Tian Research Group

Department of Chemistry

School of Chemistry and Materials Science, USTC.

• 108. Strain-release C–C bond cleavage enables the [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of tertiary allylamines. Rui-Han Dai, Lu Han, Qi Wang, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 8449. DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03141d.

• 107. Highly Regioselective Aromatic C–H Allylation of N-(Arylmethyl)sulfonimides with Allyl Grignard Reagents Involving Benzylic C–N Cleavage. Meng-Zeng Zhu, Dong Xie, and Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 17, 6877–6881.

  

• 106. Convenient Synthesis of Benzofuro[3,2-b]quinolines from 1-Azadienes and Arynes. Qi Wang, Yan Wang, Shi-Kai Tian. Synthesis, 2021. DOI: 10.1055/a-1550-3451.

  

• 105. Aryne-mediated [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of tertiary 2,3-allenylamines bearing an electron-withdrawing group at the α-position.
  Lu Han, Xue-Ting Zhang, Dong Xie and Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2021, DOI: 10.1039/D1OB00887K.

• 104. Asymmetric Aza-Claisen Rearrangement between Enantioenriched α-Chiral Allylamines and Allenones.
  Rui-Han Dai, Qi Wang, Zhi-Xiong Chen, and Shi-Kai Tian. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 3065-3073.
  

• 103. Aromatic Aza‐Claisen Rearrangement of Arylpropargylammonium Salts Generated in Situ from Arynes and Tertiary Propargylamines.
  Lu Han, Sheng-Jun Li, Xue-Ting Zhang, and Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 3091-3097.
  

• 102. Molecular Rearrangements Triggered by Arynes, the 7th chapter in "Modern Aryne Chemistry".
  Lu Han, Shi-Kai Tian. Editor: A. T. Biju; Wiley-VCH. 2021, Online ISBN: 9783527823086; Print ISBN: 9783527346462.

• 101.Chiral α-Amino Acid/Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylation of α-Branched β-Ketoesters with Allylic Amines: Highly Enantioselective Construction of All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters.
  Ya-Nan Xu, Meng-Zeng, Shi-Kai Tian. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 14936-14942.

• 100. 1,2-Aminohalogenation of arynes with amines and organohalides.
  Sheng-Jun Li, Lu Han, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 11255-11258.

• 99. Palladium-Catalyzed Highly Regioselective Aromatic Substitution of Benzylic Ammonium Salts with Amines.
  Ya-Nan Xu, Meng-Zeng Zhu, Yu-Kun Lin, Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 7169-7173.

• 98. Carbon Tetrachloride-Mediated Cyclization of (2-Alkynyl)arylaldimines for the Synthesis of Polychlorinated Nitrogen Heterocycles.
  Hai-Yang Wang, Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 5675-5678.

• 97. Epoxide-Mediated Stevens Rearrangements of α-Amino-Acid-Derived Tertiary Allylic, Propargylic, and Benzylic Amines: Convenient Access to Polysubstituted Morpholin-2-ones.
  You-Xiang Jin, Bang-Kui Yu, Si-Ping Qin, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 5169-5172.

• 96. Facile construction of three-membered rings via benzyne-promoted Darzens-type reaction of tertiary amines.
  Ya-Nan Xu, Shi-Kai Tian. Tetrahedron. 2019, 75, 1632-1638.

• 95. TfNHNHBoc as a SCF3 source for the sulfenylation of indoles.
  Jing-Yu Guo, Rui-Han Dai, Wen-Cong Xu, Ruo-Xin Wu, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 8980-8982.

• 94. Formal Insertion of Imines (or Nitrogen Heteroarenes) and Arynes into the C–Cl Bond of Carbon Tetrachloride.
  Sheng-Jun Li, Yi Wang Jing-Kun Xu, Dong Xie, Shi-Kai Tian, Zhi-Xiang Yu. Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 4545-4548.

