Catalysis and Synthesis

Innovation comes from not only intelligence, but also dreams and passion

Professor Deng's research program focuses on the discovery of powerful and practical chiral organic catalysts promoting novel and highly selective reactions. His group pioneered the development and application of general base catalysis as general means for the development of new reactions. Many of these reactions have already found wide applications in target- and diversity-oriented synthesis. The reactions have also been developed into viable tools for industrial manufacturing of chiral compounds.

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September 6, 2024
Congratulations to Xiangyuan, Yu, Tianran,Yang,Yuhong,Xiang-Lei, Cheng and Jisheng.Their work titled by “Synthesis of α-Aminonitriles via Ammonium-catalyzed Reactions of Aminoacetonitrile ” is just accepted by J. Am. Chem. Soc.

August 30, 2024
Congratulations to Tianran, Xiang-Lei,Yang,Cheng,Xiangyuan,Yuhong, Zhenghua and Jisheng.Their work titled by “Organocatalytic Asymmetric α-C-H Functionalization of Alkyl Aminess” is just accepted by Nature Catalysis!

August 28, 2024
Congratulations to Ling, and Jisheng. Their recent work titled by “Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Aliphatic ⍺-Tertiary Aminonitriles via Organocatalytic Isomerization of Cyanoketimines” is just accepted by Chinese Journal of Chemistry!

July 11, 2024
Congratulations to Sai, Yuming and Dongshun. Their work titled by “Facile access to bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes by Lewis acid-catalyzed formal cycloaddition between silyl enol ethers and bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes” is just accepted by Nature Communications.

May 27, 2024
Congratulations to Jiaxiang on successfully defending his doctoral dissertation!

May 7, 2024
Congratulations to Jiaxiang, Yang, Zhenghua, Jisheng. Their paper titled by “Practical Synthesis of Chiral ɑ-Aminophosphonates with Weak Bonding Organocatalysis at ppm Loading” is just accepted by J. Am. Chem. Soc.

April 19, 2024
Congratulations to Yuhong, Yiqun, Tianran, Yu, Cheng, Jisheng. Their paper titled by “Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral α,α-Dialkyl Aminonitriles via Reaction of Cyanoketimines” is just accepted by J. Am. Chem. Soc.

March 9, 2024
Congratulations to Cheng, Yang, Yuhong, Yipan, Xianglei and Jisheng. Their paper titled by “Catalytic Asymmetric Construction of Chiral Amines with Three Nonadjacent Stereocenters via Trifunctional Catalysis” is just accepted by J. Am. Chem. Soc.

January 22, 2024
Congratulations to Jiaxiang and Zhenghua. Their paper titled by “Deoxygenative Nucleophilic Phosphonation and Electrophilic Alkylation of Secondary Amides: A Facile Access to Quaternary α-Aminophosphonates” is just accepted by J. Am. Chem. Soc.