Xingchen Yan

Prof. Xingchen Yan

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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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29 September 2017 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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MRMamen Rodríguez-Fernández
Mamen Rodríguez-Fernández
XYXingchen Yan
Xingchen Yan
JCJuan F. Collados
Juan F. Collados
PWPaul B. White
Paul B. White
SHSyuzanna R. Harutyunyan
Syuzanna R. Harutyunyan
Here we report that readily available silyl- and boron-based Lewis acids in combination with chiral copper catalysts are able to overcome the reactivity issues of unactivated enamides, known as the least reactive carboxylic acid derivatives, toward alkylation with organomagnesium reagents. Allowing unequaled chemo-reactivity and stereocontrol in catalytic asymmetric conjugate addition to enamides, the method is distinguished by its unprecedented reaction scope, allowing even the most challenging and synthetically important methylations to be accomplished with good yields and excellent enantioselectivities. This catalytic protocol tolerates a broad temperature range (−78 °C to ambient) and scale up (10 g), while the chiral catalyst can be reused without affecting overall efficiency. Mechanistic studies revealed the fate of the Lewis acid in each elementary step of the copper-catalyzed conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to enamides, allowing us to identify the most likely catalytic cycle of the reaction.

11 May 2023 in Separation and Purification Technology
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SLShucheng Liu
Shucheng Liu
ZHZhi Hu
Zhi Hu
XYXingchen Yan
Xingchen Yan
SGSenbai Geng
Senbai Geng
XZXian Zhao
Xian Zhao
JPJianming Pan
Jianming Pan

1 July 2025 in Green Energy & Environment
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YZYunlei Zhang
Yunlei Zhang
YLYiran Liu
Yiran Liu
QXQinghua Xia
Qinghua Xia
YCYao Chen
Yao Chen
LKLingzhao Kong
Lingzhao Kong
JPJianming Pan
Jianming Pan

3 December 2014 in JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
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ZZZhongyu Zhang
Zhongyu Zhang
CBCaifeng Bi
Caifeng Bi
YFYuhua Fan
Yuhua Fan
NZNan Zhang
Nan Zhang
RDRahul Deshmukh
Rahul Deshmukh
Q. Ping DouQ. Ping Dou
Q. Ping Dou

19 November 2023 in Separation and Purification Technology
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DGDanzhao Guo
Danzhao Guo
YMYuying Mao
Yuying Mao
XZXuan Zhang
Xuan Zhang
BBBin Bai
Bin Bai
XYXingchen Yan
Xingchen Yan
SLShucheng Liu
Shucheng Liu

20 December 2014 in Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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XWXiaodan Wei
Xiaodan Wei
YFYuhua Fan
Yuhua Fan
CBCaifeng Bi
Caifeng Bi
XYXingchen Yan
Xingchen Yan
XZXia Zhang
Xia Zhang
XLXin Li
Xin Li