Publications 2021-:

31.     Tian-Yuan Zhang, Lu-Yue Zhang, Xiao Liang, Kun Wei*, and Yu-Rong Yang* “Catalytic, Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-α‑, (+)-β‑, (+)-γ‑, and (−)-δ-Lycorane” Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 2905−2909.

30.     Yi Deng,^§ Xiao Liang,^§ Kun Wei,^§ Yu-Rong Yang*, “Ir-Catalyzed Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Bisdehydrotuberostemonine D, Putative Bisdehydrotuberostemonine E and Structural Revision of the Latter” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 20622-20627.

29.     Lei Li, Li Shi, Kun Wei*, Yu-Rong Yang* “Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Quinocarcinamide” Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 7972-7975.

28.     Xiao Liang,^§ Lei Li,^§ Kun Wei, Yu-Rong Yang* “Gram-Scale, Seven-Step Total Synthesis of (−)-Colchicine” Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 2731-2735.

27.     Tian-Yuan Zhang,^§ Yi Deng,^§ Kun Wei, Yu-Rong Yang* “Enantioselective Iridium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of RacemicBranched Alkyl-Substituted Allylic Acetates with Malonates” Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 1086-1089.

26.     Yu Zheng, Hong-Dou Yang, Kun Wei,* Yu-Rong Yang* “Synthetic Studies toward Parvistemoline Using Asymmetric Ir/ Amine-Catalyzed Allylation” J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 6025-6029.

Publications 2020-2016:

25.     Yu Zheng, Xue-Dan Li, Peng-Zhen Sheng, Hong-Dou Yang, Kun Wei, Yu-Rong Yang*, “Asymmetric Total Syntheses of (−)-Fennebricin A, (−)-Renieramycin J, (−)-Renieramycin G, (−)-Renieramycin M, and (−)-Jorunnamycin A via C−H Activation” Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 4489−4493.

24.     Jian-Neng Yao, Xiao Liang, Kun Wei, Yu-Rong Yang* “Catalytic, Enantioselective Formal Synthesis of Monoterpene Indole Alkaloid (-)-Alstoscholarine” Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 8485-8487.

23.     Chun-Yan Meng, Xiao Liang, Hongbin Zhang, Kun Wei*, Yu-Rong Yang* “Stereocontrolled concise synthesis of (±)-halosaline through intramolecular C-H amination” Tetrahedron Letters 2019, 60, 1781–1783.

22.     Bei-Bei Yue, Yi Deng, Yu Zheng, Kun Wei*, Yu-Rong Yang* “Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylation of Aryl Enamides andEnecarbamates” Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 2449–2452.

21.     Chun-Yan Meng, Xiao Liang, Kun Wei*, Yu-Rong Yang*. “Enantioselective Ir-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of Racemic AllylicAlcohols with Malonates” Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 840-843.   

20.     Yu Zheng，Bei-Bei Yue, Kun Wei, Yu-Rong Yang*. “Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allyl–Allyl Cross-Coupling of Racemic Allylic Alcohols with Allylboronates” Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 8035–8038.

19.     Xiao Liang, Tian-Yuan Zhang, Chun-Yan Meng, Xue-Dan Li, Kun Wei, Yu-Rong Yang* “Total Synthesis of (−)-Actinophyllic Acid Enabled by a Key Dual Ir/Amine-Catalyzed Allylation” Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 4575-4578.

18.     Yu Zheng，Bei-Bei Yue, Kun Wei, Yu-Rong Yang* “Short Synthesis of the Monoterpene Indole Alkaloid (±)-Arbornamine” J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 4867-4870.

17.      Xiao Liang, Tian-Yuan Zhang, Xue-Yi Zeng, Yu Zheng, Kun Wei, Yu-Rong Yang* “Ir-Catalyzed Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (-)-Communesin F” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 3364-3367.

16.     Yu Zheng, Kun Wei,* Yu-Rong Yang* “Total Synthesis of (-)-Geissoschizol through Ir-Catalyzed Allylic Amidation as the Key Step” Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 6460-6462.

