2022.02—至今 郑州大学化学学院 教授 2017.01—2022.02 郑州大学化学学院 副教授 2013.01—2016.12 郑州大学化学与分子工程学院 讲师 2010.10—2012.11 美国肯塔基大学药学院 国家公派联合培养博士 2006.09—2012.12 郑州大学化学分子与工程学院 博士 2002.09—2006.07 郑州大学化学系 本科

（1）有机小分子和有机金属催化反应的理论研究（DFT方法），特别是路易斯碱不对称催化反应及其选择性的理论研究 （2）酶催化和抑制反应机理的理论研究（QM/MM方法） （3）基于价层轨道系数向量投影法的波函数分析技术开发与应用 （4）有机催化剂活性数据集/库的构建和人工智能预测模型搭建

Yi Jing, Xin-Ran Liu, Xinghua Wang, Hui Han, Sha-Sha Liang, Xi-Meng Chen, Donghui Wei*, Lai-Sheng Wang*, Xuenian Chen*, Facile synthesis of the dodecahydridododecaborate (B12H222-) from borane Lewis base adducts, Sci. China Chem., 2025, 10.1007/s11426-024-2334-0. Qian-Qian Wang, Yan Qiao*, Donghui Wei*, Unraveling proton-coupled electron transfer in cofactor-free oxidases- and oxygenases-catalyzed oxygen activation: a theoretical view, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2025, 27, 20-31. Xiaofei Shi, Jinshuai Song*, Donghui Wei*, An analysis method including orbital overlap directions for predicting π electron properties and reactivity vectors, Nat. Commun., 2025, accepted. Bingbing Dong, Fengqian Zhao, Wen-Xin Lv, Ying-Guo Liu, Donghui Wei*, Junliang Wu*, Yonggui Robin Chi*, Regio- and stereoselective access to highly substituted vinylphosphine oxides via metal-free electrophilic phosphonoiodination of alkynes, Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 5385. Yun-Dong Fu, Han Zhang, Bei-Bei Li, Lihua Huang*, Xiao Xiao, Min-Can Wang, Donghui Wei*, Guang-Jian Mei*, Azocarboxamide-enabled enantioselective regiodivergent unsymmetrical 1,2-diaminations, Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 10225. Yi Jing, Xinghua Wang, Hui Han, Xin-Ran Liu, Xing-Chao Yu, Xi-Meng Chen, Donghui Wei*, Lai-Sheng Wang*, Xuenian Chen*, Selective synthesis of the B11H14− and B12H222- borane derivatives and the general mechanisms of the B–H bond condensation, Sci. China Chem., 2024, 67, 876-881. Wanru Han, Zhenyan Zhao, Kui Jiang, Yu Lan*, Xuehan Yu, Xiaoyu Jiang, Wei Yang, Donghui Wei*, Shi-Jun Li*, Linbin Niu*, Dual ligand-enabled iron and halogen-containing carboxylate-based photocatalysis for chloro/fluoro-polyhaloalkylation of alkenes, Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 19936-19943. Xinying Hu, Ayisenbati Jialingbieke, Yuzhi Ren, Yifan Yang, Donghui Wei*, Jian Gao, Ding Du*, Modular access to multi-substituted allenones via environmentally friendly organocatalytic C–H allenylation of aldehydes, Green Chem., 2024, 26, 11728-11733. Chunhui Liu*, Peilin Han, Xiaoxiao Hou, Suxiang Gea, Donghui Wei*, A general mechanistic map of organocatalytic hydroboration of alkynes: polarity controlled switchable selective pathways, Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11, 3952. Qian-Qian Wang, Jinshuai Song*, Donghui Wei*, Origin of Chemoselectivity of Halohydrin Dehalogenase -Catalyzed Epoxide Ring-Opening Reactions, J. Chem. Inf. Model. 2024, 64, 4530−4541. Jiajia Jia, Qianqian Wang, Junyang Li, Zhiwei Xu, Heng Li, Donghui Wei*, Bingxin Yuan*; Liquid-Assisted Grinding Accelerating the Defluorinative Coupling of gem-Difluoroalkenes under Ball-Milling Conditions, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2024, 12(1), 111–119. Xiao-Xiao Hou, Donghui Wei*, Mechanism and Origin of Stereoselectivity for the NHC-Catalyzed Desymmetrization Reaction for the Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryl Aldehydes, J. Org. Chem., 2024, 89, 3133-3142. Jianzhou Chen, Junjian Wang, Xinghua Wang, Donghui Wei*, Zheng Duan*, π-Electron Fluctuation-Induced P+/C- Ambiphilic Interaction for Intramolecular CAr–H Bond