The biographical sketch

Xiao-Ming Zhao obtained his Ph.D. from Daliang University of Technology in 1995. Then, he did postdoctoral research at the University of Florida (UF) and University of Southern California (USC) in the group of Prof G.K.Prakash and Prof G.A.Olah. He is currently a professor in Tongji University at Shanghai. His research group’s interests were recognized by the award of a Thieme Chemistry Journal Award in 2012 and focus on reaction design, asymmetric synthesis and fluorine chemistry.

[33] "Chemo-, Regio- and Enantioselective Allylic Substitution of NH₂OH under Ir Catalysis",

Jiteng Chen, Qingchun Chen, Xiaoming Zhao*

Organic Letters,2019, accepted.

[32] "Silver-promoted selective fluorination of 2-aminopyrimidines: synthesis of 5-fluoro 2-aminopyrimidine derivatives",

Mingzhu Zhao, Juewang Cai, Xiaoming Zhao*

Organic Chemistry Frontiers,2019, 6, 426-431 (封面文章).

[31] "Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of gem-bis(boronates) with aryl halides: an alternative to access quaternary α‑aryl aldehydes",

Purui Zheng, Yujie Zhai, Xiaoming Zhao*, Tao XU*

Organic Letters,2019, 21, 393-396.

[30] "Selective Fluorination of 4-Substituted 2-Aminopyridines and Pyridin-2(1H)-ones in Aqueous Solution ",

Gang Zhou, Yawei Tian, Xiaoming Zhao*, Jiao Hu, Wenyan Dan,

Organic Letters,2018, 20, 4858-4861.

[29] "Difunctionalization of ketones via gem-bis(boronates) to synthesize quaternary carbon with high selectivity",

Purui Zheng, Yujie Zhai, Xiaoming Zhao*, Tao XU*

Chemical Communications,2018, 54, 13375-13378.

[28] "Selective fluorination of 2-aminopyrazine derivatives in aqueous phase ",

Yawei Tian, Gang Zhhou, Xiaoming Zhao*, Wenyan Dan,

Acta Chim. Sinica,2018, 76, 962-966 (Invited paper).

[27] "Diastereoselective and Enantioselective Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution of Substituted Fluorinated Methylene Derivatives ",

Tao Song, Xiaoming Zhao*, Jiao Hu, Wenyan Dan,

European Journal of Organic Chemistry,2018, 9, 1141-1144 (Highlighted as Outstanding Organics).

[26] "Diasteroselective and enantioselective Ir-catalyzed allylic substitutions of 1-substituted 1-fluoro-1-(arenesulfonyl)methylene derivatives",

Jiteng Chen, Xiaoming Zhao*, Wenyan Dan

The Journal of Organic Chemistry,2017, 82, 10693-10698.

[25] "Ag-assisted fluorination of unprotected 4,6-disubstituted 2-aminopyrimidines with Selectfluor" ,

Chenxi Wang, Juewang Cai, Min Zhang, and Xiaoming Zhao*,

The Journal of Organic Chemistry,2017, 82, 1260-1265.

[24] "Cu-mediated oxidative trifluoromethylthiolation of arylboronic acids with (bpy)CuSCF₃",

Mingzhu Zhao, Xiaoming Zhao*, Purui Zheng, Yawei Tian

Journal of Fluorine Chemistry,2017, 194, 73-79.

[23] "Chiral Sulfinamide Ligands, Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylations Of Ethyl 2-Fluoroacetoacetate",

Mingzhu Zhao, Xiaoming Zhao*, Yawei Tian

Synlett,2017, 28, 1801-1806.

[22] "Chiral carbon–sulfur center formation via Pdcatalyzed asymmetric allylic thioetherification:

synthesis of allylic thioethers",

Junmei Cai, Juewang Cai, Purui Zheng, Xiaorong Wang* and Xiaoming Zhao*

RSC Adv.,2017, 7, 256-259.

[21] "Synthesis of 2,3,6-trisubstituted pyridines by transition-metal free cyclization of 1,3-diynes with amino acids",

Gang Zhou, Xiaoming Zhao *, Wenyan Dan

Tetrahedron Letters,2017, 58, 3085-3088.

[20] "Application of DMSO in the Synthesis of 1,4-Disubstituted (But-1-en-3-ynyl)methylthioethers ",

Chuanchuan Cao, Liang Zhang, Gang Zhou, Wenyan Dan, Xiaorong Wang,* and

Xiaoming Zhao*

ChemistrySelect,2017, 2, 2985-2988.

[19] "Regioselective fluorination of 1-(2,2-dibromovinyl)benzene derivatives with wet tetran-bytylammonium fluoride: one-pot synthesis of (Z)-1-(2-bromo-1-fluorovinyl)benzenes",

Mingzhu Zhao, Ling Ming, Jialiang Tang and Xiaoming Zhao*,

Organic Letters,2016, 18, 416-419 (This paper was highlighted byOrganic Chemistry Portal, 2017, Jan, see: www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit5/277.shtm).

[18] "Enantioselective synthesis of fluorinated branched allylic compounds via Ir-catalyzed allylations of functionalized fluorinated methylene derivatives",

Hongbo Zhang, Jiteng Chen, Xiaoming Zhao*

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,2016, 14, 7183-7186 (This paper was highlighted in Synfacts, 2016, 16, 947).

