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Silver Catalysis in Organic Synthesis, Volumes 1 and 2

Edited by Chao-Jun Li and Xihe Bi

Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA  2019

CHAPTER 1

Introduction to Silver Chemistry

Paramasivam Sivaguru, Xihe Bi*

in Silver Catalysis in Organic Synthesis, First Edition, Chao-Jun Li, Xihe Bi (Eds.), 2019, pp 1-32  

CHAPTER 11

Silver Complexes in Organic Transformations

Guichun Fang, Xihe Bi*

in Silver Catalysis in Organic Synthesis, First Edition, Chao-Jun Li, Xihe Bi (Eds.), Wiley-VCH, 2019, pp 661–722  

1

Silver Catalysis in Organic Synthesis

Guest-edited by Chao-Jun Li and Xihe Bi

ChemCatChem  2020

1

N-Triftosylhydrazones: A New Chapter for Diazo-Based Carbene Chemistry

Zhaohong Liu, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Giuseppe Zanoni, and Xihe Bi*

Acc. Chem. Res.  2022, 551763–1781

2

Fluoroalkyl N-sulfonyl hydrazones: An efficient reagent for the synthesis of fluoroalkylated compounds

Paramasivam Sivaguru, Xihe Bi*

Sci. China Chem.  2021, 641614-1629

3

Silver Carbenoids Derived from Diazo Compounds: A Historical Perspective on Challenges and Opportunities

Xiaolong Zhang, Zhaohong Liu, Paramasivam Sivaguru, and Xihe Bi*

Chem Catalysis  2021, 1599–630

4

New Strategies for the Synthesis of Aliphatic Azides

Paramasivam Sivaguru, Yongquan Ning, and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Rev.  2021, 1214253–4307

5

Silver N-heterocyclic Carbenes: Emerging Powerful Catalysts

ZikunWang, Nikolaos V.Tzouras, Steven P.Nolan*, and XiheBi*

Trends in Chemistry  2021, 3674-685

6

Silver-Catalyzed Activation of Terminal Alkynes for Synthesizing Nitrogen-Containing Molecules

Paramasivam Sivaguru, Shanshan Cao, Kaki Raveendra Babu, and Xihe Bi*

Acc. Chem. Res.  2020, 53662-675

7

Cleavage of Carbon-Carbon Bonds by Radical Reactions

Paramasivam Sivaguru, Zikun Wang, Giuseppe Zanoni, and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Soc. Rev.  2019, 482615-2656

8

α-Substituted Vinyl Azides: an Emerging Functionalized Alkene

Junkai Fu, Giuseppe Zanoni, Edward A. Anderson*, and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Soc. Rev.  2017, 467208-7228

9

Silver-Catalysed Reactions of Alkynes: Recent Advances

Guichun Fang and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Soc. Rev.  2015, 448124-8173

10

Recent Developments of Ketene Dithioacetal Chemistry

Ling Pan, Xihe Bi*, and Qun Liu*

Chem. Soc. Rev.  2013, 421251-1286

11

Silver-Based Radical Reactions: Development and Insights

Guichun Fang, Xuefeng Cong, Giuseppe Zanoni, Qun Liu, and Xihe Bi*

Adv. Synth. Catal.  2017, 3591422-1502

12

Silver-Catalyzed Organic Reactions of Isocyanides

Yeming Wang*, Rapolu Kiran Kumar, and Xihe Bi*

Tetrahedron Lett.  2016, 575730-5741

91

Dearomative Insertion of Fluoroalkyl Carbenes into Azoles Leading to Fluoroalkyl Heterocycles with a Quaternary Center

Linxuan Li, Yongquan Ning, Hongzhu Chen, Yongyue Ning, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Peiqiu Liao, Qingwen Zhu, Yong Ji, Graham de Ruiter, Xihe Bi*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2023, e202313807

90

Ligand-enabled silver-catalyzed carbene insertion into the N–H bond of aliphatic and electron-rich aromatic amines

