Wgroup member: Ying Xia Graduate student (2009.12~2015.7) Current position: The University of Chicago; Email: xiayingbit@163.com Tel: 13641238264

1988.2 Born in Yueyang, Hunan province.
Hobbies: Chinese chess, music, table tennis

Education
2006.9~2010.7: B.E., Beijing Institute of Technology.
2003.9~2006.7: No.1 Middle School of Xiangyin.

Honors and Awards
2007.12  Second prize for Fourteenth National Physics Competition
2008.11  National Scholarship in 2007~2008 academic year
2008.12  Third prize for Nineteenth Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Beijing
2008.12  Model best student in 2007~2008 academic year

Ph.D thesis: Studies on Cross-Coupling Reactions Involving Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion

Publications

(1) Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones with Terminal Alkynes: Synthesis of Trisubstituted Allenes
Qing Xiao, Ying Xia, Huan Li, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 1114-1117. (Highlighted by Synfacts, 2011, 4, 0431)

(2) Rh(II)-Catalyzed Cyclization of Bis-N-tosylhydrazones: An Efficient Approach toward Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds
Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Qing Xiao, Peiyuan Qu, Rui Ge, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5714-5717. (Highlighted by ACS Noteworthy Chemistry)

(3) Transition-Metal-Free Electrophilic Amination of Arylboroxines
Qing Xiao, Leiming Tian, Renchang Tan, Ying Xia, Di Qiu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4230-4233.

(4) Catalyst-Free Intramolecular Formal Carbon Insertion into C-C Bond: a New Approach toward Phenanthrols and Naphthols
Ying Xia, Peiyuan Qu, Zhenxing Liu, Rui Ge, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 2543-2546.

(5) Palladium-Catalyzed Diarylmethyl C(sp3)-C(sp2) Bond Formation: A New Coupling Approach towards Triarylmethanes
Ying Xia, Fangdong Hu, Zhenxing Liu, Peiyuan Qu, Rui Ge, Chen Ma, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1784-1787.

(6) Palladium-Catalyzed Carbene Migratory Insertion Using Conjugated Ene-Yne-Ketones as Carbene Precursors
Ying Xia, Shuanglin Qu, Qing Xiao, Zhi-Xiang Wang,* Peiyuan Qu, Li Chen, Zhen Liu, Leiming Tian, Zhongxing Huang, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13502–13511. (JACS Most Read Articles)

(7) Catalytic Cascade Reactions Involving Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion
Ying Xia, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
ACS Catalysis 2013, 3, 2586-2598. (Invited review article)(Most-Read Article)

(8) Pd-Catalyzed Cyclization and Carbene Migratory Insertion: New Approach to 3-Vinylindoles and 3-Vinylbenzofurans
Zhenxing Liu, Ying Xia, Shiyi Zhou, Long Wang, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 5032-5035.

(9) Rh(III)-Catalyzed Direct ortho-Alkenylation of N-Phenoxyacetamides with N-Tosylhydrazones or Diazoesters via C-H Activation
Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Fei Ye, Zhenxing Liu, Chen Ma, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 1364-1367.

(10) Formal Carbene Insertion into C-C Bond: Rh(I)-Catalyzed Reaction of Benzocyclobutenols with Diazoesters
Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Zhen Liu, Rui Ge, Fei Ye, Mohammad Hossain, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 3013-3015. (JACS Most-Read Article)

(11) Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Allenyl Ketones and Organoboronic Acids: Expeditious Synthesis of Highly Substituted Furans
Ying Xia, Yamu Xia, Rui Ge, Zhen Liu, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 3917-3921.

(12) Synthesis of 1H-Indazoles from N-Tosylhydrazones and Nitroaromatic Compounds
Zhenxing Liu, Long Wang, Haocheng Tan, Shiyi Zhou, Tianren Fu, Ying Xia, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang*
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 5061-5063.

(13) Palladium-Catalyzed Three-Component Reaction of N-Tosylhydrazone, Norbornene and Aryl Halide
Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Chen Ma,* Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang*
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 3590-3593.

(14) Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Cyclic alpha-Diazocarbonyl Compounds and Vinyl Boronic Acids: An Approach to 1,3-Diene Compounds
Yamu Xia, Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 7711-7717. (Highlighted by Organic Chemistry Portal )

(15) Cu(I)-Catalyzed Cross Coupling of Conjugated Ene-Yne-Ketones and Terminal Alkynes: Synthesis of Furan-Substituted Allenes
Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Chen Ma,* Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang*
Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 4082-4085.

(16) Synthesis of Phenanthrenes through Copper-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones with Terminal Alkynes
Mohammad Lokman Hossain, Fei Ye, Zhenxing Liu, Ying Xia, Yi Shi, Lei Zhou, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 8689-8699.

