Prior to NKU:
1. Li, M.-L.†; Yuan, Y.†; Zhao, H.* Efficient New-to-Nature Photoenzymatic Reactions. In preparation.
2. Yuan, Y.†; Li, M.-L.†; Zhao, H.* In preparation.
3. Zhang, Z.†; Li, M.-L.†; Harrison, W.; Lu, J.; Zhao, Z.; Yuan, Y.; Zhao, H.* Photoenzymatic Stereoablative Enantioconvergence of γ-Chiral Oximes via Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Nat. Catal. 2025, doi: 10.1038/s41929-025-01347-0.
4. Zhang, Z.†; Li, M.-L.†; Zhao, H.* Mechanistic investigation of repurposed photoenzymes with new-to-nature reactivity. Curr. Opin. Green Sustainable Chem. 2025, 52, 101009. (†Contribute Equally)
5. Li, M.-L.; Yuan, Y.; Harrison, W.; Zhang, Z.; Zhao, H.* Asymmetric Photoenzymatic Incorporation of Fluorinated Motifs into Olefins. Science 2024, 385, 416-421
6. Li, M.-L.; Harrison, W.; Zhang, Z.; Yuan, Y.; Zhao, H.* Remote Stereocontrol with Azaarenes via Enzymatic Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 277-284.
7. Pan, J.-B.; Zhang, X.-G.; Shi, Y.-F.; Han, A.-C.; Chen, Y.-J.; Ouyang, J.; Li, M.-L.*; Zhou, Q.-L.*, A Spiro Phosphamide Catalyzed Enantioselective Proton Transfer of Ylides in a Free Carbene Insertion into N−H Bonds. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202300691.
8. Li, M.-L.†; Pan, J.-B.†; Zhou, Q.-L.* Enantioselective Synthesis of Amino Acids from Ammonia. Nat. Catal. 2022, 5, 571–577. (†Contribute Equally)
9. Li, M.-L.†; Li, Y.†; Pan, J.-B.; Li, Y.-H.; Song, S.; Zhu, S.-F.*; Zhou, Q.-L.* Carboxyl Group-Directed Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Aliphatic γ-Ketoacids. ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 10032–10039. (†Contribute Equally)
10. Li, M.-L.; Yu, J.-H.; Li, Y.-H.; Zhu, S.-F.*; Zhou, Q.-L.* Highly Enantioselective Carbene Insertion into N–H Bonds of Aliphatic Amines. Science 2019, 366, 990–994.
11. Li M.-L.†; Chen M.-Q.†; Xu B.; Zhu S.-F.*; Zhou Q.-L.* Enantioselective O-H Bond Insertion of α -Diazoketones with Alcohols Cooperatively Catalyzed by Achiral Dirhodium Complexes and Chiral Spiro Phosphoric Acids. Acta Chim. Sinica 2018, 76, 883. (†Contribute Equally)
12. Li, M.-L.†; Yang, S.†; Su, X.-C.; Wu, H.-L.; Yang, L.-L.; Zhu, S.-F.*; Zhou, Q.-L.* Mechanism Studies of Ir-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 541–547. (†Contribute Equally)
Others:
1. Ren, H.; Huang, C.; Pan, Y.; Dommaraju, S. R.; Cui, H.; Li, M.-L.; Gadgil, M. G.; Mitchell, D. A.; Zhao, H.* Non-Modular Fatty Acid Synthases Yield Distinct N-terminal Acylation in Ribosomal Peptides. Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 1320-1329.
2. Li, Y.; Su, Y.-X.; Zhao, Y.-T.; Liu, L.; Li, M.-L.; Zhu, S.-F.* Enantioselective Synthesis of Unnatural Carbamate-Protected α-Alkyl Amino Esters via N–H Bond Insertion Reactions. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 13143–13148.
3. Cheng, L.; Li, M.-M.; Li, M.-L.; Xiao, L.-J.; Xie, J.-H.; Zhou, Q.-L.*, Nickel-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective Hydroarylation of 1,3-Dienes with Indoles. CCS Chemistry 2021, 4, 2612-2619.
4. Yang, J.-M.; Guo, F.-K.; Zhao, Y.-T.; Zhang, Q.; Huang, M.-Y.; Li, M.-L.; Zhu, S.-F.*; Zhou, Q.-L.*, Insertion of Alkylidene Carbenes into B–H Bonds. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 20924-20929.
5. Yang, L.-L.; Evans, D.; Xu, B.; Li, W.-T.; Li, M.-L.; Zhu, S.-F.; Houk, K. N.*; Zhou, Q.-L.* Enantioselective Diarylcarbene Insertion into Si–H Bonds Induced by Electronic Properties of the Carbenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12394–12399.
6. Zhang, F.-H.; Zhang, F.-J.; Li, M.-L.; Xie, J.-H.; Zhou, Q.-L.*, Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Dialkyl Ketones. Nat. Catal. 2020, 3, 621-627.
7. Li, Y.-P.; Li, Z.-Q.; Zhou, B.; Li, M.-L.; Xue, X.-S.; Zhu, S.-F.*; Zhou, Q.-L.* Chiral Spiro Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Friedel–Crafts Conjugate Addition/Enantioselective Protonation Reactions. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 6522–6529.
8. Li, K.; Li, M.-L.; Zhang, Q.; Zhu, S.-F.; Zhou, Q.-L.* Highly Enantioselective Nickel-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroalkenylation of N- and O-tethered 1,6-Dienes to Form Six-Membered Heterocycles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7458–7461.
9. Xiao, L.-J.; Cheng, L.; Feng, W.-M.; Li, M.-L.; Xie, J.-H.; Zhou, Q.-L.*, Nickel(0)-Catalyzed Hydroarylation of Styrenes and 1,3-Dienes with Organoboron Compounds. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 461-464.
10. Yang, J.-M.; Li, Z.-Q.; Li, M.-L.; He, Q.; Zhu, S.-F.*; Zhou, Q.-L.* Catalytic B–H Bond Insertion Reactions Using Alkynes as Carbene Precursors. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 3784–3789.
11. Xu, B.; Li, M.-L.; Zuo, X.-D.; Zhu, S.-F.*; Zhou, Q.-L. Catalytic Asymmetric Arylation of α-Aryl-α-Diazoacetates with Aniline Derivatives. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 8700–8703.
