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NHC‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Transformations Involving α‐Bromoenals

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Bifunctional N‐Heterocylic Carbene‐Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective Trans‐Cyclopentannulation of Enals and Enones via Homoenolate

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NHC‐Catalyzed Chemoselective Reactions of Enals and Aminobenzaldehydes for Access to Chiral Dihydroquinolines

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N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed intramolecular aza-Michael addition of alkyl amines to α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid: Synthesis of pyrrolidines and piperidines

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N‐Heterocyclic Carbene‐Catalyzed Double Michael Addition: Stereoselective Synthesis of Spirofluorenes and Multisubstituted Indanes

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N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Annulation of 3,3′-Bisoxindoles with α-Bromoenals: Enantioselective Construction of Contiguous Quaternary Stereocenters

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NHC‐Catalyzed Chemoselective Reactions of Enals and Aminobenzaldehydes for Access to Chiral Dihydroquinolines

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N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Synthesis of Trisubstituted Epoxides via Tandem Amidation/Epoxidation Sequence

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Asymmetric Synthesis of Cyclopenta[3,4]pyrroloindolones via N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Michael/Aldol/Lactamization Cascade Reaction

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N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Quadruple Domino Reactions: Asymmetric Synthesis of Cyclopenta[c]chromenones

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A consecutive synthesis of spirocyclopentanes from 2,4-dioxo-arylbutanoates, malononitrile and vicinal dicarbonyl compounds

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[3 + 2] Cycloaddition of Azaoxyallyl Cations with Cyclic Ketones: Access to Spiro-4-oxazolidinones

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N-Heterocyclic-Carbene-Catalyzed Domino Reactions via Two or More Activation Modes

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