· 国家自然科学基金面上项目（20672013）“ N- 杂环卡宾衍生的两可性 1,3- 偶极体化学研究－构建螺杂环的新策略”，2007.1-2009.12, 项目负责人。
· 国家自然科学基金“杰出青年基金”（20525207）， “有机合成反应”，2006.1-2009.12, 项目负责人。
· 教育部“新世纪优秀人才支持计划”（NCET-04-0143）， 2005.1-2007.12, 项目负责人。
· 国家自然科学基金面上项目（20472010），“手性杂环烯胺和多羟基氮稠杂环生物碱新合成方法研究”，2005.1-2007.12, 项目负责人。
· 北京市自然科学基金面上项目（2052013），“抗肿瘤、抗爱滋病的多羟基杂环生物碱新合成方法研究”，2005.1-2007.12, 项目负责人。
· 教育部科学技术研究重点项目（104014），“杂原子取代卡宾的反应性能及其在有机合成中的应用”，2004.1-2006.12, 项目负责人。
· 国家自然科学基金面上项目（20172009），“新型亲核卡宾－氮氯卡宾化学研究”，2002.1-2004.12, 项目负责人。
· 国家自然科学基金面上项目（29772003），“新颖的中等大小含氮杂环化合物的新合成方法研究”，1998.1-2001.12, 项目负责人。
代表性论文29. “Highly Site, Regio- and Stereoselective Multiponent Reaction of Benzimidazole Carbenes, Isothiocyanates and Allenoates”
Bo Wang, Jia-Qi Li, Ying Cheng*,
Tetrahedron Lett., 2008, 49, 485-489.
28. “The unprecedented ring transformation from thiazoline-spiro-thiophene to thieno[2,3-b]pyrazine involved in the reaction of 2-thiocarbamoyl thiazolium salts with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate”
Yang-Guang Ma and Ying Cheng*,
Chem. Commun., 2007, (47), 5087-5089.
27. “Substrate Controlled and Site Selective [3+2]-Cycloadditions of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Derived Am**dent Dipoles”
Ying Cheng*, Mei-Fang Liu, De-Cai Fang* and Xue-Mei Lei,
Chem. Eur. J., 2007, 13 (15), 4282-4292.
26. “Highly Efficient and Site Selective [3+2] Cycloaddition of Carbene-Derived Am**dent Dipoles with Ketenes for a Straightforward Synthesis of Spiro-pyrrolidones”
Jia-Qi Li, Rong-Zhen Liao, Wan-Jian Ding, and Ying Cheng*
J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 6266-6269.
25. “The Interaction of b-Lactam Carbenes with Aryl Isonitriles: an Unprecedented Rearrangement of 2-Azetidinonylidene Indoles to d-Carbolinones”
Ying Cheng* and Lan-Qing Cheng
J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72 (7), 2625-2630.
24. “A Versatile Strategy for Divergent and Diastereoselective Synthesis of Natural Product-Like Polyhydroxylated Indolizidines”
Xiao-Ping Jiang, Ying Cheng*, Gao-Feng Shi, and Zhi-Mei Kang
J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72 (6), 2212-2215.
23. “Reaction of b-lactam carbenes with alkyl isonitriles for a ready approach to 4-cyano and 4-carbamoyl substituted b-lactams”
Lan-Qing Cheng and Ying Cheng*
Tetrahedron, 2007, 63(38), 9359-9364.
22. “An Unprecedented Tandem 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition/Cheletropic Elimination: a Facial Approach to Novel Push-Pull Olefins”
Qing Zhu, Mei-Fang Liu, Bo Wang and Ying Cheng*
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2007, 5, 1282-1286.
21. “A N-heterocyclic carbene derived highly regioselective am**dent C-C-S and C-C-N 1,3-dipolar system”
Mei-Fang Liu, Bo Wang and Ying Cheng*
Chem. Commun., 2006, 1215-1217.
20.“High Nucleophilicity of Cyclic Amidocarbene toward Aryl Isocyanates, New Approach to Spiro[azetidinone-4,3u2019-indolinone] Derivatives”
Ying Cheng*, Bo Wang, and Lan-Qing Cheng
J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71 (12), 4418-4427.
19. “The Interaction of Aryloxychlorocarbenes with Acetylenedicarboxylate: Novel Formation of Polyfunctional Butadienes and 8-Oxatricyclo[3.2.1.02.4]oct-6-enes”
Ying Cheng*, Qing Zhu, Quan Song Li, and Otto Meth-Cohn
J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70 (12), 4840-4846.
18.“Heterocycles derived from heteroatom-substituted carbenes”
Ying Cheng* and Otto Meth-Cohn*;
Chem. Rev., 2004, 104 (5), 2507-2530.
