Nelson Y. S. Lam

A directive Ni catalyst overrides conventional site selectivity in pyridine C–H alkenylation

Tao Zhang, Yu‐Xin Luan, Nelson Y. S. Lam et al. · Nature Chemistry · 2021 · 145 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry +16

Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective β-C(sp³)–H Activation Reactions of Aliphatic Acids: A Retrosynthetic Surrogate for Enolate Alkylation and Conjugate Addition

Erika L. Lucas, Nelson Y. S. Lam, Zhe Zhuang et al. · Accounts of Chemical Research · 2022 · 123 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +15

Molecular editing of aza-arene C–H bonds by distance, geometry and chirality

Zhoulong Fan, Xiangyang Chen, Keita Tanaka et al. · Nature · 2022 · 121 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +12

An Enantioselective Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling To Form Axially Chiral Biphenols

Robert Pearce-Higgins, Larissa N. Hogenhout, Philip J. Docherty et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2022 · 73 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +12

Advancing the Logic of Chemical Synthesis: C−H Activation as Strategic and Tactical Disconnections for C−C Bond Construction

Nelson Y. S. Lam, Kevin Wu, Jin‐Quan Yu · Angewandte Chemie · 2020 · 72 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +8