Contact information

 Office：LC715 Email：xiong@cqu.edu.cn

Research direction

1. Chemical engineering and technology

2. Organic Chemistry

3. Electrochemistry

Representative academic papers

[1] Yangang Feng, Chenglin Yang, Qingfu Deng, Ruimei Xiong, Xiaohui Zhang, Yan Xiong,*  Synthesis of Antitricyclic Morpholine Derivatives through Iodine(III)-Mediated Intramolecular Umpolung Cycloaddition of Olefins, J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 4500-4506.

[2] Qingfu Deng, Wen Xia, Muhamad Ijaz Hussain, Xiaohui Zhang, Wen Hu, Yan Xiong,* Synthesis of Polycyclic Cyclohexadienone through Alkoxy-Oxylactonization and Dearomatization of 3′-Hydroxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-carboxylic Acids Promoted by Hypervalent Iodine, J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 3125-3133.

[3] Liangzhen Hu, Qingfu Deng, Yong Zhou, Xiaohui Zhang, Yan Xiong,* Cu₂O-Catalyzed Phosphonyl Difluoromethylation of Allylic Alcohols through a Radical 1,2-Aryl Migration, Tetrahedron 2020, 76, 130949.

[4] Ruimei Xiong, Muhammad Ijaz Hussain, Qing Liu, Wen Xia, Yan Xiong,* Cross Dehydrogenative Coupling Strategy for Allylation of Benzylanilines Promoted by DDQ, Tetrahedron 2020, 76, 130798.

[5] Liangzhen Hu, Muhamad Ijaz Hussain, Qingfu Deng, Qing Liu, Yangyang Feng, Xiaohui Zhang, Yan Xiong,* I₂/Li₂CO₃-Promoted Cyanation of Diarylalcohols through a Dual Activation Process, Tetrahedron 2019, 75, 308-314.

[6] Muhamad Ijaz Hussain, Yangyang Feng, Liangzhen Hu, Qingfu Deng, Xiaohui Zhang, Yan Xiong,* Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Difunctionalization of Terminal Unactivated Alkenes, J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 7852-7859.

[7] Qing Liu, Shuchen Yu, Liangzhen Hu, Muhamad Ijaz Hussain, Xiaohui Zhang, Yan Xiong,* Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling Strategy for Phosphonation and Cyanation of Secondary N-alkyl Anilines by Employing 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone, Tetrahedron 2018, 74, 7209-7217.

[8] Ruojuan Liu, Junzheng Wang, Wen Hu, Xiaohui Zhang, Yan Xiong,* α-Sulfonyloxylation of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds Utilizing Hypervalent Iodine(III) Reagent: Construction of Quaternary Carbon Center, Synthetic Commun. 2018, 48, 1957-1965.

[9] Yangyang Feng, Muhamad Ijaz Hussain, Xiaohui Zhang, Jian Shi, Yan Xiong,* Aerobic Intramolecular Aminothiocyanation of Unactivated Alkenes Promoted by in situ Generated Iodine Thiocyanate, Tetrahedron 2018, 74, 2669-2676.

[10] Mingming Huang, Qingfu Deng, Qin Gao, Jian Shi, Xiaohui Zhang, Yan Xiong,* Iron-Sulfate-Catalyzed Direct Dehydrogenative Coupling Cyanation of Secondary Phenylamines, Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 404-410.

[11] Hang Shen, Qingfu Deng, Ruojuan Liu, Yangyang Feng, Yan Xiong* Hypervalent Iodine-Promoted Annulative Aminocyanation of Unactivated Alkenes. Org. Chem. Front. 2017, 4, 1806-1811. (IF = 5.0)

[12] Congke Zheng, Xiaohui Zhang, Muhammad Ijaz Hussain, Mingming Huang, Qing Liu, Yan Xiong,* Xiangming Zhu,*One-pot Dichlorinative Deamidation of Primary β-Ketoamides. Tetrahedron Lett. 2017, 58, 574-577.

[13] Jiaqiang Li, Ziqian Xie, Yan Xiong, Zhenzhu Li, Qunxing Huang, Shuqing Zhang, Jingyuan Zhou, Rong Liu, Xin Gao, Changguo Chen, Lianming Tong*, Jin Zhang*, Zhongfan Liu,* Architecture of β-Graphdiyne Contained Thin Film Using Modified Glaser-Hay Coupling Reaction for Enhanced Photocatalytic Property of TiO₂. Adv.Mater. 2017, 29, 1700421. (IF = 19.8)

[14] Liangzhen Hu, Jing Pan, Xiaohui Zhang, Wen Hu, Yan Xiong,* Xiangming Zhu, Synthesis of N, O π-Conjugated Boron Complexes and the Reactivity of Suzuki Cross-Coupling. Tetrahedron 2017, 73, 223-229.