Linxuan Li, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Xinyue Han, Swastik Karmakar and Xihe Bi*

Org. Chem. Front.  2023, 101746-1753

89

Silver catalysis in organic synthesis: A computational view

Yong Wu, Nils Frank, Qingmin Song, Miao Liu, Edward A.Anderson*, Xihe Bi*

Adv Organometal Chem  2023, DOI:10.1016/bs.adomc.2022.12.004

88

Chemoselective carbene insertion into the N−H bonds of NH3·H2O

Zhaohong Liu, Yong Yang, Qingmin Song, Linxuan Li, Giuseppe Zanoni, Shaopeng Liu, Meng Xiang, Edward A. Anderson, Xihe Bi*

Nat. Commun.  2022, 137649

87

Site-Selective C−H Allylation of Alkanes: Facile Access to Allylic Quaternary sp3-Carbon Centers

Yong Yang, Shaopeng Liu, Shuang Li, Zhaohong Liu, Peiqiu Liao, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Ying Lu, Jiaojiao Gao, Xihe Bi*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2023, 62e202214519

86

Silver-Catalyzed Vinylcarbene Insertion into C–C Bonds of 1,3-Diketones with Vinyl-N-triftosylhydrazones

Yong Wu, Yongquan Ning*, Xinyue Han, Peiqiu Liao, Ying Xia, Paramasivam Sivaguru, and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2022, 248136–8141

85

Carbodefluorination of fluoroalkyl ketones via a carbene-initiated rearrangement strategy

Linxuan Li, Xinyu Zhang, Yongquan Ning, Xiaolong Zhang, Binbin Liu, Zhansong Zhang, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Giuseppe Zanoni, Shuang Li, Edward A. Anderson, Xihe Bi*

Nat. Commun.  2022, 134280

84

Defluorinative Carboimination of Trifluoromethyl Ketones

Xiaolong Zhang, Yongquan Ning, Zhaohong Liu, Shuang Li, Giuseppe Zanoni, and Xihe Bi*

ACS Catal.  2022, 128802–8810

83

Silver-catalyzed site-selective C(sp3)−H benzylation of ethers with N-triftosylhydrazones

Zhaohong Liu, Hongwei Wang, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Steven P. Nolan, Qingmin Song, Weijie Yu, Xinyu Jiang, Edward A. Anderson and Xihe Bi*

Nat. Commun.  2022, 131674

82

The merger of vinyl-N-triftosylhydrazones and silver catalysis to enable stereoselective vinylcyclopropanation of alkenes

Yong Yang, Zhaohong Liu, Qingmin Song, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Giuseppe Zanoni, Kuan Wang, Qiaowei Bi and Xihe Bi*

Chem Catalysis  2022, 2563−577

81

A Carbene Strategy for Progressive (Deutero)Hydrodefluorination of Fluoroalkyl Ketones

Xiaolong Zhang, Xinyu Zhang, Qingmin Song, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Zikun Wang, Giuseppe Zanoni and Xihe Bi*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2022, 61e202116190

80

Defluorinative [4 + 1] annulation of perfluoroalkyl N-mesylhydrazones with primary amines provides 5-fluoroalkyl 1,2,3-triazoles

Yongquan Ning, Hongwei Wang, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Shuang Li, Giuseppe Zanoni, Steven P. Nolan and Xihe Bi*

Green Chem  2021, 237976–7981

79

Catalytic Asymmetric C(sp3)–H Carbene Insertion Approach to Access Enantioenriched 3-Fluoroalkyl 2,3-Dihydrobenzofurans

Xinyu Zhang, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Giuseppe Zanoni, Xinyue Han, Minghui Tong，and Xihe Bi*

ACS Catal.  2021, 1114293–14301

78

Synthetic exploration of sulfinyl radicals using sulfinyl sulfones

Zikun Wang, Zhansong Zhang, Wanjun Zhao, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Giuseppe Zanoni,Yingying Wang, Edward A. Anderson & Xihe Bi*

