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Publications (2011-2016)

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1. Li, Z.; Tong*, R. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (-)-Hedycoropyrans A and B. J. Org. Chem. 2017,

82, 1127-1135. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02738. (Top 20 most downloaded articles in Jan., 2017).

2. Wang, J.; Tong*, R. A NMR method for Relative Stereochemical Assignments of the Tricyclic Core

of Cephalosporolides, Penisporolides and Related Synthetic Analogues. Org. Chem. Front. 2017, 4,

140-146. DOI: 10.1039/c6qo00556j.

3. Li, H.; Tong, R.; Sun*, J. Catalytic Enantioselective Aza-Piancatelli Rearrangement. Angew. Chem.

Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 15125-15128. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201607714.

4. Yu, J.; Zhou, Y.; Lin*, Z.; Tong*, R. Regioselective and Stereospecific Cu-catalyzed Deoxygenation

of Epoxides to Alkenes. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 4734-4737. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02405.

5. Li, Z.-R.; Li, J.; Gu, J.-P.; Lai, J. Y. H.; Duggan, B. M.; Zhang, W.-P.; Li, Z.-L.; Li, Y.-X.; Tong, R.;

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Xu, Y.; Lin, D.-H.; Moore, B. S.; Qian, P.-Y. “Divergent biosynthesis yields a cytotoxic

aminomalonate-containing precolibactin”. Nature Chem. Biol. 2016, 12, 773-775. DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2157.

6. Song*, L.; Yao, H.; Dai, Y.; Wu, M.; Tong*, R. “Recent Developments in Total Syntheses of

Aculeatins”. Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, (Accepted, invited contribution).

7. Li, Z.; Tong*, R. Catalytic Environmentally Friendly Protocol for Achmatowicz Rearrangement. J.

Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 4847-4855.

8. Wang, J.; Tong*, R. Total Synthesis of Purported Cephalosporolides H and I, Penisporolide B, and

their Stereoisomers. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 4325-4339. (Top 20 most downloaded articles in May

2016)

9. Wang, J.; Tong*, R. Asymmetric Total Syntheses of ent-Ascospiroketals A and B. Org. Lett. 2016, 18,

1936-1939.

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10. Yu, J.; Ma, H.; Yao, H.; Cheng, H.; Tong*, R. Diastereoselective and Regiodivergent Oxa-[3+2]

Cycloaddition of Achmatowicz Products and Cyclic 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds. Org. Chem. Front.

2016, 3, 714-719.

11. Zhou, S.; Tong*, R. A General Concise Strategy Enables Collective Total Syntheses of >50

Protoberberine and 5 Aporhoeadane Alkaloids within 4-8 steps. Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 7084-7089.

12. Zhang, W.; Tong*, R. Synthetic Approaches To Construct the 6,8-DOBCO Framework in Natural

Products. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 2203-2212.

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13. Li, Z.; Tong*, R. Asymmetric Total Syntheses of trans-2-Aryl-6-alkyltetrahydropyranes Diospongin

B and Parvistones D and E from a Common Precursor. Synthesis, 2016, 48, 1630-1636.

14. Zhu, L.; Tong*, R. Total Synthesis of ent-(+)-Cinanthrenol A. J. Antibiotics 2016, 69, 280-286. doi:10.1038/ja.2015.114. (Invited contribution)

15. Li, Z.; Tong*, R. Highly trans-Selective Arylation of Achmatowicz Rearrangement Products by

Reductive γ-Deoxygenation and Heck-Matsuda Reaction: Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (-)-

Musellarins and Analogues. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 11152-11157.

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16. Zhu, L.; Tong*, R. Structural Revision of Uprolide G Acetate: Interplay of NMR data Analysis and

Chemical Synthesis. Synlett 2015, 26, 1643-1648.

17. Zhu, L.; Tong*, R. Structural Revision of (+)-Uprolide F Diacetate Confirmed by Asymmetric Total

Synthesis. Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 1966-1969. (Top 20 Most downloaded articles for April, 2015).

18. Ren, J.; Wang, J.; Tong*, R. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Attenol B. Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 744-

747. (Top 20 most downloaded articles in Jan-Feb 2015).

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19. Zhu, L.; Liu, Y.; Ma, R.; Tong*, R. Total Synthesis and Structural Revision of (+)-Uprolide G

Acetate. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 627-632. Highlighted in SynFacts in 2015, 11, 120.

20. Yao, H.; Song, L.; Liu, Y.; Tong*, R. Cascade Michael Addition/Cycloketalization of Cyclic 1,3-

Dicarbonyl Compounds: Important Role of the Tethered Alcohol of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl

Compounds on Reaction Rate and Regioselectivity. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 8774-8785.

21. Li, Z.; Leung, T.-F.; Tong*, R. Total Syntheses of ()-Musellarins A-C. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50,

10990-10993.

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22. Ren, J.; Tong*, R. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Didemniserinolipid B via Achmatowicz

Rearrangement/Bicycloketalization. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 6987-6995. (Top 20 most downloaded

JOC articles: July & August 2014). Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal on April 20, 2015.

23. Song, L.; Yao, H.; Tong*, R. Biomimetic Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Spirooliganones A and B.

Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 3740-3743. Highlighted in Synfacts: 2014, 10, 1010.

24. Ren, J.; Liu, Y.; Song, L.; Tong*, R. Scalable Asymmetric Total Syntheses of (+)-Psoracorylifol B

and (+)-ent-Psoracorylifol C. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2986-2989. Highlighted in Synfacts: 2014, 10, 904.

And Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal, 2014, November 10.

