Welcome! We are working on the development of new methods for organic synthesis, with an emphasis on organocatalysis. We are also interested in applying our new methods in the synthesis of useful molecules, such as biologically active compounds.
News & Recent Publications
- Dr. Yao LUO joined the group. Welcome!
- Tan, X.; Zhou, Z.; Shao, M.; Sun, J. "Electrochemical Enantioselective Oxidation of Indoles via Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalysis in Cooperation with H3PO4 in Aqueous Media", Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202510078. link
- Qi, X.-K.; Dai, Q.; Gu, Y.; Lau, K. S.; Sung, H. H. Y.; Williams, I. D.; Lin, Z.; Zhang, C.; Sun, J. "Photoinduced Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylic C(sp3)-H Oxygenation of Acyclic Terminal Olefins Enabled by SphenBOX", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, ASAP. link
- Wang, J.-Y.; Lin, J.; Zhang, C.; Sun, J. "Rapid Access to An Enantioenriched Spiro Bisindole Directly from Indole and Acetone", Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202507798. link
- Yang, L.; Chan, K. L.; Cheung, K. K.; Chiu, P.; Lin, Z.; Sun, J. "Design, Synthesis and Application of Chiral Spirocyclic Bisindoles", Nature Synth. 2025, 10.1038/s44160-025-00803-w. link
- Tu, Y.; Lin, X.; Lin, J.; Zhang, C.; Sun, J. "Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allenylic Substitution via Kinetic Resolution Enabled by New Monodentate Ligands", Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202506350. link
