. (Invited Paper for a Special Issue on "Mechanism in Metal-Based Organic Chemistry")
https://doi.org/10.1021/jo502123k
103. Wen-Xiong Zhang, and Zhenfeng Xi*, Organometallic Intermediate-Based Organic Synthesis: Organo-di-Lithio Reagents and Beyond,
Org. Chem. Front. 2014, 1, 1132–1139. (Review)
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4QO00231H
102. Fei Zhao, Yang Wang, Ling Xu, Wen-Xiong Zhang*, and Zhenfeng Xi, Novel Reactivities of 2,2-Dichloroimidazolidine-4,5-diones: Synthesis of Copper(I) Diamidocarbene Complex, 2-Thioxo/Selenoxoimidazolidine-4,5-dione and 2,2-Difluoroimidazolidine-4,5-dione,
Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 4597-4600.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.06.095
101. Peng-Hui Wei, Ling Xu, Li-Cheng Song*, Wen-Xiong Zhang*, and Zhenfeng Xi*, Cyclopentadienyl-Like Ligand as a QiReactive Site in Half-Sandwich Bis(amidinato) Rare-Earth-Metal Complexes: An Efficient Application in Catalytic Addition of Amines to Carbodiimides,
Organometallics 2014, 33, 2784-2789.
https://doi.org/10.1021/om5002793
100. Fei Zhao, Yuexing Li, Yang Wang, Wen-Xiong Zhang*, and Zhenfeng Xi, Selective Synthesis of (Z)-2-Enynyl-2-hydroxy-imidazolidine-4,5-diones via Cu(I)-Mediated Multicomponent Coupling of Terminal Alkynes, Carbodiimides and Oxalyl Chloride,
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 3336-3339. (Cover Paper)
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4OB00185K
99. Yi Zhou, Yue Chi, Fei, Zhao, Wen-Xiong Zhang*, and Zhenfeng Xi, Cleavage of the C=N Bond in Carbodiimides via Release of High Ring Strain: A New Strategy for the Selective Synthesis of 2-Aminoaryl Alkynyl Imines,
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 2463-2468.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201304701
98. Jing Zhao, Shaoguang Zhang, Wen-Xiong Zhang*, and Zhenfeng Xi*, Reaction of Titanacyclobutene-Silacyclobutene Fused-Ring Complexes with Nitriles via Formal Insertion of the C-N Triple Bond of Nitrile into the Silacyclobutene Ring,
Organometallics 2014, 33, 8-11.
https://doi.org/10.1021/om401065c
97. Weizhi Geng, Junnian Wei, Wen-Xiong Zhang, and Zhenfeng Xi*, Isolable and Well-defined Butadienyl Organocopper(I) Aggregates: Facile Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Reaction Chemistry,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 610-613. (Highlighted by SYNFACTS和有机化学)
https://doi.org/10.1021/ja4114243
96. Wei Hao, Junnian Wei, Weizhi Geng, Wen-Xiong Zhang, and Zhenfeng Xi*, Transfer of Aryl Halide to Alkyl Halide: Reductive Elimination of Alkylhalide from Alkylpalladium Halides Containing syn-b-Hydrogen Atoms,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 14533-14537. (Highlighted by有机化学)
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201408341
95. Heng Li, Xiao-Ye Wang, Baosheng Wei, Ling Xu, Wen-Xiong Zhang, Jian Pei, and Zhenfeng Xi*, Intramolecular C-F and C-H Bond Cleavage Promoted by Butadienyl Heavy Grignard Reagents,
Nat. Commun. 2014, 5: 4508. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5508. (Highlighted by SYNFACTS)
94. Jing Zhao, Shaoguang Zhang, Wen-Xiong Zhang, and Zhenfeng Xi*, Coordination-Induced Skeletal Rearrangements of Zirconacyclobutene-Silacyclobutene Fused Complexes,
Coord. Chem. Rev. 2014, 270-271, 2-13.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2013.08.032
93. Wei Hao, Weizhi Geng, Wen-Xiong Zhang, and Zhenfeng Xi*, Palladium-Catalyzed One-Pot Three or Four-Component Coupling of Aryl iodides, Alkynes and Amines through C-N Bond Cleavage: Efficient Synthesis of Indole Derivatives,
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 2605-2612.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201304215
92. Shaoguang Zhang, Ming Zhan, Wen-Xiong Zhang, and Zhenfeng Xi*, Diastereoselective Nucleophilic Ring-OpeningReactions of 2,6-Diazasemibullvalenes for the Synthesis of Diverse Functionalized Δ1-Bipyrroline Derivatives,
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 9744-9752.
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201402911
91. Junnian Wei, Liang Liu, Ming Zhan, Ling Xu, Wen-Xiong Zhang, and Zhenfeng Xi*, Magnesiacyclopentadienes as Alkaline-Earth Metallocyclopentadienes: Facile Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Synthetic Application,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 5634-5638. (Highlighted by SYNFACTS)
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201310116
90. Shaoguang Zhang, Ming Zhan, Qifeng Wang, Chao Wang, Wen-Xiong Zhang, and Zhenfeng Xi*, Synthesis of Semibullvalene Derivatives via Co2(CO)8-Mediated Cyclodimerization of 1,4-Dilithio-1,3-butadienes,
Org. Chem. Front. 2014, 1, 130-134.
