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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
23. X. Zhang; L. Kong* and L. L. Liu,*
Aluminadichalcogeniranes and Aluminatrichalcogenetanes: Heavier Analogs of Dioxiranes and Trioxetanes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202422335. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202422335 (Hot Paper)
(Highlighted by ChemistryViews)
(Peer-review report)
22. X. Lan; H. Wang; Q. Liang* and L. L. Liu,*
A Crystalline Mesoionic Diazasilole Featuring Low-Valent Silicon,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202415246. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202415246
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(Peer-review report)
21. S. Li; C. Hu; L. L. Liu* and L. Wu,*
Selective Hydroboration of C−C Single Bonds without Transition-metal Catalysis,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202412368. DOI: 10.1002/anie.e202412368
20. Y. Mu; Y Dai; D. A. Ruiz; L. L. Liu; L.-P. Xu;* C.-H. Tung and L. Kong,*
Aromatic 1,4,2,3-Diazadiborole Featuring an Unsymmetrical B=B Entity: A Versatile Synthon for Unusual Boron Heterocycles,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202405905. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202405905
19. Y. Mei; X. Chen; R. Wei; X.-Y. Chang; L. Tao and L. L. Liu,*
An Isolable Radical Anion Featuring a 2-Center-3-Electron π-Bond without a Clearly Defined σ-Bond,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202315555. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315555
(Highlighted by Dahui Zhao in Synfacts entitled "2-Center-3-Electron π-Bond without a σ-Bond")
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18. W. Lv; Y. Dai; R. Guo; Y. Su;* D. A. Ruiz; L. L. Liu; C.-H. Tung and L. Kong,*
Geometrically Constrained Organoboron Species as Lewis Superacids and Organic Superbases,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202308467. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308467 (Hot Paper)
17. R. Wei; X.-F. Wang; D. A. Ruiz and L. L. Liu;*
Stable Ketenyl Anions via Ligand Exchange at an Anionic Carbon as Powerful Synthons,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202219211. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202219211
16. S. Qiu; X. Zhang; C. Hu; H. Chu; Q. Li; D. A. Ruiz; L. L. Liu;* C.-H. Tung and L. Kong,*
Unveiling Hetero-Enyne Reactivity of Aryliminoboranes: Dearomative Hetero-Diels-Alder-Like Reactions,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202205814. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205814
15. R. Wei; S. Ju and L. L. Liu;*
Free Metallophosphines: Extremely Electron-Rich Phosphorus Superbases that are Electronically and Sterically Tunable,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202205618. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205618 (Hot Paper)
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14. Y. Wang; X. Zhang; T. Li; Q. Li; R. Wei; D. A. Ruiz; L. L. Liu;* C.-H. Tung and L. Kong,*
Crystalline Neutral Diboron Analogues of Cyclopropanes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202117053. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202117053 (Hot Paper)
13. X. Zhang and L. L. Liu*
Modulating the Frontier Orbitals of an Aluminylene for Facile Dearomatization of Inert Arenes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202116658. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116658 (VIP)
12. X. Zhang and L. L. Liu*
A Free Aluminylene with Diverse σ-Donating and Doubly σ/π-Accepting Ligand Features for Transition Metals,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 27062-27069. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111975 (Hot Paper)
11. S. Li; C. Hu; X. Cui; J. Zhang; L. L. Liu* and L. Wu,*
Site-Fixed Hydroboration of Terminal and Internal Alkenes Using BX3/iPr2NEt,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 26238-26245. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111978
10. X. Chen;+ L. L. Liu;+ S. Liu; H. Grützmacher and Z. Li;*
A Room-Temperature Stable Distonic Radical Cation,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 23830-23835. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011677
(+ = equal contribution)
9. Z. Li;* X. Chen; L. L. Liu; M. T. Scharnhölz and H. Grützmacher,*
N-Heterocyclic Carbenes Stabilized Dicarbondiphosphides: Strong Neutral Four-membered Heterocyclic 6π-electron Donors,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 4288-4293. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914015
8. J. Zhou; L. L. Liu; L. L. Cao and D. W. Stephan,*
Base-Stabilized [PO]+/[PO2]+ Cations,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 18276-18280. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201912009
7. J. Zhou; L. L. Liu; L. L. Cao and D. W. Stephan,*
The Arene-Stabilized η5-Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl Arsenic Dication [(η5-Cp*)As(toluene)]2+,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 5407-5412. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201902039
6. L. L. Liu; L. L. Cao; J. Zhou and D. W. Stephan,*
Facile Cleavage of the P=P Double Bond in Vinyl-Substituted Diphosphenes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 273-277. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812592
5. J. Zhou; L. L. Liu; L. L. Cao and D. W. Stephan,*
Nitrogen-Based Lewis Acids: Synthesis and Reactivity of a Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Nitrenium Cation,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 3322–3326. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201713118
(Selected as frontispiece)
4. Z. Li; X. Chen; Z. BenkÅ‘; L. L. Liu; D. A. Ruiz; J. L. Peltier; G. Bertrand;* C. Su* and H. Grützmacher,*
N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Promotors for the Rearrangement of Phosphaketenes to Phosphaheteroallenes: A Case Study for OCP to OPC Constitutional Isomerism,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 6018–6022. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201600903
3. C. Pranckevicius; L. L. Liu; G. Bertrand and D. W. Stephan,*
Synthesis of a Carbodicyclopropenylidene: A Carbodicarbene Based Solely on Carbon,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 5536–5540. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201600765
(Highlighted by Synfact, DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1562150)
2. B. Rao; H. Tang; X. Zeng*; L. L. Liu; M. Melaimi and G. Bertrand,*
Cyclic (Amino)(aryl)carbenes (CAArCs) as Strong s-Donating and p-Accepting Ligands for Transition Metals,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14915–14919. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507844
1. C. M. Weinstein; C. D. Martin; L. L. Liu and G. Bertrand,*
Cross-Coupling Reactions between Stable Carbenes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 6550–6553. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404199
