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Xiao-Nan Zhang

Researcher at University of Southern California

Publications -  28
Citations -  654

Xiao-Nan Zhang is an academic researcher from University of Southern California. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Enantioselective synthesis. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 25 publications receiving 507 citations. Previous affiliations of Xiao-Nan Zhang include Chinese Academy of Sciences & East China University of Science and Technology.

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Phosphine-catalyzed asymmetric [4+1] annulation of Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates with dicyano-2-methylenebut-3-enoates

TL;DR: A novel asymmetric [4+1] annulation of MBH carbonates with dicyano-2-methylenebut-3-enoates has been developed for the first time, providing an efficient and enantioselective synthesis of highly functionalized cyclopentenes bearing one all-carbon quaternary stereogenic center.
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Phosphine-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of 4,4-Dicyano-2-methylenebut-3-enoates with Benzyl Buta-2,3-dienoate and Penta-3,4-dien-2-one

TL;DR: The multifunctional chiral thiourea-phosphines having an axially chiral binaphthyl scaffold are effective catalysts for the asymmetric variant of this reaction, giving the α-regioisomers in good yields and moderate enantioselectivities.
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Catalyst-dependent divergent synthesis of pyrroles from 3-alkynyl imine derivatives: a noncarbonylative and carbonylative approach.

TL;DR: A novel Ru(0)- and Rh(I)-catalyzed noncarbonylative and carbonylatives cycloisomerization of readily available 3-alkynyl imine derivatives has been developed to provide 3,4-fused or nonfused pyrrole derivatives efficiently in moderate to excellent yields.