1). Shitao Duan, Yuanshuang Xu, Xinying Zhang* and Xuesen Fan*. Synthesis of 2,2’-biphenols through direct C(sp²)–H hydroxylation of [1,1’-biphenyl]-2-ols. Chem. Commun., 2016, 52(69), 10529-10532.

2). Xuesen Fan*, Yan He, and Xinying Zhang*. Recent Advances in the Reactions of 1,2-Allenic Ketones and α-Allenic Alcohols. Chem. Rec., 2016, 16(3), 1635–1646.

3). Ju Zhang, Xinying Zhang*,and Xuesen Fan*.Synthesis of Indeno[1′,2′:4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-11-ones and Chromeno[4′,3′:4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin- 6-ones through Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Reactions of 2-(2-Bromophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines. J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81(8), 3206−3213.

4). Ze Wang, Bin Li, Xinying Zhang, and Xuesen Fan*. One-Pot Cascade Reactions Leading to Pyrido[2′,1′:2,3]imidazo[4,5-c][1,2,3]triazolo[1,5-a] quinolines under Bimetallic Relay Catalysis with Air as the Oxidant. J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81(15), 6357−6363.

5). Bin Li, Nana Shen, Xuesen Fan*, Xinying Zhang. Synthesis of 1-naphthaldehydes via the cascade reactions of 1-phenylpent-4-yn-2-ols promoted by iodine monochloride. Tetrahedron Lett, 2016, 57(17), 1843–1846.

6). Bin Li, Beibei Zhang, Xinying Zhang*, and Xuesen Fan*. Synthesis of 3-Cyano-1H-indoles and Their 2′-Deoxyribonucleoside Derivatives through One-Pot Cascade Reactions. J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81 (20), 9530-9538.

7). Qianqian Wang, Zhangxin Wang, Yuanshuang Xu, Xinying Zhang*, and Xuesen Fan*. Bu₄NI-Catalyzed and tBuOOH-Oxidized Esterification of Aldehydes with Alkyl Halides in Water. Asian J. Org. Chem., 2016, 5(11), 1304-1308.

8). Yan He, Ningning Zhao, Liqi Qiu, Xinying Zhang*, and Xuesen Fan*. Regio- and Chemoselective Mono- and Bisnitration of 8-Aminoquinoline Amides with Fe(NO₃)₃·9H₂O as Promoter and Nitro Source. Org. Lett., 2016, 18 (23), 6054–6057.

9). Shenghai Guo,* Li Tao, Fang Wang, Xuesen Fan.* Pd-Catalyzed Cyclocarbonylation of 2-(2-Bromoaryl)indoles with CO as a C1 Source: Selective Access to 6H-Isoindolo[2,1-a]indol-6-ones and Indeno[1,2-b]indol-10(5H)-ones. Chem. Asian J., 2016, 11, 3090-3096.