Dr. Chuan Wang
Chemistry
Department
The
University of Chicago, USA
Email:
chuanwang@uchicago.edu, wangchuan1980@googlemail.com
Qualifications
2010
Ph.D., RWTH Aachen, Germany, Organic Chemistry
2007
M.Sc., the University of Göttingen, Germany, Organic Chemistry
2002
B.Sc., Tongji University, China, Chemistry
Publications
(Selected)
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Organocatalytic
asymmetric domino reactions: a Michael addition/aldehyde α-alkylation cascade,
D. Enders*, C. Wang, J. W. Bats, Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 7649; Angew. Chem.
Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 7539.
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Asymmetric
synthesis of functionalized 3,4-dihydronaphthalenes via an organocatalytic domino
nitroalkane-Michael/aldol condensation reaction, D. Enders*, C. Wang, J. W.
Bats, Synlett, 2009, 1777.
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Enantioselective
synthesis of 3H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]indole-2-carbaldehydes via an organocatalytic
domino aza-Michael/aldol condensation reaction, D. Enders*, C. Wang, G. Raabe,
Synthesis 2009, 41, 4119.
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Organocatalytic
asymmetric aza-Michael additions, D. Enders*, C. Wang, J. X. Liebich, Chem.
Eur. J. 2009, 15, 11058.
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Organocatalytic
asymmetric Synthesis of polyfunctionalized 3- (cyclohexenylmethyl)- indoles via
a quadruple domino Friedel – Crafts - type/Michael/Michael/aldol condensation
reaction, D. Enders*, C. Wang, M. Mukanova, A. Greb, Chem. Commun. 2010, 2447.
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Asymmetric
synthesis of 2, 3, 4-trisubstituted functionalized tetrahydrofurans via an
organocatalytic Michael addition as key step, D. Enders*, C. Wang, A. Greb,
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2010, 352, 987.
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Asymmetric
synthesis of cis-3,4-disubstituted chromans and dihydrocoumarins via an
organocatalytic Michael/hemiacetalization reaction, D. Enders*, C. Wang, X.
Yang, G. Raabe, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2010, 352, 2869.
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One
pot organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of 1H-pyrrolo[1,2a]indol-3(2H)-ones
via a Michael/hemiaminalization/oxidation sequence, D. Enders*, C. Wang, X.
Yang, G. Raabe, Synlett 2011, special cluster for proline and proline-based
organocatalysis, 469.
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Dienamine
activation in the organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of
cis-3,4-difunctionalized chromans and dihydrocoumarins, D. Enders*, X. Yang, C.
Wang, G. Raabe, J. Runsik, Chem. Asian J. 2011, 6, 2255.
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Laccase-catalyzed
3-arylation of 3-substituted oxindoles, J. Pietruszka*, C. Wang, ChemCatChem
2012, 4, 782.
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Asymmetric
Michael addition of N-Boc protected oxindoles to nitroalkenes catalyzed by a
chiral secondary amine, C. Wang, X. Yang, D. Enders*, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18,
4832.
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A
short asymmetric synthesis of the benzopzrano [3, 4-c] pzrrolidine core via an
organocatalytic domino oxa-Michael/Michael reaction, C. Wang, X. Yang, G.
Raabe, D. Enders*, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 2629.
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Organocatalztic
asymmetric synthesis of 3-sulfenylated N-Boc-protected oxindoles, C. Wang, X.
Yang, C. C. J. Loh, G. Raabe, D. Enders*, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 11531.
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Laccase-catalyzed
α-arylation of cyclic ß-dicarbonyl compounds, J. Pietruszka*, C. Wang, Green
Chem. 2012, 14, 2402.
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Secondary-amine-catalyzed
asymmetric Michael addition of N-tert-butoxycarbonyl- protected oxindoles to
maleimides, X. Yang, C. Wang, Q. Ni, D. Enders*, Synthesis 2012, 44, 2601.
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Tungsten-catalyzed
asymmetric epoxidation of allylic and homoallylic alcohols with Hydrogen
Peroxide, C. Wang, H. Yamamoto*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 1222.
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Tungsten-catalyzed
regioselective and stereospecific ring-opening of 2,3-epoxy alcohols and
2,3-epoxy sulfonamides, C. Wang, H. Yamamoto*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136,
6888.