What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
- Alkene
Zhi-Xiang Yu spends much of his time researching Catalysis, Cycloaddition, Stereochemistry, Photochemistry and Reductive elimination.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Combinatorial chemistry, Molecule and Medicinal chemistry in addition to Catalysis.
His research in Cycloaddition intersects with topics in Regioselectivity, Ene reaction, Alkene, Bicyclic molecule and Intramolecular force.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Aldol reaction, Alkyne and Stereocenter.
The various areas that Zhi-Xiang Yu examines in his Photochemistry study include Reaction mechanism, Catalytic cycle, Allene, Computational chemistry and Phosphine.
As a part of the same scientific study, Zhi-Xiang Yu usually deals with the Reductive elimination, concentrating on Cyclopropane and frequently concerns with Asymmetric induction.
His most cited work include:
- An unexpected role of a trace amount of water in catalyzing proton transfer in phosphine-catalyzed (3 + 2) cycloaddition of allenoates and alkenes. (314 citations)
- Mechanism, Regioselectivity, and the Kinetics of Phosphine‐Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions of Allenoates and Electron‐Deficient Alkenes (269 citations)
- Highly enantioselective hydrogenation of quinolines using phosphine-free chiral cationic ruthenium catalysts: scope, mechanism, and origin of enantioselectivity. (233 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His main research concerns Catalysis, Cycloaddition, Stereochemistry, Medicinal chemistry and Intramolecular force.
Zhi-Xiang Yu has included themes like Combinatorial chemistry, Molecule and Ring in his Catalysis study.
His Cycloaddition research integrates issues from Ene reaction, Alkene, Allene, Bicyclic molecule and Reductive elimination.
His research integrates issues of Photochemistry and Density functional theory in his study of Alkene.
The concepts of his Stereochemistry study are interwoven with issues in Cyclopropane, Stereocenter, Enantioselective synthesis and Reaction mechanism.
His Medicinal chemistry research incorporates elements of Conjugated system, Ligand, Allylic rearrangement, Alkyne and Aryl.
He most often published in these fields:
- Catalysis (61.20%)
- Cycloaddition (40.44%)
- Stereochemistry (36.07%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- Catalysis (61.20%)
- Medicinal chemistry (34.97%)
- Cycloaddition (40.44%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Zhi-Xiang Yu mostly deals with Catalysis, Medicinal chemistry, Cycloaddition, Intramolecular force and Stereochemistry.
His Catalysis study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Combinatorial chemistry and Polymer chemistry.
His Medicinal chemistry research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Solvent, Triple bond, Amide, Alkyne and Cycloisomerization.
His Cycloaddition study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Acetamide, Allene, Reductive elimination and Ene reaction.
His Ene reaction study incorporates themes from Total synthesis, Computational chemistry and Alkene.
His Stereochemistry research includes themes of Reimer–Tiemann reaction, Molecule and Ring.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Oxime-Based and Catalyst-Free Dynamic Covalent Polyurethanes (101 citations)
- Rhodium(I)‐Catalyzed Bridged [5+2] Cycloaddition of cis‐Allene‐vinylcyclopropanes to Synthesize the Bicyclo[4.3.1]decane Skeleton (28 citations)
- Asymmetric Hydrogenation of In Situ Generated Isochromenylium Intermediates by Copper/Ruthenium Tandem Catalysis (24 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Organic chemistry
- Catalysis
- Alkene
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Catalysis, Stereochemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Total synthesis and Cycloaddition.
Catalysis is a subfield of Organic chemistry that Zhi-Xiang Yu investigates.
His work carried out in the field of Stereochemistry brings together such families of science as Ring strain and Conjugated system.
His work on Aryne as part of general Medicinal chemistry research is frequently linked to Chemical synthesis, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.
His Cycloaddition research incorporates themes from Rhodium and Dodecane.
As a part of the same scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Cationic polymerization, focusing on Copper and, on occasion, Photochemistry and Combinatorial chemistry.
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