Nat. Commun.  2021, 125244

77

Fluoroalkyl N-Triftosylhydrazones as Easily Decomposable Diazo Surrogates for Asymmetric [2 + 1] Cycloaddition: Synthesis of Chiral Fluoroalkyl Cyclopropenes and Cyclopropanes

Xinyu Zhang, Chunqi Tian, Zhanjing Wang, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Steven P. Nolan, and Xihe Bi*

ACS Catal.  2021, 118527–8537

76

Silver-catalyzed Unstrained C(CO)–alkyl Bond Scission via [3+2]/retro-[3+2] Cycloaddition of Ketones with N-isocyanoiminotriphenylphosphorane

Zikun Wang, Linxuan Li, Xueying Zhang, and Xihe Bi*

Sci. China Chem.  2021, 641157-1163

75

Computational Insights into Different Mechanisms for Ag‐, Cu‐, and Pd‐Catalyzed Cyclopropanation of Alkenes and Sulfonyl Hydrazones

Yong Wu, Shanshan Cao, Iskander Douair, Laurent Maron*, and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Eur. J.  2021, 275999-6006

74

Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Diazo Compounds and Isocyanides to Access Ketenimines

Zhaohong Liu, Shanshan Cao, Jiayi Wu, Giuseppe Zanoni, Paramasivam Sivaguru, and Xihe Bi*

ACS Catal.  2020, 1012881-12887

73

Site-selective C-H Benzylation of Alkanes with N-triftosylhydrazones Leading to Alkyl Aromatics

Zhaohong Liu, Shanshan Cao, Weijie Yu, Jiayi Wu, Fanhua Yi, Edward A. Anderson, and Xihe Bi*

Chem  2020, 62110-2124

72

Computational Studies on Reaction Mechanism of the Catalyst-Controlled Selective Insertion of Metal Carbenoids into C-C and C-H Bonds of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds

Shanshan Cao, Zhaohong Liu*, Haiyan Yuan, Liu Yang, Jingping Zhang*, and Xihe Bi*

Chin. J. Org. Chem.   2020, 402468-2475

71

AgN3-Catalyzed Hydroazidation of Terminal Alkynes and Mechanistic Studies

Shanshan Cao, Qinghe Ji, Huaizhi Li, Maolin Pang*, Haiyan Yuan, Jingping Zhang*, and Xihe Bi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2020, 1427083-7091

70

Synthesis of β-Difluoroalkyl Azides via Elusive 1,2-Azide Migration

Yongquan Ning, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Giuseppe Zanoni, Edward A. Anderson, Xihe Bi*

Chem  2020, 6486-496

69

Difluoroacetaldehyde N-Triftosylhydrazone (DFHZ-Tfs) as a Bench-Stable Crystalline Diazo Surrogate for Diazoacetaldehyde and Difluorodiazoethane

Yongquan Ning, Xinyu Zhang, Yi Gai, Yuanqing Dong, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Yingying Wang, Bhoomireddy Rajendra Prasad Reddy, Giuseppe Zanoni, Xihe Bi*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2020, 596473-6481

68

Neighbouring Carbonyl Group-assisted Sequential 1,2-Azide and 1,4-Oxygen Migrations of Vinyl Azides Leading to α-Azido Ketones

Yi Gai, Yongquan Ning, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Xiaomeng Li, Yue Zhao, Jiayi Wu, and Xihe Bi*

Sci. China Chem.  2020, 63460–466

67

Cycloaddition of Trifluoroacetaldehyde N-Triftosylhydrazone (TFHZ-Tfs) with Alkynes for Synthesizing 3-Trifluoromethylpyrazoles

Hongwei Wang, Yongquan Ning, Yue Sun, Paramasivam Sivaguru, and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2020, 222012-2016

66

Directed Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular Aminative Difunctionalization of Unactivated Alkenes