(17) Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones and ß-Bromostyrene Derivatives: New Approach to 2H-Chromenes
Yamu Xia, Ying Xia, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang*
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 9333-9336. (Most-Read Article)

(18) Ir(III)-Catalyzed Aromatic C-H Bond Functionalization via Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion
Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Sheng Feng, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 223-236. (JOC Most-Read Article)

(19) Synthesis of Terminal Allenes through Copper-mediated Cross-Coupling of Ethyne with N-Tosylhydrazones or alpha-Diazoesters
Fei Ye, Chengpeng Wang, Xiaoshen Ma, Mohammad Lokman Hossain, Ying Xia, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 647-652.

(20) Transition-Metal-Free Intramolecular Carbene Aromatic Substitution/Büchner Reaction: Synthesis of Fluorenes and [6,5,7]Benzo-fused Rings
Zhenxing Liu, Haocheng Tan, Long Wang, Tianren Fu, Ying Xia, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 3056-3060.

(21) Rh(I)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of alpha-Diazoesters with Arylsiloxanes
Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Sheng Feng, Fei Ye, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 956-959.

(22) C-H Bond Functionalization Based on Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion
Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Chen Ma, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 7986-7995. (Invited Feature Article)

(23) Cu(I)-Catalyzed Three-Component Coupling of N-Tosylhydrozones, Alkynes and Azides: Synthesis of Trisubstituted 1,2,3-Triazoles
Zhikun Zhang, Qi Zhou, Fei Ye, Ying Xia, Guojiao Wu, Mohammad Lokman Hossain, Yan Zhang, and Jianbo Wang
Adv. Synth. Cat. 2015, 357, 2277-2286. (For special issue dedicated to Prof. Stephen L. Buchwald)

(24) Rh(I)-Catalyzed Sequential C(sp)-C(sp3) and C(sp3)-C(sp3) Bond Formation via Carbene Migratory Insertion
Ying Xia, Sheng Feng, Zhen Liu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 7891–7894. (Hot Paper).

(25) Rh(I)-Catalyzed Stille-Type Coupling of Diazoesters with Aryl Trimethylstannanes
Zhen Liu, Ying Xia, Sheng Feng, Shuai Wang, Di Qiu, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Aust. J. Chem. 2015, 68, 1379-1384.

(26) Pd-Catalyzed Alkyne-Alkyne Cross-Coupling: Access to Conjugated Enynes via Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion
Ying Xia, Zhen Liu, Rui Ge, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 11233-11235.

(27) Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Conjugated Enynones with Organoboronic Acids
Ying Xia, Rui Ge, Li Chen, Zhen Liu, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 7856-7864.

(28) Catalyst-Free Cross-Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones with Chromium(0) Fischer Carbene Complexes: A New Approach to Diarylethanone
Fangdong Hu, Jinghui Yang, Ying Xia, Chen Ma, Haiping Xia, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
Org. Chem. Front. 2015, 2, 1450-1456.

(29) Pd(0)-Catalyzed Carbene Insertion into Si-Si and Sn-Sn Bonds
Zhenxing Liu, Haochen Tan, Tianren Fu, Ying Xia, Di Qiu, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 12800-12803.

(30) C-H Bond Functionalization of Benzoxazoles with Chromium(0) Fischer Carbene Complexes
Fangdong Hu, Jinghui Yang, Ying Xia, Chen Ma, Haiping Xia, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Organometallics 2016, 35, 1409-1414.

(31) Rh(I)-Catalyzed Coupling of Conjugated Enynones with Arylboronic Acids: Synthesis of Furyl-Containing Triarylmethanes
Ying Xia, Li Chen, Peiyuan Qu, Guojing Ji, Sheng Feng, Qing Xiao, Yan Zhang, Jianbo Wang
J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 10484-10490.

(32) Rh(I)-Catalyzed C-C Bond Activation of Siloxyvinylcyclopropanes with Diazoesters
Sheng Feng, Fanyang Mo, Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Zhen Liu, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15401-15405 (VIP)(Highlighted by ChemistryViews).

(33) Rh(I)-Catalyzed Coupling of 2-Bromoethyl Aryldiazoacetates with Tertiary Propargyl Alcohols through Carbene Migratory Insertion
Zhen Liu, Ying Xia,* Sheng Feng, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang*
Org. Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 1691-1698.

(34) Synthesis of Di- and Triarylmethanes through Palladium-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones and Aryl Bromides
Yamu Xia, Fangdong Hu, Ying Xia, Zhenxing Liu, Fei Ye, Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang
Synthesis, 2017, 49, 1073-1086.

(35) Distal-Bond-Selective C-C Activation of Ring-Fused Cyclopentanones: An Efficient Access to Spiroindanones
Ying Xia, Jianbo Wang and Guangbin Dong*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 2376-2380.

(36) N-Tosylhydrazones: Versatile Synthons in the Construction of Cyclic Compounds
Ying Xia and Jianbo Wang
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2017, 46, 2306-2362.

(37) Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings through Carbene Migratory Insertion
Ying Xia, Di Qiu and Jianbo Wang
Chem. Rev. 2017, 117, 13810-13889.