[17] "Synthesis of Chiral Fluorine-Containing Compounds via Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetrical Allylations of Dimethyl 2-fluoromalonate Using Sulfonamide-Pyridine Ligands",

Min Zhang, Zhao Mingzhu, Zheng Purui, Zhang Hongbo, Xiaoming Zhao*

Journal of Fluorine Chemistry,2016, 189, 13-21.

[16] "Highly efficient cycloaddition reaction of 1,3-diynes with sodium azide: a new way to 5-substituted-4-acetylene-1H-1,2,3-triazoles ",

Jia-Liang Tang, Ling Ming, and Xiao-Ming Zhao*

J. Heterocyclic Chem.,2016, 53, 1367-1370.

[15] "Synthesis of carbonyl 2-amino-pyrimidines via tandem regioselective heterocyclization of 1,3-diynes with guanidine and selective oxidation",

Liang Zhang, Mingzhu Zhang and Xiaoming Zhao*,

Chemical Communications,2015, 51, 9370-9373.

[14] "Regioselective formation of 2,4,5-trisubstituted oxazoles through transition-Metal free heterocyclization of 1,3-diynes with N,O-bis(trimethylsiyl)acetamide",

Liang Zhang and Xiaoming Zhao*,

Organic Letters,2015, 17, 184-186.

[13] "Enantioselective transformation of Na₂SO₃into allylic sulfonic acids under Pd catalysis ",

Wei Liu, Xiaoming Zhao*, Hong-bo Zhang, Liang Zhang,

Chemical Communications,2015, 51, 655-657.

[12] "Synthesis of allylic sulfonic acids via regioselective Pd-catalyzed allylic substitutions of Na₂SO₃",

Wei Liu, Xiaoming Zhao* ,

Tetrahedron Letters,2015, 56, 6800-6802.

[11] "Synthesis of Allyl Carbamates through the Regioselective Domino Reaction of

Amines, CO₂, and Unsymmetrical Allyl Chlorides under Pd Catalysis",

Juewang Cai, Min Zhang, and Xiaoming Zhao*,

Eur. J. Org. Chem.2015, 5925-5928.

[10] "Enantioselective synthesis of monofluorinated allylic compounds: Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylations of dimethyl 2-fluoromalonate using new N-sulfinyl-based ligands,

Ning Gao, Xiao-Ming Zhao,* Cheng-Si Cai and Jue-Wang Cai,

Org. Biomol. Chem.,2015, 13, 9551-9558.

[9] "Enantioselective transformation of allyl carbonates into branched allyl carbamates using amines and recycling CO₂under iridium catalysis",

Shengcai Zheng, Min Zhang, and Xiaoming Zhao*,

Chemistry a European Journal,2014, 20, 7216-7221 (highlighted by both a Frontispiece paper inChem.A -Eur. J. and by ChemViews).

[8] "Enantioselective domino reaction of CO₂, amine and allyl chloride under iridium catalysis: formation of allyl carbamates",

Min Zhang, Xiaoming Zhao*, Shengcai Zheng,

Chemical Communications,2014, 50, 4455-4458.

[7] "Asymmetric Synthesis of Allylic Sulfonic Acids: Enantio- and Regioselective Iridium-Catalyzed Allylations of Na₂SO₃",

Wei Liu, Xiaoming Zhao*, Hongbo Zhang, Mingzhu Zhao,

Chemistry A European Journal,2014, 20, 16873-16876.

[6] "Transition-Metal-Free Heterocyclization of 1,3-Diynes with Nitriles in the Presence of Aqueous Potassium Hydroxide: Synthesis of 2,4-Disubstituted 5-[(E)-2-Phenylethenyl]-1,3-oxazoles"

Ming, Ling, Tang, Jialiang, Zhao, Xiaoming*,

Synthesis,2014, 46, 2499-25025.

[5] "Carbon–Phosphorus Bond Formation by Enantioselective Palladium-Catalyzed

Allylation of Diphenylphosphine Oxide,

Liang Zhang, Wei Liu, and Xiaoming Zhao*

Eur. J. Org. Chem.,2014, 6846-6849.

[4] "Highly regioselective iridium-catalyzed and samarium-promoted coupling of allylic carbonates with ketones: New approach toward homoallylic alcohols",

Wei Liu, Liang Zhang, Weikang Yang, and Xiaoming Zhao*

RSC Advances,2013, 3, 19917-19919.

[3] "Carbon-Sulfur Bond Formation via Metal-Catalyzed Allylations of Sulfur Nucleophiles ",

Liu, Wei, Zhao, Xiaoming*,

Synthesis,2013, 45, 2051-2069.

[2] "Sulfur heterocyclization and 1,3-migration of silicon in reaction of 1,3-diynes with sodium triisopropylsilanethiolate: one-pot synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted 3-(triisopropylsilyl)thiophenes ",

Tang, Jialiang, Ming, Ling, Zhao, Xiaoming*,

Synthesis,2013, 45, 1713-1718 .

[1] "Synthesis of Chiral Allylic Thioesters: Enantio- and Regioselective Iridium-Catalyzed Allylations of KSAc, "

Gao, Ning; Zhao, Xiaoming*,

European Journal of Organic Chemistry,2013, 13, 2708-2714.