Yang Li, Yujie Liang, Junchao Dong, Yi Deng, Chunyang Zhao, Zhongmin Su, Wei Guan*, Xihe Bi*, Qun Liu, and Junkai Fu*

J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2019, 14118475-18485

65

Transformation of Alkynes into α- or β-Difluorinated Alkyl Azides by an Efficient One-Pot Two-Step Procedure

Huaizhi Li, Bhoomireddy Rajendra Prasad Reddy, and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2019, 219358-9362

64

Coupling of Trifluoroacetaldehyde N-Triftosylhydrazone with Organoboronic Acids for the Synthesis of gem-Difluoroalkenes

Yu Ma, Bhoomireddy Rajendra Prasad Reddy, and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2019, 219860-9863

63

Silver-Catalyzed anti-Markovnikov Hydroboration of C–C Multiple Bonds

Yan Wang, Rui Guan, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Xuefeng Cong, and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2019, 214035-4038

62

Silver-Catalyzed Reduction of Quinolines in Water

Yan Wang, Baobiao Dong, Zikun Wang*, Xuefeng Cong, and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2019, 213631-3634

61

Silver-Mediated [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of Alkynes and N-Isocyanoiminotriphenylphosphorane: Access to Monosubstituted Pyrazoles

Fanhua Yi, Wanjun Zhao, Zikun Wang*, and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2019, 213158–3161

60

Silver-Catalyzed C- to N-Center Remote Arene Migration

Yongquan Ning, Aroonroj Mekareeya , Kaki Raveendra Babu, Edward A. Anderson*, and Xihe Bi*

ACS Catal.  2019, 94203-4210

59

Direct Transformation of Terminal Alkynes into Amidines by a Silver-Catalyzed Four-Component Reaction

Binbin Liu, Yongquan Ning, Matteo Virelli, Giuseppe Zanoni, Edward A. Anderson, and Xihe Bi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2019, 1411593–1598

58

Use of Trifluoroacetaldehyde N-tfsylhydrazone as a Trifluorodiazoethane Surrogate and Its Synthetic Applications

Xinyu Zhang, Zhaohong Liu, Xiangyu Yang, Yuanqing Dong, Matteo Virelli, Giuseppe Zanoni, Edward A. Anderson & Xihe Bi*

Nat. Commun.  2019, 10284

57

Silver-Catalyzed Sequential Cascade Reaction of Isocyanides with 1-(2-Ethynyl-phenyl)-prop-2-yn-1-ol: Access to Benzo[b]fluorenes and Benzofuran-Pyrroles

Jian-Quan Liu, Xinyi Chen, Xuanyu Shen, Yihan Wang, Xiang-Shan Wang* and Xihe Bi*

Adv. Synth. Catal.  2019, 71543-1548

56

Influence of Sulfonyl Substituents on the Decomposition of N-Sulfonylhydrazones at Room Temperature

Zhaohong Liu, Kaki Raveendra Babu, Feng Wang, Yang Yang and Xihe Bi*

Org. Chem. Front.  2019, 6121-124

55

Directed Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular Heck-Type Reaction of Unactivated Olefins and Alkyl Halides

Chunlin Tang, Ran Zhang, Bo Zhu, Junkai Fu*, Yi Deng, Li Tian, Wei Guan*, and Xihe Bi*

J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2018, 14016929–16935

54

[3+2] Cycloaddition of Isocyanides with Aryl Diazonium Salts: Catalyst-Dependent Regioselective Synthesis of 1,3- and 1,5-Disubstituted 1,2,4-Triazoles

Jian-Quan Liu, Xuanyu Shen, Yihan Wang, Xiang-Shan Wang*, and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2018, 206930-6933

53

Silver-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Formal Carbene Insertion into Unstrained C−C σ-Bonds of 1,3-Dicarbonyls

Zhaohong Liu, Xinyu Zhang, Matteo Virelli, Giuseppe Zanoni, Edward A. Anderson and Xihe Bi*

iScience  2018, 854-60

52

Catalyst‐Dependent Chemoselective Formal Insertion of Diazo Compounds into C−C or C−H Bonds of 1, 3‐Dicarbonyl Compounds

