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  1. 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU)-Promoted Decomposition of Difluorocarbene and the Subsequent Trifluoromethylation

    Article • Organic Letters, February 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  2. ChemInform Abstract: Recent Advances in Asymmetric Fluorination and Fluoroalkylation Reactions via Organocatalysis

    Article • ChemInform, January 2015, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  3. Difluoromethylation and gem-difluorocyclopropenation with difluorocarbene generated by decarboxylation

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  4. Diastereoselective Johnson–Corey–Chaykovsky trifluoroethylidenation

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  5. Microwave-assisted synthesis of dialkylphosphinic acids and a structure–reactivity study in rare earth metal extraction

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  6. Copper-catalyzed tandem trifluoromethylation/cyclization of internal alkynes

    Article • Organic Chemistry Frontiers, November 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  7. Recent advances in asymmetric fluorination and fluoroalkylation reactions via organocatalysis

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, November 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  8. Stereoselective Synthesis of α-Trifluoromethyl Enones by AuI/CuI-Co-Catalyzed Tandem 1,3-Acyloxy Migration/Trifluoromethylation Reaction of Propargyl Acetates

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2014, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  9. Wittig gem-difluoroolefination of aldehydes with difluoromethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, July 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  10. ChemInform Abstract: Boron-Trihalide-Promoted Regioselective Ring-Opening Reactions of gem-Difluorocyclopropyl Ketones.

    Article • ChemInform, April 2014, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  11. ChemInform Abstract: Conversion Between Difluorocarbene and Difluoromethylene Ylide.

    Article • ChemInform, March 2014, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  12. ChemInform Abstract: Bi-Functional Fluoroalkylation Reagents: An Introduction to Halo-Substituted 3-Oxa-perfluoroalkanesulfonyl Fluorides

    Article • ChemInform, February 2014, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  13. ChemInform Abstract: A Novel Reaction of gem-Difluorocyclopropyl Ketones with Nitriles Leading to 2-Fluoropyrroles.

    Article • ChemInform, February 2014, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  14. Decarboxylative Julia-Kocienskigem-Difluoro-Olefination of 2-Pyridinyl Sulfonyldifluoroacetate

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 2014, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  15. Rh-catalyzed allylic C–F bond activation: the stereoselective synthesis of trisubstituted monofluoroalkenes and a mechanism study

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  16. Boron-trihalide-promoted regioselective ring-opening reactions of gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketones

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

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  17. Copper-mediated trifluoromethylation of propargyl acetates leading to trifluoromethyl-allenes

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  18. Direct N-gem-difluorocyclopropylation of nitro-heterocycles by utilizing gem-difluorocyclopropyl tosylate

    Article • Chinese Chemical Letters, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  19. Bi-functional fluoroalkylation reagents: an introduction to halo-substituted 3-oxa-perfluoroalkanesulfonyl fluorides

    Article • Tetrahedron, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  20. Copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of alkenes with an electrophilic trifluoromethylating reagent

    Article • Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 2013, Beilstein Institut

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  21. ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Decarboxylative Wittig Reaction of Difluoromethylene Phosphobetaine.

    Article • ChemInform, November 2013, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  22. Conversion between Difluorocarbene and Difluoromethylene Ylide

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, September 2013, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  23. (S)-(Trifluoromethyl)diphenylsulfonium Triflate

    Article • April 2013, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  24. A novel reaction of gem-difluorocyclopropyl ketones with nitriles leading to 2-fluoropyrroles

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  25. Synthesis and decarboxylative Wittig reaction of difluoromethylene phosphobetaine

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  26. Electrophilic Fluoroalkylation of Ni(II) N -Confused Porphyrins with Fluoroalkylarylsulfonium Salts

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  27. The asymmetric synthesis of CF3- or –CF2-substituted tetrahydroquinolines by employing a chiral phosphoric acid as catalyst

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  28. Progress in fluoroalkylation of organic compounds via sulfinatodehalogenation initiation system

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  29. Efficient synthesis of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium fluorides and possibility of the existence of hydrogen bonding between fluoride anion and C(sp3)–H

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  30. ChemInform Abstract: Copper-Mediated Trifluoromethylation of Arylboronic Acids by Trifluoromethyl Sulfonium Salts.

    Article • ChemInform, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  31. ChemInform Abstract: Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Annulation of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes with 1,3-Dicarbonyls.

