1. Ben-Hu Zhu, Rui Zhou, Jun-Cheng Zheng, Xian-Ming Deng, Xiu-Li Sun, Qi Shen, and Yong Tang* Highly Selective Ylide-Initiated Michael Addition/Cyclization Reaction for Synthesis of Cyclohexadiene Epoxide and Vinylcyclopropane Derivatives J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 3454–3457.

2. Peng Cao, Chao Deng, You-Yun Zhou, Xiu-Li Sun, Jun-Cheng Zheng, Zuowei Xie, and Yong Tang* Asymmetric Nazarov Reaction Catalyzed by Chiral Tris(oxazoline)/Copper(II) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 4463-4466.

3. Sunewang R. Wang, Chun-Yin Zhu, Xiu-Li Sun, Yong Tang* Reaction of Allylic Phosphoranes with Iron Porphyrin Carbenoids: Efficient, Selective, and Catalytic Intermolecular Formal Carbenoid Insertion into Olefinic C-H Bonds. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 4192-4193.

4. Xun Han, Long-Wu Ye, Xiu-Li Sun, Yong Tang* Catalytic Intramolecular Formal [3 + 2] Cycloaddition for the Synthesis of Benzobicyclo[4.3.0] Compounds. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 3394–3397.

5. Xiao-Hong Yang, Xiu-Li Sun, Fu-Bin Han, Bo Liu, Yong Tang*, Zheng Wang, Ming-Li Gao, Zuowei Xie*, and Shi-Zhen Bu One-Pot Screening of Titanium Catalysts for Ethylene Polymerization. Organometallics, 2008, 27, 4618–4624.

6. Qing-Gang Wang, Xian-Ming Deng, Ben-Hu Zhu, Long-Wu Ye, Xiu-Li Sun, Chuan-Ying Li, Chun-Yin Zhu, Qi Shen, and Yong Tang* Tandem Michael Addition/Ylide Epoxidation for the Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Cyclohexadiene Epoxide Derivatives. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 5408-5409.

7. Fu-Bin Han, Yu-Liang Zhang, Xiu-Li Sun, Bao-Guo Li, Yang-Hui Guo, Yong Tang* Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrrole-imine [N-NP] Nickel(II) and Palladium(II) Complexes and Their Applications to Norbornene Polymerization. Organometallics, 2008, 27, 1924-1928.

8. Jun-Cheng Zheng, Chun-Yin Zhu, Xiu-Li Sun, Yong Tang*, Li-Xin Dai, Highly Diastereoselective and Enantioselective Formal [4 + 1] Ylide Annulation for the Synthesis of Optically Active Dihydrofurans. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 6909–6912.

9. Chun-Yin Zhu, Xian-Ming Deng, Xiu-Li Sun, Jun-Cheng Zheng, Yong Tang* Highly enantioselective synthesis of isoxazoline N-oxides. Chem. Commun. 2008, 6,738-740.

10. Peng Cao, Chuan-Ying Li, Yan-Biao Kang, Zuo-Wei Xie, Xiu-Li Sun, Yong Tang* Ph₃As-Catalyzed Wittig-Type Olefination of Aldehydes with Diazoacetate in the Presence of Na₂S₂O₄. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 6628-6630.

11. Long-Wu Ye, Xiu-Li Sun, Qing-Gang Wang, Yong Tang* Phosphine Catalyzed Intramolecular Formal [3+2] Cycloaddition for the Highly Diastereoselective Synthesis of Bicyclo[n.3.0] Compounds. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 5951-5954.

12. Yan-Biao Kang, Xiu-Li Sun, Yong Tang* Highly Enantioselective and Diastereoselective Cycloaddition of Cyclopropanes with Nitrones and Its Application in the Kinetic Resolution of 2-Substituted Cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylates. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007, 46, 3918-3921.

13. Chun-Li Cao, Xiu-Li Sun, Jiao-Long Zhou, Yong Tang* Enantioselectively Organocatalytic Michael Addition of Ketones to Alkylidene Malonates. J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 4073-4076.

14. Zheng-Hu Xu, Sha-Na, Zhu, Xiu-Li Sun, Yong Tang*, Li-Xin Dai, Sidearm Effects in the Enantioselective Cyclopropanation of Alkenes with Aryldiazoacetates Catalyzed by Trisoxazoline/Cu(I). Chem. Commun., 2007, 1960-1962.

15. Chuan-Ying Li, Xiao-Bing Wang,Xiu-Li Sun, Yong Tang*, Jun-Cheng Zheng, Zheng-Hu Xu, Yong-Gui Zhou, Li-Xin Dai, Iron Porphyrin-catalyzed Olefination of Ketenes with Diazoacetate for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Allenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 1494-1495.

16. Long-Wu Ye,Xiu-Li Sun, Chuan-Ying Li, Yong Tang* Tetrahydrothiophene-catalyzed Synthesis of Benzo[n.1.0] bicycloalkanes. J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 1335-1340.

17. Xian-Ming Deng, Ping Cai, Song Ye, Xiu-Li Sun, Wei-Wei Liao, Kai Li, Yong Tang*, Yun-Dong Wu*, Li-Xin Dai, Enantioselective Synthesis of Vinylcyclopropanes and Vinylepoxides Mediated by Camphor-Derived Sulfur Ylides: Rationale of Enantioselectivity, Scope, and Limitation. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 9730-9740.

18. Chuan-Ying Li, Xiu-Li Sun, Qing Jing and Yong Tang* Enantioselective synthesis of allenic esters via an ylide route. Chem. Commun., 2006, 2980-2982.

19. Long-Wu Ye, Xiu-Li Sun, Chun-Ying Zhu, Yong Tang* Unexpected tandem ylide annulation reaction for controllable synthesis of 2 H-chromenes and 4 H-chromenes, Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 3583-3586.

20. Chun-Li Cao, Meng-Chun Ye, Xiu-Li Sun, Yong Tang* Pyrrolidine-Thiourea as a Bifunctional Organocatalyst: Highly Enantioselective Michael Addition of Cyclohexanone to Nitroolefins, Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 2901-2904.

21. Cong Wang, Zhi Ma, Xiu-Li Sun*, Yuan Gao, Yang-Hui Guo, Yong Tang*, Li-Ping Shi, Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium(IV) Complexes Bearing Monoanionic [O-NX] (X ) O, S, Se) Tridentate Ligands and Their Behaviors in Ethylene Homo- and Copolymerizaton with 1-Hexene, Organometallics, 2006, 25, 3259-3266.

22. Mingli Gao, Yong Tang*, Meihua Xie, Changtao Qian, Zuowei Xie*, Synthesis, Structure, and Olefin Polymerization Behavior of Constrained-Geometry Group 4 Metallacarboranes Incorporating Imido-Dicarbollyl Ligands. Organometallics, 2006, 25, 2578-2584.

23. Meng-Chun Ye, Jian Zhou, Yong Tang*, Trisoxazoline/Cu(II)-Promoted Kinugasa Reaction Enantioselective Synthesis of b-Lactams. J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71, 3576-3582.