• 93. Nucleophilic addition of tertiary propargylic amines to arynes followed by a [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement.
  Meng-Guang Zhou, Rui-Han Dai,Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 6036-6039.

• 92. Copper‐Catalyzed Oxidative Carbamoylation of N‐Arylacrylamides with Hydrazinecarboxamides Leading to 2‐(Oxindol‐3‐yl)acetamides.
  Zeng-Yang He, Jing-Yu Guo, Shi-Kai Tian. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 1544-1548.
  

• 91. Benzyne‐Promoted Curtius‐Type Rearrangement of Acyl Hydrazides in the Presence of Nucleophiles.
  Jing-Yu Guo, Chen-Hao Zhong, Zeng-Yang He, Shi-Kai Tian. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 119-122.
  

• 90. Activation and Substitution of 1-Ferrocenylalkylamines with Allenones: Application to Three-Component Synthesis of 4-(1-Ferrocenylalkyl)pyrazoles.
  Zhixiong Chen, Lu Han, and Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 5852-5855.

• 89. Highly Regioselective Carbamoylation of Electron-Deficient Nitrogen Heteroarenes with Hydrazinecarboxamides.
  Zeng-Yang He, Chao-Fan Huang, Shi-Kai Tian . Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 4850-4853.
  

• 88. N-Hydroxy sulfonamides as new sulfenylating agents for the functionalization of aromatic compounds.
  Fu-Xiang Wang, Shao-Da Zhou, Chengming Wang, Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 5284–5288.
  

• 87. Improving the Catalytic Activity of Au25 Nanocluster by Peeling and Doping.
  Man‐bo Li, Shi‐kai Tian, Zhikun Wu. Chin. J. Chem. 2017, 35, 567-571.

• 86. Stereospecific Nucleophilic Substitution of Enantioenriched Tertiary Benzylic Amines via in Situ Activation with Benzyne.
  Yang Gui, Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 1554-1557.

• 85. Sulfonyl hydrazides as sulfonyl sources in organic synthesis.
  Fu-Lai Yang, Shi-Kai Tian. Tetrahedron Lett. 2017, 58, 487-504.
  

• 84. Three-component carboarylation of unactivated imines with arynes and carbon nucleophiles.
  Jing-Kun Xu, Sheng-Jun Li, Hai-Yang Wang, Wen-Cong Xua, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 1708-1711.
  

• 83. By-Product-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral Sulfenylation/Deiodination/Aromatization of Cyclic Alkenyl Iodides with Sulfonyl Hydrazides.
  Fu‐Lai Yang, Yang Gui, Bang‐Kui Yu, You‐Xiang Jin, Shi‐Kai Tian. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 3368-3372.

• 82. Aryne-Mediated [2,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement of Tertiary Allylic Amines.
  Juan Zhang, Zhi-Xiong Chen, Ting Du, Bing Li, Yonghong Gu, and Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 4872-4875.

• 81. Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Allylic Alcohols by Catalytic Asymmetric Substitution of the OH Group with Monosubstituted Hydrazines.
  Liang Yan, Jing-Kun Xu, Chao‐Fan Huang, Zeng-Yang He, Ya-Nan Xu, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 13041-13045.

• 80. TfNHNHBoc as a Trifluoromethylating Agent for Vicinal Difunctionalization of Terminal Alkenes.
  Jing-Yu Guo, Ruo-Xin Wu, Ji-Kang Jin, Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3850-3853.
  

• 79. Palladium‐Catalyzed Stereospecific Allylation of Nitroacetates with Enantioenriched Primary Allylic Amines.
  Jing‐Kun Xu, Yong Wang, Yonghong Gu, Shi-Kai Tian. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 1854-1858.

• 78. Peeling the Core–Shell Au25 Nanocluster by Reverse Ligand-Exchange.
  Man-Bo Li, Shi-Kai Tian, Zhikun Wu, Rongchao Jin. Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 1022-1025.

