1. Enantioselective Synthesis of 1-Aryl-tetrahydroisoquinolines through Iridium Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation, Berhal, F.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, Z. G.; Ayad, T.; Ratovelomanana-Vidal, V*. Organic Letters 2012, 14, 3308-3311.10.1021/ol301281s

2. Acid-labile delta-ketal-beta-hydroxy esters by asymmetric hydrogenation of corresponding delta-ketal-beta-keto esters in the presence of CaCO3, Fan, W. Z.; Li, W. F.; Ma, X.; Tao, X. M.; Li, X. M.; Yao, Y.; Xie, X. M.; Zhang, Z. G. Chemical Communications 2012, 48, 4247-4249.10.1039/c2cc31002c

3. Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Synthesis of α-Chloromethylene-γ-Butyrolactams from N-Allylic Alkynamides, Jackowski, O.; Wang, J. P.; Xie, X. M.; Ayad, T.; Zhang, Z. G.; Ratovelomanana-Vidal, V. Organic Letters 2012, 14, 4006-4009.10.1021/ol3017935

 

4. Ru-catalyzed hydrogenation of 3,5-diketo amides: simultaneous control of chemo- and enantioselectivity, Li, W. F.; Fan, W. Z.; Ma, X.; Tao, X. M.; Li, X. M.; Xie, X. M.; Zhang, Z. G. Chemical Communications 2012, 48, 8976-8978.10.1039/c2cc33695b

5. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 3-Oxoglutaric Acid Derivatives: A Study of Unconventional Solvent and Substituent Effects, Li, W. F.; Tao, X. M.; Ma, X.; Fan, W. Z.; Li, X. M.; Zhao, M. M.; Xie, X. M.; Zhang, Z. G. Chemistry-a European Journal 2012, 18, 16531-16539.10.1002/chem.201202614

6. Palladium-Catalyzed Amidation of Aryl Halides Using 2-Dialkylphosphino-2 '-alkoxyl-1,1 '-binaphthyl as Ligands, Ma, F. F.; Xie, X. M.; Zhang, L.; Peng, Z. Y.; Ding, L. N.; Fu, L.; Zhang, Z. G. Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012, 77, 5279-5285.10.1021/jo3005827

7. Study on the Highly Selective Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Polyfunctionalized Carbonyl Substrates, Ma, X.; Li, W. F.; Fan, W. Z.; Tao, X. M.; Li, X. M.; Yao, Y.; Zhu, L. F.; Chen, H. H.; Xie, X. M.; Zhang, Z. G. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012, 32, 1353-1358.10.6023/cjoc201205007

8. Ru-catalyzed highly chemo- and enantioselective hydrogenation of gamma-halo-gamma,delta-unsaturated-beta-keto esters under neutral conditions, Ma, X.; Li, W. F.; Li, X. M.; Tao, X. M.; Fan, W. Z.; Xie, X. M.; Ayad, T.; Ratovelomanana-Vidal, V.; Zhang, Z. G. Chemical Communications 2012, 48, 5352-5354.10.1039/c2cc30925d

9. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Aryl-Pyridyl Ketones, Tao, X. M.; Li, W. F.; Ma, X.; Li, X. M.; Fan, W. Z.; Xie, X. M.; Ayad, T.; Ratovelomanana-Vidal, V.; Zhang, Z. G. Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012, 77, 612-616.10.1021/jo202204j

10. Enantioselective Hydrogenation of beta-Ketophosphonates with Chiral Ru(II) Catalysts, Tao, X. M.; Li, W. F.; Ma, X.; Li, X. M.; Fan, W. Z.; Zhu, L. F.; Xie, X. M.; Zhang, Z. G. Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012, 77, 8401-8409.10.1021/jo301532t

11. Progress in the Synthesis of Optically Pure Ethyl 2-Hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate, Zhu, L. F.; Chen, H. H.; Meng, Q. H.; Xie, X. M.; Li, Y. G.; Zhang, Z. G*. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012, 32, 641-650.10.6023/cjoc1107172
12. RuCl2(PPh3)3-catalyzed chemoselective hydrogenation of [small beta], [small delta]-diketo acid derivatives at the [small beta]-carbonyls, Li, W.-F.; Xie, X.-M.; Tao, X.-M.; Ma, X.; Fan, W.-Z.; Li, X.-M.; Zhang, Z.-G. RSC Advances 2012, 2, 3214-3216.
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