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Ying‐Chun Chen

Ying‐Chun Chen

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Chemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
18912
World Ranking
3331
National Ranking
607

Overview

Ying-Chun Chen is a researcher affiliated with Sichuan University in China, primarily active in the field of Chemistry with a significant focus on Organic Chemistry.

Their scholarly output encompasses 298 publications in chemistry, with notable contributions to subfields including Organic Chemistry (265 publications), Materials Chemistry (76 publications), Inorganic Chemistry (25 publications), Molecular Biology (15 publications), and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (12 publications).

The main research topics covered by their work include Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Catalytic Alkyne Reactions, and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms.

Their frequent publishing venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organic Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Science

Ying-Chun Chen has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Wei Du (86 coauthored papers), Qin Ouyang (53), Zhichao Chen (20), Ru-Jie Yan (14), and Lei Zhu (14).

Recent papers feature a blend of topics in molecular simulations, asymmetric catalysis, and synthetic methodologies. Selected publications include:

  • Characterizing the Binding Sites for GK Domain of DLG1 and DLG4 via Molecular Dynamics Simulation, 2020, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • Asymmetric (4 + 3) and (4 + 1) Annulations of Isatin-derived Morita-Baylis-Hillman Carbonates to Construct Diverse Chiral Heterocyclic Frameworks, 2020, Organic Letters
  • A Palladium Complex as an Asymmetric π-Lewis Base Catalyst for Activating 1,3-Dienes, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • π-Lewis-Base-Catalyzed Asymmetric Vinylogous Umpolung Reactions of Cyclopentadienones and Tropone, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Palladium-Catalyzed Modular and Enantioselective cis-Difunctionalization of 1,3-Enynes with Imines and Boronic Reagents, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Organocatalytic asymmetric transformations of modified Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts.

    Unknown

  • Trienamines in asymmetric organocatalysis: Diels-Alder and tandem reactions.

    Zhi-Jun Jia;Hao Jiang;Jun-Long Li;Björn Gschwend

  • Aminocatalytic asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions via HOMO activation.

    Unknown

  • Highly Asymmetric Michael Addition to α,β‐Unsaturated Ketones Catalyzed by 9‐Amino‐9‐deoxyepiquinine

    Jian-Wu Xie;Wei Chen;Rui Li;Mi Zeng

  • Chemoselective Asymmetric N‐Allylic Alkylation of Indoles with Morita–Baylis–Hillman Carbonates

    Hai-Lei Cui;Xin Feng;Jing Peng;Jie Lei

  • Switchable divergent asymmetric synthesis via organocatalysis.

    Unknown

  • Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Cyclic Enones Catalyzed by Multifunctional Primary Amines: Beneficial Effects of Hydrogen Bonding†

    Wei Chen;Wei Du;Yong-Zheng Duan;Yong Wu

  • Highly enantioselective michael addition of cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones.

    Jian-Wu Xie;Lei Yue;Wei Chen;Wei Du

  • Tertiary Amine-Catalyzed Chemoselective and Asymmetric [3 + 2] Annulation of Morita–Baylis–Hillman Carbonates of Isatins with Propargyl Sulfones

    Jing Peng;Xin Huang;Lin Jiang;Hai-Lei Cui

  • Organocatalytic and Highly Stereoselective Direct Vinylogous Mannich Reaction

    Tian-Yu Liu;Hai-Lei Cui;Jun Long;Bang-Jing Li

  • Organocatalytic Asymmetric Inverse‐Electron‐Demand Aza‐Diels–Alder Reaction of N‐Sulfonyl‐1‐aza‐1,3‐butadienes and Aldehydes

    Bo Han;Jun-Long Li;Chao Ma;Shan-Jun Zhang

  • Catalyst-Controlled Switch in Chemo- and Diastereoselectivities: Annulations of Morita-Baylis-Hillman Carbonates from Isatins.

    Gu Zhan;Ming-Lin Shi;Qing He;Wei-Jia Lin

  • The Development of AsymmetricPrimary Amine Catalysts Based on Cinchona Alkaloids

    Unknown

  • Organocatalytic tandem reaction to construct six-membered spirocyclic oxindoles with multiple chiral centres through a formal [2+2+2] annulation.

    Unknown

  • Asymmetric quadruple aminocatalytic domino reactions to fused carbocycles incorporating a spirooxindole motif.

    Kun Jiang;Zhi-Jun Jia;Xiang Yin;Li Wu

  • Transfer hydrogenation of activated C=C bonds catalyzed by ruthenium amido complexes: reaction scope, limitation, and enantioselectivity.

    Dong Xue;Ying-Chun Chen;Xin Cui;Qi-Wei Wang

  • Enantioselective construction of quaternary carbon centre catalysed by bifunctional organocatalyst.

    Tian-Yu Liu;Jun Long;Bang-Jing Li;Lin Jiang

  • Sterically Bulky Thioureas as Air- and Moisture-Stable Ligands for Pd-Catalyzed Heck Reactions of Aryl Halides

    Dan Yang;Ying-Chun Chen;Nian-Yong Zhu

  • Organocatalytic asymmetric allylic alkylation of oxindoles with Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates

    Kun Jiang;Jing Peng;Hai-Lei Cui;Ying-Chun Chen

  • Organocatalytic regio- and stereoselective inverse-electron-demand aza-Diels-Alder reaction of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes and N-tosyl-1-aza-1,3-butadienes.

    Unknown

  • Organocatalytic enantioselective indole alkylations of α,β-unsaturated ketones

    Wei Chen;Wei Du;Lei Yue;Rui Li

  • Direct asymmetric allylic alkylation of butenolides with Morita-Baylis-Hillman carbonates.

    Hai-Lei Cui;Ji-Rong Huang;Jie Lei;Zhao-Feng Wang

  • Asymmetric direct vinylogous Michael reaction of activated alkenes to nitroolefins catalyzed by modified cinchona alkaloids.

    Dong Xue;Ying-Chun Chen;Qi-Wei Wang;Ling-Feng Cun

  • Organocatalytic and Stereoselective [3 + 2] Cycloadditions of Azomethine Imines with α,β‐Unsaturated Aldehydes

    Wei Chen;Xiang-Hong Yuan;Rui Li;Wei Du

  • Organocatalytic stereoselective mannich reaction of 3-substituted oxindoles.

    Xu Tian;Kun Jiang;Jing Peng;Wei Du

  • Organocatalytic asymmetric Friedel–Crafts alkylation/cascade reactions of naphthols and nitroolefins

    Tian-Yu Liu;Hai-Lei Cui;Qian Chai;Jun Long

  • Lewis Acid Catalyzed Intramolecular Direct Ene Reaction of Indoles

    Bo Han;You-Cai Xiao;Yuan Yao;Ying-Chun Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jingen Deng
Jingen Deng Sichuan University
Dan Yang
Dan Yang University of Hong Kong
Karl Anker Jørgensen
Karl Anker Jørgensen Aarhus University

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