The Wu Lab

Total Synthesis of (±)-Mersicarpine Following a 6-exo-trig Radical Cyclization

Peng, W.-L.; Jhang, Y.-J.; Chang, C.-Y.; Peng, P.-K.; Zhao, W.-T.; Wu, Y.-K.*

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 6193-6195. (DOI: 10.1039/D2OB00620K)

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- Invited contribution for the New Talent issue

Site-Selective C(sp3)-H Alkenylation Using Decatungstate Anion as Photocatalyst

Wang, Y.-T.; Shih, Y.-L.; Wu, Y.-K.; Ryu, I.*

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2022, 364, 1039-1043. (DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202101374)

Total Synthesis of (±)-Taiwaniaquinol B through a Sequence of Fries Rearrangement and Photo-Nazarov Cyclization

Chang, C.-Y.†; Chen, C.-J.†; Huang, S.-H.; Kao, S.-C.; Wu, Y.-K.*  [†These authors contributed equally]

Asian J. Org. Chem., 2022, 11, e202100721. (DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202100721)

Haloarene-Guided Cascade Arylation of Cyclic Vinylogous Esters under Palladium Catalysis

Lin, Y.-C.; Yen, K.-W.; Lin, H.-J.; Yang, Y.-C.; Wu, Y.-K.*

Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 12119-12122. (DOI: 10.1039/D1CC05006K)

Synthetic Routes to Crinine and Vittatine

Lin, Y.-C.; Wu, Y.-K.*

J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2021, 68, 1812-1828. (DOI: 10.1002/JCCS202100270)

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Palladium-Catalyzed Substitution of Allylic Alcohols with Sulfinate Salts: A Synthesis of Bicalutamide

Jhang, Y.-J.; Chang, C.-Y.; Lin, Y.-H.; Lee, C.-C.; Wu, Y.-K.*

Tetrahedron Lett. 2021, 73, 153060. (DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2021.153060)

Site-Selective Alkenylation of Unactivated C(sp3)−H Bonds Mediated by Compact Sulfate Radical

Ueda, M.; Kamikawa, K.; Fukuyama, T.; Wang, Y.-T.; Wu, Y.-K.; Ryu, I.*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 3545-3550. (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011992)

Formal synthesis of schulzeines B and C: A new route to Gurjar's lactams

Chou, C.-E.; Chen, Y.-A.; Lin, Y.-C.; Kao, S.-C.; Chang, C.-Y.; Wu, Y.-K.*

J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2020, 67, 2198-2203. (DOI: 10.1002/JCCS.202000216)

- Invited contribution for the 18th Asian Chemical Congress Special Issue

Photo-Fries rearrangement in flow under aqueous micellar conditions

Chien, C.-C.; Kao, S.-C.; Chen, C.-J.; Wu, Y.-K.*

Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 15470-15472. (DOI: 10.1039/D0CC07331H)

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- Highlighted by Synfacts - Flow Chemistry Series (Synfacts 2021; 17(02): 0231)

Pd/light-induced alkyl–alkenyl coupling reaction between unactivated alkyl iodides and alkenylboronic acids

Huang, H.-J.; Wang, Y.-T.; Wu, Y.-K.; Ryu, I.*

Org. Chem. Front. 2020, 7, 1266-1270. (DOI: 10.1039/D0QO00318B)

Palladium-catalyzed α-arylation of indolin-3-ones

Chang, Y.-H.; Peng, W.-L.; Chen, I-C.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Wu, Y.-K.*

Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 4660-4663. (DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00435A)

Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Arylation of Vinylogous Esters Enabled by Tris(1-adamantyl)phosphine

Yang, Y.-C.; Lin, Y.-C.; Wu, Y.-K.*

Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 9286-9290. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03071)

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Rapid construction of tetrahydropyridine scaffolds via formal imino Diels–Alder reactions of Schiff bases and Nazarov reagents

Wu, Y.-K.*; Rawal, V. H.*

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 8827-8831. (DOI: 10.1039/C9OB01880H)

Revisiting Hydroxyalkylation of Phenols with Cyclic Carbonates

Kao, S.-C.; Lin, Y.-C.; Ryu, I.; Wu, Y.-K.*

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2019, 361, 3639-3644. (DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201900287)

Palladium-catalyzed N1-selective allylation of indoles with allylic alcohols promoted by titanium tetraisopropoxide

Chang, C.-Y.; Lin, Y.-H.; Wu, Y.-K.*

Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 1116-1119. (DOI: 10.1039/C8CC09817D)

Temperature-Controlled Thiation of α-Cyano-β-Alkynyl Carbonyl Derivatives for De Novo Synthesis of 2-Aminothiophenes and Thieno[2,3-c]isothiazoles

Kao, T.-T.; Peng, B.-K.; Liang, M.-C.; Lee, C.-J.; Chen, I-C.; Shia, K.-S.*; Wu, Y.-K.*

J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 14688-14697. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01866)

Palladium-Catalyzed α-Allylation of Secondary Nitroalkanes with Allylic Alcohols and Strategic Exploitation of Seebach’s Reagent for the Total Synthesis of (±)-Adalinine

Chang, C.-Y.; Wu, Y.-K.*

J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 6217-6224. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00710)

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- Highlighted by J. Org. Chem. Global Enterprise 2019 (Virtual Issue) 

Electron transfer-induced reduction of organic halides with amines

Fukuyama, T.; Fujita, Y.; Miyoshi, H.; Ryu, I.*; Kao, S.-C.; Wu, Y.-K.*

Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 5582-5585. (DOI: 10.1039/C8CC02445F)

Palladium/Light Induced Radical Alkenylation and Allylation of Alkyl Iodides Using Alkenyl and Allylic Sulfones

Sumino, S.; Uno, M.; Huang, H.-J.; Wu, Y.-K.; Ryu, I.*

Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 1078-1081. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b04050)

A Combined Tamaru Allylation/Olefin Cross-Metathesis Approach for the Total Syntheses of (±)-Paniculidine B, (±)-Paniculidine C, and 2-Methylcarbazole

Tseng, Y.-L.; Liang, M.-C.; Chen, I-C.; Wu, Y.-K.*

Synlett 2018, 29, 609-612. (DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1591739)

Palladium-Catalyzed α-Arylation of Cyclic Vinylogous Esters for the Synthesis of γ-Arylcyclohexenones and Total Synthesis of Aromatic Podocarpane Diterpenoids

Hou, W.-Y.; Wu, Y.-K.*

Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 1220-1223. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00268)