Zhenqian Fu

β-Carbon activation of saturated carboxylic esters through N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis

Zhenqian Fu, Jianfeng Xu, Tingshun Zhu et al. · Nature Chemistry · 2013 · 284 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry +12

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Redox-Neutral and Single-Step Amide Synthesis from Alcohol and Nitrile with Complete Atom Economy

Byungjoon Kang, Zhenqian Fu, Soon Hyeok Hong · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2013 · 124 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +14

Organocatalytic asymmetric N-sulfonyl amide C-N bond activation to access axially chiral biaryl amino acids

Guanjie Wang, Qianqian Shi, Wanyao Hu et al. · Nature Communications · 2020 · 119 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +8

Controlled β-protonation and [4+2] cycloaddition of enals and chalconesvia N-heterocyclic carbene/acid catalysis: toward substrate independent reaction control

Zhenqian Fu, Hui Sun, Shaojin Chen et al. · Chemical Communications · 2012 · 108 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +16

Access to Oxoquinoline Heterocycles by N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Ester Activation for Selective Reaction with an Enone

Zhenqian Fu, K. Jiang, Tingshun Zhu et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2014 · 100 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +13