Carbene catalyzed umpolung of α,β-enals: a reactivity study of diamino dienols vs. azolium enolates, and the characterization of advanced reaction intermediates

On the Mechanism of N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Reactions Involving Acyl Azoliums

(2014) Jessada Mahatthananchai et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Mechanistic Insight into the Staudinger Reaction Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2013) Morgan Hans et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

β-Carbon activation of saturated carboxylic esters through N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis

(2013) Zhenqian Fu et al.   Nature Chemistry

N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed annulation of benzofuran-2,3-diones and enals: a concise synthesis of spiro-bis-lactone

(2013) Ze-Dong Wang et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Asymmetric Access to the Smallest Enolate Intermediate via Organocatalytic Activation of Acetic Ester

(2013) Shaojin Chen et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

NHC-Catalyzed Ester Activation: Access to Sterically Congested Spirocyclic Oxindoles via Reaction of α-Aryl Esters and Unsaturated Imines

(2013) Yonggui Chi et al.   SYNLETT

Controlled β-protonation and [4+2] cycloaddition of enals and chalconesvia N-heterocyclic carbene/acid catalysis: toward substrate independent reaction control

(2012) Zhenqian Fu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Organocatalytic umpolung: N-heterocyclic carbenes and beyond

(2012) Xavier Bugaut et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Exploring the nucleophilicity ofN,N′-diamidocarbenes: Heteroallenes and related compounds as coupling reagents

(2012) Young-Gi Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Oxyanion Steering and CH−π Interactions as Key Elements in an N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed [4 + 2] Cycloaddition

(2012) Scott E. Allen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioselective Activation of Stable Carboxylate Esters as Enolate Equivalents via N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts

(2012) Lin Hao et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Direct α-Functionalization of Simple Aldehydes via Oxidative N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis

(2012) Junming Mo et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

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 and Brønsted Acid Cooperative Catalysis: Asymmetric Synthesis oftrans-γ-Lactams

(2011) Xiaodan Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioselective Diels–Alder Reactions of Enals and Alkylidene Diketones Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2011) Xinqiang Fang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyzed annulation of enals and vinyl ketones: a novel synthesis of [2H]-pyranones

(2011) Vijay Nair et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Enantioselective [4+2] cycloaddition of ketenes and 1-azadienes catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes

(2010) Teng-Yue Jian et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

CooperativeN-Heterocyclic Carbene/Lewis Acid Catalysis for Highly Stereoselective Annulation Reactions with Homoenolates

(2010) Benoit Cardinal-David et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Chiral N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed generation of ester enolate equivalents from  , -unsaturated aldehydes for enantioselective Diels-Alder reactions

(2010) J. Kaeobamrung et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Enantioselective Addition of Phenols to Unsymmetrical Alkylarylketenes

(2009) Carmen Concellón et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Highly enantioselective intramolecular Michael reactions by d-camphor-derived triazolium salts

(2009) Yi Li et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Stereodivergency of Triazolium and Imidazolium-Derived NHCs for Catalytic, Enantioselective Cyclopentane Synthesis

(2009) Juthanat Kaeobamrung et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Enantioselective Synthesis of β-Trifluoromethyl-β-lactones via NHC-Catalyzed Ketene−Ketone Cycloaddition Reactions

(2009) Xiao-Na Wang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Formal Cycloaddition of Disubstituted Ketenes with 2-Oxoaldehydes Catalyzed by Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2008) Lin He et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

N-Heterocyclic carbene catalysed β-lactam synthesis

(2008) Nicolas Duguet et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Enantioselective, NHC-Catalyzed Bicyclo-β-Lactam Formation via Direct Annulations of Enals and UnsaturatedN-Sulfonyl Ketimines

(2007) Ming He et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Staudinger Reaction of Ketenes with Imines:  Highly Enantioselective Synthesis ofN-Boc β-Lactams

(2007) Yan-Rong Zhang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS