Bubwoong Kang

Enhanced Rate and Selectivity by Carboxylate Salt as a Basic Cocatalyst in Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Asymmetric Acylation of Secondary Alcohols

Satoru Kuwano, Shingo Harada, Bubwoong Kang et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2013 · 135 citations

Chemical Engineering, Novel Organocatalysts, Engineering +13

Production of Hydroxy Fatty Acids, Precursors of γ-Hexalactone, Contributes to the Characteristic Sweet Aroma of Beef

Shuji Ueda, Mana Hosoda, Kumi Kasamatsu et al. · Metabolites · 2022 · 24 citations · Full text

Flavoromics, Food Analysis, Lactone Formation +16

N‐Heterocyclic Carbene‐Catalyzed Benzoin Strategy for Divergent Synthesis of Cyclitol Derivatives from Alditols

Bubwoong Kang, Toshiaki Sutou, Yinli Wang et al. · Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis · 2014 · 23 citations

Diversity Oriented Synthesis, Derivatives, Bioorganic Chemistry +14

Site-selective benzoin-type cyclization of unsymmetrical dialdoses catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes for divergent cyclitol synthesis

Bubwoong Kang, Yinli Wang, Satoru Kuwano et al. · Chemical Communications · 2017 · 20 citations

Catalytic Alkyne Arylation Using Traceless Directing Groups

Jung‐Woo Park, Bubwoong Kang, Vy M. Dong · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2018 · 19 citations · Full text