Transition-Metal-Free Decarboxylative Propargylic Substitution/Cyclization with either Azolium Enolates or Acyl Anions

Pd-Catalyzed Enantioselective [6+4] Cycloaddition of Vinyl Oxetanes with Azadienes to Access Ten-Membered Heterocycles

(2018) Ya-Nong Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Mechanistic Studies on a Cooperative NHC Organocatalysis/Palladium Catalysis System: Uncovering Significant Lessons for Mixed Chiral Pd(NHC)(PR3) Catalyst Design

(2017) Chang Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Nine-Membered Benzofuran-Fused Heterocycles: Enantioselective Synthesis by Pd-Catalysis and Rearrangement via Transannular Bond Formation

(2017) Zi-Qiang Rong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioconvergent Copper Catalysis: In Situ Generation of the Chiral Phosphorus Ylide and Its Wittig Reactions

(2017) Kai Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Conjugated Allenynes via Decarboxylative Coupling

(2017) Mary K. Smith et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Divergent Synthesis of Polycyclic Indolines: Copper-Catalyzed Cascade Reactions of Propargylic Carbamates and Indoles

(2017) Tian-Ren Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Enantioselective propargylic [1,3]-rearrangements: copper-catalyzed O-to-N migrations toward C–N bond formation

(2017) Li-Jie Cheng et al.   Chemical Science

A Copper-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Amination/Hydroamination Sequence: Switchable Synthesis of Functionalized Indoles

(2016) Tian-Ren Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Desilylation-Activated Propargylic Transformation: Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloaddition of Propargylic Esters with β-Naphthol or Phenol Derivatives

(2016) Long Shao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Cooperative Catalysis and Activation with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2016) Michael H. Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Construction of Chiral Tri- and Tetra-Arylmethanes Bearing Quaternary Carbon Centers: Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Propargylation of Indoles with Propargylic Esters

(2016) Kouhei Tsuchida et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Recent advances in N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalysed benzoin reactions

(2016) Rajeev S Menon et al.   Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

Emerging Roles of in Situ Generated Quinone Methides in Metal-Free Catalysis

(2016) Ashley A. Jaworski et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Carbene-Catalyzed Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Carboxylic Esters

(2016) Xingkuan Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioselective Intermolecular Enamide–Aldehyde Cross-Coupling Catalyzed by Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2016) Jicheng Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cooperative N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Umpolung Annulations

(2016) Chang Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic Asymmetric [4 + 1] Annulation of Sulfur Ylides with Copper–Allenylidene Intermediates

(2016) Qiang Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Re-orienting coupling of organocuprates with propargyl electrophiles from SN2′ to SN2 with stereocontrol

(2016) Barry M. Trost et al.   Chemical Science

Intramolecular Dearomative Oxidative Coupling of Indoles: A Unified Strategy for the Total Synthesis of Indoline Alkaloids

(2015) Weiwei Zi et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular Asymmetric Propargylic Dearomatization of Indoles

(2015) Wen Shao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Aminomethylation of Enals through Carbene and Acid Cooperative Catalysis: Concise Access to β2-Amino Acids

(2015) Jianfeng Xu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Organocatalytic Reactions Enabled by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2015) Darrin M. Flanigan et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Propargylic Etherification of Propargylic Esters with Alcohols

(2015) Kazunari Nakajima et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Switchable selectivity in an NHC-catalysed dearomatizing annulation reaction

(2015) Chang Guo et al.   Nature Chemistry

Recent Advances in the N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Organocatalyzed Stetter Reaction and Related Chemistry

(2015) Akkattu Biju et al.   SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART

Recent advances in copper-catalyzed propargylic substitution

(2015) De-Yang Zhang et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Stereoselective synthesis of ε-lactones or spiro-heterocycles through NHC-catalyzed annulation: divergent reactivity by catalyst control

