1. H. Xu*, S. Zhang, Y. Gu, H. Lu, Naphthalimide appended isoquinoline fluorescent probe for specific detection of Al³⁺ ions and its application in living cell imaging, Spectrochim. Acta Part A: Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 2022, 265, 120364.

2.S. Zhang, Y. Wang, H. Xu*, A new naphthalimide-picolinohydrazide derived fluorescent “turn-on” probe for hypersensitive detection of Al³⁺ ions and applications of real water analysis and bio-imaging, Spectrochim. Acta. A Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc.2022, 275, 121193. 

3.H. Xu*, S. Zhang, F. Zhang, Y. Wang, K. Chen, A new chromone functionalized isoqunoline derived chemosensor with fluorogenic switching effect for selective detection of Zn²⁺ in real water samples and living cells, Spectrochim. Acta Part A: Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 2022,282, 121697.

4. D. Xiang, S. Zhang, Y. Wang, K. Sun, H. Xu*, A novel naphthalimide-based “turn-on” fluorescent chemosensor for highly selective detection of Zn²⁺, Tetrahedron 106-107 (2022) 132648

5.S. Zhang, Y. Gu, Z. Shi, N. Lu, H. Xu*, A novel reversible fluorescent probe based on naphthalimide for sequential detection of aluminum (Al³⁺) and fluoride (F^-) ions and its applications, Anal. Methods 2021, 13, 5360–5368. 

6.H. Xu*, W. Chen. L. Ju, H. Lu, A purine based fluorescent chemosensor for the selective and sole detection of Al³⁺ and its practical applications in test strips and bio-imaging, Spectrochim. Acta Part A: Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 2021, 247, 119074.

7.W. Chen, H. Xu*, L. Ju, H. Lu, A highly sensitive fluorogenic “turn-on” chemosensor for the recognition of Cd²⁺ based on a hybrid purine-quinoline Schiff base, Tetrahedron (88) 2021 132123.

8.X. Liang, H. Xu*, H. Li, L. Chen, H. Lu, Recyclable Bismuth complex catalyzed 1,6-conjugate addition of various nucleophiles to para-quinone methides: expedient access to unsymmetrical diaryl- and triarylmethanes”Eur. J. Org. Chem, 2020, 2, 217. 

9.H. Xu*, W. Chen, W. Zhang, L. Ju, H. Lu, A selective Purine-based fluorescent chemosensor for the “naked eye” detection of Zinc ion (Zn²⁺): Applications in live cell imaging and test strips, New J. Chem. 2020, 44, 15195–15201. 

10. D. Liu, H. Xu*, H. Yi, H. Lu, 1,6-Addition of Nitrogen Nucleophile to para-Quinone Methides Catalyzed by Recyclable Bismuth Complex: Facile Access to N-Heterocyclic Substituted Unsymmetric Triarylmethane Derivatives, Chin. J. Org. Chem. (42) 2020 796-802

11. Bu-Qing Cheng, Si-Xuan Zhang, Yan-Ying Cui, Xue-Qiang Chu, Weidong Rao, Haiyan Xu,Guo-Zhi Han,* and Zhi-Liang Shen* Copper(II)-Mediated Ring Opening/Alkynylation of Tertiary Cyclopropanols by Using Nonmodified Terminal Alkynes，Organic Letters. 2020, 22(14).

12. Xue-Qiang Chu,* Ting Xie, Ya-Wen Wang, Xiang-Rui Li, Weidong Rao, Haiyan Xu, and Zhi-Liang Shen* Synthesis of Di(hetero)aryl Sulfides by Defluorinative Sulfenylation of Polyfluoroalkyl Ketones with Sodium Sulfinates or Arylsulfonyl Chlorides.Chem Comm,2020, 56.

13.X. Liang, H. Xu*, H. Li, L. Chen, H. Lu, Recyclable bismuth complex catalyzed 1,6-conjugate addition of various nucleophiles to para-quinone methides: expedient access to unsymmetrical diaryl- and triarylmethanes, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 16 (2019) 217-226.