Yu Zhao

Associate Professor

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore

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Yu Zhao is an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore. His research focuses on enantioselective synthesis, including the development of chiral cyclic β-enaminones and the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of vicinal amino alcohols. He has published several recent articles exploring innovative methods in organocatalysis and redox reactions, contributing to advancements in stereo-selective organic synthesis.

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Access to Chiral Cyclic β‐Enaminones via Enantioselective Imine Condensation

Access to Chiral Cyclic β‐Enaminones via Enantioselective Imine Condensation

Desymmetrization of 1,4‐Diynes by Allylic Alcohol‐Triggered Redox Enyne Cycloisomerization

Desymmetrization of 1,4‐Diynes by Allylic Alcohol‐Triggered Redox Enyne Cycloisomerization

Borrowing Hydrogen/Chiral Enamine Relay Catalysis Enables Diastereo- and Enantioselective β-C–H Functionalization of Alcohols

Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Construction of Piperidines and Tetrahydroisoquinolines from Racemic 1,5-Diols

Recent advances in catalytic enantioselective synthesis of vicinal amino alcohols

Kinetic Resolution of Acyclic Tertiary Propargylic Alcohols by NHC-Catalyzed Enantioselective Acylation

Enantioselective Construction of Eight‐Membered N‐Heterocycles from Simple 1,3‐Dienes via Pd(0) Lewis Base Catalysis

Enantioselective Construction of Eight‐Membered N‐Heterocycles from Simple 1,3‐Dienes via Pd(0) Lewis Base Catalysis

Dynamic Asymmetric Diamination of Allylic Alcohols through Borrowing Hydrogen Catalysis: Diastereo‐Divergent Synthesis of Tetrahydrobenzodiazepines

Dynamic Asymmetric Diamination of Allylic Alcohols through Borrowing Hydrogen Catalysis: Diastereo‐Divergent Synthesis of Tetrahydrobenzodiazepines

Modular alkene synthesis from carboxylic acids, alcohols and alkanes via integrated photocatalysis

Scalable Synthesis of Antihistamines and Sensipar via Intensified Hydrogen Borrowing Methodology

Co/Zn Bimetallic Catalysis Enables Enantioselective Alkynylation of Isatins and α-Ketoesters Using Terminal Alkynes

Direct access to chiral aliphatic amines by catalytic enantioconvergent redox-neutral amination of alcohols

Chiral Acid-Catalyzed Atroposelective Indolization Enables Access to 1,1′-Indole-Pyrroles and Bisindoles Bearing a Chiral N–N Axis

Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Borrowing Hydrogen Annulation of Racemic 1,4-Diols with Amines

Enantioselective Access to Triaryl-2-pyrones with Monoaxial or Contiguous C–C Diaxes via Oxidative NHC Catalysis

Economical Access to Diverse Enantiopure Tetrahydropyridines and Piperidines Enabled by Catalytic Borrowing Hydrogen

Economical Access to Diverse Enantiopure Tetrahydropyridines and Piperidines Enabled by Catalytic Borrowing Hydrogen

Anion effect on enantioselective oxidative NHC catalysis: highly efficient kinetic resolution of tertiary alcohols and beyond

Enantioconvergent transformations of secondary alcohols through borrowing hydrogen catalysis

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