1. Library construction of stereochemically diverse isomers of spirooliganin: their total synthesis and antiviral activity. Rubing Wang#, Shuanggang Ma#*, Cooper S. Jamieson#, Rongmei Gao, Yunbao Liu, Yong Li, Xiaojing Wang, Yuhuan Li, Kendall N. Houk*, Jing Qu*, Shishan Yu*. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12: 7003-7011.
2. Structure-activity relationship and pharmacokinetic studies of 1,5-diheteroarylpenta- 1,4-dien-3-ones: A class of curcumin-based anticancer agents. Rubing Wang, Chengsheng Chen, Xiaojie Zhang, Changde Zhang, Guanglin Chen, Qiang Zhang, Shilong Zheng, Guangdi Wang, Qiaohong Chen*. J. Med. Chem. 2015, 58(11): 4713-4726.
3. Illihenin A, an antiviral sesquiterpenoid with a cage-like tricyclo[6.2.2.01,5]dodecane skeleton from Illicium henryi. Jinyao Yong#, Wenrui Li#, Xiaojing Wang, Guozhu Su, Mi Li, Jianpei Zhang, Hongli Jia, Yuhuan Li, Rubing Wang*, Maoluo Gan*, Shuang-Gang Ma*. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86: 2017-2022.
4. A role for isatin azomethine imines as a dipolarophile in cycloaddition reactions. Qingyun Fang, Haishan Jin, Rubing Wang*, Liming Zhao*. Org. Lett. 2020, 22: 7358-7362.
5. Burchellin and its stereoisomers: total synthesis, structural elucidation and antiviral activity. Rubing Wang#, Xiaodong Ren#, Jie He, Shanshan Zhu, Huiru Xie, Guozhu Su, Shuanggang Ma, Shishan Yu*. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2020,18: 9081-9087.
6. DABCO-mediated [3+3] cycloaddition of azomethine imines with in situ generated nitrile oxides from hydroximoyl chlorides. Qingyun Fang, Haishan Jin, Rubing Wang*, Liming Zhao*. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55: 10587-10591
7. New glycosides from the twigs and leaves of Rhododendron latoucheae. Yanan Wang, Fei Liu, Yong Li, Shuanggang Ma, Jing Qu, Yunbao Liu, Chongshan Niu, Zhonghai Tang, Yuhuan Li, Rubing Wang*, Shishan Yu*. J Asian Nat Prod Res. 2019, 21: 299-307.
8. Two azafluoranthene alkaloids and a phytoecdysone from the stems of Cyclea barbata. Xiaojing Wang#, Qi Zhang#, Yuru Peng, Li Li, Jing Qu, Yunbao Liu, Song Xu, Shuanggang Ma, Yong Li, Zou Zhongmei, Rubing Wang*, Shishan Yu*. J. Asian Nat. Prod. Res., 2019, 21: 217-226.
9. A novel and practical synthesis of CAT3: a phenanthroindolizidine alkaloid with potential in treating glioblastoma. Rubing Wang, Haining Lv, Shanshan Zhu, Xiaodong Ren, Song Xu, Shuanggang Ma, Yunbao Liu, Jing Qu*, Shishan Yu*. RSC Adv. 2018, 8: 29301-29308.
10. New C-2 diastereomers of flavanone glycosides conjugated with 3-hydroxy-3- methylglutaric acid from the pericarp of Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. Bioorg. Shuanggang Ma#, Rubing Wang#, Wenrui Li, Yunbao Liu, Jing Qu, Yong Li, Song Xu, Xiaojing Wang, Shishan Yu*. Bioorg. Chem. 2018, 80: 519-524.
11. Structure-activity relationship studies of 1,7-diheteroarylhepta-1,4,6-trien-3-ones with two different terminal rings in prostate epithelial cell models. Rubing Wang, Xiaojie Zhang, Chengsheng Chen, Guanglin Chen,Cristian Sarabia, Qiang Zhang, Shilong Zheng, Guangdi Wang, QiaoHong Chen*. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2017, 133: 208-226.
12. Synthesis and evaluation of 1,7- diheteroarylhepta-1,4,6-trien-2-ones as promising anticancer agents. Rubing Wang, Chengsheng Chen, Xiaojie Zhang, Guanglin Chen, Qiang Zhang, Shilong Zheng, Guangdi Wang, Qiaohong Chen*. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2016, 110: 164-180.
13. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of shikonin and alkannin derivatives as potential antitumor agents via a prodrug approach. Rubing Wang#, Wen Zhou#*, Qingqing Meng, Xu Zhang, Jing Ding, Yan Xu, Hualong Song, Kai Yang, Jiahua Cui, Shaoshun Li*. ChemMedChem 2014, 9: 2798-2808.
14. Synthesis and evaluation of alkannin and shikonin oxime derivatives as potent antitumor agent. Rubing Wang#, Xu Zhang#, Hualong Song, Shanshan Zhou, Shaoshun Li*. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2014, 24: 4304-4307.