17. “Heterocyclic Enamines: the Versatile Intermediates in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds and Natural Products”
Ying Cheng*, Zhi-Tang Huang and Mei-Xiang Wang*
Current Org. Chem., 2004, 8 (4), 325-350.
16. “A Simple One-Pot reaction to the Bis-dibenzo[b,f][1,5]diazocines: The Useful Precursors of Novel Macrocycles”
Ying Cheng*, Bo Wang, Otto Meth-Cohn
Synthesis, 2003, 18, 2839-2843.
15. “The surprising nucleophilic addition of aminochlorocarbenes to diethylacetylenedicarboxylate and to oxalyl chloride: Quinolines and benzo[1,4]diazepines from N-alkylformanilides and oxalyl chloride in the presence of Hunigu2019s base”
Ying Cheng*, Hua Yang and Otto Meth-Cohn*
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2003, 1 (20), 3605-3610.
14.“The unique nucleophilic reactivity of arylaminochlorcarbenes”
Ying Cheng*, Hua Yang, Otto Meth-Cohn*
Chem. Commun., 2003, 90-91.
13.“Synthetic applications of aminochlorocarbenes: a two-step conversion of N-methylformanilides into 3-arylamino-2-chloroindoles”
Ying Cheng*, Yu-Hua Zhan, Hai-Xia Guan, Otto Meth-Cohn*
Synthesis, 2002, 16, 2426-2430.
12. “Unexpected ring size effect of the annulation of heterocyclic secondary enamines with dicarboxylic acid dichlorides”
Ying Cheng*, Hai-Bo Yang, Mei-Xiang Wang*, Davia J. Williams
Tetrahedron, 2002, 58, 2821-2829.
11. “A simple route to N-w-chloroalkylisatins from cyclic t-anilines, oxalyl chloride and DABCO”
Ying Cheng*, Yu-Hua Zhan, Otto Meth-Cohn*
Synthesis, 2002, 1, 34-38.
10. “A very simple route to benzonaphtho[1,5]diazocines using Vil**eier reagents via the t-amino effect”
Ying Cheng*, Hai-Bo Yang, Bo Liu, Otto Meth-Cohn*, David Watkin, Stephen Humphries
Synthesis, 2002, 7, 906-910.
9. “Annulation of heterocyclic secondary enamines with dicarboxylic acid dichlorides, an unexpected ring size effect”
Ying Cheng*, Hai-Bo Yang, Zhi-Tang Huang, Mei-Xiang Wang*
Tetrahedron Lett., 2001, 42, 1757-1759.
8. “A very simple route to methylisatins: Friedel-Crafts acylation of p-substituted N,N-dimethylanilines with oxalyl chloride and DABCO”
Ying Cheng*, Hai-Lin Ye, Yu-Hua Zhan, Otto Meth-Cohn*
Synthesis, 2001, 6, 904-908.
7. “Unexpected products from formylation of N,N-dimethylanilines with 2-formamidopyridine in POCl3”
Ying Cheng*, Peng Jiao, Davia J. Williams, Otto Meth-Cohn*
J.C.S. Perkin Trans 1, 2001, 44-46.
6. “En route to Molecular Bracelets: The synthesis of linear pentacyclic **s-(benzodiazocino)benzenes.”
Ying Cheng*, Qing-Xiang Liu and Otto Meth-Cohn*
Synthesis, 2000, 640-642.
5. “Surprising formylations with methylformamidopyridines and oxalyl chloride.”
Ying Cheng*, Qing-Xiang Liu and Otto Meth-Cohn*
Tetrahedron Lett., 2000, 41, 3475-3478.
4.“Vil**eier formalytion of tert-anilines: dibenzo[b,f][1,5]diazocines and quinazolinium salts via the t-amino effect.”
Ying Cheng, Otto Meth-Cohn* and David Taylor
J. C. S., Perkin Trans.1, 1998, 1257-1262.
3. “Umpoled Vil**eier reagents. The chemistry of aminochlorocarbenes derived from Vil**eier reagents by the action of bases.”
Ying Cheng, Simon Goon and Otto Meth-Cohn*
J. C. S., Perkin Trans.1, 1998, 1619-1625.
2. “Carbenes from Vil**eier reagents by the action of bases in POCl3; the umpolung of Vil**eier reagents”.
Ying Cheng, Simon Goon and Otto Meth-Cohn*
Chem. Commun., 1996, 1395-1396.
1. “The Vil**eier Formylation of N-(4-Tolyl)pyrrolidine, -piperidine and -perhydroazepine: Further Examples of the t-Amino Effect”
Otto Meth-Cohn* and Ying Cheng
Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 2679-2682.