Activation, Chem. Eur. J., 2024, 30, e202302889(1-5). Han Zhang, Keyuan Zhao, Donghui Wei*, Xuebo Chen*, Chiral phosphoric acid (CPA)-catalyzed transformation reaction of ketene: Competing mechanisms and origin of regio- and stereoselectivities, Mol. Catal., 2024, 560, 114150. Yang Wang, Donghui Wei*, DFT Study in An Asymmetric Organocatalytic Homologation: Mechanism, Origin of Stereoselectivity, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2024, e202400504. Qiao-Yu Zhang, Xing Li, Jing Luo, Xue Li, Jinshuai Song*, Donghui Wei*; Cofactor-Free Dioxygenases-Catalyzed Reaction Pathway via Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer, J. Phys. Chem. B., 2023, 127(1), 95–103. Dandan Yang, Xian Zhang, Xinghua Wang, Xiao-Ju Si, Jingtao Wang, Donghui Wei*, Mao-Ping Song*, Jun-Long Niu*, Cobalt-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Annulation with Alkenes, ACS Catal., 2023, 13, 4250-4260. Xinghua Wang, Ya-Nan Wang, Zhipeng Pei, Shi-Jun Li, Donghui Wei*, and Yu Lan*; N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Brønsted Acid Cooperatively Catalyzed Conversions of α, β-Unsaturated Carbonyls: Hydrogen Bond Donor/Acceptor-Electrophile/Nucleophile Combination Models, ACS Catal., 2023, 13(1), 612–623. Qianqian Shi, Kuo-Hong Chen, Limin Guo, Lili Han, Donghui Wei*, Yu Lan*, Deaminative Radical Reactions via Relayed Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer, Org. Chem. Front., 2023, 10, 2155-2164. Xinghua Wang, Kai Yang, Ya-Nan Wang, Shi-Jun Li*, Donghui Wei*, Yu Lan*, Origins of Catalyst-Controlled Chemoselectivity in Transition-Metal Catalyzed Divergent Epoxide Conversion, ACS Catal., 2023, 13(11), 7616-7626. Sheng Tao, Yang Wang, Qianxiu Pan, Jixing Zhao, Qingqing Bu, Fei Chen, Jichang Liu, Bin Dai*, Donghui Wei*, and Ning Liu*, Aqueous hydroboration of alkynes via nonclassical generation of N-heterocyclic carbenes, Green Chem., 2023, 25, 6704. Kuohong Chen, Jiaming Zhang, Qianqian Shi, Lili Han, Dongmin Fu, Donghui Wei* and Yanyan Zhu*, NHC-catalyzed enantioselective radical reactions of enal and pyridinium salt: mechanism and origin of regio- and stereoselectivities, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2023, 13, 5259-5266. Xinghua Wang, Peng Jin, Shiqiang Li, Yiqiang Wen, Fuke Wang, Huijuan Wei and Donghui Wei*, Effects of Phosphine Ligands in Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylation Reactions of Lactone, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023, 21, 7410–7418. Li-Li Han, Donghui Wei*, Biomimetic Asymmetric Transamination Reactions Catalyzed by Axial Pyroxamine Organocatalysts: Mechanism and Origin of Stereoselectivity, Mol. Catal., 2023, 549, 1135514. Qianqian Shi, Zhipeng Pei, Jinshuai Song, Shi-Jun Li, Donghui Wei*, Michelle L. Coote*, Yu Lan*, Diradical Generation via Relayed Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144(7), 3137–3145. Qiao-Yu Zhang, Yang Wang, Shi-Jun Li, Yanyan Wang*, Donghui Wei*, Organocatalytic insertion into C–B bonds by in situ generated carbene: mechanism, role of the catalyst, and origin of stereoselectivity, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2022, 12, 947-953. Jiaming Zhang, Qinyu Qiao, Zhoujie Wu, Zhou Pang, Qianqian Shi, Yanyan Wang, Yan Qiao*, Donghui Wei*, The mechanism and origin of selectivities for NHC-catalyzed synthesis of axially chiral benzothiophene/benzofuran-fused biaryls, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2022, 20, 1662-1670. Shuang-Liang Liu, Xiaoqian Liu, Yang Wang*, Donghui Wei*, Unraveling the mechanism