Oxidative γ-addition of enals to trifluoromethyl ketones: enantioselectivity control via Lewis acid/N-heterocyclic carbene cooperative catalysis J Mo, X Chen, YR Chi Journal of the American Chemical Society 134 (21), 8810-8813, 2012 | 351 | 2012 |
Enantioselective Activation of Stable Carboxylate Esters as Enolate Equivalents via N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts L Hao, Y Du, H Lv, X Chen, H Jiang, Y Shao, YR Chi Organic letters 14 (8), 2154-2157, 2012 | 209 | 2012 |
N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis: Activation Modes and Typical Reactive Intermediates X Chen, H Wang, Z Jin, YR Chi Chinese Journal of Chemistry 38 (10), 1167-1202, 2020 | 189 | 2020 |
Functionalization of Benzylic C(sp3)H Bonds of Heteroaryl Aldehydes through N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis. X Chen, S Yang, BA Song, YR Chi Angewandte Chemie 125 (42), 2013 | 171 | 2013 |
Enantioselective Oxidative Cross‐Dehydrogenative Coupling of Tertiary Amines to Aldehydes J Zhang, B Tiwari, C Xing, X Chen, YR Chi ChemInform 43 (36), no, 2012 | 170 | 2012 |
N-Heterocyclic carbenes in organocatalysis(Book Chapter) AT Biju John Wiley & Sons, 2019 | 145* | 2019 |
The Enantioselective, Organocatalyzed Diels–Alder Reaction of 2‐Vinylindoles with α, β‐Unsaturated Aldehydes: An Efficient Route to Functionalized Tetrahydrocarbazoles C Zheng, Y Lu, J Zhang, X Chen, Z Chai, W Ma, G Zhao Chemistry–A European Journal 20 (16), 5853-5857, 2010 | 141 | 2010 |
Enantioselective Diels–Alder reactions of enals and alkylidene diketones catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes X Fang, X Chen, YR Chi Organic Letters 13 (17), 4708-4711, 2011 | 138 | 2011 |
Enantioselective Stetter Reactions of Enals and Modified Chalcones Catalyzed by N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes X Fang, X Chen, H Lv, YR Chi Angewandte Chemie International Edition 49 (50), 11782-11785, 2011 | 131 | 2011 |
Direct α-functionalization of simple aldehydes via oxidative N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis J Mo, R Yang, X Chen, B Tiwari, YR Chi Organic letters 15 (1), 50-53, 2013 | 115 | 2013 |
Aminomethylation of Enals through Carbene and Acid Cooperative Catalysis: Concise Access to β2‐Amino Acids J Xu, X Chen, M Wang, P Zheng, BA Song, YR Chi Angewandte Chemie 127 (17), 5250-5254, 2015 | 108 | 2015 |
Highly Enantioselective Michael Addition of Cyclic 1, 3‐Dicarbonyl Compounds to β, γ‐Unsaturated α‐Keto Esters XK Chen, CW Zheng, SL Zhao, Z Chai, YQ Yang, G Zhao, WG Cao Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 352 (10), 1648-1652, 2010 | 85 | 2010 |
Addition of indoles to oxyallyl cations for facile access to α-indole carbonyl compounds Q Tang, X Chen, B Tiwari, YR Chi Organic letters 14 (7), 1922-1925, 2012 | 82 | 2012 |
Carbene-catalyzed dynamic kinetic resolution of carboxylic esters X Chen, JZM Fong, J Xu, C Mou, Y Lu, S Yang, BA Song, YR Chi Journal of the American Chemical Society 138 (23), 7212-7215, 2016 | 80 | 2016 |
cis-Enals in N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reactions: distinct stereoselectivity and reactivity X Chen, X Fang, YR Chi Chemical Science 4 (6), 2613-2618, 2013 | 68 | 2013 |
A reaction mode of carbene-catalysed aryl aldehyde activation and induced phenol OH functionalization X Chen, H Wang, K Doitomi, CY Ooi, P Zheng, W Liu, H Guo, S Yang, ... Nature communications 8 (1), 15598, 2017 | 59 | 2017 |
Chiral Primary–Secondary Diamines Catalyzed Michael–Aldol–Dehydration Reaction between Benzoylacetates and α, β‐Unsaturated Ketones: Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of … YQ Yang, Z Chai, HF Wang, XK Chen, HF Cui, CW Zheng, H Xiao, P Li, ... Chemistry–A European Journal 15 (48), 13295-13298, 2009 | 51 | 2009 |
Carbene and Acid Cooperative Catalytic Reactions of Aldehydes and o-Hydroxybenzhydryl Amines for Highly Enantioselective Access to Dihydrocoumarins X Chen, R Song, Y Liu, CY Ooi, Z Jin, T Zhu, H Wang, L Hao, YR Chi Organic letters 19 (21), 5892-5895, 2017 | 49 | 2017 |
Catalytic asymmetric acetalization of carboxylic acids for access to chiral phthalidyl ester prodrugs Y Liu, Q Chen, C Mou, L Pan, X Duan, X Chen, H Chen, Y Zhao, Y Lu, ... Nature Communications 10 (1), 1675, 2019 | 42 | 2019 |
NHC-catalyzed reactions of enals with water as a solvent WWY Leong, X Chen, YR Chi Green chemistry 15 (6), 1505-1508, 2013 | 42 | 2013 |