• 77. Kinetic resolution of primary allylic amines via palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation of malononitriles.
  Yong Wang, Ya-Nan Xu, Guo-Sheng Fang, Hong-Jian Kang, Yonghong Gu, Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13, 5367-5371.

• 76. Cyclization of N-Arylacrylamides via Radical Arylsulfenylation of Carbon–Carbon Double Bonds with Sulfonyl Hydrazides.
  Fu-Xiang Wang, Shi-Kai Tian. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 12697-12703.

• 75. Enantiospecific Allylic Alkylation of Substituted Hydrazines with Allylic Alcohols.
  Jing-Kun Xu, Yong-Hong Gu, Shi-Kai Tian. Chin. J . Org. Chem., 2015, 35, 618-624.(invited paper)

• 74. Copper-Catalyzed Sulfenylation of Boronic Acids with Sulfonyl Hydrazides.
   Ting-Ting Wang, Fu-Lai Yang, Shi-Kai Tian. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2015, 357, 928-932. 

• 73. Cu2+induced formation of Au44(SC2H4Ph)32and its high catalytic activity for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol at low temperature.
  Man-Bo Li, Shi-Kai Tian, Zhi-Kun Wu, Rong-Chao Jin. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 4433-4436.
  

• 72. Catalytic stereospecific allylation of protected hydrazines with enantioenriched primary allylic amines.　
  Yong Wang, Jing-Kun Xu, Yonghong Gu, Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Chem. Front. 2014, 1, 812-816.
  

• 71. Direct enantiospecific substitution of primary α-aminoalkylferrocenes via Lewis acid-catalyzed C–N bond cleavage.
  Meng-Guang Zhou, Wen-Zhao Zhang, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 14531-14534.
  

• 70. Catalytic Stereospecific Substitution of Enantioenriched Allylic Alcohols with Sodium Sulfinates.
  Xian-Tao Ma, Rui-Han Dai, Juan Zhang, Yong-Hong Gu, Shi-Kai Tian. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 2984–2988.

• 69. Deammoniative Condensation of Primary Allylic Amines with Nonallylic Amines.
  Yong Wang, Man-Bo Li, Xian-Tao Ma, Cong-Rong Liu, Yong-Hong Gu, Shi-Kai Tian. Chin. J. Chem. 2014, 32, 741–751. (invited paper)
  

• 68. Catalyzed formation of α,β-unsaturated ketones or aldehydes from propargylic acetates by a recoverable and recyclable nanocluster catalyst.
  Man-Bo Li, Shi-Kai Tian, Zhikun Wu. Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 5714-5717.
  

• 67.Catalytic Allylation of Hypophosphorous Acid and H-Phosphinic Acids with Primary Allylic Amines.
  Xue-Song Wu, Meng-Guang Zhou, Yan Chen, Shi-Kai Tian. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2014, 3, 711–714.
  

• 66. Palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidative coupling of enantioenriched primary allylic amines with sulfonyl hydrazides leading to optically active allylic sulfones.
  Ting-Ting Wang, Fu-Xiang Wang, Fu-Lai Yang, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 3802-3805.
  

• 65. Successful application of serum shift prediction models to the design of dual targeting inhibitors of bacterial gyrase B and topoisomerase IV with improved in vivo efficacy.
  Emanuele Perola, Dean Stamos, Anne-Laure Grillot, Steven Ronkin, Tiansheng Wang, Arnaud LeTiran, Qing Tang, David D. Deininger, Yusheng Liao, Shi-Kai Tian, Joseph E. Drumm, David P. Nicolau, Pamela R. Tessier, Nagraj Mani, Trudy H. Grossman, Paul S. Charifson. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2014, 24, 2177–2181.
  

• 64. Highly Enantioselective Kinetic Resolution of Axially Chiral BINAM Derivatives Catalyzed by a Brønsted Acid.
  Dao-Juan Cheng, Liang Yan, Shi-Kai Tian, Ming-Yue Wu, Lu-Xin Wang, Zi-Li Fan, Sheng-Cai Zheng,  Xin-Yuan Liu, Bin Tan. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 3684–3687.
  

• 63. Palladium/Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Arylation of Terminal Alkenes with Aroyl Hydrazides.
  Yong-Gang Zhang, Xiang-Lei Liu, Zeng-Yang He,Xi-Ming Li, Hong-Jian Kang, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 2765–2769.
  

• 62. Iodine-catalyzed three-component oxysulfenylation of alkenes with sulfonyl hydrazides and alcohols.
  Fu-Lai Yang, Fu-Xiang Wang, Ting-Ting Wang, Yi-Jie Wang, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 2111-2113.
  

• 61. Palladium-catalyzed stereospecific cross-coupling of enantioenriched allylic alcohols with boronic acids.
  Hai-Bian Wu, Xian-Tao Ma, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 219-221.
  

• 60. Catalytic stereospecific alkylation of malononitriles with enantioenriched primary allylic amines.
  Man-Bo Li, Hao Li, Ju Wang, Cong-Rong Liu,Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 8190-8192.

• 59. Catalytic Allylation of Stabilized Phosphonium Ylides with Primary Allylic Amines.
  Xian-Tao Ma, Yong Wang, Rui-Han Dai, Cong-Rong Liu, Shi-Kai Tian. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 11071–11075.

• 58. Oxidative alkoxycarbonylation of terminal alkenes with carbazates.
  Yu-Han Su, Zhao Wu and Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 6528-6530.

• 57. N-Alkylsulfonamides as Useful Carbon Electrophiles.
  Yong-Hong Gu, Shi-Kai Tian. Synlett. 2013, 24, 1170-1185. (invited paper)

• 56. A Highly Enantioselective Catalytic Mannich Reaction of Indolenines with Ketones.
  Dao-Juan Cheng, Shi-Kai Tian. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2013, 355, 1715–1718.

• 55. Oxidative Olefination of Secondary Amines­ with Carbon Nucleophiles.
  Yong-Gang Zhang, Jing-Kun Xu, Xi-Ming Li, Shi-Kai Tian. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 3648–3652.

• 54. Iodine-Catalyzed Regioselective Sulfenylation of Indoles with Sulfonyl Hydrazides.
  Fu-Lai Yang, Shi-Kai Tian. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 4929–4932.

• 53. Brønsted-Acid-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Alkenylation and [3+2] Annulation of N-Benzylic Sulfonamides with Alkenes.
  Hai-Hua Li, Xiang Zhang, Yin-Huan Jin, Shi-Kai Tian. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2013, 2, 290–293.

• 52. Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective Halogenation of Aromatic Azo Compounds.
  Xian-Tao Ma, Shi-Kai Tian. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2013, 355, 337–340.

• 51. Chiral boron Lewis acid-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of 4,5-dihydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoxalines.
  Yuan Li, Yu-Han Su, De-Jun Dong Zhao Wu Shi-Kai Tian. RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 18275-18278.

• 50. Decarboxylative Alkylation of β-Keto Acids with Isochromans under Oxidative Conditions.
  Yan Chen and Shi-Kai Tian. Chin. J. Chem. 2013, 31, 37–39. (invited paper)
  

• 49. Expedient Synthesis of Functionalized Triarylmethanols through Tandem Formation of Geminal C-C and C-O Bonds.
  Yu Tian, Yi, Sui, Yonghong, Gu, Shi-Kai Tian. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 3475-3479

• 48. Ferric chloride-catalyzed C–N bond cleavage for the cyclization of arylallenes leading to polysubstituted indenes.
  Cong-Rong Liu, Ting-Ting Wang, Qing-Biao Qia, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 10913-10915.

• 47. Direct Substitution of Primary Allylic Amines with Sulfinate Salts.
  Xue-Song Wu, Yan Chen, Man-Bo Li, Meng-Guang Zhou, Shi-Kai Tian. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134 , 14694–14697.

