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
- Heyuan and Yu joined the group. Welcome!
- Li, Z.; Wang, B.; Zhang, C.; Lo, W. Y.; Yang, L.; Sun, J. "Catalytic Enantioselective Nucleophilic α-Chlorination of Ketones with NaCl", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 2779. link
- Li, S.; Feng, Q.; Song, L.; Zhang, X.; Wu, Y.-D.; Sun, J. "Mild Stereoselective Synthesis of Densely Substituted [3]Dendralenes via Ru-Catalyzed Intermolecular Dimerization of 1,1-Disubstituted Allenes", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 1532. link