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Philip Wai Hong Chan

Philip Wai Hong Chan

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Chemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
7862
World Ranking
13292
National Ranking
297

Overview

Philip Wai Hong Chan is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and specializes primarily in the field of Chemistry, with a research portfolio that spans organic chemistry, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, molecular biology, and biochemistry. Their work is deeply rooted in Organic Chemistry, accounting for the majority of their publications.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on synthetic catalytic methods, reaction mechanisms, and structural studies. Notable papers include:

  • Recent Advances in the Gold-Catalyzed Reactions of Propargyl Esters, 2023, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • A robust photoluminescence screening assay identifies uracil-DNA glycosylase inhibitors against prostate cancer, 2020, Chemical Science
  • Minisci-Type Alkylation of N-Heteroarenes by N-(Acyloxy)phthalimide Esters Mediated by a Hantzsch Ester And Blue LED Light, 2021, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Copper(I)-catalysed site-selective C(sp3)-H bond chlorination of ketones, (E)-enones and alkylbenzenes by dichloramine-T, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Gold and Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Spirocyclization of 2- and 3-Indolyl-Tethered 1,4-Enyne Acetates to Spiro[4,n]alkyl[b]indoles, 2020, Organic Letters

Their research topics demonstrate a concentration on:

  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques

Philip Wai Hong Chan collaborates frequently with a consistent group of co-authors. The most frequent co-authors include Weidong Rao, Jichao Chen, Sara H. Kyne, Dandan Shang, and Lei Yu.

Their work is regularly published in a selection of scientific journals and repositories, with multiple publications in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers
  • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • ACS Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Ferroelectric metal-organic framework with a high dielectric constant.

    Qiong Ye;Yu Mei Song;Guo Xi Wang;Kai Chen

  • Gold(III) Porphyrin-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Allenones

    Cong Ying Zhou;Philip Wai Hong Chan;Chi Ming Che

  • Syntheses, crystal structures, and luminescent properties of three novel zinc coordination polymers with tetrazolyl ligands

    Xi Sen Wang;Yun Zhi Tang;Xue Feng Huang;Zhi Rong Qu

  • Transition-metal-catalyzed aminations and aziridinations of C-H and C=C bonds with iminoiodinanes.

    Joyce Wei Wei Chang;Thi My Uyen Ton;Philip Wai Hong Chan

  • Dielectric Anisotropy of a Homochiral Trinuclear Nickel(II) Complex

    Da Wei Fu;Yu Mei Song;Guo Xi Wang;Qiong Ye

  • Highly efficient ruthenium(II) porphyrin catalyzed amidation of aldehydes.

    Joyce Wei Wei Chang;Philip Wai Hong Chan

  • Gold‐Catalyzed Cycloisomerizations of 1,n‐Diyne Carbonates and Esters

    David Philip Day;Philip Wai Hong Chan;Philip Wai Hong Chan

  • Rhodium(II,II) dimer as an efficient catalyst for aziridination of sulfonamides and amidation of steroids.

    Jiang Lin Liang;Shi Xue Yuan;Philip Wai Hong Chan;Chi Ming Che

  • Gold-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 1,6-Diyne Carbonates and Esters to 2,4a-Dihydro-1H-fluorenes

    Weidong Rao;Ming Joo Koh;Dan Li;Hajime Hirao

  • Gold-catalyzed cycloisomerization reactions of 2-tosylaminophenylprop-1-yn-3-ols as a versatile approach for indole synthesis.

    Prasath Kothandaraman;Weidong Rao;Shi Jia Foo;Philip Wai Hong Chan

  • Gold-Catalyzed Intramolecular Allylic Amination of 2-Tosylaminophenylprop-1-en-3-ols. A Concise Synthesis of (±)-Angustureine

    Prasath Kothandaraman;Shi Jia Foo;Philip Wai Hong Chan

  • Gold-Catalyzed Tandem 1,3-Migration/[2 + 2] Cycloaddition of 1,7-Enyne Benzoates to Azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-5-enes

    Weidong Rao;Dewi Susanti;Philip Wai Hong Chan

  • Gold-catalysed allylic alkylation of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds with allylic alcohols.

    Weidong Rao;Philip Wai Hong Chan

  • Chiral rhodium(II,II) dimers catalyzed enantioselective intramolecular aziridination of sulfonamides and carbamates

    Jiang Lin Liang;Shi Xue Yuan;Philip Wai Hong Chan;Chi Ming Che

  • Ligand-controlled product selectivity in gold-catalyzed double cycloisomerization of 1,11-dien-3,9-diyne benzoates.

    Weidong Rao;Dewi Susanti;Benjamin James Ayers;Philip Wai Hong Chan;Philip Wai Hong Chan;Philip Wai Hong Chan

  • Copper(II) Triflate Catalyzed Amination and Aziridination of 2-Alkyl Substituted 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds

    Thi My Uyen Ton;Ciputra Tejo;Diane Ling Ying Tiong;Philip Wai Hong Chan

  • Ytterbium(III) Triflate Catalyzed Tandem Friedel−Crafts Alkylation/Hydroarylation of Propargylic Alcohols with Phenols as an Expedient Route to Indenols

    Xiaoxiang Zhang;Wan Teng Teo;Philip Wai Hong Chan

  • Multiferroic homochiral metal-organic framework.

    Qiong Ye;Da-Wei Fu;Hang Tian;Ren-Gen Xiong

  • Homochiral 1D zinc-quitenine coordination polymer with a high dielectric constant.

    Yun Zhi Tang;Xue Feng Huang;Yu Mei Song;Philip Wai Hong Chan

  • Aziridination of alkenes with N-substituted hydrazines mediated by iodobenzene diacetate

    Jiayin Li;Jiang Lin Liang;Philip Wai Hong Chan;Chi Ming Che;Chi Ming Che

  • Brønsted acid catalyzed cyclization of propargylic alcohols with thioamides. Facile synthesis of di- and trisubstituted thiazoles

    Xiaoxiang Zhang;Wan Teng Teo;Sally;Philip Wai Hong Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

Chi-Ming Che
Chi-Ming Che University of Hong Kong
Dik-Lung Ma
Dik-Lung Ma Hong Kong Baptist University
Ming Joo Koh
Ming Joo Koh National University of Singapore
Wing-Yiu Yu
Wing-Yiu Yu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
David Abramson
David Abramson University of Queensland
Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan
Daniel Shiu-Hin Chan University of Cambridge
Yoshinori Yamamoto
Yoshinori Yamamoto Tohoku University
Takayoshi Nakamura
Takayoshi Nakamura Hokkaido University
Guy J. Clarkson
Guy J. Clarkson University of Warwick
Tomoyuki Akutagawa
Tomoyuki Akutagawa Tohoku University

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