What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
- Ketone
His scientific interests lie mostly in Enantioselective synthesis, Organic chemistry, Catalysis, Stereocenter and Organocatalysis.
His Enantioselective synthesis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Bifunctional, Phosphoric acid, Michael reaction, Oxindole and Stereochemistry.
In his research, Tertiary amine is intimately related to Thiourea, which falls under the overarching field of Bifunctional.
Wei-Cheng Yuan frequently studies issues relating to Amine gas treating and Catalysis.
Within one scientific family, he focuses on topics pertaining to Yield under Stereocenter, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Vicinal and Cycloaddition.
His Organocatalysis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Lewis acids and bases and Hydrosilylation.
His most cited work include:
- Highly Enantioselective Construction of Spiro[4H-pyran-3,3′-oxindoles] Through a Domino Knoevenagel/Michael/Cyclization Sequence Catalyzed by Cupreine (241 citations)
- Organocatalytic Direct Asymmetric Aldol Reactions of 3-Isothiocyanato Oxindoles to Ketones: Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Spirooxindoles Bearing Highly Congested Contiguous Tetrasubstituted Stereocenters (161 citations)
- Highly efficient and stereocontrolled construction of 3,3'-pyrrolidonyl spirooxindoles via organocatalytic domino Michael/cyclization reaction. (128 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of investigation include Catalysis, Organic chemistry, Enantioselective synthesis, Combinatorial chemistry and Organocatalysis.
His work in Catalysis addresses subjects such as Medicinal chemistry, which are connected to disciplines such as Domino.
His Enantioselective synthesis research includes themes of Bifunctional, Stereochemistry and Michael reaction.
Wei-Cheng Yuan combines subjects such as Tertiary amine, Nitro and Amine gas treating with his study of Bifunctional.
His Combinatorial chemistry research integrates issues from Substituent and Cascade reaction.
His work in Stereocenter tackles topics such as Cycloaddition which are related to areas like Isoxazole.
He most often published in these fields:
- Catalysis (61.90%)
- Organic chemistry (50.79%)
- Enantioselective synthesis (50.79%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- Catalysis (61.90%)
- Organic chemistry (50.79%)
- Enantioselective synthesis (50.79%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Wei-Cheng Yuan spends much of his time researching Catalysis, Organic chemistry, Enantioselective synthesis, Combinatorial chemistry and Cycloaddition.
Wei-Cheng Yuan is interested in Bifunctional, which is a branch of Catalysis.
He studies Enantioselective synthesis, focusing on Stereocenter in particular.
Wei-Cheng Yuan has included themes like Aromatization, Annulation, Michael reaction, Derivative and Substituent in his Combinatorial chemistry study.
His work carried out in the field of Cycloaddition brings together such families of science as Oxazoline, Isoxazole, Oxindole and Stereoselectivity.
Wei-Cheng Yuan has researched Oxindole in several fields, including Aldol reaction, Molecule and Stereochemistry.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Organocatalytic Asymmetric [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of N-2,2,2-Trifluoroethylisatin Ketimines with β-Trifluoromethyl Electron-Deficient Alkenes: Access to Vicinally Bis(trifluoromethyl)-Substituted 3,2'-Pyrrolidinyl Spirooxindoles. (44 citations)
- Diastereo- and Enantioselective Dearomative [3 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction of 2-Nitrobenzofurans with 3-Isothiocyanato Oxindoles (40 citations)
- Multiple Hydrogen-Bonding Bifunctional Thiourea-Catalyzed Asymmetric Dearomative [4 + 2] Annulation of 3-Nitroindoles: Highly Enantioselective Access to Hydrocarbazole Skeletons (35 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
- Ketone
Wei-Cheng Yuan mainly investigates Catalysis, Cycloaddition, Enantioselective synthesis, Organic chemistry and Stereocenter.
The concepts of his Catalysis study are interwoven with issues in Yield, Thiourea and Trifluoromethyl.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Annulation, Oxindole, Sulfur and Medicinal chemistry in addition to Cycloaddition.
His Enantioselective synthesis research incorporates themes from Bifunctional, Zinc, Combinatorial chemistry and Mannich reaction.
Indoline and Nucleophilic substitution are among the areas of Organic chemistry where the researcher is concentrating his efforts.
His Stereocenter research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Oxazoline and Stereoselectivity.
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