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Zhiwei Chen
Researcher at University of California, Irvine
Publications - 16
Citations - 431
Zhiwei Chen is an academic researcher from University of California, Irvine. The author has contributed to research in topics: Enantioselective synthesis & Catalysis. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 16 publications receiving 363 citations. Previous affiliations of Zhiwei Chen include City University of New York & Queens College.
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Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydroamination of Alkynes with Indolines
TL;DR: Mechanistic studies suggest formation of an allene intermediate, which undergoes hydroamination to generate allylic amines instead of the enamine or imine products typically observed in alkyne hydroaminations.
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Tandem Rh-catalysis: decarboxylative β-keto acid and alkyne cross-coupling
TL;DR: A regioselective Rh-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling of β-keto acids and alkynes to access branched γ,δ-unsaturated ketones to access carbon-carbon bond formation is described.
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Diastereodivergent Construction of Bicyclic γ-Lactones via Enantioselective Ketone Hydroacylation.
TL;DR: It is shown that by applying a Rh catalyst and JoSPOphos ligand, either the anti or syn bicyclic γ-lactones can be accessed with high enantio- and diastereoselectivities, depending on the choice of solvent, temperature, and counterion.
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Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Cycloisomerization to Cyclohexenes Bearing Quaternary Carbon Centers
TL;DR: A Rh-catalyzed enantioselective cycloisomerization of α,ω-heptadienes to afford cyclohexenes bearing quaternary carbon centers and Mechanistic studies suggest a pathway involving regioselectives carbometalation and endocyclic β-hydride elimination.
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ICl-induced intramolecular electrophilic cyclization of 1-[4'-methoxy(1,1'-biphenyl)2-yl]alkynones--a facile approach to spiroconjugated molecules.
Yu Chen,Xiaochen Liu,Minwook Lee,Chenlong Huang,Igor Inoyatov,Zhiwei Chen,Abraham C. Perl,William H. Hersh +7 more
TL;DR: An electrophilic iodocyclization selectively takes place at the ipso position to afford 4'H-spiro(cyclohexa[2,5]diene-1,1'-naphthalene)-4,4'-diones, a new group of spiroconjugated compounds.