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24. Li, J.; Pan, Y.; Wang, X.; X. Tan* Iron-Mediated Electrochemical Cyclopropanation of Borodiiodomethane with Alkenes. Chin. J. Chem. 2026, 44, 1565-1572. (Invited contribution)
24. Xiao, Y.; Xie, C.; Kong, Y.-Q.; Zhang, G.-P.; X. Tan*; Li, H.* Imine linkers enable the formation of robust single-molecule junctions. Chem. Commun. 2026, 62, 8235-8239.
23. Y. Pan, J. Chen, J. Li, X. Tan*, Water-enhanced electrochemical hydrogenolysis of aryl C–O bonds. Chem. Sci. 2026, 17, 5249-5255.
22. J. Li, Y. Chen, Y. Pan, Z. Lin*, X. Tan*, Controlled ring-opening of [1.1.1]propellane with aryl catecholato boronates to form monomeric and dimeric methylenecyclobutanes. Sci. Chin. Chem. 2026, 69, 3008-3013.
21. C. Xie, B.-X. Yao, K.-C. Law, X. Zhang, S.-F. Ni*, X. Tan*, Rationally Designed Fe-Cyclopentadienone with Unique Orientations for Efficient Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Acylsilanes. Nat. Commun. 2026, 17, 1167.
20. J. Li, Y. Pan, C. Liu*, X. Tan*, Iron-modulated Chemoselective Cyclopropanation and Chlorocarbonation of Alkenes with Diborodichloromethane. CCS Chem. 2026, 8, 2832-2841.
19. X. Tan*; Z. Zhou, M. Shao, J. Sun*, Electrochemical Enantioselective Oxidation of Indoles via Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalysis in Cooperation with H3PO4 in Aqueous Media. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202510078.
18. X. Tan*; Gao, S.; Yang, C.; Lang, Q.; Ding, X.; Chen, G.-Q.*; Zhang, X.*, Design and synthesis of novel 1,3-diene bridged chiral atropoisomeric diphosphine ligands for asymmetric hydrogenation of α-dehydro amino ketones. Sci. China. Chem. 2023, 66, 2847-2851.
Work before Joining CityU (first and co-first authors)
17. X. Tan*, Q.-L. Wang, J.-W. Sun*, Electricity-driven Asymmetric Bromocyclization Enabled by Chiral Phosphate Anion Phase-transfer Catalysis, Nat. Commun., 2023, 14 (357).
16. X. Tan＃, Z. Deng＃, Q. Wang, S. Chen, G. Zhu*, J. Sun*, Enantioselective Synthesis of Tetraarylmethanes through meta-Hydroxyl-directed Benzylic Substitution. Nat. Synth. 2023, 2, 275–285.
15. X. Tan＃; L. Massignan＃; X. Hou; J. Frey; J. C. A. Oliveira; M. N. Hussain; L. Ackermann*. Rhoda-Electrocatalyzed Bimetallic C−H Oxygenation by Weak O-Coordination. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 13264-13270.
14. X. Tan; J. Sun*. Nickel-catalyzed asymmetric dicarbofunctionalization of alkynes to access axially chiral styrenes. Chem. Catal. 2022, 2, 2813-2815. (Preview)
13. X. Tan; X. Hou; T. Rogge; L. Ackermann*. Ruthenaelectro-Catalyzed Domino Three-Component Alkyne Annulation for Expedient Isoquinoline Assembly. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 4619-4624.
12. L. Massignan＃; X. Tan＃; T. H. Meyer; R. Kuniyil; A. M. Messinis; L. Ackermann*. C−H Oxygenation Reactions Enabled by Dual Catalysis with Electrogenerated Hypervalent Iodine Species and Ruthenium Complexes. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 3184-3189.
11. W. Zeng＃; X. Tan＃; Y. Yu; G.-Q. Chen*; X. Zhang*. Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrosilylation of β-Nitroethyl Aryl Ketones. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 858-862.
10. F. Wang＃; X. Tan＃; T. Wu; L.-S. Zheng; G.-Q. Chen*; X. Zhang*. Ni-Catalyzed asymmetric reduction of α-keto-β-lactams via DKR enabled by proton shuttling. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 15557-15560.
9. X. Tan; W. Zeng; J. Wen*.; X. Zhang*. Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Fluoro Ketones via a Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Strategy. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 7230-7233.
8. Y. Shi＃; X. Tan＃; S. Gao; Y. Zhang; J. Wang; X. Zhang*; Q. Yin*. Direct Synthesis of Chiral NH Lactams via Ru-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Amination/Cyclization Cascade of Keto Acids/Esters. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 2707-2713.
7. X. Tan; S. Gao; W. Zeng; S. Xin; Q. Yin*; X. Zhang*. Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Primary Amines by Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct Reductive Amination of Alkyl Aryl Ketones with Ammonium Salts and Molecular H2. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 2024-2027.
6. X. Tan; W. Zeng; X. Zhang; L. W. Chung*; X. Zhang*. Development of a novel secondary phosphine oxide-ruthenium(ii) catalyst and its application for carbonyl reduction. Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 535-538.
5. Q. Wang＃; X. Tan＃; Z. Zhu; X.-Q. Dong*; X. Zhang*. New synthetic strategy for chiral 2-oxazolidinones derivatives via rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation. Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 658-662.
4. G. Wang＃; X. Tan＃; H. Lv; M. Zhao; M. Wu; J. Zhou; X. Zhang*; L. Zhang*. Highly Selective Conversion of Cellobiose and Cellulose to Hexitols by Ru-Based Homogeneous Catalyst under Acidic Conditions. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2016, 55, 5263-5270.
3. Tan, X.; Wang, G.; Zhu, Z.; Ren, C.; Zhou, J.; Lv, H.; Zhang, X.; Chung, L. W.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, X., Hydrogenation of Aldehydes Catalyzed by an Available Ruthenium Complex. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 1518-1521.
2. Tan, X.; Wang, Q.; Liu, Y.; Wang, F.; Lv, H.; Zhang, X., A new designed hydrazine group-containing ruthenium complex used for catalytic hydrogenation of esters. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 12193-12196.
1. Tan, X.; Wang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Wang, F.; Shi, L.; Lee, K.-H.; Lin, Z.; Lv, H.; Zhang, X., Highly Efficient Tetradentate Ruthenium Catalyst for Ester Reduction: Especially for Hydrogenation of Fatty Acid Esters. Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 454-457.
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