1. Zhang, Y.1; Tan, J.1; Chen, Y.* Visible-Light-Induced Proteins Labeling in Live Cells with Aryl Azides. Chem. Commun. 2023, doi: 10.1039/D2CC06987C. Invited Feature Article in Themed Collection “2023 Pioneering Investigators” and “Photofunctional Materials and Transformations”.
2. Liu, D.1; Yang, K.1; Fang, D.1; Li, S.; Lan, Y.*; Chen, Y.* Formyl Radical Generation from α-Chloro N-Methoxyphthalimides Enables Selective Aldehyde Synthesis. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202213686. Highlighted by Chinese Academy of Sciences, X-MOL, CBG.
3. Zhang, Y.1; Han, L.1; Tian, X.; Peng, C.; Chen, Y.* Ligand-Directed Caging Enables the Control of Endogenous DNA Alkyltransferase Activity with Light inside Live Cells. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202115472. Highlighted by Wiley Chem, Chinese Academy of Sciences, X-MOL, CBG.
4. Liu, Z.; Wu, S.; Chen, Y.* Selective C(sp3)-C(sp3) Cleavage/Alkynylation of Cycloalkylamides Enables Aminoalkyne Synthesis with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 16, 10565-10573.
5. Wang, H.1; Zhang, Y.1; Zeng, K.1; Qiang, J.1; Cao, Y.; Li, Y.; Fang, Y.; Zhang, Y.*; Chen, Y.* Selective Mitochondrial Protein Labeling Enabled by Biocompatible Photocatalytic Reactions inside Live Cells. JACS Au2021, 1, 7, 1066-1075. Highlighted by NSFC Chemistry, and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
6. Zhang, J.1; Liu, D.1.; Liu, S.; Ge, Y.; Lan, Y.*; Chen, Y.* Visible-Light-Induced Alkoxyl Radicals Enable α-C(sp3)-H Bond Allylation. iScience. 2020, 23, 100755.
7. Xie, S.; Li, D.; Huang, H.; Zhang, F.; Chen, Y.* Intermolecular Radical Addition to Ketoacids Enabled by Boron Activation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 11, 16237-16242. Highlighted by Chinese Academy of Sciences.
8. Wang, H; Li, W.; Zeng, K.; Wu, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Xu, T.*; Chen, Y.* Photocatalysis Enables Visible Light Uncaging of Bioactive Molecules in Live Cells. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 561-565. Highlighted by Wiley China, Advanced Science News, and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
9. Chen, Y.*; Lu, L. Q.*; Yu, D. G.*; Zhu, C. J.*; Xiao, W. J.* Visible Light-Driven Organic Photochemical Synthesis in China. Sci. China Chem. 2019, 62, 24-57. Invited Review.
10.Jia, K.; Chen, Y.* Visible-Light-Induced Alkoxyl Radical Generation for Inert Chemical Bond Cleavage/Functionalizations. Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 6105-6112. Invited Feature Article.
11.Zhang, J.; Li, Y.; Xu, R.; Chen, Y.* Donor-Acceptor Complex Enables Alkoxyl Radical Generation for Metal-Free C(sp3)-C(sp3) Cleavage and Allylation/Alkenylation. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 12619-12623. Highlighted by Science Foundation in China, China Science Daily, Chin. J. Org. Chem. and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
12.Jia, K.; Pan, Y.; Chen, Y.* Selective Carbonyl-C(sp3) Bond Cleavage to Construct Ynamides, Ynoates, and Ynones by Photoredox Catalysis. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 2478–2481. Highlighted by Chin. J. Org. Chem. and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
13.Qi, L.; Chen, Y.* Polarity-Reversed Allylations of Aldehydes, Ketones, and Imines Enabled by Hantzsch Ester in Photoredox Catalysis. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 13312-13315.
14.Huang, H.1; Jia, K.1; Chen, Y.* Radical Decarboxylative Functionalizations Enabled by Dual Photoredox Catalysis.ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 4983-4988. Invited Perspective.
15.Jia, K.; Zhang, F.; Huang, H.; Chen, Y.* Visible-Light-Induced Alkoxyl Radical Generation Enables Selective C(sp3)-C(sp3) Bond Cleavage and Functionalizations. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 128, 1514-1517. Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal. and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
16.Zhang, J.; Li, Y.; Zhang, F.; Hu, C.; Chen, Y.* Generation of Alkoxyl Radicals by Photoredox Catalysis Enables Selective C(sp3)-H Functionalization under Mild Reaction Conditions. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 1872-1875. Highlighted by Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.
17.Huang, H.1; Zhang, G.1; Chen, Y.* Dual Hypervalent Iodine (III) Reagents and Photoredox Catalysis Enable Decarboxylative Ynonylation under Mild Conditions. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 7872-7876. Highlighted by Chin. J. Org. Chem. and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
18.Huang, H.; Jia, K.; Chen, Y.* Hypervalent Iodine Reagents Enable Chemoselective Deboronative/Decarboxylative Alkenylation by Photoredox Catalysis. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 1881-1884. Highlighted by Synfacts.
19.Yang, J.; Zhang, J.; Qi, L.; Hu, C.; Chen, Y.* Visible-Light-Induced Chemoselective Reductive Decarboxylative Alkynylation under Biomolecule-Compatible Conditions. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 5275-5278. Invited Themed Collection “2015 Emerging Investigators”.
20.Huang, H.; Zhang, G.; Gong, L.; Zhang, S.; Chen, Y.*, Visible-Light-Induced Chemoselective Deboronative Alkynylation under Biomolecule-Compatible Conditions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 2280-2283. Highlighted by Chin. J. Org. Chem., Organic Chemistry Portal, and Synfacts.
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22.Chen, Y.; Kamlet, A. S.; Steinman, J. B.; Liu, D. R.*, A Biomolecule-Compatible Visible-Light-Induced Azide Reduction from a DNA-Encoded Reaction-Discovery System. Nat. Chem. 2011, 3, 146-153.
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