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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Meldola Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Hon Wai Lam is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields with primary focuses on Materials Science and Chemistry, including significant contributions in Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry. Their work also touches on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Automotive Engineering as subfields of study.

The main topics explored by Hon Wai Lam include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis

Recent papers published by Hon Wai Lam are:

  • Silver(I)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Cuneanes from Cubanes and their Investigation as Isosteres, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nickel-Catalyzed Arylative Cyclizations of Alkyne- and Allene-Tethered Electrophiles using Arylboron Reagents, 2022, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Enantioselective Nickel-Catalyzed anti-Arylmetallative Cyclizations onto Acyclic Ketones, 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Catalytic enantioselective arylative cyclizations of alkynyl 1,3-diketones by 1,4-rhodium(i) migration, 2020, Chemical Science
  • Enantioselective nickel-catalyzed arylative and alkenylative intramolecular 1,2-allylations of tethered allene-ketones, 2020, Chemical Science

The frequent collaborators of Hon Wai Lam include:

  • Stephen P. Argent
  • Graham N. Newton
  • Kieran D. Jones
  • Luke O'Brien
  • Simon Woodward

Hon Wai Lam's work has been published in several key venues, with multiple publications in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham)
  • Chemical Science
  • Chemical Communications

In recognition of their research contributions, Hon Wai Lam received the Meldola Medal and Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • A new copper acetate-bis(oxazoline)-catalyzed, enantioselective Henry reaction

    David A. Evans;Daniel Seidel;Magnus Rueping;Hon Wai Lam

  • Enantioselective Nickel-Catalyzed anti-Carbometallative Cyclizations of Alkynyl Electrophiles Enabled by Reversible Alkenylnickel E/Z Isomerization.

    Christopher Clarke;Celia A. Incerti-Pradillos;Hon Wai Lam

  • Enantioselective Indole Friedel−Crafts Alkylations Catalyzed by Bis(oxazolinyl)pyridine−Scandium(III) Triflate Complexes

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  • Enantioselective rhodium-catalyzed addition of arylboronic acids to alkenylheteroarenes.

    Graham Pattison;Guillaume Piraux;Hon Wai Lam

  • Catalyst-Controlled Divergent C–H Functionalization of Unsymmetrical 2-Aryl Cyclic 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Alkynes and Alkenes

    Johnathon D. Dooley;Suresh Reddy Chidipudi;Hon Wai Lam

  • Catalytic 1,4-rhodium(III) migration enables 1,3-enynes to function as one-carbon oxidative annulation partners in C-H functionalizations.

    David J. Burns;Hon Wai Lam

  • Stereoselective Synthesis of Multisubstituted Enamides via Rhodium-Catalyzed Carbozincation of Ynamides

    Benoit Gourdet;Hon Wai Lam

  • Enantioselective Copper(I)‐Catalyzed Borylative Aldol Cyclizations of Enone Diones

    Alan R. Burns;Jorge Solana González;Hon Wai Lam

  • Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Allylation of Cyclic Imines with Allylboron Reagents

    Yunfei Luo;Hamish B. Hepburn;Nawasit Chotsaeng;Hon Wai Lam

  • C═N-containing azaarenes as activating groups in enantioselective catalysis

    Daniel Best;Daniel Best;Hon Wai Lam;Hon Wai Lam

  • Enantioselective Synthesis of Spiroindenes by Enol-Directed Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed CH Functionalization and Spiroannulation

    Suresh Reddy Chidipudi;David J. Burns;Imtiaz Khan;Hon Wai Lam

  • Functionalization of Csp3-H and Csp2-H bonds: synthesis of spiroindenes by enolate-directed ruthenium-catalyzed oxidative annulation of alkynes with 2-aryl-1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.

    Suresh Reddy Chidipudi;Imtiaz Khan;Hon Wai Lam

  • Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Addition of Potassium Alkenyltrifluoroborates to Cyclic Imines

    Yunfei Luo;Andrew J. Carnell;Hon Wai Lam

  • Enantioselective copper-catalyzed reductive coupling of alkenylazaarenes with ketones.

    Aakarsh Saxena;Bonnie Choi;Hon Wai Lam

  • Cu(I)-catalyzed reductive aldol cyclizations: diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of beta-hydroxylactones.

    Hon Wai Lam;Pekka M Joensuu

  • Aromatic heterocycles as activating groups for asymmetric conjugate addition reactions. Enantioselective copper-catalyzed reduction of 2-alkenylheteroarenes.

    Leszek Rupnicki;Aakarsh Saxena;Hon Wai Lam

  • Total synthesis of the presumed amphidinolide A.

    Hon Wai Lam;Gerald Pattenden

  • Diastereo- and enantioselective Pd(II)-catalyzed additions of 2-alkylazaarenes to N-Boc imines and nitroalkenes.

    Daniel Best;Szymon Kujawa;Hon Wai Lam

  • Enantioselective Synthesis of Allylboronates and Allylic Alcohols by Copper‐Catalyzed 1,6‐Boration

    Yunfei Luo;Yunfei Luo;Iain D. Roy;Amaël G. E. Madec;Amaël G. E. Madec;Hon Wai Lam;Hon Wai Lam

  • The isomerization of allylrhodium intermediates in the rhodium-catalyzed nucleophilic allylation of cyclic imines.

    Hamish B. Hepburn;Hon Wai Lam;Hon Wai Lam

  • Preparation of Multisubstituted Enamides via Rhodium-Catalyzed Carbozincation and Hydrozincation of Ynamides

    Benoit Gourdet;Mairi E. Rudkin;Ciorsdaidh A. Watts;Hon Wai Lam

Frequent Co-Authors

William Lewis
William Lewis University of Sydney
Gerald Pattenden
Gerald Pattenden University of Nottingham

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