Zhaohong Liu, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Giuseppe Zanoni, Edward A. Anderson, Xihe Bi*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2018, 578927-8931

51

Multifunctionalization of Unactivated Cyclic Ketones via Synergistic Catalysis of Copper and Diarylamine: Access to Cyclic α‑Enaminone

Yang Li, Ran Zhang, Xihe Bi*, and Junkai Fu*

Org. Lett.  2018, 201207-1211

50

Silver-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation of Alkenes Using N-Nosylhydrazones as Diazo Surrogates

Zhaohong Liu, Xinyu Zhang, Giuseppe Zanoni, and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2017, 196646-6649

49

Radical Enamination of Vinyl Azides: Direct Synthesis of N-Unprotected Enamines

Yongquan Ning, Xuefeng Zhao, Yanbo Wu*, and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.   2017, 196240–6243

48

Rh(II)-Catalyzed Tandem Cyclization of Aliphatic N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles and Alcohols for the Synthesis of 6-Alkoxy Piperidin-3-ones

Ran Zhang, Yang Li, Arshad Ali, Jiamin Hao, Xihe Bi* and Junkai Fu*

Adv. Synth. Catal.   2017, 3594057-4061

47

Sliver-mediated Direct C–H Cyanation of Terminal Alkynes with N-Isocyanoiminotriphenylphosphorane (NIITP)

Hannan Wang, Pengbing Mi, Wanjun Zhao, Ravi Kumar and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2017, 195613-5616

46

Silver-Catalyzed Tandem C≡C Bond Hydroazidation/Radical Addition/Cyclization of Biphenyl Acetylene: One-Pot Synthesis of 6-Methyl Sulfonylated Phenanthridines

Jiawei Tang, Paramasivam Sivaguru, Yongquan Ning, Giuseppe Zanoni and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2017, 194026-4029

45

Silver-Catalyzed Stereoselective Aminosulfonylation of Alkyne

Yongquan Ning, Qinghe Ji, Peiqiu Liao, Edward A. Anderson and Xihe Bi*

Angew. Chem. Int . Ed.   2017, 5613805-13808

44

Alkynyl N-Nosylhydrazones: Easy Decomposition to Alknynl Diazomethanes and Application in Allene Synthesis

Yang Yang, Zhaohong Liu, Alessio Porta, Giuseppe Zanoni* and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Eur. J.   2017, 239009–9013

43

Synthesis of 6-Substituted Piperidin-3-ones via Rh(II)-Catalyzed Transannulation of N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles with Electron-rich Aromatic Nucleophiles

Yang Li, Ran Zhang, Arshad Ali, Jing Zhang, Xihe Bi*, and Junkai Fu*

Org. Lett.  2017, 193087–3090

42

Ambient-Light-Promoted Three-Component Annulation: Synthesis of Perfluoroalkylated Pyrimidines

Rui Wang, Wei Guan, ZhengBo Han, Fushun Liang*, Takeo Suga, Xihe Bi*, and Hiroyuki Nishide

Org. Lett.   2017, 192358–2361

41

Silver(I)-Promoted Insertion into X–H (X = Si, Sn, and Ge) Bonds with N-Nosylhydrazones

Zhaohong Liu, Qiangqiang Li, Yang Yang and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Commun.  2017, 532503–2506

40

Azomethine-Isocyanide [3+2] Cycloaddition to Imidazoles Promoted by Silver and DBU

Xiaoshan Huang, Xuefeng Cong, Pengbing Mi and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Commun.  2017, 533858–3861

39

Silver-Catalyzed [2+1] Cyclopropenation of Alkynes with Unstable Diazoalkanes: N-Nosylhydrazones as Room-Temperature Decomposable Diazo Surrogates

