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Sanzhong Luo

Sanzhong Luo

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Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
14787
World Ranking
4848
National Ranking
899

Overview

Sanzhong Luo is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China, focusing primarily on the field of Chemistry with a particular emphasis on Organic Chemistry. Their research covers a broad spectrum of subfields within Chemistry, including Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientific contributions of Sanzhong Luo span multiple core topics in chemistry. These include:

  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Reactions

Their publication record includes articles in prestigious journals with frequent appearances in:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • CCS Chemistry

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Sanzhong Luo are:

  • "Holistic Prediction of the pKa in Diverse Solvents Based on a Machine-Learning Approach," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Deracemization through photochemical E / Z isomerization of enamines," 2022, Science
  • "Catalytic Asymmetric Electrochemical α-Arylation of Cyclic β-Ketocarbonyls with Anodic Benzyne Intermediates," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Recent Progress of Asymmetric Catalysis from a Chinese Perspective," 2023, CCS Chemistry
  • "π-Coordinating Chiral Primary Amine/Palladium Synergistic Catalysis for Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent collaborators in their research include the following individuals:

  • Long Zhang
  • Qi Yang
  • Xueling Mi
  • Yao Li
  • Yingdong Duan

Best Publications

  • Organocatalysis in Inert C–H Bond Functionalization

    Yan Qin;Lihui Zhu;Sanzhong Luo

  • Functionalized chiral ionic liquids as highly efficient asymmetric organocatalysts for Michael addition to nitroolefins.

    Sanzhong Luo;Xueling Mi;Long Zhang;Song Liu

  • Magnetic nanoparticle supported ionic liquid catalysts for CO2cycloaddition reactions

    Xiaoxi Zheng;Sanzhong Luo;Long Zhang;Jin-Pei Cheng

  • A Simple Primary−Tertiary Diamine−Brønsted Acid Catalyst for Asymmetric Direct Aldol Reactions of Linear Aliphatic Ketones

    Sanzhong Luo;Hui Xu;Jiuyuan Li;Long Zhang

  • Visible-Light-Promoted Asymmetric Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Tertiary Amines to Ketones by Synergistic Multiple Catalysis

    Qi Yang;Long Zhang;Chen Ye;Sanzhong Luo

  • Carbohydrate-protein interactions by "clicked" carbohydrate self-assembled monolayers.

    Yun Zhang;Sanzhong Luo;Yijun Tang;Lei Yu

  • Asymmetric α-Photoalkylation of β-Ketocarbonyls by Primary Amine Catalysis: Facile Access to Acyclic All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters

    Yunbo Zhu;Long Zhang;Sanzhong Luo

  • Dy(OTf)3 in ionic liquid: an efficient catalytic system for reactions of indole with aldehydes/ketones or imines

    Xueling Mi;Sanzhong Luo;Jiaqi He;Jin-Pei Cheng

  • Catalytic Asymmetric Electrochemical Oxidative Coupling of Tertiary Amines with Simple Ketones

    Niankai Fu;Longji Li;Qi Yang;Sanzhong Luo

  • Holistic Prediction of the pKa in Diverse Solvents Based on a Machine-Learning Approach.

    Qi Yang;Yao Li;Jin-Dong Yang;Yidi Liu

  • Asymmetric Electrochemical Catalysis

    Qifeng Lin;Longji Li;Sanzhong Luo

  • Pushing the limits of aminocatalysis: enantioselective transformations of α-branched β-ketocarbonyls and vinyl ketones by chiral primary amines.

    Long Zhang;Niankai Fu;Sanzhong Luo

  • Asymmetric Binary-Acid Catalysis with Chiral Phosphoric Acid and MgF2: Catalytic Enantioselective Friedel−Crafts Reactions of β,γ-Unsaturated α-Ketoesters

    Jian Lv;Xin Li;Long Zhong;Sanzhong Luo

  • Visible-light promoted catalyst-free imidation of arenes and heteroarenes.

    Lu Song;Long Zhang;Sanzhong Luo;Jin-Pei Cheng

  • Functionalized ionic liquids catalyzed direct aldol reactions

    Sanzhong Luo;Xueling Mi;Long Zhang;Song Liu

  • Catalytic Enantioselective tert‐Aminocyclization by Asymmetric Binary Acid Catalysis (ABC): Stereospecific 1,5‐Hydrogen Transfer

    Liujuan Chen;Long Zhang;Jian Lv;Jin-Pei Cheng

  • Highly enantioselective direct syn- and anti-aldol reactions of dihydroxyacetones catalyzed by chiral primary amine catalysts.

    Sanzhong Luo;Hui Xu;Long Zhang;and Jiuyuan Li

  • Asymmetric bifunctional primary aminocatalysis on magnetic nanoparticles.

    Sanzhong Luo;Xiaoxi Zheng;Jin-Pei Cheng;Jin-Pei Cheng

  • Enantioselective Terminal Addition to Allenes by Dual Chiral Primary Amine/Palladium Catalysis

    Han Zhou;Yaning Wang;Long Zhang;Mao Cai

  • Surfactant-type asymmetric organocatalyst : organocatalytic asymmetric Michael addition to nitrostyrenes in water

    Sanzhong Luo;Xueling Mi;Song Liu;Hui Xu

  • Evolution of Pyrrolidine-Type Asymmetric Organocatalysts by “Click” Chemistry

    Sanzhong Luo;Hui Xu;Xueling Mi;Jiuyuan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Jin-Pei Cheng
Jin-Pei Cheng Nankai University
Le Wang
Le Wang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Aiwen Lei
Aiwen Lei Wuhan University
Chao Liu
Chao Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dawei Zhang
Dawei Zhang University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Qing He
Qing He University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Junfeng Xiang
Junfeng Xiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chen-Ho Tung
Chen-Ho Tung Shandong University
Li-Zhu Wu
Li-Zhu Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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