25. Song, Y.; Lee, K. H.; Lin*, Z.; Tong*, R. Structural Revision of Cephalosporolide J and

Bassianolone. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 1493-1497. Highlighted in Computational Chemistry

Highlights, Feb 17th

, 2015.

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26. Yao, H.; Song, L.; Tong*, R. Total Synthesis of Aculeatin A via Double Intramolecular Oxa-Michael

Addition of Secondary/Tertiary Alcohols. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 1498-1504. (Top 20 most

downloaded JOC article of the month). Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal 2014, October 27th

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27. Song, L.; Liu, Y.; Tong*, R. Cephalosporolide B Serving as a Versatile Synthetic Precursor:

Asymmetric Biomimetic Total Syntheses of Cephalosporolides C, E, F, G, and (4-OMe-)G. Org. Lett.

2013, 15, 5850-5853.

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28. Song, L.; Yao, H.; Zhu, L.; Tong*, R. Asymmetric Total Syntheses of (-)-Penicipyrone and (-)-

Tenuipyrone via Biomimetic Cascade Intermolecular Michael Addition/Cycloketalization. Org. Lett.

2013, 15, 6-9. Highlight in Synfacts 2013, 9(3), 0243. And Highlight in Organic Chemistry Portal.

2014, January 13.

29. Yao, H.; Ren, J.; Tong*, R. A short and flexible route to tetrahydropyran-4-ones via conjugated nitrile

oxides cycloaddition and oxa-Michael cyclization: a concise diastereoselective total synthesis of ()-

diospongin A. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 193-195.

30. Ren, J.; Tong*, R. Convenient in situ generation of various dichlorinating agents from oxone and

chloride: diastereoselective dichlorination of allylic and homoallylic alcohol derivatives. Org. Biomol.

Chem. 2013, 11, 4312-4315.

31. Zhu, L.; Song, L.; Tong*, R. Diastereoselective Reductive Ring Expansion of Spiroketal

Dihydropyranones to cis-Fused Bicyclic Ethers. Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 5892-5895.

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Before HKUST:

32. Smith*, A. B., III; Hoye, A. T.; Martinez-Solorio, D.; Kim, W.-S.; Tong, R. Unification of Anion

Relay Chemistry with the Takeda and Hiyama Cross-Coupling Reactions: Identification of an

Effective Silicon-Based Transfer Agent. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 4533-4536.

33. McDonald*, F. E.; Tong, R.; Boone, M.A.; Valentine, J. C. The Adventure of Abudinol, and the

Misadventure of Muzitone. Strategies and Tactics in Organic Synthesis. Ed. Harmata, M.; 2012,

volume 8, Chapter 9, page 225-260.

34. Smith*, A. B., III; Tong, R.; Kim, W.-S.; Maio, W. A. Anion Relay Chemistry: Access to the Type II

ARC Reaction Manifold through a Fundamentally Different Reaction Pathway Exploiting 1-Oxa-2-

silacyclopentanes and Related Congeners. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 8904-8907.

35. Wein, A. N.; Tong, R.; McDonald*, F. E. An Economical Synthesis of 4-Trimethylsilyl-2-butyl-1-ol,

Org. Synth. 2011, 88, 296.

36. Smith*, A. B., III; Tong, R. Benzyl and Phenylthiomethyl Silanes: A New Class of bifunctional

Linchpins for Type II Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC). Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 1260-1263.

37. Smith*, A. B., III; Kim, W.-S.; Tong, R. Uniting Anion Relay Chemistry with Pd-Mediated Cross

Coupling: Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Bifunctional Aryl and Vinyl Silane Linchpins. Org.

Lett. 2010, 12, 588-591.

38. Boone, M. A.; Tong, R.; McDonald*, F. E.; Lense, S.; Cao, R.; Hardcastle, K. I. Biomimetic

Syntheses from Squalene-Like Precursors: Synthesis of Abudinol B, and Reassessment of the

Structure of Muzitone J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 5300-5308.

39. Tong, R.; Boone, M. A.; McDonald*, F. E. Stereo- and Regioselective Synthesis of Squalene

Tetraepoxide. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 8407-8409.

40. Tong, R.; McDonald*, F. E. Mimicking Biosynthesis: Total Synthesis of the Triterpene Natural

Product Abudinol B from a Squalene-like Precursor. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (Hot Paper), 2008, 47,

4377-4379.

41. Tong, R.; Valentine, J. C.; McDonald*, F. E.; Cao, R.; Fang, X.; Hardcastle, K. I. Total Syntheses of

Durgamone, Nakorone and Abudinol B via Biomimetic Oxa- and Carbacyclizations. J. Am. Chem.

Soc. 2007, 129, 1050-1051.

42. McDonald*, F. E.; Tong, R.; Valentine, J. C.; Bravo, F. Biomimetic Synthesis via Polyepoxide

Cyclizations. Pure & Appl. Chem. 2007, 79, 281-291.

43. Tong, R.; McDonald*, F. E.; Fang, X.; Hardcastle, K.I. Biomimetic Synthesis of Fused Bispyran:

Lewis Acid Effects on Oxacyclizations of Polyepoxides. Synthesis, 2007, 2337-2342.

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44. Guo*, C.-C.; Tong, R.; Li, K.-L. Chloroalkyl Piperazine and Nitrogen Mustard Porphyrins: Synthesis

and Anticancer Activity. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2004, 12, 2469-2475.

45. Ni, R.; Tong, R.; Guo, C.-C.; Shen, G.-L.; Yu*, R.-Q. An Anthracene/porphyrin Dimer Fluorescence

Energy Transfer Sensing System for Picric Acid. Talanta, 2004, 63, 251-257.