Zhaohong Liu, Qiangqiang Li, Peiqiu Liao and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Eur. J.  2017, 234756–4760

38

Silver-Catalyzed Cascade Reaction of β-Enaminones and Isocyanoacetates To Construct Functionalized Pyrroles

Guichun Fang, Jianquan Liu, Junkai Fu*, Qun Liu and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2017, 191346–1349

37

Tandem O-H Insertion/[1,3]-Alkyl Shift of Rhodium Azavinyl Carbenoids with Benzylic Alcohols: A Route To Convert C-OH Bonds into C-C Bonds

Pengbing Mi, Rapolu Kiran Kumar, Peiqiu Liao and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2016, 184998–5001

36

Silver(I)-Promoted Radical Sulfonylation of Allyl/Propargyl Alcohols: Efficient Synthesis of γ-Keto Sulfones

Guichun Fang, Jianquan Liu, Weidong Shang, Qun Liu and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Asian. J.  2016, 113334–3338

35

Rhodium/Silver-Cocatalyzed Transannulation of N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles with Vinyl Azides: Divergent Synthesis of Pyrroles and 2 H-Pyrazines

Lin Zhang, Ge Sun and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Asian. J.  2016, 113018–3021

34

Silver-Catalyzed Isocyanide–Isocyanide [3+2] Cross-Cycloaddition Involving 1,2-Group Migration: Efficient Synthesis of Trisubstituted lmidazoles

Hongwei Wang, Rapolu Kiran Kumar, Yang Yu, Lin Zhang, Zhaohong Liu, Peiqiu Liao and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Asian. J.  2016, 112841–2845

33

Chemo- and Regioselective Reductive Deoxygenation of 1-en-4-yn-ols into 1,4-enynes through FeF3 and TfOH co-Catalysis

Zonglian Yang, Rapolu Kiran Kumar, Peiqiu Liao, Zhaohong Liu, Xingqi Li and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Commun.  2016, 525936–5939

32

Catalytic σ-Activation of Carbon–Carbon Triple Bonds: Reactions of Propargylic Alcohols and Alkynes

Rapolu Kiran Kumar and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Commun.  2016, 52853–868

31

Radical Mechanism of Isocyanide-Alkyne Cycloaddition by Multicatalysis of Ag2CO3, Solvent, and Substrate

Pin Xiao, Haiyan Yuan, Jianquan Liu, Yiying Zheng, Xihe Bi* and Jingping Zhang*

ACS Catal.  2015, 56177–6184

30

Synthesis of 4-Ynamides and Cyclization by the Vilsmeier Reagent to Dihydrofuran-2(3H)-ones

Zhaocheng Zhang, Rapolu Kiran Kumar, Guangzhi Li, Dongmei Wu and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2015, 176190–6193

29

Silver-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Isocyanides and Active Methylene Compounds by a Radical Process

Jianquan Liu, Zhenhua Liu, Peiqiu Liao, Lin Zhang, Tao Tu and Xihe Bi*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2015, 5410618–10622

28

Formation of Benzo[f]-1-indanone Frameworks by Regulable Intramolecular Annulations of gem-Dialkylthio Trienynes

Zhongxue Fang, Ying Liu, Badru-Deen Barry, Peiqiu Liao and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2015, 17782–785

27

Silver-Catalyzed Tandem Hydroazidation/Alkyne–Azide Cycloaddition of Diynes with TMS-N3: An Easy Access to 1,5-Fused 1,2,3-Triazole Frameworks

Yongquan Ning, Nannan Wu, Haifeng Yu, Peiqiu Liao, Xingqi Li and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2015, 17 2198-2201

26

Metal-free Hydroacyloxylation and Hydration Reactions of Ynamides: Synthesis of α-Acyloxyenamides and N-Acylsulfonamides

Shijie Xu, Jianquan Liu, Donghua Hu* and Xihe Bi*

Green Chem.  2015, 17184–187

25

Decarbonylative C-C Bond-Forming Reactions of Saccharins by Nickel Catalysis: Homocoupling and Cycloaddition