    Article • ChemInform, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  32. The Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Reaction of Indoles with Fluoroalkylated Nitroalkenes Catalyzed by Chiral Phosphoric Acid

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, July 2011, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  33. Correction to Ring-Opening Reactions of Difluoro(methylene)cyclopropanes with Halogens and Amines

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  34. Corrigendum to “Thermal rearrangement of substituted difluoro(methylene)cyclopropane” [J. Fluorine Chem. 132 (2011) 63–67]

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, April 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  35. Monofluorovinyl Tosylate: A Useful Building Block for the Synthesis of Terminal Vinyl Monofluorides via Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling

    Article • Organic Letters, February 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  36. Copper-Mediated Trifluoromethylation of Heteroaromatic Compounds by Trifluoromethyl Sulfonium Salts

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, January 2011, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  37. Copper-Mediated Trifluoromethylation of Heteroaromatic Compounds by Trifluoromethyl Sulfonium Salts

    Article • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, January 2011, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  38. Copper-mediated trifluoromethylation of arylboronic acids by trifluoromethyl sulfonium salts

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  39. Generation of the CF3 radical from trifluoromethylsulfonium triflate and its trifluoromethylation of styrenes

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  40. Chiral N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed annulation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes with 1,3-dicarbonyls

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  41. Thermal rearrangement of substituted difluoro(methylene)cyclopropane

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  42. N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Reaction of Alkynyl Aldehydes with 1,3-Keto Esters or 1,3-Diketones

    Article • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, September 2010, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  43. Determination of pKa values of fluoroalkanesulfonamides and investigation of their nucleophilicity

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  44. Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of Bis(fluoroalkanesulfon)amide-Based Ionic Liquids

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, June 2010, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  45. Electrophilic Reaction of Ag(III) N-Confused Porphyrin with Alcohols

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  46. New Electrophilic Bromodifluoromethylation and Pentafluoroethylation Reagents

    Article • Synlett, March 2010, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  47. One-pot synthesis of arylfluoroalkylsulfoxides and study of their anomalous 19F NMR behavior

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, March 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  48. ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Difluorocarbene with Propargyl Esters and Efficient Synthesis of Difluorocyclopropyl Ketones.

    Article • ChemInform, November 2009, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  49. ChemInform Abstract: A Mild Hydrodehalogenation of Fluoroalkyl Halides.

    Article • ChemInform, November 2009, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  50. Unexpected Reactions of Push-Pull N-Heterocyclic Carbene Derived from N-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-N-(4-nitrophenyl)-imidazolium Chloride

    Article • Synlett, August 2009, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  51. Reaction of difluorocarbene with propargyl esters and efficient synthesis of difluorocyclopropyl ketones

    Article • Tetrahedron, August 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  52. A mild hydrodehalogenation of fluoroalkyl halides

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, July 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  53. A novel pyrrolidinium ionic liquid with 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-2-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)ethanesulfonate anion as a recyclable reaction medium and efficient catalyst for Friedel–Crafts alkylations of indoles with nitroalkenes

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, April 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  54. ChemInform Abstract: Ring-Opening Reactions of Difluoro(methylene)cyclopropanes with Halogens and Amines.

    Article • ChemInform, March 2009, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  55. The oxidation of Ni(ii) N-confused porphyrins (NCPs) with azo radical initiators and an unexpected intramolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction via a proposed Ni(iii) NCP intermediate

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  56. Enantioselective aldol reaction of cyclic ketones with aryl aldehydes catalyzed by a cyclohexanediamine derived salt in the presence of water

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  57. ChemInform Abstract: 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Difluoro(methylene)cyclopropanes with Nitrones: Efficient Synthesis of 3,3-Difluorinated Tetrahydropyridinols.

    Article • ChemInform, December 2008, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  58. Ring-Opening Reactions of Difluoro(methylene)cyclopropanes with Halogens and Amines

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  59. 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Difluoro(methylene)cyclopropanes with Nitrones: Efficient Synthesis of 3,3-Difluorinated Tetrahydropyridinols

    Article • Synlett, July 2008, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  60. ChemInform Abstract: Highly Regio- and Stereoselective Diels-Alder Cycloaddition of Difluoro(methylene)cyclopropanes.

    Article • ChemInform, July 2008, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  61. Reactions of HMPA with hexafluorobenzene, pentafluorochlorobenzene and pentafluorophenol

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, May 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  62. Highly Regio- and Stereoselective Diels–Alder Cycloaddition of Difluoro(methylene)cyclopropanes

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, February 2008, Wiley

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  63. Novel low-melting salts with donor–acceptor substituents as targets for second-order nonlinear optical applications

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao

  64. Synthesis and reactions of the first fluoroalkylated Ni(ii) N-confused porphyrins

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ji-Chang Xiao