• 46. Cross-Coupling of N-Allylic Sulfonimides with Organozinc Reagents at Room Temperature.
  Xiang-Ling Tang, Zhao Wu, Man-Bo Li, Yonghong Gu, Shi-Kai Tian. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 4107–4109.
  

• 45. A Highly Diastereoselective Decarboxylative Mannich Reaction of β-Keto Acids with Optically Active N-Sulfinyl α-Imino Esters.
  Cui-Feng Yang, Chen Shen, Jian-Yong Wang, and Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 3092–3095.

• 44. A highly enantioselective catalytic Strecker reaction of cyclic (Z)-aldimines.
  You-Dong Shao, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 4899-4901.

• 43. Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Dihydroquinazolinones from Imines and 2-Aminobenzamides.
  Dao-Juan Cheng, Yu Tian, Shi-Kai Tian. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 995–999.

• 42. Regioselective and Stereospecific Cross-Coupling of Primary Allylic Amines with Boronic Acids and Boronates through Palladium-Catalyzed C-N Bond Cleavage.
  Man-Bo Li, Yong Wang, Shi-Kai Tian. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 2968–2971.

• 41. Stereoselective Olefination and Regiospecific Vicinal Difunctionalization of Imines with α-(Benzothiazol-2-ylsulfonyl) Carbonyl Compounds.
  You-Dong Shao, Xue-Song Wu, Shi-Kai Tian. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 1590–1596.

• 40. Oxidative Mizoroki–Heck-Type Reaction of Arylsulfonyl Hydrazides for a Highly Regio- and stereoselective Synthesis of Polysubstituted Alkenes.
  Fu-Lai Yang,Xian-Tao Ma, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 1582–1585.

• 39. Catalytic asymmetric cleavage of sp3 C–N bonds for access to highly enantioenriched N-benzylic sulfonamides.
  Xue-Song Wu and Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 898-900.

• 38. Olefination Reactions of Phosphorus-Stabilized Carbon Nucleophiles.
  Yong-Hong Gu, Shi-Kai Tian. Stereoselective Alkene Synthesis. Topics in Current Chemistry. 2012, 327, 197-238.

• 37. Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of a Novel Dual Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3/Stem Cell Factor Receptor (FLT3/c-KIT) Inhibitor for the Treatment of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.
  Robert J. Davies, Albert C. Pierce , Cornelia Forster, Ron Grey, Jinwang Xu, Michael Arnost , Deborah Choquette , Vincent Galullo , Shi-Kai Tian , Greg Henkel, Guanjing Chen, David K. Heidary, Joanne Ma, Cameron Stuver-Moody, Mark Namchuk. J. Med. Chem. 2011, 54, 7184-7192.

• 36. Catalytic Asymmetric Pictet–Spengler-Type Reaction for the Synthesis of Optically Active Indolo[3,4-cd][1]benzazepines.
  Dao-Juan Cheng, Hai-Bian Wu, and Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 5636–5639.

• 35. Catalytic Asymmetric α-Alkylation of Ketones and Aldehydes with N-Benzylic Sulfonamides through Carbon–Nitrogen Bond Cleavage.
  Zhen-Tao Weng, Yuan Li, and Shi-Kai Tian.  J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 8095–8099.

• 34. Catalytic decarboxylative alkylation of β-keto acids with sulfonamidesvia the cleavage of carbon–nitrogen and carbon–carbon bonds.
  Cui-Feng Yang, Jian-Yong Wang and Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 8343-8345.

• 33. Cross-Coupling of Grignard Reagents with Sulfonyl-Activated sp3 Carbon-Nitrogen Bonds.
  Man-Bo Li, Xiang-Ling Tang and Shi-Kai Tian. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2011, 353, 1980–1984.