Pengbing Mi, Peiqiu Liao, Tao Tu and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Eur. J.  2015, 215332–5336

24

Silver(I)-Catalyzed Hydroazidation of Ethynyl Carbinols: Synthesis of 2-Azidoallyl Alcohols

Zhenhua Liu, Jianquan Liu, Lin Zhang, Peiqiu Liao, Jinna Song and Xihe Bi*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2014, 535305–5309

23

Modular Synthesis of Sulfonyl Benzoheteroles by Silver-Catalyzed Heteroaromatization of Propargylic Alcohols with p-Toluenesulfonylmethyl Isocyanide (TosMIC): Dual Roles of TosMIC

Jianquan Liu, Zhenhua Liu, Peiqiu Liao and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2014, 166204–6207

22

Silver-Catalyzed Cyclization of 2-Pyridyl Alkynyl Carbinols with Isocyanides: Divergent Synthesis of Indolizines and Pyrroles

Xianyu Meng, Peiqiu Liao, Jianquan Liu and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Commun.  2014, 5011837–11839

21

Lewis and Brønsted Acid Cocatalyzed Reductive Deoxyallenylation of Propargylic Alcohols with 2-Nitrobenzenesulfonylhydrazide

Zhaohong Liu,Peiqiu Liao and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Eur. J.  2014, 2017277–17281

20

General Silver-Catalyzed Hydroazidation of Terminal Alkynes by Combining TMS-N3 and H2O: Synthesis of Vinyl Azides

Zhenhua Liu, Peiqiu Liao and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2014, 163668–3671

19

[3+2] Cycloaddition of Propargylic Alcohols and α-Oxo Ketene Dithioacetals: Synthesis of Functionalized Cyclopentadienes and Further Application in a Diels–Alder Reaction

Zhongxue Fang, Jianquan Liu, Qun Liu and Xihe Bi*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2014, 537209–7213

18

Catalytic C-H α-Trifluoromethylation of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds

Zhongxue Fang, Yongquan Ning, Pengbing Mi, Peiqiu Liao and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2014, 161522–1525

17

Silver-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Propargylic Alcohols with Isocyanides: An Atom-Economical Synthesis of 2,3-Allenamides

Jianquan Liu, Zhenhua Liu, Nannan Wu, Peiqiu Liao and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Eur. J.  2014, 202154–2158

16

Cu(II)-Catalyzed Cyclization of α-Diazo-β-Oxoamides with Amines Leading to Pyrrol-3(2H)-ones

Zikun Wang, Xihe Bi*, Peiqiu Liao, Xu Liu and Dewen Dong*

Chem. Commun.  2013, 491309-1311

15

Chemoselective Oxidative C(CO)C(methyl) Bond Cleavage of Methyl Ketones to Aldehydes Catalyzed by CuI with Molecular

Lin Zhang, Xihe Bi*, Xiaoxue Guan, Xingqi Li, Qun Liu*, Badru-Deen Barry and Peiqiu Liao

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2013, 5211303–11307

14

An Atom-Economic Route to Thiophenes and 2,2’-Bithiophenes by Intramolecular Transannulation of gem-Dialkylthio Enynes

Guichun Fang, Jichun Li, Yeming Wang, Mingyu Gou, Qun Liu, Xingqi Li* and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2013, 154126–4129

13

Silver-Catalyzed Isocyanide-Alkyne Cycloaddition: A General and Practical Method to Oligosubstituted Pyrroles

Jianquan Liu, Zhongxue Fang, Qian Zhang*, Qun Liu and Xihe Bi*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2013, 526953–6957

12

Regiospecific 6-Endo-Annulation of in Situ Generated 3,4-Dienamides/Acids: Synthesis of δ-Lactams and δ-Lactones

