2. X. Z. Guo, L. Shi, R.Wang, X. X. Liu, B. G. Li, X. X. Lu*, Synthesis and Biological Activities of Novel Nonpeptide Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists Based on Benzimidazole Derivatives Bearing a Heterocyclic Ring, Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2008, 16, 10301–10310.
3. T. K. Huang, R. Wang, L. Shi, X. X. Lu *, Montmorillonite K-10: An efficient and reusable catalyst for the synthesis of quinoxaline derivatives in water, Catal. Commun., 2008, 9, 1143–1147.
4. R. Wang, T. K. Huang, L. Shi, B. G. Li, X. X. Lu*, Heteropoly Acids Catalyzed Direct Mannich Reactions: Three-Component Synthesis of N-Protected β-Amino Ketones,Synlett, 2007, 2197–2200.
5. R. Wang, B. G. Li, T. K. Huang, L. Shi,X. X. Lu*, NbCl5-Catalyzed One-pot Mannich-type Reaction: Three Component Synthesis of β–Amino Carbonyl Compounds, Tetrahedron Lett., 2007, 48, 2071–2073.
6. R. Wang, X. X. Lu*, X. Q. Yu, L. Shi, Y. Sun, Acid-Catalyzed Solvent-Free Synthesis of 2-Arylbenzimidazoles under Microwave Irradiation. J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 2007, 266, 198–201.
7. Y. Sun, X. X. Lu,* B. Yang, R. Wang,Short and Efficient Synthesis of Thiol Groups Functionalized Crown Ethers. Synth. Commun., 2007, 37, 2995-3002.
8. X. X. Lu, H. S. Tang, C. C. Ko, J. K. Y. Wong, N. Zhu, V. W. W. Yam, Anion-Assisted Trans-Cis Isomerization of Palladium(II) Phosphine Complexes Containing Acetanilide Functionalities Through Hydrogen Bonding Interactions. Chem. Commun., 2005, 1572 – 1574.
9. X. X. Lu, E.C. C. Cheng, N. Zhu, V. W. W. Yam, Synthesis, Luminescence and Ion-Binding Properties of Palladium(II) Complexes with 1,2-bis[di(benzo-15-crown-5)phosphino]ethane (dbcpe), Dalton Trans., 2006, 1803-1808.
10. W. S. Tang, X. X. Lu, K. M. C. Wong, V. W. W. Yam, Synthesis, Photophysics and Binding Studies of Pt(II) Alkynyl Terpyridine Complexes with Crown Ether Pendant. Potential Luminescent Sensors for Metal Ions, J. Mater. Chem., 2005, 15, 2714–2720.
11. K. M. C. Wong, W. S. Tang; X. X. Lu, N. Zhu, V. W. W. Yam,Functionalized Platinum(II) Terpyridyl Alkynyl Complexes as Colorimetric and Luminescence pH Sensors, Inorg.Chem., 2005,44, 1492-1498.
12. X. X. Lu, C. K. Li, E. C. C. Cheng, N. Zhu, V. W. W. Yam, Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Host-Guest Chemistry of Ethynyl Crown Ether Containing Polynuclear Gold(I) Complexes. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 2225-2227.
13. C. K. Li, X. X. Lu, N. Zhu, V. W. W. Yam, Molecular Design of Luminescence Ion Probes for Various Cations Based on Weak Gold(I)···Gold(I) Interactions in Dinuclear Gold(I) Complexes, Inorg. Chem. 2004, 43, 7421-7430.
14. V. W. W. Yam, X. X. Lu, C. C. Ko, First Observation of Alkali Metal Ion Induced Trans-Cis Isomerization of Palladium(II) phosphane Complexes Containing Crown Ether Moieties. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2003, 42(29), 3385-3388.
15. X. X. Lu, S. Y. Qin, Z. Y. Zhou, V. W. W. Yam, Synthesis, Structure, and Ion-Binding Studies of Cobalt(II) Complexes with Aza-crown Substituted Salicylaldime Schiff Base Ligand. Inorganica Chemica Acta, 2003, 346, 49-56.
16. V. W. W. Yam, R. P. L. Tang, X. X. Lu, K. K. Cheung, N. Zhu, Syntheses, Electronic Absorption, Emission, and Ion-Binding Studies of Platinum(II) C%N%C and Terpyridyl Complexes Containing Crown Ether Pendants, Chem. Eur. J., 2002, 8(17), 4066-4076.