1. Gold (I)-Catalyzed glycosylation with glycosyl o-alkynylbenzoates as donors. B. Yu,* Acc. Chem. Res. 2018,51,507-516.

2. Inhibition of cancer stem cell like cells by a synthetic retinoid. J. Chen,X. Cao,Q. An,Y. Zhang,K. Li,W. Yao,F. Shi,Y. Pan,Q. Jia,W. Zhou,F. Yang,F. Wei,N. Wang,* B. Yu,* Nature Commun. 2018,9:1406.

3 .Amipurimycin,total synthesis of the proposed structures and diastereoisomers. S. Wang,J. Sun,Q. Zhang,X. Cao,Y. Zhao,G. Tang,B. Yu,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018,57,2884-2888.

4. Gold-catalyzed glycosylation on the synthesis of complex carbohydrate-containing natural products. W,Li,B. Yu,* Chem. Soc. Rev. 2018,47,7954–7984.

5. Total synthesis of echinoside A,a representative triterpene glycoside of sea cucumbers. X. Chen,X. Shao,W. Li,X. Zhang,B. Yu,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017,56,7648-7652.

6. Synthesis of bradyrhizose oligosaccharides relevant to the Bradyrhizobium O-antigen. W. Li,A. Silipo,L. B. A. Gersby,M.-A. Newman,A. Molinaro,* B. Yu,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017,56,2092-2096.

7. Total synthesis of periploside A,a unique pregnane hexasaccharide with potent immunosuppressive effects. X. Zhang,Y. Zhou,J. Zuo,B. Yu,* Nat. Commun. 2015,6,5879.

8. Total Synthesis of Linckosides A and B,the Representative Starfish Polyhydroxysteroid Glycosides with Neuritogenic Activities. D. Zhu,B. Yu,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015,137,15098-15101.

9. A Modular Approach to the Total Synthesis of Tunicamycins. J. Li,B. Yu,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015,54,6618–6621.

10.O-Glycosylation methods in the total synthesis of complex natural glycosides. Y. Yang,* X. Zhang,B. Yu,* Nat. Prod. Rep. 2015,32,1331-1355.

11.Molecular matchmaking between the popular ‘weight loss’ herb Hoodia gordonii and GPR119,a potential drug target for metabolic disorder. S. Zhang,Y. Ma,J. Li,J. Ma,B. Yu,* X. Xie,* Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2014,111,14571-14576.

12.Total synthesis of nucleoside antibiotic A201A. S. Nie,W. Li,B. Yu,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014,136,4157-4160.

13.Mechanistic insights into the gold(I)-catalyzed activation of glycosyl ortho-alkynylbenzoates for glycosidation. Y. Tang,J. Li,Y. Zhu,Y. Li,B. Yu,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013,135,18396-18405.

14.Assembly of naturally occurring glycosides,evolved tactics and glycosylation methods. B. Yu,* J. Sun,X. Yang,Acc. Chem. Res. 2012,45,1227-1236.

15.Total synthesis of landomycin A,a potent antitumor angucycline antibiotic. X. Yang,B. Fu,B. Yu,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011,133,12433-12435.

16.An efficient approach to the synthesis of nucleosides,gold(I)-catalyzed N-glycosylation of pyrimidines and purines with glycosyl ortho-alkynylbenzoates. Q. Zhang,J. Sun,Y. Zhu,F. Zhang,B. Yu,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011,50,4933–4936.

17.Characterization of the isochromen-4-yl-gold(I) intermediate in the gold(I)-catalyzed glycosidation of glycosyl o-alkynylbenzoates and enhancement of the catalytic efficiency thereof. Y. Zhu,B. Yu,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011,50,8329–8332.

18.Total synthesis and structural revision of TMG-chitotriomycin,a specific inhibitor of insect and fungal?-N-acetylglucosaminidases Y. Yang,Y. Li,B. Yu,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009,131,12076-12077.

19.Total synthesis of Lobatoside E,a potent antitumor cyclic triterpene saponin. C. Zhu,P. Tang,B. Yu,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008,130,5872-5873

20.Total synthesis of Candicanoside A,a potent antitumor saponin bearing a rearranged steroid side chain. P. Tang,B. Yu,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007,46,2527-2530.