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  1. Electrophilic C–H Borylation of Aza[5]helicenes Leading to Bowl-Shaped Quasi-[7]Circulenes with Switchable Dynamics

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, November 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Xiaolei Zhang

  2. Copper‐Catalyzed Borylation of Acyl Chlorides with an Alkoxy Diboron Reagent: A Facile Route to Acylboron Compounds

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, June 2022, Wiley

    Xiaolei Zhang

  3. Variable Metal Chelation Modes and Activation Sequence in Pd-Catalyzed B–H Poly-arylation of Carboranes

    Article • ACS Catalysis, November 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Xiaolei Zhang

  4. Metal-catalyzed B–H acylmethylation of pyridylcarboranes: access to carborane-fused indoliziniums and quinoliziniums

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Xiaolei Zhang

  5. Carbene-Catalyzed α,γ-Deuteration of Enals under Oxidative Conditions

    Article • ACS Catalysis, April 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Xiaolei Zhang

  6. Metal‐Free Oxidative B−N Coupling of nido ‐Carborane with N‐Heterocycles

    Article • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, July 2019, Wiley

    Xiaolei Zhang

  7. Transition metal-induced B–H functionalization of o-carborane

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, January 2019, Elsevier

    Xiaolei Zhang

  8. Synthesis and characterization of Cp*Ir-dithiolene-o-carborane phosphine complexes: A continuous investigation of B−H⋯π interaction

    Article • Molecular Physics, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Xiaolei Zhang

  9. Description of an unusual hydrogen bond between carborane and a phenyl group

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, June 2018, Elsevier

    Xiaolei Zhang

  10. Pd(ii)-catalyzed synthesis of bifunctionalized carboranesviacage B–H activation of 1-CH2NH2-o-carboranes

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Xiaolei Zhang

  11. Selective Catalytic B–H Arylation of o-Carboranyl Aldehydes by a Transient Directing Strategy

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, August 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Xiaolei Zhang

  12. Selective Synthesis of Isoquinolines by Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C–H/N–H Functionalization with α-Substituted Ketones

    Article • Organic Letters, July 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Xiaolei Zhang

  13. Amidines for Versatile Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Isoquinolines through C–H Functionalization with Diazo Compounds

    Article • Organic Letters, May 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Xiaolei Zhang

  14. Pyrrolylmethyl Functionalized o-Carborane Derivatives

    Article • Organometallics, March 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Xiaolei Zhang

  15. B–H···π Interaction: A New Type of Nonclassical Hydrogen Bonding

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, February 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Xiaolei Zhang

  16. Synthesis of Boron-Fused 1,4-Dithiin via Cobalt-Mediated Disulfuration of Alkyne at the o-Carborane-9,12-dithiolate Unit

    Article • Organometallics, May 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Xiaolei Zhang

  17. Metal–metal redox synergy in selective B–H activation of ortho-carborane-9,12-dithiolate

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Xiaolei Zhang

  18. Boron-Substituted o-Carboranetrithiol To Construct Trimeric Cobalt Clusters

    Article • Organometallics, March 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Xiaolei Zhang

  19. Stepwise and Selective Carborane Substitution in the B(3,6) Positions of a 16e CpCo Half-Sandwich Complex Containing a Chelating ortho-Carborane-1,2-dithiolate Ligand

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, March 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Xiaolei Zhang