360. Chelating 1,2-Bis(2′-picolyl)-o-carborane as a Supporting Ligand for Pd-Catalyzed Selective B(3,6)–H Difunctionalization of o-Carboranes
Ma, Q.; Zhou, P.; Liu, Y.; Xie, Z.
​ Inorg. Chem., 2025, Accepted. 
359. Palladium-Catalyzed Selective B(3)-Esterification of o-Carboranes with CO and Alcohols
Zhu, S.; Liu, Y.; Xie, Z.
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358. Palladium-catalyzed intramolecular aerobic oxidative cross-coupling of BH/CH between o-carborane and arenes
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357. Asymmetric Palladium Migration for Synthesis of Chiral-at-Cage o-Carboranes
Guo, C.; Zhang, J.; Ge, Y.; Qiu, Z.; Xie, Z.
​​​​Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, 64, e202416987. 
356. N=N bond cleavage in diazirines by a cyclic diborane(4) compound
Zhong, M.; Zhang, J.; Xie, Z.
​​​​Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 18048-18051. 
355. Palladium-Catalyzed Direct B-H Oxygenation: Facile Synthesis of o-Carboranofuranones
Guo, C.; Qiu, Z.; Xie, Z.
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354. Directing Group Assisted Transition Metal Catalyzed Selective B-H Functionalization of o-Carboranes
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353. Metallaaromaticity involving a d0 early transition metal centre: synthesis, structure, and aromaticity of tantallapyridinazirine complexes
Yang, J.;† Xu, X.;† Lin, Z.; Xie, Z.
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352. Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbene-Iminoboryl Compounds with Three Formal Oxidation States
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351. Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective B(3,5)-Dialkenylation and B(4)-Alkenylation of o-Carboranes
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350. Catalyst-Free Regioselective Diborylation of Aryllithium with Tetra(o-tolyl)diborane(4)
Mao, X.; Lu, Z.; Zhang, J.; Xie, Z.
​Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202317614. 
349. Visible-Light-Promoted Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Iodocarboranes with Disulfides and Phenylselenyl Chloride
Li, S.; Liu, Y.; Xie, Z.
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348. Enantioselective Alkenylation of o-Carboranes via Ir-Catalyzed Asymmetric B–H Activation
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347. 10B-labelled diboron(4) reagents: Applications and relevance to boron neutron capture therapy
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​Chem. 2023, 9, 3015-3017. 
346. Ir-Catalyzed B(3)-Amination of o-Carboranes with Amines via Acceptorless Dehydrogenative BH/NH Cross-Coupling
Au, Y.; Ma, Q.; Zhang, J.; Xie, Z.
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345. Nickel-catalyzed regioselective B(3,4,5,6)-H tetra-alkylation of o-carboranes
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344. Reaction of 4-Bpin-o-Carborane with Ketones: Sequential Carbon Vertex Alkylation and B−B Bond Activation
Nie, Z.; Cheng, R.; Qiu, Z.; Xie, Z.
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343. A Strategy for Regioselective B−H Functionalization of o-Carboranes via Base Metal Catalysis
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342. Direct regioselective nucleophilic cage B–H bond substitution in o-carboranes
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341. Synthesis of Organotantalum Alkyne Complexes [{η5:σ-Me2C(C5H4)(C2B10H10)}TaMe(η2-R1C≡CR2)] and Their Reactions with Unsaturated Molecules
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340. Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Rare-Earth Metal Carboryne Complexes
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339. Iridium-Catalyzed Regioselective B(3,6)-Dialkenylation or B(4)-Alkenylation of o-Carboranes via B–H Activation and 1,2-Carbon Migration of Alkynes
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338. Advances in transition metal catalyzed selective B-H functionalization of o-carboranes
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337. Visible-Light-Induced Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Iodocarboranes with (Hetero)Arenes
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336. Iridium-Catalyzed Selective B(4)–H Amination of o-Carboranes with Anthranils
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335. Tantalum η2-Vinyl Complexes Bearing an [η5:σ-Me2C(C5H4)(C2B10H10)]2– Ligand: Syntheses and Structural Characterizations
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334. Iron-Catalyzed Selective B–H Activation for 4/5-fold Methylation and Arylation of Carboranes
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333. Transition Metal Catalyzed Selective B(3)-H or B(4)-H Amination of o-Carboranes via Dehydrogenative BH/NH Cross-Coupling
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332. N-Ligand-Enabled Aromatic Nucleophilic Amination of 1,2-Diaryl-o-Carboranes with (R2N)2Mg for Selective Synthesis of 4-R2N-o-Carboranes and 2-R2N-m-Carboranes
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331. Visible-Light-Promoted Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Iodocarboranes with (Hetero)Arenes via Boron-Centered Carboranyl Radicals
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330. Functionalization of o-carboranes via carboryne intermediates
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329. Iridium-Catalyzed Selective B(4)–H Acylmethylation of ​o-Carboranes with Sulfoxonium Ylides
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328. A (µ-Hydrido)diborane(4) Anion and Its Coordination Chemistry with Coinage Metals
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327. Rhodium-catalyzed sequential B(3)-, B(4)-, and B(5)-trifunctionalization of ​o-carboranes with three different substituents
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326. Light-enabled alkenylation of iodocarboranes with unactivated alkenes
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325. Self-assembled dipoles of ​o-carborane on gate oxide tuning charge carriers in organic field effect transistors