15.      Xiao Liang, Shi-Zhi Jiang, Kun Wei, Yu-Rong Yang* “Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (-)-Alstoscholarisine A” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 2560-2562.

14.      Shi-Zhi Jiang, Xue-Yi Zeng, Xiao Liang, Ting Lei, Kun Wei, Yu-Rong Yang*. “Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Indole Cyclization: Application to the Total Synthesis and Absolute Stereochemical Assignment of (-)-Aspidophylline A” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 4044-4048.

Publications 2015-2011:

13.     Xiao Liang, Kun Wei*, Yu-Rong Yang* “Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylation of Silyl Enol Ethers Derived from Ketones and a,b-Unsaturated Ketones” Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 17471-17474.

12.     Ting Lei, Hongbin Zhang*, Yu-Rong Yang* “Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of (-)- and (+)-Aurantioclavine” Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 5933-5936.

11.     Shi-Zhi Jiang, Ting Lei, Kun Wei, Yu-Rong Yang* “Collective Total Synthesis of Tetracyclic Diquinane Lycopodium Alkaloids (+)-Paniculatine, (-)-Magellanine, (+)-Magellaninone and Analogues Thereof” Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 5612-5615.

10.     Liao-Bin Dong, Ya-Nan Wu, Shi-Zhi Jiang, Xing-De Wu, Juan He, Yu-Rong Yang*, Qi-Shi Zhao* “Isolation and Complete Structural Assignment of Lycopodium Alkaloid Cernupalhine A: Theoretical Prediction and Total Synthesis Validation” Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2700-2703.

9.         Jiu-Zhong Huang, Xiao-Ke Jie, Kun Wei, Hongbin Zhang, Min-Cai Wang, Yu-Rong Yang* “Formal Synthesis of Aspidospermine via the Intramolecular Cascade Transannular Cyclization” Synlett. 2013, 24, 1303-1306.

8.         Tao Xu, Xiu-Li Luo, Yu-Rong Yang* “Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Lycopodium Alkaloid (+)-Lycopladine A” Tetrahedron Lett. 2013, 54, 2858-2860.

7.         Tao Xu, Shi-Zhi Jiang, Huai-Rong Luo, Yu-Rong Yang*. “One-step Synthesis of Lycopodium Alkaloid (-)-Huperzine W via Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling” Natural Products and Bioprospecting 2012, 2, 255.

6.         Yu-Rong Yang*, Liang Shen, Jiu-Zhong Huang, Tao Xu, Kun Wei. “Application of the Helquist Annulation in Lycopodium Alkaloids Synthesis: Unified Total Syntheses of (-)-8-Deoxyserratinine, ()-Fawcettimine, and ()-Lycoflexine” J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 3684-3690.

Publications 2010-2005:

5.         Yu-Rong Yang*, Zeng-Wei Lai, Liang Shen, Jiu-Zhong Huang, Xing-De Wu, Jun-Lin Yin, Kun Wei “Total Synthesis of (-)-8-Deoxyserratinine via an Efficient Helquist Annulation and Double N-Alkylation Reaction” Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 3430-3433.

4.         Yu-Rong Yang*, Liang Shen, Kun Wei, Qin-Shi Zhao “Cyclization Approaching to (−)-Lycojapodine A: Synthesis of Two Unnatural Alkaloids” J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 1317-1320.

3.         Yu-Rong Yang, Dae-Shik Kim, Yoshito Kishi* “Second Generation Synthesis of C27−C35 Building Block of E7389, a Synthetic Halichondrin Analogue” Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 4516-4519.

2.         Yu-Rong Yang, Wei-Dong Z Li* “A Short Synthesis of 10-Hydroxy 7-Spirocyclopropanated Camphor” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 8224-8227.

1.         Wei-Dong Z Li*, Yu-Rong Yang “Unusual Cyclopropanation of 9-Bromocamphor Derivatives: A Novel Formal C(1)−C(7) Bond Cleavage of Camphor” Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 3107-3110.