Binaphthyl–prolinol chiral ligands: design and their application in enantioselective arylation of aromatic aldehydes

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Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021, 19, 3644
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Enantioselective Michael addition of malonates to β,γ-unsaturated α-ketoesters catalysed by Cu(ii) complexes bearing binaphthyl–proline hybrid ligands

Shibo Yu, Qihang Cai, Jiahui Li, Tianxu Yu, Jiemian Liang, Zilin Jiao, Chao Yao and Yue-Ming Li

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023, 21, 1764
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Copper(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Aza-Friedel–Crafts Reaction of Indoles with Isatin-Derived N-Boc-Ketimines

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J. Org. Chem., 2023, 88, 14345
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4‐Methyltetrahydropyran: A Versatile Alternative Solvent for the Preparation of Chiral BINOL Catalysts and the Asymmetric Alkylation of Aldehydes

Francesco Marra, Federica De Nardi, Federica Rossi, Emanuele Priola, Cristina Prandi and Marco Blangetti

Eur J Org Chem, 2024, 27
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P(V)-Promoted Rh-Catalyzed Highly Regioselective Hydroformylation of Styrenes under Mild Conditions

Tong Ru, Yajiao Zhang, Qiuxiang Wei, Sheng Zuo, Zhenhua Jia and Fen-Er Chen

Molecules, 2024, 29, 2039
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Enantioselective Friedel–Crafts Alkylation of Indoles with β,γ-Unsaturated α-Ketoesters Catalyzed by New Copper(I) Catalysts

Shibo Yu, Qihang Cai, Chao Wang, Jiaqi Hou, Jiemian Liang, Zilin Jiao, Chao Yao and Yue-Ming Li

J. Org. Chem., 2023, 88, 3046
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Enantioselective alkylative cross-coupling of unactivated aromatic C–O electrophiles

Zishuo Zhang, Jintong Zhang, Quan Gao, Yu Zhou, Mingyu Yang, Haiqun Cao, Tingting Sun, Gen Luo and Zhi-Chao Cao

Nat Commun, 2022, 13
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New Binaphthyl-Proline-Based Chiral Ligands Bearing Imidazoline Groups: Design, Synthesis, and Their Application in Enantioselective Conjugate Addition of 4-Hydroxycoumarin and Related Nucleophiles to β,γ-Unsaturated α-Ketoesters

Shibo Yu, Qihang Cai, Tianxu Yu, Jiahui Li, Chao Yao and Yue-Ming Li

J. Org. Chem., 2023, 88, 14928
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A new type of chiral ligands: Design and the evaluation of their performance in catalytic asymmetric reactions

Chao Yao, Xueyan Chen, Chuang Qu, Yan Zhao and Yue-Ming Li

Tetrahedron, 2025, 187, 134929
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Chiral Ligands in Hypervalent Iodine Compounds: Synthesis and Structures of Binaphthyl‐Based λ3‐Iodanes

Huaiyuan Zhang, Rodrigo A. Cormanich and Thomas Wirth

Chemistry A European J, 2022, 28
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Photo racemization of 2,2′‐dihydroxy‐1,1′‐binaphthyl derivatives

Qingyu Wang, Adriana Pietropaolo, Mariagrazia Fortino, Zhiyi Song, Masayoshi Bando, Naofumi Naga and Tamaki Nakano

Chirality, 2022, 34, 317
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Binaphthyl-Proline Hybrid Chiral Ligands: Modular Design, Synthesis, and Enantioswitching in Cu(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Henry Reactions

Chao Yao, Yaoqi Chen, Chao Wang, Ruize Sun, Haotian Chang, Ruiheng Jiang, Lin Li, Xin Wang and Yue-Ming Li

J. Org. Chem., 2023, 88, 7651
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Carbene-Catalyzed Direct O-Functionalization of Ketone: Atroposelective Access to Non-C2-Symmetric Binaphthyls

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Mechanochemical Preferential Bromination at the α‐Position of Activated Naphthalenes

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Chemistry A European J, 2025
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Cu(I)-based chiral catalysts bearing binaphthyl-Proline hybrid ligands and their application in enantioselective Friedel-Crafts reactions of indoles with isatins

Chao Wang, Zilin Jiao, Jiaqi Hou, Jiahui Li, Tianxu Yu, Shibo Yu, Qihang Cai, Chao Yao and Yue-Ming Li

Tetrahedron, 2024, 154, 133868
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Deciphering the mechanism behind efficient enantioselective ethylation with thiazolidine‐based amino alcohols

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Applied Organom Chemis, 2022, 36
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Development of diverse adjustable axially chiral biphenyl ligands and catalysts

Jiyang Jie, Haijun Yang, Yufen Zhao and Hua Fu

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Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with trifluoropyruvates catalyzed by chiral Cu(II) complex bearing binaphthyl-proline hybrid ligands

Chao Yao, Jiaqi Hou, Qihang Cai, Yaoqi Chen, Chao Wang, Jiemian Liang, Zilin Jiao, Lin Li and Yue-Ming Li

Tetrahedron, 2024, 154, 133874
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Stereoselective Synthesis and Applications of Pinane-Based Chiral 1,4-Amino Alcohol Derivatives

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Synthesis, 2022, 54, 3831
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