and substituent effects on the N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed transformation reaction of enals and imines, Mol. Catal., 2022, 519, 112122. Chunhui Liu, Peilin Han, Xusheng Zhang, Yan Qiao, Zhihong Xu, Yange Zhang, Dapeng Li, Donghui Wei*, Yu Lan*, NHC-Catalyzed Transformation Reactions of Imines: Electrophilic versus Nucleophilic Attack, J. Org. Chem., 2022, 87(12), 7989–7994. Yang Wang*, Kaili Gong, Han Zhang, Yue Liu, Donghui Wei*, Mechanism of a cobalt-catalyzed hydroarylation reaction and origin of stereoselectivity, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2022, 12, 4380-4387. Yang Wang*, Han Zhang, Yue Liu, Kaili Gong, Donghui Wei*, Theoretical investigation on cobalt-catalyzed hydroacylation reaction: Mechanism and origin of stereoselectivity, Mol. Catal., 2022, 527, 112410. Li-Li Han, Qiao-Yu Zhang, Xue Li, Yan Qiao*, Yu Lan*, Donghui Wei*, Chiral Pyridoxal-Catalyzed Biomimetic Mannich Reaction: Mechanism and Origin of Stereoselectivity, Org. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 4401–4410. Xue Li, Xing Li, Qiaoyu Zhang, Peng Lv, Yu Jia*, Donghui Wei*, Cofactor-free ActVA-Orf6 monooxygenase catalysis via proton-coupled electron transfer: a QM/MM study, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2022, 20, 5525-5534. Junjian Wang, Haotian Luo, Xinghua Wang, Donghui Wei*, Rongqiang Tian*, Zheng Duan*, Dearomatization [4+2] Cycloaddition of Nonactivated Benzene Derivatives, Org. Lett., 2022, 24, 4404–4408. Zhouli Hu, Chenlong Wei, Qianqian Shi, Xianfang Hong, Jinhua Liu, Xiangui Zhou, Jinna Han, Wei Cao, Ashis Kumar Gupta, Xiaoxiang Zhang, Donghui Wei*, Zhenqian Fu*, Wei Huang, Desymmetrization of N-Cbz glutarimides through N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis, Nat. Commun., 2022, 13, 4042. Limin Guo, Juanjuan Wang, Jing Luo, Qianqian Shi, Donghui Wei* and Xuebo Chen*, Prediction on chemoselectivity for selected organocatalytic reactions by the DFT version of the Hückel-defined free valence index, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2022, 12, 6486-6494. Jing Luo, Li-Li. Han, Kuohong Chen, Jinshuai Song* and Donghui Wei*, A DFT study on the mechanism and regioselectivity of NHC-catalyzed double acylation of aromatic 1,2-diketones with α,β-unsaturated ketones, New J. Chem., 2022, 46, 17026-17031. Simiao Zhang, Xiaoxue Wang, Li-Li Han, Jibin Li, Zheng Liang, Donghui Wei*, Ding Du*, Atroposelective Synthesis of Triaryl α-Pyranones with 1,2-Diaxes by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61(52), e202212005. Fang Sun, Fangfang Lu, Xue Song, Wenchao Wu, Kai Zhang *, Chenxia Yu, Tuanjie Li, Donghui Wei *, Changsheng Yao *, A combined experimental and computational study of NHC-catalyzed allylation of allenoate with MBH esters: new regiospecific and stereoselective access to 1,5-enyne, Org. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 51-57. Min Zhang, Yang Wang, Shi-Jun Li, Xinghua Wang, Qianqian Shi, Xue Li, Ling-Bo Qu, Donghui Wei*, and Yu Lan*, Multiple Functional Organocatalyst-Promoted Inert C–C Activation: Mechanism and Origin of Selectivities, ACS Catal., 2021, 11(6), 3443-3454. Min Zhang, Xinghua Wang, Tingting Yang, Yan Qiao* and Donghui Wei*, Theoretical model for N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed decarboxylation reactions. Org. Chem. Front., 2021, 8, 3268 - 3273. Guanjie Wang, Qiao-Chu Zhang, Chenlong Wei, Ye Zhang, Linxue Zhang, Juhui Huang, Donghui Wei*, Zhenqian Fu*, and Wei Huang, Asymmetric Carbene-Catalyzed Oxidation of