• 32. Four-Component Reaction of N-Sulfonylimines, (Cyanomethylene)triphenylphosphorane, Nitromethane, and Formaldehyde for the Synthesis of 3-Substituted 2-Methylene-4-nitrobutanenitriles.
  Yin-Huan Jin, Fan Fang, Xiang Zhang, Qing-Zhou Liu, Hao-Bo Wang, and Shi-Kai Tian. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76 , 4163–4167.

• 31. Tunable stereoselective alkene synthesis by treatment of activated imines with nonstabilized phosphonium ylides.
  De-Jun Dong, Yuan Li, Jie-Qi Wang and Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 2158-2160

• 30. Stereoselective Olefination of N-Sulfonyl Imines with Stabilized Phosphonium Ylides for the Synthesis of Electron-Deficient Alkenes.
  Fan Fang, Yuan Li, and Shi-Kai Tian. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 1084–1091.

• 29. Catalytic coupling of N-benzylic sulfonamides with silylated nucleophiles at room temperature.
  Bai-Ling Yang, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 6180-6182.

• 28. Catalytic Regioselective Synthesis of Structurally Diverse Indene Derivatives from N-Benzylic Sulfonamides and Disubstituted Alkynes.
  Cong-Rong Liu , Fu-Lai Yang , Yi-Zhou Jin , Xian-Tao Ma , Dao-Juan Cheng , Nan Li and Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 3832–3835.

• 27. A Highly Tunable Stereoselective Olefination of Semistabilized Triphenylphosphonium Ylides with N-Sulfonyl Imines.
  De-Jun Dong , Hai-Hua Li and Shi-Kai Tian. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 5018–5020.

• 26. Byproduct-Catalyzed Four-Component Reactions of Aldehydes with Hexamethyldisilazane, Chloroformates, and Nucleophiles in Acetonitrile Leading to Protected Primary Amines, β-Amino Esters, and β-Amino Ketones.
  Bai-Ling Yang, Zhen-Tao Weng, Si-Jie Yang, and Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 718–723.

• 25. An Expeditious Entry to Benzylic and Allylic Sulfones through Byproduct-Catalyzed Reaction of Alcohols with Sulfinyl Chlorides.
  Hai-Hua Li, De-Jun Dong, Yin-Huan Jin, Shi-Kai Tian. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 9501–9504.

• 24. Controllable stereoselective synthesis of trisubstituted alkenes by a catalytic three-component reaction of terminal alkynes, benzylic alcohols, and simple arenes.
  Hai-Hua Li, Yin-Huan Jin, Jie-Qi Wang, Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2009, 7, 3219-3221.

• 23. Catalyst-Free Alkylation of Sulfinic Acids with Sulfonamides via sp3 C−N Bond Cleavage at Room Temperature. Cong-Rong Liu, Man-Bo Li , Dao-Juan Cheng, Cui-Feng Yang, Shi-Kai Tian. Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 2543–2545.

• 22. Selective Benzylic and Allylic Alkylation of Protic Nucleophiles with Sulfonamides through Double Lewis Acid Catalyzed Cleavage of sp3 Carbon–Nitrogen Bonds.
  Cong-Rong Liu,Man-Bo Li, Cui-Feng Yang, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 793–797.
  

• 21. Stereoselective Synthesis of Polysubstituted Alkenes through a Phosphine-Mediated Three-Component System of Aldehydes, α-Halo Carbonyl Compounds, and Terminal Alkenes.
  Da-Neng Liu, Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 4538–4542.

• 20. Catalytic selective bis-arylation of imines with anisole, phenol, thioanisole and analogues.
  Cong-Rong Liu, Man-Bo Li, Cui-Feng Yang and Shi-Kai Tian. Chem. Commun. 2008, 1249-1251.
  

• 19. Three-Component Synthesis of Amine Derivatives Using Benzylic and Allylic Alcohols as N-Alkylating Agents in the Absence of External Catalysts and Additives.
  Hai-Hua Li, De-Jun Dong, Shi-Kai Tian. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2008: 3623–3626.
  

• 18. Dual-reagent organocatalysis with a phosphine and electron-deficient alkene: application to the Henry reaction.
  Xiu Wang, Fan Fang, Chen Zhao, Shi-Kai Tian. Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 6442–6444.

• 17. FeSO4·7H2O-Catalyzed Four-Component Synthesis of Protected Homoallylic Amines. Qi-Yi Song, Bai-Ling Yang , Shi-Kai Tian. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 5407–5410.

• 16. Neutral pi-nucleophile-catalyzed cyanation of aldehydes and ketones. Xiu Wang, Shi-Kai Tian. Synlett. 2007, 9, 1416-1420.

• 15. Catalytic cyanosilylation of ketones with simple phosphonium salt. Xiu Wang, Shi-Kai Tian, Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 6010–6013.

• 14. Iron-Catalyzed Four-Component Reaction for the Synthesis of Protected Primary Amines. Bai-Ling Yang, Shi-Kai Tian. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 4646–4650.

• 13. Facile preparation of fused ring azolylureas. Joseph E. Drumm, David D. Deininger, Arnaud LeTiran, Tian-Sheng Wang, Anne-Laure Grillot, Yu-Sheng Liao, Steven M. Ronkin, Dean P. Stamos, Qing Tang, Shi-Kai Tian, Patricia Oliver-Shaffer. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 5535–5538.

• 12. Novel thiol-based TACE inhibitors: Rational design, synthesis, and SAR of thiol-containing aryl sulfonamides . Rao, B. Govinda), Upul K. Bandarage, Tian-Sheng Wang,  Jon H. Come, Emanuele Perola, Yun-Yi Wei, Shi-Kai Tian,  Jeffrey O. Saunders. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2007, 17, 2250–2253.

• 11. Enantioselective cyanocarbonation of ketones with chiral base. Shi-Kai Tian, Li Deng. Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 11320–11330.

• 10. Asymmetric Organic Catalysis with Modified Cinchona Alkaloids. Shi-Kai Tian, Yong-Gang Chen, Jian-Feng Hang, Liang Tang, Paul McDaid, Li Deng. Acc. Chem. Res. 2004, 37, 621-631.

• 9. Catalytic Asymmetric Cyanosilylation of Ketones with Chiral Lewis Base. Shi-Kai Tian, Ran Hong, Li Deng. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 9900-9901.

• 8. A Formal Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of (+)-Biotin with Modified Cinchona Alkaloids. Chulho Choi, Shi-Kai Tian, Li Deng. Synthesis 2001, 11, 1737-1741.

• 7. Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Amino Acids via Cinchona Alkaloid-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution of Urethane-Protected α-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides. Jian-Feng Hang, Shi-Kai Tian, Liang Tang, Li Deng. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 12696-12697.

• 6. A facile route to bulladecin-type acetogenins - Total synthesis of asimilobin and correction of the configuration of its tetrahydrofuran segment. Zhi-Min Wang, Shi-Kai Tian, Min Shi. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 349-356.

• 5. A highly enantioselective catalytic desymmetrization of cyclic anhydrides with modified cinchona alkaloids. Yong-Gang Chen, Shi-Kai Tian, Li Deng. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 9542-9543.

• 4. Total synthesis of gigantetrocin A. Zhi-Min Wang, Shi-Kai Tian, Min Shi. Chirality 2000, 12, 581-589.

• 3. A facile route to the total synthesis of gigantetrocin A. Zhi-Min Wang, Shi-Kai Tian, Min Shi. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 1999, 10, 667-670. 

• 2. Stereocontrolled construction of the trans-tetrahydrofuran units in Annonaceous acetogenins. Shi-Kai Tian, Zhi-Min Wang, Jian-Kang Jiang, Min Shi. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 1999, 10, 2551-2562.

• 1. The synthesis of asimilobin and the correction of its tetrahydrofuran segment's configuration. Zhi-Min Wang,Shi-Kai Tian, Min Shi. Tetrahedron Letters. 1999, 40, 977-980.