个人简历
Education\r2005 Ph.D., Department of Chemistry The Chinese University of Hong Kong\r2001 B.Sc. (1st Hons), Department of Chemistry The Chinese University of Hong Kong\r\rPosition\rSince 2019 Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\r2016-2021 Chairman, Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\r2015-2019 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong\r2014-2015 Assistant Head, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore\r2014-2015 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore\r2008-2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore\r2005-2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Harvard University
研究领域
"""""Our research group has broad interests in synthetic organic chemistry. The main focuses are centered on novel methodologies development and complex molecules synthesis. Research directions include:\r1. Organocatalysis\r2. Asymmetric halogenation reactions\r3. Multi-component synthesis\r4. Novel functional molecules synthesis for biological studies"
近期论文
Liangkun Pan, Long Zheng, Ye Chen, Zhihai Ke,* Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Mechanochemical and Catalyst-Free Cascade Synthesis of 1,3-Diols and 1,4-Iodoalcohols Using Styrenes and Hypervalent Iodine Reagents” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207926.\r\rQingyu Zhang, Yung-Yin Chan, Muyin Zhang, Ying-Yeung Yeung,* Zhihai Ke* “Hypervalent Chalcogenonium…π Bonding Catalysis” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208009.\r\rYuk-Cheung Chan, Xinyan Wang, Ying-Pong Lam, Jonathan Wong, Ying-Lung Steve Tse,* Ying-Yeung Yeung* “A Catalyst-Controlled Enantiodivergent Bromolactonization” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 12745-12754.\r\rRong-Bin Hu, Ying-Pong Lam, Wing-Hin Ng, Chun-Yuen Wong, Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Zwitterion Induced Organic-Metal Hybrid Catalysis in Aerobic Oxidation” ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 3498-3506.\r\rTianyu Zheng, Xinyan Wang, Wing-Hin Ng, Ying-Lung Steve Tse,* Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Catalytic Enantio- and Diastereoselective Domino Halocyclization and Spiroketalization” Nature Catalysis 2020, 3, 993-1001. (Cover page)\r\rMatthew H. Gieuw, Shuming Chen, Zhihai Ke, K. N. Houk,* Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Boron Tribromide as Reagent for Anti-Markovnikov Addition of HBr to Cyclopropanes” Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 9426-9433.\r\rXiaodong Xiong, Tianyu Zheng, Xinyan Wang, Ying-Lung Steve Tse,* Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Access to Chiral Bisphenol Ligands (BPOL) through Desymmetrizing Asymmetric Ortho-Selective Halogenation” Chem 2020, 6, 919-932.\r\rYing-Pong Lam, Xinyan Wang, Fei Tan, Wing-Hin Ng, Ying-Lung Steve Tse,* Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Amide/Iminium Zwitterionic Catalysts for (Trans)esterification: Application in Biodiesel Synthesis” ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 8083-8092.\r\rXinxin He, Xinyan Wang, Ying-Lung Steve Tse, Zhihai Ke,* Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Applications of Selenonium Cations as Lewis Acids in Organocatalytic Reactions” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12869-12873.\r\rYuk-Cheung Chan, Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Halogen Bond Catalyzed Bromocarbocyclization” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 3483-3487.\r\rXiaodong Xiong, Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Ammonium Salt-Catalyzed Highly Practical Ortho-Selective Monohalogenation and Phenylselenation of Phenols: Scope and Applications” ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 4033-4043. (Cover page)\r\rMatthew H. Gieuw, Zhihai Ke, Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Lewis Base-Promoted Ring-Opening 1,3-Dioxygenation of Unactivated Cyclopropanes using Hypervalent Iodine Reagent” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 3782-3786.\r\rJie Yang See, Hui Yang, Yu Zhao, Ming Wah Wong, Zhihai Ke, Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Desymmetrizing Enantio- and Diastereoselective Selenoetherification through Supramolecular Catalysis” ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 850-858.\r\rYi Liu, Ying-Lung Steve Tse, Fuk Yee Kwong, Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Accessing Axially Chiral Biaryls via Organocatalytic Enantioselective Dynamic-Kinetic Resolution-Semipinacol Rearrangement” ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 4435-4440.\r\rXiaodong Xiong, Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Highly ortho-Selective Chlorination of Anilines Using a Secondary Ammonium Salt Organocatalyst” Angew. Chem. Int. Et. 2016, 55, 16101-16105.\r\rYi An Cheng, Wesley Zongrong Yu, Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Carbamate-Catalyzed Enantioselective Bromolactamization” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 12102-12106.\r\rTao Chen, Thomas Jian Yao Foo, Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Indole-Catalyzed Bromolactonization in Lipophilic Solvent: A Solid–Liquid Phase Transfer Approach” ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 4751-4756.\r\rZhihai Ke, Chong Kiat Tan, Feng Chen, Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Catalytic Asymmetric Bromoetherification and Desymmetrization of Olefinic 1,3-Diols with C2-Symmetric Sulfides” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 5627-5630\r\rDaniel Weiliang Tay, Gulice Yiu Chung Leung, Ying-Yeung Yeung* “Amino-thiocarbamate Catalyzed Enantioselective Desymmetrizing Bromoetherification of Diolefinic Diols―Application to the Synthesis of Novel Chiral Spirocyclest” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 5161-5164.\r\rFeng Chen, Chong Kiat Tan, Ying-Yeung Yeung* “C2-Symmetric Cyclic Selenium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Bromoaminocyclization” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 1232-1235.