Functionalized Aldimines as 1,4-Dipoles, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60(14), 7913-7919. Guanjie Wang, Min Zhang, Yezhi Guan, Ye Zhang, Xianfang Hong, Chenlong Wei, Pengcheng Zheng*, Donghui Wei*, Zhenqian Fu*, Yonggui Robin Chi* and Wei Huang*, Desymmetrization of Cyclic 1,3-Diketones under N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis: Access to Organofluorines with Multiple Stereogenic Centers, Research, 2021, 2021, 9867915. Qiao-Yu Zhang, Shi-Jun Li, Yang Wang, JinShuai Song, Yu Lan* and Donghui Wei*, Insights into the chiral sulfide/selenide-catalyzed electrophilic carbothiolation of alkynes: mechanism and origin of axial chirality, Org. Chem. Front., 2021, 8, 1983. Ting‐Ting Yang, Congcong Wang, Shi‐Jun Li, Min Zhang, Donghui Wei* and Yu Lan*, Possible Mechanisms and Origin of Selectivities for Phosphine‐Catalyzed [2+n] (n=3, 4) Annulations of Saturated Amines and δ‐Acetoxy Allenoates. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2021, 10(3), 619-625. Ting-Ting Yang, Min Zhang, Qiao-Yu Zhang, Congcong Wang, Li-Hui Chen*, Donghui Wei*, Transformation of 1,1′-biphosphirane-M(CO)5 (M = Mo, Cr, W) complexes: Possible mechanisms and reactivity of active intermediates, Comput. Theor. Chem.,2021, 1024, 113420. Haohua Chen, Yuanyuan Li*, SongLiu, QinXiong, RuopengBai, DonghuiWei* and Yu Lan*, On the mechanism of homogeneous Pt-catalysis: A theoretical view, Coord. Chem. Rev., 2021, 437, 213863. Zhengqiang Fu, Xinghua Wang, Sheng Tao, Qingqing Bu, Donghui Wei* and Ning Liu*, Manganese Catalyzed Direct Amidation of Esters with Amines, J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86(3), 2339−2358. Xinghua Wang, Shi-Jun Li, Ya-Nan Wang, Donghui Wei* and Yu Lan*, Theoretical Model for N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Desymmetrizing [4+1] and [4+2] Annulations of an Enal and Aryldialdehyde with 1,3-Cyclopentenedione, Org. Lett., 2021, 23, 2421–2425. Xinghua Wang, Yang Wang, Donghui Wei* and Yu Lan*, Insight into the organocatalytic arylation of azonaphthalenes with α-chloroaldehydes: the general mechanism and origin of selectivities, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 219-222. Yang Wang, Yan Qiao, Yu Lan* and Donghui Wei*, Predicting the origin of selectivity in NHC-catalyzed ring opening of formylcyclopropane: a theoretical investigation, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2021, 11, 332-337. Yang Wang, Yue Liu, Kaili Gong, Han Zhang, Yu Lan*, Donghui Wei*, Theoretical study of the NHC-catalyzed C–S bond cleavage and reconstruction reaction: mechanism, stereoselectivity, and role of catalysts, Org. Chem. Front., 2021, 8, 5352. Jin Wang, Ming-Yue Ju, Xinghua Wang, Yan-Na Ma*, Donghui Wei* and Xuenian Chen*, Hydroboration Reaction and Mechanism of Carboxylic Acids using NaNH2(BH3)2, a Hydroboration Reagent with Reducing Capability between NaBH4 and LiAlH4, J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86(7), 5305–5316. Rui Ma, Xiaoxue Wang, Qiaoyu Zhang, Lei Chen, Jian Gao, Jie Feng, Donghui Wei*, and Ding Du*, Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral 4Aryl αCarbolines via NHeterocyclic Carbene Catalysis, Org. Lett., 2021, 23, 4267-4272. Jiaming Zhang, Jing Luo, Xue Li, Qiaoyu Zhang, Zhoujie Wu, Yu Lan*, and Donghui Wei*, Insights into Organoamine-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Axially Chiral Allenoates Using Morita–Baylis–Hillman Carbonates and Trisubstituted Allenoates: Mechanism and Origin of Stereoselectivity, J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86(21), 