[15] Qing Liu, Xiaohui Zhang,* Yang He, Muhammad Ijaz Hussain, Wen Hu, Yan Xiong,* Xiangming Zhu, Oxidative Rearrangement Strategy for Synthesis of 2, 4, 5-Trisubstituted Oxazoles Utilizing Hypervalent Iodine Reagent. Tetrahedron 2016, 72, 5749-5753.

[16] Yangyang Feng, Ruofeng Huang, Liangzhen Hu, Vincent Coeffard,* Yan Xiong,* Enantioselective α-Oxytosylation of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by Chiral C₂-Symmetric Iodoarenes. Synthesis 2016, 48, 2637-2644.

[17] Mingming Huang, Liangzhen Hu, Hang Shen, Qing Liu, Muhammad Ijaz Hussain, Jing Pan, Yan Xiong,* Metal-Free Strategy for Sulfination of Alcohols with Sodium Sulfinates: An Unexpected Access. Green Chem. 2016, 18, 1874-1879. (IF = 9.2)

[18] Hang Shen,  Liangzhen Hu, Qing Liu, Muhammad Ijaz Hussain, Jing Pan,  Mingming Huang, Yan Xiong,*  Iron-Catalysed Sequential Reaction towards alpha-Aminonitriles from Secondary Amines, Primary Alcohols and Trimethylsilyl Cyanide. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 2776-2779. (IF = 6.3)

[19] Yang Li, Ping Deng, Youmao Zeng, Yan Xiong, Hui Zhou,*  anti-Selective Asymmetric Henry Reaction Catalyzed by a Heterobimetallic Cu–Sm–Aminophenol Sulfonamide Complex. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 1578-1581. (IF = 6.6)

[20] Youmao Zeng, Ping Deng, Shixiong Zhang, Hong Yan, Guojuan Liang, Yan Xiong, Hui Zhou,* An Ni–PyBisulidine Complex for the Asymmetric Hydrophosphonylation of Aldehydes. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 9221-9224.

[21] Hang Shen, Xiaohui Zhang, Qing Liu, Jing Pan, Wen Hu, Yan Xiong,* Xiangming Zhu, Direct Oxidative Cyanation of Tertiary Amines Promoted by in situ Generated Hypervalent Iodine(III)-CN Intermediate. Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 5628-5631.

[22] Jiaqiang Li, Hang Shen, Qing Liu, Mingming Huang, Congke Zheng, Jing Pan, Yan Xiong,* Changguo Chen,*BF₃·OEt₂-catalyzed Etherification of Alcohols: a Metal-free Pathway to Diphenylmethyl Ethers. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357, 3115-3120. (IF = 5.6)

[23] Hang Shen, Jiaqiang Li, Qing Liu, Jing Pan, Ruofeng Huang, Yan Xiong,* Umpolung Strategy for Synthesis of β-Ketonitriles through Hypervalent Iodine-Promoted Cyanation of Silyl Enol Ethers. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 7212-7218. (IF = 4.8)

[24] Jiaqiang Li, Qing Liu, Hang Shen, Ruofeng Huang, Xiaohui Zhang Yan Xiong,* Changguo Chen,* Ethers as Hydrogen Sources in BF₃·OEt₂ Promoted Reduction of Diphenylmethyl Alcohols, Ethers and Esters to Hydrocarbons. RSC Adv. 2015, 4, 85291-85295.

[25] Jing Pan, Jiaqiang Li, Ruofeng Huang, Xiaohui Zhang, Hang Shen, Yan Xiong,* Xiangming Zhu, Extension Studies on Iron(III)-Promoted Free Radical Oxidation of Anilines. Tetrahedron 2015, 71, 5341-5346.

[26] Jing Pan, Jiaqiang Li, Ruofeng Huang, Xiaohui Zhang, Hang Shen, Xuege Ling, Yan Xiong,* Xiangming Zhu, Direct Metal-Free N-Benzylaiton of Sulfonamides with Benzyl Alcohols Promoted by Employing BF₃·Et₂O. Synthesis 2015, 47, 1101-1108.

