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Yong-Qiang Tu

Yong-Qiang Tu

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11969
World Ranking
9761
National Ranking
1635

Overview

Yong-Qiang Tu is affiliated with Lanzhou University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their work spans a wide array of subfields including Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The research topics covered by Yong-Qiang Tu showcase a significant focus on crystallization and solubility studies, as well as X-ray diffraction techniques in crystallography. Other prominent areas include asymmetric synthesis and catalysis, synthetic organic chemistry methods, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, and the synthesis and pharmacology of alkaloids.

Yong-Qiang Tu has published frequently in high-impact scientific venues. Regular publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Organic Letters
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Their recent significant papers include:

  • Recent development and applications of semipinacol rearrangement reactions (2021, Chemical Science)
  • Enantioselective Synthesis of 3,3'-Disubstituted 2-Amino-2'-hydroxy-1,1'-binaphthyls by Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Cross-Coupling (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral 3-Arylindoles by Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cross-Coupling of Indoles with Quinones and Naphthoquinones (2020, Organic Letters)
  • Enantioselective Construction of 2-Aryl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran Scaffolds Using Cu/SPDO-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Cycloaddition (2021, Organic Letters)
  • An efficient approach to angular tricyclic molecular architecture via Nazarov-like cyclization and double ring-expansion cascade (2022, Nature Communications)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Xiao-Ming Zhang, Fu-Min Zhang, Ka Lu, and Si-Hua Hou, reflecting active teamwork in advancing their scientific investigations.

Best Publications

  • Direct Sp3α-C-H activation and functionalization of alcohol and ether.

    Shu-Yu Zhang;Fu-Min Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu

  • Semipinacol rearrangement in natural product synthesis.

    Zhen-Lei Song;Zhen-Lei Song;Chun-An Fan;Yong-Qiang Tu

  • Stereoselective Construction of Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters via a Semipinacol Rearrangement Strategy

    Baomin Wang;Yong Qiang Tu

  • Radical aryl migration reactions and synthetic applications.

    Zhi-Min Chen;Xiao-Ming Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu;Yong-Qiang Tu

  • Microwave-promoted three-component coupling of aldehyde, alkyne, and amine via C-H activation catalyzed by copper in water.

    Lei Shi;Yong-Qiang Tu;Min Wang;Fu-Min Zhang

  • Copper-catalyzed tandem trifluoromethylation/semipinacol rearrangement of allylic alcohols.

    Zhi-Min Chen;Wei Bai;Shao-Hua Wang;Bin-Miao Yang

  • Highly efficient and recyclable heterogeneous asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones in water.

    Pei Nian Liu;Jin Gen Deng;Yong Qiang Tu;Shao Hua Wang

  • Efficient heterogeneous asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones using highly recyclable and accessible silica-immobilized Ru-TsDPEN catalysts.

    Pei Nian Liu;Pei Ming Gu;Fei Wang;Yong Qiang Tu

  • Organocatalytic Asymmetric Vinylogous α-Ketol Rearrangement: Enantioselective Construction of Chiral All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters in Spirocyclic Diketones via Semipinacol-Type 1,2-Carbon Migration

    En Zhang;Chun-An Fan;Yong-Qiang Tu;Fu-Min Zhang

  • Organocatalytic asymmetric halogenation/semipinacol rearrangement: highly efficient synthesis of chiral α-oxa-quaternary β-haloketones.

    Zhi-Min Chen;Qing-Wei Zhang;Zhi-Hua Chen;Hui Li

  • A reaction for sp(3)-sp(3) C-C bond formation via cooperation of Lewis acid-promoted/Rh-catalyzed C-H bond activation.

    Lei Shi;Yong-Qiang Tu;Min Wang;Fu-Min Zhang

  • Iron(III)‐Catalyzed and Air‐Mediated Tandem Reaction of Aldehydes, Alkynes and Amines: An Efficient Approach to Substituted Quinolines

    Ke Cao;Fu-Min Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu;Xiao-Tao Zhuo

  • Recent applications of the 1,2-carbon atom migration strategy in complex natural product total synthesis

    Xiao-Ming Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu;Yong-Qiang Tu;Fu-Min Zhang;Zhi-Hua Chen

  • Brønsted Acid catalyzed enantioselective semipinacol rearrangement for the synthesis of chiral spiroethers.

    Qing-Wei Zhang;Chun-An Fan;Hai-Jun Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu

  • Iron‐Catalyzed C(sp3)C(sp3) Bond Formation through C(sp3)H Functionalization: A Cross‐Coupling Reaction of Alcohols with Alkenes

    Shu-Yu Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu;Chun-An Fan;Fu-Min Zhang

  • Rapid and efficient microwave-assisted amination of electron-rich aryl halides without a transition-metal catalyst.

    Lei Shi;Min Wang;Chun-An Fan;Fu-Min Zhang

  • Organocatalytic Asymmetric Direct C sp 3H Functionalization of Ethers: A Highly Efficient Approach to Chiral Spiroethers

    Zhi-Wei Jiao;Shu-Yu Zhang;Chuan He;Yong-Qiang Tu

  • Catalytic asymmetric semipinacol rearrangements

    Shao-Hua Wang;Bao-Sheng Li;Yong-Qiang Tu

  • Enantioselective bromination/semipinacol rearrangement for the synthesis of β-bromoketones containing an all-α-carbon quaternary center

    Hui Li;Fu-Min Zhang;Yong-Qiang Tu;Qing-Wei Zhang

  • Copper-Complex-Catalyzed Asymmetric Aerobic Oxidative Cross-Coupling of 2-Naphthols: Enantioselective Synthesis of 3,3'-Substituted C1 -Symmetric BINOLs.

    Jin-Miao Tian;Ai-Fang Wang;Ju-Song Yang;Xiao-Jing Zhao

  • Efficient Heterogeneous Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Recyclable Silica‐Supported Ruthenium Complexes

    Pei-Nian Liu;Pei-Ming Gu;Jin-Gen Deng;Yong-Qiang Tu

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu-Yu Zhang
Shu-Yu Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jingen Deng
Jingen Deng Sichuan University
Zhi-Xiang Yu
Zhi-Xiang Yu Peking University
Albert S. C. Chan
Albert S. C. Chan Sun Yat-sen University
Qi-Lin Zhou
Qi-Lin Zhou Nankai University
Yong Lu
Yong Lu East China Normal University
Jian-Hua Xie
Jian-Hua Xie Nankai University
Chuan He
Chuan He University of Chicago
Yong-Tang Zheng
Yong-Tang Zheng Kunming Institute of Zoology
Jiantao Zai
Jiantao Zai Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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