15276–15283 Xuenian Chen*, Xin-Ran Liu, Xinghua Wang, Xi-Meng Chen, Yi Jing, Donghui Wei*, A safe and efficient synthetic method for alkali metal octahydrotriborates, unravelling a general mechanism for constructing the delta B3 unit of polyhedral boranes, Dalton Trans., 2021, 50, 13676. Qianqian Deng, Fangjing Mu, Yan Qiao*, Donghui Wei*, N-Heterocyclic Carbene‐Catalyzed Asymmetric C−O Bond Construction Between Benzoic Acid and o-Phthalaldehyde: Mechanism and Origin of Stereoselectivity, Chem. Asian J., 2021, 16(16), 2346-2350. Zhipeng Pei, Qinyu Qiao, Cunxi Gong, Donghui Wei *, Michelle L *, Electrostatic effects in N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis: revealing the nature of catalysed decarboxylation, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 24627-24633. He Zhang, Meng-Chan Sun, Li-Ming Yin, Donghui Wei *, Mao-Ping Song *, Dandan Yang, Jun-Long Niu *, Direct intramolecular C(sp3)–H bond sulfonamidation to synthesize benzosultam derivatives under metal-free conditions. Org. Chem. Front. 2021, 8, 6888-6894. Yang Wang, Yue Liu, Kaili Gong, Han Zhang, Yu Lan*, Donghui Wei*, Theoretical study of the NHC-catalyzed C–S bond cleavage and reconstruction reaction: mechanism, stereoselectivity, and role of catalysts, Org. Chem. Front., 2021, 8, 5352-5360. Yang Wang, Ling-Bo Qu, Yu Lan*, Donghui Wei*, Origin of regio- and stereoselectivity in the NHC-catalyzed reaction of alkyl pyridinium with aliphatic enal, ChemCatChem., 2020, 12(4), 1068-1074. Qiuli Liu, Yang Wang, Yanyan Wang*, Xue Li, Ling-Bo Qu, Yu Lan, Donghui Wei*, Computational Study on N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroacylation-Stetter Reaction Cascade, Mol. Catal., 2020, 484, 110723. Yang Wang, Donghui Wei*, Mechanistic investigation of N-heterocyclic carbene and Na2CO3 cooperatively catalyzed C(sp3)-F bond activation reaction of fluoroenal, Mol. Catal., 2020, 489, 110944. Congcong Wang, Shi-Jun Li, Qiao-Chu Zhang, Donghui Wei*, Lina Ding*, Insights into isothiourea-catalyzed asymmetric [3+3] annulation of α,β-unsaturated aryl esters with 2-acylbenzazoles：Mechanism, origin of stereoselectivity and switchable chemoselectivity, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10, 3664-3669. Yang Wang, Ling-Bo Qu, Donghui Wei*, and Yu Lan*, Unveiling the Chemo- and Stereoselectivities of NHC-Catalyzed Reactions of an Aliphatic Ester with Aminochalcone, J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85(13), 8437-8446. Qianqian Deng, Fangjing Mu, Yan Qiao*, Donghui Wei*, A theoretical review for novel Lewis base amine/imine-catalyzed reactions, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2020, 18, 6781-6800. Min Zhang, Tingting Yang, Qiuli Liu, Yang Wang, Shi-Jun Li*, Xiaojuan Gao*, Donghui Wei*, Origin of diastereoselectivity and catalytic efficiency on Isothiourea-mediated cyclization of carboxylic acid with alkenyl ketone. Comput. Theor. Chem., 2020, 1190, 113004. Chun-Bo Bo, Qingqing Bu, Xue Li, Ge Ma, Donghui Wei*, Cheng Guo*, Bin Dai, Ning Liu*, Highly Active and Robust Ruthenium Complexes Based on Hemilability of Hybrid Ligands for C-H Oxidation, J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85(6), 4324-4334. Sheng Tao, Qingqing Bu, Qianqian Shi, Donghui Wei*, Bin Dai*, Ning Liu*, Synthesis of Benzodiazepines via Ring Opening/Ring Closure of Benzimidazole Salts. Chem. Eur. J., 2020, 26(15), 3252-3258. Hao Cui, Ke Li, Yue Wang, Manman Song, Congcong Wang, Donghui Wei*, Er-Qing Li*, Zheng Duan* and François