[27] Xiaohui Zhang, Ruofeng Huang, Jérôme Marrot, Vincent Coeffard,* Yan Xiong,*Hypervalent Iodine-Mediated Synthesis of Benzoxazoles and Benzimidazoles via an Oxidative Rearrangement. Tetrahedron 2015, 71, 700-708.

[28] Ruofeng Huang, Xuege Ling, Xiaohui Zhang, Jing Pan, Chao He, Yan Xiong,* Benzylation of Arenes with Benzyl Halides Synergistically Promoted by in situ Generated Superacid Boron Trifluoride Monohydrate and Tetrahaloboric Acid. Tetrahedron 2015, 71, 1540-1546.

[29] Hang Ma, Yang He, Ruofeng Huang, Xiaohui Zhang, Jing Pan, Jiaqiang Li,  Chao He, Xuege Ling, Xuanlun Wang,Yan Xiong,*  Nucleophilic Imidoesterification of Dicarbonyl Compounds with Cyanatobenzenes through C-C Bond Formation. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2014, 25, 1327-1330.

[30] Shuting Zhang, Xiaohui Zhang, Xuege Ling, Chao He, Ruofeng Huang, Jing Pan, Jiaqiang Li, Yan Xiong,* Superacid BF₃-H₂O Promoted Benzylation of Arenes with Benzyl Alcohols and Acetates Initiated by Trace Water. RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 30768-30774.

[31] Yajun Liu, Ping Deng, Xiangyang Li, Yan Xiong, Hui Zhou,* Asymmetric Henry Reaction Catalyzed by a Chiral Dinuclear Nickel Complex. Synlett 2014, 25, 1735-1738.

[32] Chao He, Xiaohui Zhang, Ruofeng Huang, Jing Pan, Jiaqiang Li, Xuege Ling, Yan Xiong,* Xiangming Zhu, Synthesis of Structurally Diverse Diarylketones through the Diarylmethyl sp³ C-H Oxidation. Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55, 4458-4462.

[33] Yu Li, Yan Xiong,* Xueming Li,* Xuege Ling, Ruofeng Huang, Xiaohui Zhang, Jianchun Yang, Benzylation of Arenes with Benzyl Ethers Promoted by in situ Prepared Superacid BF₃-H₂O. Green Chem. 2014, 16, 2976-2981. (IF = 9.2)

[34] Zhiyong Wang*, Xiaoxiao Xing, Liun Xue, Yan Xiong, Ling Fang*. Iron(III) Chloride Catalyzed Formation of Aryl Hydrazides from Electron-Rich Arenes and Azodicarboxylates, Synthesis 2014, 757-760.

[35] Xiafei Xu, Yan Xiong,* Xuege Ling, Ximi Xie, Jie Yuan, Shuting Zhang, Zhongrong Song,* A Practical Synthesis of Bis(indolyl)methanes Catalyzed by BF₃·OEt₂. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2014, 25, 406-410.

[36] Xuege Ling, Yan Xiong,* Ruofeng Huang, Xiaohui Zhang, Shuting Zhang, Changguo Chen,* Synthesis of Benzidine Derivatives via FeCl₃·6H₂O-Promoted Oxidative Coupling of Anilines. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 5218-5226. (IF = 4.8)

[37] Ramulu Akula, Yan Xiong, Hasim Ibrahim,* Electrophilic α-Cyanation of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds. RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 10731-10735.

[38] Xue-Ge Ling, Yan Xiong,* Shu-Ting Zhang, Ruo-Feng Huang, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Effective Synthesis of Benzyl Halides Triggered by in situ Prepared Hypervalent Halides. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2013, 24, 45-48.

[39] Qixiang Guo,* Wei Wen, Lina Fu, Shunen Zhang, Lanxi Zhang, Yuwan Liu, Biao Xu, Yan Xiong, Organocatalytic Aldol Reaction of Indole-3-Carbaldehydes with Ketones: Synthesis of Chiral 3-Substituted Indoles. Tetrahedron Lett. 2013, 54, 4653-4654.

[40] Yan Xiong,* Shuting zhang, Xuege Ling, Xu Zhang, Jinyue Wang, Theoretical Investigation on Identical Anionic Halide-Exchange S_N2 Reaction Processes on N-Haloammonium Cation NH₃X⁺ (X = F, Cl, Br, and I). Int. J. Quantum Chem. 2012, 112, 2475-2481.

[41] Xu Zhang, Yan Xiong,* Shuting Zhang,Xuege Ling, Jinyue Wang, Changguo Chen,* Aldol Condensations of Aldehydes and Ketones Catalyzed by Primary Amine on Water. Asian J. Chem. 2012, 24, 751-755.

[42]  Yan Xiong,* Xueqiang Zhang, Significant Heterogeneous Carbonate Salt Catalyzed Acetylation of Alcohols via a Transesterification Process with Carbonate Salt-Activated Alcohol ¹H NMR Evidence. Chin. J. Chem. 2011, 29, 1143-1148.

[43]  Shiyuan Zheng, Yan Xiong,* Jinyue Wang, Theoretical Studies on Identity S_N2 Reactions of Lithium Halide and Methyl Halide: A Microhydration Model. J. Mol. Model. 2010, 16, 1931-1937.

[44]  Fei Wang, Xiaohua Liu, Xin Cui, Yan Xiong, Xin Zhou, Xiaoming Feng,* Asymmetric Hydrophosphonylation of α-Ketoesters Catalyzed by Cinchona-derived Thiourea Organocatalyst. Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 589-592.

[45]  Shiyuan Zheng, Jinyue Wang and Yan Xiong,* Theoretical Investigation on Isomerization of Et₂AlCN to Et₂AlNC and Cyanation of Aldimine. J. Mol. Struct.: THEOCHEM 2008, 869, 83-88.

[46]  Yan Xiong, Fei Wang, Shunxi Dong, Xiaohua Liu, Xiaoming Feng,* Asymmetric Bisprolinamide-Catalyzed Cross-Aldol of Aldehydes. Synlett 2008, 73-75.

[47]  Yan Xiong, Yuehong Wen, Fei Wang, Bo Gao, Xiao Huang, Xiaohua Liu, Xiaoming Feng,* A Chiral Functionalized Salt-Catalyzed Asymmetric Michael Addition of Ketones to Nitroolefins. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2007, 349, 2156-2166.

[48] Yan Xiong, Fei Wang, Xiao Huang, Yuehong Wen, Xiaoming Feng,* A New Copper(I)-Tetrahydrosalen-Catalyzed Asymmetric Henry Reaction and Its Extension to Synthesis of (S)-Norphenylephrine. Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 829-833.

[49]  Yuehong Wen, Yan Xiong, Lu Chang, Jinglun Huang, Xiaohua Liu, Xiaoming Feng,* Chiral Bisformamide as an Effective Asymmetric Organocatalyst for One-Pot Three-Component Strecker Reaction. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 7715-7719.

[50] Fei Wang, Yan Xiong, Xiaohua Liu, Xiaoming Feng,* Asymmetric Direct Aldol Reaction of α-Keto Esters and Acetone Catalyzed by Organocatalyst. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2007, 349, 2665-2668.

[51] Yi Ren,* Jinggang Gai, Yan Xiong, Kuo-Hsing Lee, San-Yan Chu, Theoretical Study on the Identity Ion Pair S_N2 Reactions of LiX with CH₃SX (X = Cl, Br, and I): Structure, Mechanism, and Potential Energy Surface. J. Phys. Chem. A 2007, 111, 6615-6621.

[52]  Yan Xiong, Xiao Huang, Shaohua Gou, Jinglun Huang, Yuehong Wen, Xiaoming Feng,* Enantioselective Cyanosilylation of Ketones Catalyzed by a Nitrogen-Containing Bifunctional Catalyst. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2006, 348, 538-544.

[53] Shaohua Gou, Xiaohong Chen, Yan Xiong, Xiaoming Feng,* Highly Enantioselective Cyanation of Aldehydes Catalyzed by A Multicomponent Titanium Complex. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 5732-5736.

[54] Yuehong Wen, Xiao Huang, Jinglun Huang, Yan Xiong, Bo Qin, Xiaoming Feng,* Asymmetric Cyanosilylation of Aldehydes Catalyzed by Novel Organocatalysts. Synlett 2005, 16, 2445-2448.

[55] Yan Xiong, Hua-jie Zhu, Yi Ren,* A Theoretical Study of The Gas-phase Ion Pair S_N2 Reactions of Lithium Halide and Methyl Halide with Inversion and Retention Mechanisms. J. Mol. Struct.: THEOCHEM 2003, 664-665, 279–289.