Yongliang Zhang (2024)

Name:Yongliang Zhang
MajorOrganic Chemistry
Research Interests:Organometallic Chemistry, Sugar Chemistry, P4 Activation
E-mailylzhang86@pku.edu.cn
 
Education
2013.09 – 2018.07   Peking University,Ph.D.                                
2009.09-2013.07      Sichuan University,B.S.
 
Research Experience
2024.06-Present      Peking University,Research Assistant
2021.01-2024.01     University of California, Santa BarbaraPostdoctoral Fellow                  
2019.11-2020.12     The University of ChicagoPostdoctoral Fellow 
2018.08–2019.10    Peking University,Research Assistant
 
Publications

1. ZhangY.; Wei, J. Zhang, W.-X.;* Xi, Z.* Lithium Aluminate Complexes and Alumoles from 1,4-Dilithio-1,3-Butadienes and AlEt2Cl. Inorg. Chem. 201554, 10695–10700.

2. ZhangY.; Chi, Y.; Wei, J.; Yang, Q.; Yang, Z.; Chen, H.; Yang, R.;* Zhang, W.-X.;* Xi, Z.* Aromatic Tetralithiodigalloles with a Ga–Ga Bond: Synthesis and Structural Characterization. Organometallics 201736, 2982–2986.

3. Zhang, Y.; Wei, J.; Chi, Y.; Zhang, W.-X.; Xi, Z.* Spiro Metallaaromatics of Pd, Pt, and Rh: Synthesis and Characterization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017139, 5039–5042.

4. Zhang, Y.; Yang, Z.; Zhang, W.-X.; Xi, Z.* Indacyclopentadienes and Aromatic Indacyclopentadienyl Dianions: Synthesis and Characterization. Chem. - Eur. J. 201925, 4218–4224.

5. Zhang, Y.; Liu, L.; Chen, T.; Huang, Z.; Zhang, W.-X.; Xi, Z.* Dilithio Spiro Zincacyclopentadienes and Dizinca[10]cycles: Synthesis and Structural Characterization. Organometallics 201938, 2174–2178.

6. Zhang, Y.; Wei, J.; Zhu, M.; Chi, Y.; Zhang, W.-X.; Ye, S.;* Xi, Z.* Tetralithio Metalla-aromatics with Two Independent Perpendicular Dilithio Aromatic Rings Spiro-fused by One Mn Atom. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 201958, 9625–9631.

7. Zhang, Y.; Wu, B.; Zhong, M.; Zhang, W.-X.; Xi, Z.* Cyclic Schrock-Carbene-like Bis-alkylidene Complexes of Titanium and Zirconium: Synthesis, Characterization and Reaction. Chem. - Eur. J. 202026, 16472–16479. (Very Important Paper)

8. Zhang, Y.; Yu, C.; Huang, Z.; Zhang, W.-X.; Ye, S.; Wei, J.;* Xi, Z.* Metalla-Aromatics: Planar, Nonplanar and Spiro. Acc. Chem. Res. 202154, 2323–2333.

9. Zhang, Y.; Ma, X.; Zhang, L*. Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of 2-Azido-2-Deoxyglycosides via Gold-Catalyzed SN2 Glycosylation. CCS Chem. 20234, 3677–3685.

10. Zhang, Y.; Zhao, K.; Quintanilla, C. D.; Li, X.; Zhang, L.* Asymmetric Dearomatization of Phenols via Ligand-Enabled Cooperative Gold Catalysis. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 202362, e202309256. (Contributed equally) (Hot Paper)

11. Wei, J.; ZhangY.; Zhang, W.-X.;* Xi, Z.* Synthesis and Applications of 1-Iodo-4-MgCl-1,3-dienes and 1-Iodovinyl Phenylmagnesium Chlorides. Org. Chem. Front. 20141, 983–987.

12. Wei, J.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, W.-X.;* Xi, Z.* 1,3-Butadienyl Dianions as Non Innocent Ligands: Synthesis and Characterization of Aromatic Dilithio Rhodacycles. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 201554, 9986–9990. (Very Important Paper)

13. Wei, J.; Zhang, Y.; Chi, Y.; Liu, L.; Zhang, W.-X.;* Xi, Z.* Aromatic Dicupra[10]annulenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016138, 60–63.

14. Zhu, M.; Liu, L.; Zhang, Y.; Yu, H.-T. Zhang, W.-X.;* Xi, Z.* Selective Transformation of Well-defined Alkenyllithiums to Alkenylmagnesiums via Transmetalation. Chem. - Eur. J. 201824, 3186–3191. (Cover Paper & Hot Paper)

15. Huang, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, W.-X.;* Xi, Z.* Reversible Two-Electron Redox Reactions Involving Tetralithio/Dilithio Palladole, Platinacycle, and Dicupra[10]annulene. Organometallics 201938, 2807–2811.

16. Yu, C.; Zhong, M.; Zhang, Y.; Wei, J.; Ma, W.; Zhang, W.-X.; Ye, S.* Xi, Z.* Butadienyl Diiron Complexes: Nonplanar Metalla-Aromatics Involving σ-Type Orbital OverlapAngew. Chem., Int. Ed. 202059, 19048–19053. (Hot Paper)

17. Huang, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, W.-X.; Wei, J.; Ye, S.;* Xi, Z.* A Tris-spiro Metalla-aromatic System Featuring Craig-Möbius Aromaticity. Nat. Commun. 202112, 1319.

18. Ma, X.; Zhang, Y.; Zhu, X.; Zhang, L.* An SN2-Type Strategy toward 1,2-cis-Furanosides. CCS Chem. 20224, 3677–3685. (Contributed equally)

19. Ma, X.; Zhang, Y.; Zhu, X.; Wei, Y.; Zhang, L.* Directed SN2 Glycosylation Employing an Amide-Functionalized 1-Naphthoate Platform Featuring a Selectivity-Safeguarding Mechanism. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023145, 11921–11926. (Contributed equally)

20. Lynch, C. F.; Downey, J. W.; Zhang, Y.; Hooker, J. M.; Levin, M. D.* Core-Labeling (Radio) Synthesis of Phenols. Org. Lett. 202325, 7230–7235.

21. Shi, X.; Zhang, Y.; Feng, R.; Chen, Y.; Zhong, M.; Yu, L.; Wu, Y.; Wei, J.;* Xi, Z. Dinitrogen Activation by Titanium Hydride Complex Supported by 2-Butene Ligand. Inorg. Chem. Front. 202411, 207–214.