Mathey, Copper(I)/Ganphos catalysis: enantioselectivasase synthesis of diverse spirooxindoles using iminoesters and alkyl substituted methyleneindolinones, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2020, 18, 3740–3746. Congcong Wang, Shi-Jun Li, Min Zhang, Donghui Wei* and Lina Ding*, Origin of stereoselectivity in an isothiourea catalyzed Michael addition reaction of aryl ester with vinyl disulfone, New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 17906–17911. Wen-Yue Song, Qiuli Liu, Qingqing Bu, Donghui Wei*, Bin Dai, and Ning Liu*, Rational Design of Cobalt Complexes Based on the trans Effect of Hybrid Ligands and Evaluation of their Catalytic Activity in the Cycloaddition of Carbon Dioxide with Epoxide, Organometallics, 2020, 39(19), 3546–3561. Fei Chen, Sheng Tao, Qian-Qian Deng, Donghui Wei*, Ning Liu*, and Bin Dai*, Binuclear Tridentate Hemilabile Copper(I) Catalysts for Utilization of CO2 into Oxazolidinones from Propargylic Amines, J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85(23), 15197-15212. Min Wang, Tingting Yang, Rongqiang Tian*, Donghui Wei*, Zheng Duan* and François, Mathey The chemistry of phosphirane-substituted phosphinidene complexes, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 9707. Qianqian Deng, Yang Wang, Shi-Jun Li*, Ling-Bo Qu, Yu Lan and Donghui Wei*, Origin and stabilization of axial chirality in the construction of naphthyl-C2-indoles: a DFT study, Org. Chem. Front., 2020, 7, 3166. Qianqian Deng, Shi-Jun Li, Donghui Wei*, and Yu Lan*, Insights into Lewis base-catalyzed chemoselective [3 + 2] and [3 + 4] annulation reactions of MBH carbonates, Org. Chem. Front., 2020, 7, 1828. Junjian Wang, Donghui Wei*, Zheng Duan*, and Francois, Mathey Cleavage of the Inert C(sp2)-Ar σBond of Alkenes by a Spatial Constrained Interaction with Phosphinidene, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142(50) 20973-20978. Guanjie Wang, Qianqian Shi, Wanyao Hu, Tao Chen, Yingying Guo, Zhouli Hu, Minghua Gong, Jingcheng Guo, Donghui Wei*, Zhenqian Fu* and Wei Huang*, Organocatalytic asymmetric N-sulfonyl amide C-N bond activation to access axially chiral biaryl amino acids, Nat. Commun., 2020 11, 946. Shi-Jun Li, Xue Li, Huilin Mo, Ling-Bo Qu, Donghui Wei*, and Yu Lan*, With metal or not? a computationally predicted rule for a dirhodium catalyst in [3+3] cycloadditions of triazole with thiirane, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 4732. Xue Li, Jun Xu, Shi-Jun Li, Ling-Bo Qu, Zhongjun Li, Yonggui Robin Chi, Donghui Wei* and Yu Lan*, Prediction of NHC-catalyzed chemoselectivefunctionalizations of carbonyl compounds:a general mechanistic map, Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 7214. Fang Sun, Tingrui Yin, Yang Wang, Anni Feng, Liuqing Yang, Wenchao Wu, Chenxia Yu, Tuanjie Li*, Donghui Wei*, and Changsheng Yao*, A combined experimental and computational study of NHC-promoted desulfonylation of tosylated aldimines, Org. Chem. Front., 2020, 7, 578. Xinghua Wang, Yang Wang, Jinshuai Song*, and Donghui Wei*, Insights into N-heterocyclic carbene and Lewis acid cooperatively catalyzed oxidative [3 + 3] annulation reactions of α, β-unsaturated aldehyde with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, Org. Chem. Front., 2020, 7, 1113. Wenchao Wu, Shuangli Xu, Yan Zhang, Xiu Wang, Ruotong Li, Fang Sun, Chenxia Yu, Tuanjie Li*, Donghui Wei*, and Changsheng Yao*, NHC-catalyzed β-specific addition of N-based nucleophiles to allenoates, Org. Chem. 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