(2014) Min Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

An overview of N-heterocyclic carbenes

(2014) Matthew N. Hopkinson et al.   NATURE

Catalytic Asymmetric α-Aldol Reaction of Vinylogous N-Heterocyclic Carbene Enolates: Formation of Quaternary and Labile Tertiary Stereocenters

(2014) Xiuqin Dong et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

A cooperative N-heterocyclic carbene/palladium catalysis system

(2014) Kun Liu et al.   Chemical Science

Asymmetric Synthesis of Pyrroloindolones by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed [2+3] Annulation of α-Chloroaldehydes with Nitrovinylindoles

(2013) Qijian Ni et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Enantioselective N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Annulation Reactions with Imidazolidinones

(2013) Elizabeth O'Bryan McCusker et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

NHC-Catalyzed Hydroacylation of Styrenes

(2013) Michael Schedler et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Acyl anion free N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis

(2013) Sarah J. Ryan et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

A Room-Temperature Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Allenes with ECNU-Phos

(2013) Yuli Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Organocatalytic C–H Bond Arylation of Aldehydes to Bis-heteroaryl Ketones

(2013) Qiao Yan Toh et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

An internal affair

(2013) Jeffrey W. Bode   Nature Chemistry

Asymmetric NHC-Catalyzed Redox α-Amination of α-Aroyloxyaldehydes

(2013) James E. Taylor et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Recent Advances in the Catalytic Syntheses of Allenes: A Critical Assessment

(2013) Robynne K. Neff et al.   ACS Catalysis

Enantioselective Synthesis of β,γ-Unsaturated α-Fluoroesters Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2012) Yu-Ming Zhao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Continuum of Progress: Applications of N-Hetereocyclic Carbene Catalysis in Total Synthesis

(2012) Javier Izquierdo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Occurrence, Biogenesis, and Synthesis of Biologically Active Carbazole Alkaloids

(2012) Arndt W. Schmidt et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Organocatalytic umpolung: N-heterocyclic carbenes and beyond

(2012) Xavier Bugaut et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Allenes

(2012) Hailing Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Enantioselective Propargylic Substitution Reactions of Propargylic Alcohol Derivatives with Nucleophiles

(2012) Yoshiaki Nishibayashi   SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART

Extending NHC-Catalysis: Coupling Aldehydes with Unconventional Reaction Partners

(2011) Akkattu T. Biju et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Designing N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Simultaneous Enhancement of Reactivity and Enantioselectivity in the Asymmetric Hydroacylation of Cyclopropenes

(2011) Fan Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Highly Regio- and Stereoselective Cascade Annulation of Enals and Benzodi(enone)s Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2011) Xinqiang Fang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Domino Reactions

(2011) André Grossmann et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Highly Asymmetric NHC-Catalyzed Hydroacylation of Unactivated Alkenes

(2011) Isabel Piel et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Transition Metal-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Allylation and Benzylation Reactions

(2011) Jimmie D. Weaver et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Employing homoenolates generated by NHC catalysis in carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions: state of the art

(2011) Vijay Nair et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroacylation of Cyclopropenes

(2011) Xavier Bugaut et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Efficient Synthesis of Benzofuranones: N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)/Base-Catalyzed Hydroacylation–Stetter–Rearrangement Cascade

(2011) Mohan Padmanaban et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Intermolecular N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Hydroacylation of Arynes

(2010) Akkattu T. Biju et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Cascade Reaction Involving the Hydroacylation of Unactivated Alkynes

(2010) Akkattu T. Biju et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Hydroacylation of Unactivated Double Bonds

(2009) Keiichi Hirano et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Copper(I)-Catalyzed Substitution of Propargylic Carbonates with Diboron: Selective Synthesis of Multisubstituted Allenylboronates

(2008) Hajime Ito et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

N-Heterocyclic carbene catalyzed intramolecular nucleophilic addition of carbonyl anion equivalents to enol ethers

(2008) Jinmei He et al.   TETRAHEDRON