About the Research
Research Theme
Mechanistic study of catalysis and orgainc reactions, Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) study of asymmetric catalytical reactions
Keyword
Computational chemistry, Catalysis, Asymmetric reactions
Research Outline
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Representative Research Achievements
- Enantioselective Construction of Nonaromatic Pyrrole Isomeric Forms by Ligand-Enabled Intermolecular Desymmetrization of Malononitriles
Wang, W.#; Zheng, Y.-Q.#; Zator, K.; Huang, H.-G.; Ji, Z.-J.; Zhang, H.-Y.; Contreras- García, J.; Gao, M.*; Liu, W.-B.*; Liu, W.-B.*, CCS Chem., 2026, 8, 3329-3340.
DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.026.202607709 - Catalyst-controlled stereodivergent synthesis of polysubstituted alkenes
Huang, C.-M.#; Wu, D.#; Zheng, Y.-Q.#; Wang, L.-J.; Li, Y.-Q.; Li, Y.-Y.; Liu, W.-B.*; Yin, G.-Y.*, Nat Commun., 2025, 16, 9107.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64114-6 - Access to Enantiopure Spiropyridines Enabled by Enantio-Relay Double [2+2+2] Cycloaddition and Kinetic Resolution [2+2+2] Cycloaddition of Alkynes and Nitriles
Bai, L.-G.#; Zheng, Y.-Q.#; Chen, H.-N.#; Cai, J.-H.; Liu, W.-B.*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 14574-14584.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c01653 - Reductive Aza-Pauson-Khand Reaction of Nitriles
Huang, H.-G.#; Zheng, Y.-Q.#; Zhong, D.; Deng, J.-L.; Liu, W.-B.*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 10463-10469.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01656