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  1. Iron catalyzed oxidative assembly of N-heteroaryl and aryl metal reagents using oxygen as an oxidant

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

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  2. Iron-catalyzed oxidative biaryl cross-couplings via mixed diaryl titanates: significant influence of the order of combining aryl Grignard reagents with titanate

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

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  3. ChemInform Abstract: Reductive Couplings of 2-Halopyridines Without External Ligand: Phosphine-Free Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical 2,2′-Bipyridines.

    Article • ChemInform, June 2014, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  4. ChemInform Abstract: Selective Co/Ti Cooperatively Catalyzed Biaryl Couplings of Aryl Halides with Aryl Metal Reagents.

    Article • ChemInform, March 2014, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  5. ChemInform Abstract: 1,2-Addition of Alkyl Grignard Reagents to the Nitro Group: Simple Access to 2-[Alkyl(hydroxy)amino]pyridine N-Oxides and 2-Alkylaminopyridine N-Oxides.

    Article • ChemInform, February 2014, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  6. Reductive Couplings of 2-Halopyridines without External Ligand: Phosphine-Free Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical 2,2′-Bipyridines

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  7. Selective Co/Ti Cooperatively Catalyzed Biaryl Couplings of Aryl Halides with Aryl Metal Reagents

    Article • Organic Letters, October 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  8. 1,2-Addition of Alkyl Grignard Reagents to the Nitro Group: Simple Access to 2-[Alkyl(hydroxy)amino]pyridineN-Oxides and 2-AlkylaminopyridineN-Oxides

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, July 2013, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  9. ChemInform Abstract: Arylation, Alkenylation, and Alkylation of 2-Halopyridine N-Oxides with Grignard Reagents: A Solution to the Problem of C2/C6 Regioselective Functionalization of Pyridine Derivatives.

    Article • ChemInform, July 2013, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  10. Arylation, Alkenylation, and Alkylation of 2-Halopyridine N -Oxides with Grignard Reagents: A Solution to the Problem of C2/C6 Regioselective Functionalization of Pyridine Derivatives

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, March 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  11. ChemInform Abstract: Substitution of the Nitro Group with Grignard Reagents: Facile Arylation and Alkenylation of Pyridine N-Oxides.

    Article • ChemInform, March 2013, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  12. Substitution of the Nitro Group with Grignard Reagents: Facile Arylation and Alkenylation of Pyridine N -Oxides

    Article • Organic Letters, November 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  13. ChemInform Abstract: A Practicable Environmentally Benign One-Pot Synthesis of 2-Arylbenzofurans at Room Temperature.

    Article • ChemInform, July 2012, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  14. ChemInform Abstract: Facile One-Pot Direct Arylation and Alkylation of Nitropyridine N-Oxides with Grignard Reagents.

    Article • ChemInform, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  15. ChemInform Abstract: An Efficient Direct Asymmetric Synthesis of 3-Substituted Phthalides.

    Article • ChemInform, February 2012, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  16. A practicable environmentally benign one-pot synthesis of 2-arylbenzofurans at room temperature

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  17. Facile One-Pot Direct Arylation and Alkylation of Nitropyridine N -Oxides with Grignard Reagents

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

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  18. An Efficient Direct Asymmetric Synthesis of 3-Substituted Phthalides

    Article • Synthesis, September 2011, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  19. One-Pot Synthesis of Hybrid Macrocyclic Pentamers with Variable Functionalizations around the Periphery

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

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  20. ChemInform Abstract: A Concise Synthesis of Natural Benzofuran Neolignans and Analogues.

    Article • ChemInform, November 2010, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  21. ChemInform Abstract: Total Synthesis of Ailanthoidol, Egonol, and Related Analogues.

    Article • ChemInform, July 2010, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  22. A Concise Synthesis of Natural Benzofuran Neolignans and Analogues

    Article • Synthesis, June 2010, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  23. ChemInform Abstract: A Convenient Two-Step Synthesis of 2-Arylbenzofurans.

    Article • ChemInform, June 2010, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  24. Total Synthesis of Ailanthoidol, Egonol, and Related Analogues

    Article • Synthesis, January 2010, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  25. A Convenient Two-Step Synthesis of 2-Arylbenzofurans

    Article • Synthesis, November 2009, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  26. ChemInform Abstract: A Convenient Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Pinacols by Coupling of Structurally Similar Aromatic Aldehydes Mediated by Low-Valent Titanium.

    Article • ChemInform, June 2009, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  27. ChemInform Abstract: Magnesiation of Pyridine N-Oxide via Iodine or Bromine-Magnesium Exchange: A Useful Tool for Functionalizing Pyridine N-Oxides.

    Article • ChemInform, June 2009, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  28. Magnesiation of Pyridine N -Oxides via Iodine or Bromine−Magnesium Exchange: A Useful Tool for Functionalizing Pyridine N -Oxides

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  29. A Convenient Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Pinacols by Coupling of Structurally Similar Aromatic Aldehydes Mediated by Low-Valent Titanium

    Article • Synthesis, December 2008, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  30. ChemInform Abstract: A Facile Two-Step Synthesis of 2-Arylbenzofurans Based on the Selective Cross McMurry Couplings.

    Article • ChemInform, April 2008, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  31. Synthesis, structure, and catalytic activity of chiral Cu(II) and Ag(I) complexes with (S,S)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane-based N4-donor ligands

    Article • Inorganica Chimica Acta, April 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  32. A Facile Two-Step Synthesis of 2-Arylbenzofurans Based on the Selective Cross McMurry Couplings

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  33. A Facile Synthesis of Tetraarylethenes via Cross McMurry Coupling Between Diaryl Ketones.

    Article • ChemInform, July 2007, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  34. Insights into the General and Efficient Cross McMurry Reactions Between Ketones.

    Article • ChemInform, April 2007, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  35. A Facile Synthesis of Tetraarylethenes via Cross McMurry Coupling between Diaryl Ketones

    Article • Synthesis, March 2007, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  36. Synthesis ofN,N,N-4,4′′-Di-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine-N,N,N-tris(isothiocyanato) Ruthenium(II) and Application to Colorimetric Hg2+ Sensor

    Article • Chinese Journal of Chemistry, February 2007, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  37. Insights into the General and Efficient Cross McMurry Reactions between Ketones

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  38. Recent Progress of Halogen-Dance Reactions in Heterocycles

    Article • ChemInform, November 2005, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  39. A Concise Synthesis of 2,4-Disubstituted Pyridines: A Convenient Synthesis of 2-Bromo-4-iodopyridine via Halogen Dance and Its Successive One-Pot Disubstitutions

    Article • ChemInform, April 2005, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  40. A Facile Synthesis of 4-Ar-2-bromopyridine (III) and Its 2,2?-Bipyridine Derivatives (V).

    Article • ChemInform, February 2005, Wiley

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  41. Recent Progress of Halogen-Dance Reactions in Heterocycles

    Article • Heterocycles, January 2005, Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  42. A Facile Synthesis of 4‐Ar‐2‐bromopyridine and Its 2,2′‐Bipyridine Derivatives

    Article • Synthetic Communications, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  43. A Concise Synthesis of 2,4-Disubstituted Pyridines: A Convenient Synthesis of 2-Bromo-4-iodopyridine via Halogen Dance and Its Successive One-Pot Disubstitutions

    Article • Synthesis, January 2004, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan

  44. Asymmetric Reduction of Chiral Titanates of α-Keto Aromatic Acids with Lithium Dialkyl Amides

    Article • Synthetic Communications, March 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Xin-Fang Duan