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324. Ir-catalyzed enantioselective B−H alkenylation for asymmetric synthesis of chiral-at-cage ​o-carboranes
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323. Diboration of Alkenes and Alkynes with a Carborane-Fused Four-Membered Boracycle Bearing an Electron-Precise B-B Bond
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322. Synthesis and Reactivity of Carboranylsilylene Stabilized Boranes: Construction of Carborane-Fused Silaboracycles
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321. Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Activity of Dinuclear Rare-Earth Metal Alkyl Complexes Bearing 2,6-Diisopropylphenylamidomethyl Functionalized Pyrrolyl Ligand
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320. A Strategy for Selective Catalytic B–H Functionalization of ​o-Carboranes
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319. Ring-opening and ring-expansion reactions of carborane-fused borirane
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318. Synthesis and structure of metallacarboranes bearing carborane-fused cyclopentenyl and dicarbollyl-fused cyclopentene ligands
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317. Rhodium catalyzed multicomponent dehydrogenative annulation: one-step construction of isoindole derivatives
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316. Iridium-​Catalyzed Annulation of ​o-​Carboranyl Carboxylic Acids with Alkynes: Synthesis of Carborano-​Isocoumarins
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315. Pd-catalyzed selective tetrafunctionalization of diiodo-​o-carboranes
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314. Fe-Catalyzed Intramolecular B–H/C–H Dehydrogenative Coupling: Synthesis of Carborane-Fused Nitrogen Heterocycles
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313. Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity of Acid-Free Neutral Oxoborane
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312. Ene Reaction of o-Carboryne with Alkynes and Alkenes at Room Temperature: Synthesis of o-Carboranyl Allenes and Alkenes
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311. Ir-Catalyzed Selective B(3)-H Amination of ​o-Carboranes with NH3
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309. ​Catalytic Cage BH Functionalization of Carboranes via "Cage Walking" Strategy
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308. ​Pd-​Catalyzed sequential B(3)​-​I​/B(4)​-​H bond activation for the synthesis of 3,​4-​benzo-​o-​carboranes
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307. Tandem [4 + 2]​/[2 + 2] Cycloaddition of o-​Carboryne with Enynes: Facile Construction of Carborane-​fused Tricyclics
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306. Tri-insertion with Dearomatization of Terminal Arylalkynes at Carborane Based Frustrated Lewis Pair Template
Zhang, J.; Xie, Z.
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305. Light-promoted copper-catalyzed cage C-arylation of o-carboranes: facile synthesis of 1-aryl-o-carboranes and o-carborane-fused cyclics
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304. 过渡金属促进的多组分串联反应用于合成复杂碳硼烷衍生物的研究进展 （Recent Advances in Transition Metal-Promoted Multicomponent Cascade Reactions for Controlled Synthesis of Complex Carborane Derivatives）
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303. Synthesis and X-ray characterization of 15- and 16-vertex closo-carboranes
Zheng, F.; Yui, T.; Zhang, J.; Xie, Z.
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302. Transition-Metal-Free Cross-Coupling Reaction of Iodocarboranes with Terminal Alkynes Enabled by UV Light: Synthesis of 1-Alkynyl-o-Carboranes and Carborane-Fused Cyclics
Ni, H.; Lu, Z.; Xie, Z.
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301. Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Annulation of 1-Hydroxy-o-Carborane with Internal Alkynes: Facile Synthesis of Carborane-Fused Oxaboroles
Cheng, R.; Qiu, Z.; Xie, Z.
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300. 8-Aminoquinoline as a bidentate traceless directing group for Cu-catalyzed selective B(4,5)-H disulfenylation of o-carboranes
Chen Y.; Quan, Y.; Xie, Z.
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299. Magnesium-mediated sp3 C–H activation in cascade cyclization of 1-arylethynyl-2-alkyl-o-carboranes: efficient synthesis of carborane-fused cyclopentanes
Zhang, J.; Tang, C.; Xie, Z.
​Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 9925-9929. 
298. Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Annulation of 1-Hydroxy-o-Carborane and Internal Alkynes via Regioselective B-H Activation
Au, Y. K.; Quan, Y.; Xie, Z.
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297. [2 + 2] Cycloaddition of o-Carboryne with Vinyl Ethers: Synthesis of Carborane-Fused Cyclobutanes
Zhang, J.; Xie, Z.
​Organometallics 2020, 39, 4214-4220. 
296. Ir-Catalyzed Selective Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling of Aryls with o-Carboranes via Mixed Directing-Group Strategy
Chen, Y; Quan, Y.; Xie, Z.
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295. Copper-Catalyzed Electrochemical Selective B–H Oxygenation of o-Carboranes at Room Temperature
Au, Y. K.; Lyu, H.; Quan, Y.; Xie, Z.
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294. Iridium-Catalyzed Regioselective B(3)-Alkenylation/B(3,6)-Dialkenylation of o‐Carboranes by Direct B−H Activation
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293. One-Pot Process to Carborano-Coumarin via Catalytic Cascade Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling
Au, Y. K.; Lyu, H.; Quan, Y.; Xie, Z.
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292. Pd-Catalyzed Selective Bifunctionalization of 3-Iodo-o-Carborane by Pd Migration
Ge, Y.; Zhang, J.; Qiu, Z. Xie, Z.
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291. Palladium- catalyzed intramolecular dehydrogenative coupling of BH and OH: synthesis of carborane- fused benzoxaboroles
Cui, C.; Zhang, J.; Qiu, Z.; Xie, Z. 
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