Recent advances of Cp*Ir complexes for transfer hydrogenation: focus on formic acid/formate as hydrogen donors

YiFei Wei, Yuqiu Liang, Renshi Luo and Lu Ouyang

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023, 21, 7484
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Catalyst-free transfer hydrogenation of activated alkenes exploiting isopropanol as the sole and traceless reductant

Tamal Kanti Das, Agustin M. Rodriguez Treviño, Sanjay Pandiri, Sini Irvankoski, Juha H. Siitonen, Sara M. Rodriguez, Muhammed Yousufuddin and László Kürti

Green Chem., 2023, 25, 746
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Iridium-catalyzed highly stereoselective deoxygenation of tertiary cycloalkanols: stereoelectronic insights and synthetic applications

Tingting Wang, Yang Chen, Ning Chen, Jiaxi Xu and Zhanhui Yang

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19, 9004
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Iridium-catalysed reductive allylic amination of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes

Liang Liu, Renshi Luo, Jinghui Tong and Jianhua Liao

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22, 585
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Iridium-catalyzed reductive γ-lactonization of ortho-acylbenzoic acids in water: sustainable access to phthalides

Yang Chen, Jingyu Zhang, Hongguang Du, Renshi Luo, Jiaxi Xu and Zhanhui Yang

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11, 2220
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Iridium-catalyzed N-methylation of drug molecules

Yujie Zhang, Kangjia Zhang, Jiaxi Xu and Zhanhui Yang

Green Chem., 2025, 27, 5136
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Metal–Organic Frameworks-Based Frustrated Lewis Pairs for Selective Reduction of Nitroolefins to Nitroalkanes

Zhuoyi Hu, Zi-Wen Fan, Ze-Ming Xu, Yueyue Wu, Han-Wen Zhang, Ya-Li Huang and Zheng Niu

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 17924
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Iridium-catalyzed reductive amination of carboxylic acids

Lu Ouyang, Rui Miao, Zhanhui Yang and Renshi Luo

Journal of Catalysis, 2023, 418, 283
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En Route to Diastereopure Polycyclic γ‐Lactones by Iridium‐Catalyzed Hydride Transfer†

Yang Chen, Jingyu Zhang, Yecheng Wang, Hongguang Du, Jiaxi Xu and Zhanhui Yang

Chin. J. Chem., 2024, 42, 3047
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Retro-aza-Henry-type conversion of β-nitrostyrenes to the related hydrazones using ascorbic acid-functionalized graphene as a catalyst

Hossein Tavakol and Nabiallah Abdollahi

J IRAN CHEM SOC, 2025, 22, 877
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Research Progress on Reactions Involving β-Nitrostyrene

Jinjing Li, Lijiao Sun, Yan Zhao and Chengyang Shi

Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023, 43, 4168
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Accessing para-Alkylphenols via Iridium-Catalyzed Site-Specific Deoxygenation of Alcohols

Jing Wang, Tingting Wang, Hongguang Du, Ning Chen, Jiaxi Xu and Zhanhui Yang

J. Org. Chem., 2023, 88, 12572
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Iridium-catalyzed reductive hydroamination of terminal alkynes in water

Lu Ouyang, Yuqiu Liang, Sen Wang, Rui Miao, Jianhua Liao, Zhanhui Yang and Renshi Luo

Journal of Catalysis, 2023, 427, 115096
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A Simple and Facile Conjugate Addition of Cyclic and Acyclic 1,3‐Diketones to β‐Nitrostyrenes

Dharti Mistry, Nikunjana Benjamin Macwan, Payal Malvi and Dandamudi V. Lenin

Asian J Org Chem, 2024, 13
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Phthalimidine Synthesis via Iridium-Catalyzed Reductive Lactamization

Jingyu Zhang, Yang Chen, Jiaxi Xu and Zhanhui Yang

J. Org. Chem., 2025, 90, 691
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Iridium-Catalyzed Highly Selective 1,4-Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds

Youwei Chen, Jide Li, Jiaxi Xu and Zhanhui Yang

Molecules, 2024, 29, 5912
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Catalytic One‐Pot Reductive Amination of Carboxylic Acids

Jun Dong and Zhanhui Yang

ChemCatChem, 2024, 16
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Iridium-Catalyzed Stereoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of 1,5-Benzodiazepines

Changmeng Liu, Yang Chen and Zhanhui Yang

J. Org. Chem., 2022, 87, 12001
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An update on nanostructured silicon anode in lithium battery for fast-charging, long-range, light-weight in economical electric vehicles

S. Atchaya, Theivasanthi Thirugnanasambandan and Subash C. B. Gopinath

Appl. Phys. A, 2026, 132
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Facile Access to Terminal Nitroalkanes via Anti‐Markovnikov Hydronitration and Hydronitroalkylation of Alkenes Using Photoredox Catalysis

Subrata Patra and Dmitry Katayev

Chemistry A European J, 2024, 30
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Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitroalkenes to Nitroalkanes on Water under Atmospheric Pressure Catalyzed by a Water-Soluble Metal–Ligand Bifunctional Iridium Catalyst

Jinci Liang, Beixuan Dong, Xiaoting Wang, Yuexin Ji, Qixun Shi, Kai Zhao and Feng Li

Inorg. Chem., 2026, 65, 5706
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Iridium-Catalyzed and pH-Dependent Reductions of Nitroalkenes to Ketones

Tingting Wang, Changmeng Liu, Dong Xu, Jiaxi Xu and Zhanhui Yang

Molecules, 2022, 27, 7822
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Furan-2-yl Anions as γ-Oxo/Hydroxyl Acyl Anion Equivalents Enabled by Iridium-Catalyzed Chemoselective Reduction

Tingting Wang, Rui Miao, Renshi Luo, Jiaxi Xu and Zhanhui Yang

Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 4705
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