Ying Liu, Badru-Deen Barry, Haifeng Yu, Jianquan Liu, Peiqiu Liao* and Xihe Bi*

Org. Lett.  2013, 152608–2611

11

gem-Dialkylthio Vinylallenes: Alkylthio-Regulated Reactivity and Application in the Divergent Synthesis of Pyrroles and Thiophenes

Zhongxue Fang, Haiyan Yuan, Ying Liu, Zixun Tong, Huiqin Li, Jin Yang, Badru-Deen Barry, Jianquan Liu, Peiqiu Liao, Jingping Zhang*, Qun Liu* and Xihe Bi*

Chem. Commun.  2012, 488802–8804

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Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding-Assisted Cyclocondensation of α-Diazoketones with Various Amines: a Strategy for Highly Efficient Wolff 1,2,3-Triazole Synthesis

Zikun Wang, Xihe Bi*, Peiqiu Liao, Rui Zhang, Yongjiu Liang and Dewen Dong*

Chem. Commun.  2012, 487076–7078

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Regiospecific β-Lactam Ring-Opening/recyclization Reactions of N-Aryl-3-Spirocyclic-β-Lactams Catalyzed by a Lewis–Brønsted Acids Combined Superacid Catalyst System: a New Entry to 3-Spirocyclicquinolin-4(1H)-Ones

Yinqiao Hu, Xiaolan Fu, Badru-Deen Barry, Xihe Bi* and Dewen Dong*

Chem. Commun.  2012, 48690–692

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Copper-Mediated Chelation-Assisted Ortho Nitration of (Hetero)arenes

Lin Zhang, Zhenhua Liu, Huiqin Li, Guichun Fang, Badru-Deen Barry, Tuemay Abadi Belay, Xihe Bi* and Qun Liu*

Org. Lett.  2011, 136536–6539

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Copper-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling Reactions of N-para-Tolylamides through Successive C-H Activation: Synthesis of 4H-3,1-Benzoxazines

Tao Xiong, Yan Li, Xihe Bi*, Yunhe Lv and Qian Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2011, 507140–7143

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Iron-Catalyzed Aminolysis of β-Carbonyl 1,3-Dithianes: Synthesis of Stereodefined β-Enaminones and 3,4-Disubstituted Pyrazoles

Yeming Wang, Xihe Bi*, Wei-Qi Li, Dehua Li, Qian Zhang, Qun Liu and Brim Stevy Ondon

Org. Lett.  2011, 131722–1725

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Cu2O Acting as a Robust Catalyst in CuAAC Reactions: Water is the Required Medium

Kai Wang, Xihe Bi*, Shuangxi Xing, Peiqiu Liao, Zhongxue Fang, Xianyu Meng, Qian Zhang*, Qun Liu and Yu Ji

Green Chem.  2011, 13 562–565

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Iron-Catalyzed Synthesis of Polysubstituted Pyrrolesvia [4C+1N] Cyclization of 4-Acetylenic Ketones with Primary Amines

Yeming Wang, Xihe Bi*, Dehua Li, Peiqiu Liao, Yidong Wang, Jin Yang, Qian Zhang* and Qun Liu

Chem. Commun.  2011, 47809–811

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Catalytic Intramolecular Aromatic C-H Alkenylation of Arenes with Non-Activated Ketones: Synthesis of 4-Alkylene Quinolin-2-Ones

Yeming Wang, Wei-Qi Li, Guangbo Che, Xihe Bi*, Peiqiu Liao, Qian Zhang and Qun Liu*

Chem. Commun.  2010, 466843–6845

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Affinity-Based Labeling of Cytohesins with a Bifunctional SecinH3 Photoaffinity Probe

Xihe Bi, Anton Schmitz, Alaa M. Hayallah, Jin-Na Song, Michael Famulok*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2008, 479565-9568

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[5+1] Annulation: A Synthetic Strategy for Highly Substituted Phenols and Cyclohexenones

Xihe Bi, Dewen Dong*, Qun Liu*, Wei Pan, Lei Zhao, and Bing Li

J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2005, 1274578-4579