From the Feist-Bénary Reaction to Organocatalytic Domino Michael-Alkylation Reactions: Asymmetric Synthesis of 3(2 H)-Furanones

Highly Enantioselective [3+2] Annulation of Morita-Baylis-Hillman Adducts Mediated by L-Threonine-Derived Phosphines: Synthesis of 3-Spirocyclopentene-2-oxindoles having Two Contiguous Quaternary Centers

(2011) Fangrui Zhong et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

The Direct Asymmetric Vinylogous Aldol Reaction of Furanones with α-Ketoesters: Access to Chiral γ-Butenolides and Glycerol Derivatives

(2011) Jie Luo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Novel methodologies for the synthesis of functionalized pyroglutamates

(2011) Srinivas Tekkam et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Synthesis of and Tautomerism in 3-Acyltetramic Acids

(2011) Yong-Chul Jeong et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Cycloisomerization of Bifunctionalized Allenes: Synthesis of 3(2H)-Furanones in Water

(2011) Manojkumar Poonoth et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Enantioselective [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of Allenes to Acrylates Catalyzed by Dipeptide-Derived Phosphines: Facile Creation of Functionalized Cyclopentenes Containing Quaternary Stereogenic Centers

(2011) Xiaoyu Han et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

l-Threonine-Derived Novel Bifunctional Phosphine−Sulfonamide Catalyst-Promoted Enantioselective Aza-Morita−Baylis−Hillman Reaction

(2011) Fangrui Zhong et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Stereocontrolled Creation of All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters by Organocatalytic Conjugate Addition of Oxindoles to Vinyl Sulfone

(2010) Qiang Zhu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Chiral primary amine mediated conjugate addition of branched aldehydes to vinyl sulfone: asymmetric generation of quaternary carbon centers

(2010) Qiang Zhu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Cationic Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Cyclization of γ-Hydroxyalkynones into 3(2H)-Furanones

(2010) Masahiro Egi et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Organocatalytic cascade reactions as a new tool in total synthesis

(2010) Christoph Grondal et al.   Nature Chemistry

Bifunctional thiourea-promoted cascade aza-Michael-Henry-dehydration reactions: asymmetric preparation of 3-nitro-1,2-dihydroquinolines

(2010) Xiaoqian Liu et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Asymmetric Synthesis of 2-Aryl-2,3-dihydro-4-quinolones via Bifunctional Thiourea-Mediated Intramolecular Cyclization

(2010) Xiaoqian Liu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

A Domino Reaction of α,β-Acetylenic γ-Hydroxy Nitriles with Arenecarboxylic Acids: An Unexpected Facile Shortcut to 4-Cyano-3(2H)-furanones

(2010) Boris A. Trofimov et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Pd(II)-catalyzed annulation of N-benzyl-N-aroylmethyl-2-alkynamides with arylboronic acids: an efficient synthesis of highly substituted α-alkylidene-β-hydroxy-γ-lactams

(2010) Huan Wang et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Bifunctional Guanidine via an Amino Amide Skeleton for Asymmetric Michael Reactions of β-Ketoesters with Nitroolefins: A Concise Synthesis of Bicyclic β-Amino Acids

(2009) Zhipeng Yu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Asymmetric Mannich Reaction of Fluorinated Ketoesters with a Tryptophan-Derived Bifunctional Thiourea Catalyst

(2009) Xiao Han et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral fluorinated quaternary carbon containing β-ketoesters

(2009) Hao Li et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Asymmetric catalysis with chiral primary amine-based organocatalysts

(2009) Li-Wen Xu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Asymmetric generation of fluorine-containing quaternary carbons adjacent to tertiary stereocenters: uses of fluorinated methines as nucleophiles

(2009) Xiao Han et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

An Efficient Synthesis of Chiral Diamines with Rigid Backbones: Application in Enantioselective Michael Addition of Malonates to Nitroalkenes

(2009) Qiming Zhu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Asymmetric Michael Addition Mediated by Novel Cinchona Alkaloid-Derived Bifunctional Catalysts Containing Sulfonamides

(2009) Jie Luo et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Enantioselective Conjugate Addition of Nitroalkanes to Vinyl Sulfone: An Organocatalytic Access to Chiral Amines

(2009) Qiang Zhu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Asymmetric catalysis with bifunctional cinchona alkaloid-based urea and thiourea organocatalysts

(2008) Stephen J. Connon   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Chiral amine-thioureas bearing multiple hydrogen bonding donors: highly efficient organocatalysts for asymmetric Michael addition of acetylacetone to nitroolefins

(2008) Chun-Jiang Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Hydrogen-Bond-Mediated Asymmetric Catalysis

(2008) Xinhong Yu et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Organocatalysis: asymmetric cascade reactions catalysed by chiral secondary amines

(2008) Xinhong Yu et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Primary amino acids: privileged catalysts in enantioselective organocatalysis

(2008) Li-Wen Xu et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY