Direct Lactonization of 2-Arylacetic Acids through Pd(II)-Catalyzed C-H Activation/C-O Formation

Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Redox-Economic Cross-Coupling of Carboxylic Acids with Arenes Directed by N-Containing Groups

Palladium-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation of Aromatic C-H bond Directed by an Acetamino Group

Transition Metal-Catalyzed C-H Trifluoromethylation

 Rh-Catalyzed C-C Cleavage of Benzyl/Allylic Alcohols to Produce Benzyl/Allylic Amines or other Alcohols by Nucleophilic Addition of Intermediate Rhodacycles to Aldehydes and Imines

From C(sp²)-H to C(sp³)-H: systematic studies on transition metal-catalyzed oxidative C–C formation

Synthesis of Fluorenone Derivatives through Pd-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Cyclization

Reductive Cleavage of the Csp²—Csp³ Bond of Secondary Benzyl Alcohols: Rhodium Catalysis Directed by N-Containing Groups​​

Direct Arylation/Alkylation/Magnesiation of Benzyl Alcohols in the Presence of Grignard Reagents via Ni-, Fe-, or Co-Catalyzed sp³ C–O Bond Activation

Olefinic C–H Bond Addition to Aryl Aldehyde and Its N-Sulfonylimine via Rh Catalysis

​Challenges in C–C bond formation through direct transformations of sp² C–H bonds

Mechanistic Insight into the Regioselective Palladation of Indole Derivatives: Tetranuclear Indolyl Palladacycles with High C2–Pd or C3–Pd Bond Selectivity