Chi Wai Cheung

ORCID: 0000-0003-4415-0767
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Research Areas
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Synthesis and Reactions of Organic Compounds
  • Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Synthesis and Biological Evaluation
  • Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques

Chinese University of Hong Kong
2011-2025

University of Hong Kong
2018-2025

Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
2025

Tianjin University
2018-2024

State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry
2024

Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin
2018-2024

National University of Singapore
2020-2022

State Council of the People's Republic of China
2019

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2014-2017

University of Lausanne
2017

Abstract Iron catalysis has been developed for the intermolecular 1,2‐addition of perfluoroalkyl iodides to alkynes and alkenes. The a wide substrate scope high functional‐group tolerance. A variety including CF 3 I can be employed. resulting perfluoroalkylated alkyl alkenyl further functionalized by cross‐coupling reactions. This methodology provides straightforward streamlined access organic molecules.

10.1002/anie.201402511 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014-03-28

Abstract Esters are one of the most common functional groups in natural and synthetic products, one-step conversion ester group into other is an attractive strategy organic synthesis. Direct amidation esters particularly appealing due to omnipresence amide moiety biomolecules, fine chemicals, drug candidates. However, efficient methods for direct unactivated still lacking. Here we report nickel-catalysed reductive coupling with nitroarenes furnish step a wide range amides bearing relevant...

10.1038/ncomms14878 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2017-03-27

Abstract (Hetero)Aryl amines, an important class of organic molecules in medicinal chemistry, are most commonly synthesized from anilines, which turn by hydrogenation nitroarenes. Amine synthesis directly nitroarenes is attractive due to improved step economy and functional group compatibility. Despite these potential advantages, there yet no general method for the (hetero)aryl amines carbon–nitrogen cross-coupling Here we report reductive coupling with alkyl halides yield amines. A simple...

10.1038/ncomms12494 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2016-08-12

Selective catalytic synthesis of Z-olefins has been challenging. Here we describe a method to produce 1,2-disubstituted olefins in high Z selectivity via reductive cross-coupling alkyl halides with terminal arylalkynes. The employs inexpensive and nontoxic catalyst (iron(II) bromide) reductant (zinc). substrate scope encompasses primary, secondary, tertiary halides, the reaction tolerates large number functional groups. utility is demonstrated several pharmaceutically relevant molecules....

10.1021/jacs.5b01784 article EN publisher-specific-oa Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015-04-01

A nickel-catalysed reductive aminocarbonylation of (hetero)aryl halides employing readily available nitro(hetero)arenes as the nitrogen source has been developed.

10.1039/c7sc03950f article EN cc-by Chemical Science 2017-11-06

Amides are an important class of organic compounds, which have widespread industrial applications. Transamidation amides is a convenient method to generate new from existing ones. Tertiary amides, however, challenging substrates for transamidation. Here we describe unconventional approach the transamidation tertiary using nitroarenes as nitrogen source under reductive conditions. Manganese metal alone mediates reactions and no additional catalyst required. The exhibits broad scope high...

10.1021/jacs.8b03739 article EN Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018-05-18

Transmidation is an attractive method for amide synthesis. However, transamidation of secondary amides challenging. Here, we describe a reductive that employs readily available nitro(hetero)arenes as the nitrogen sources, zinc or manganese reductant, and simple nickel salt ligand catalyst system. The scope includes both alkyl aryl amides, with high functional group compatibility.

10.1021/acscatal.7b02859 article EN publisher-specific-oa ACS Catalysis 2017-09-18

A copper(II)-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of enamides to oxazoles via vinylic C–H bond functionalization at room temperature is described. Various 2,5-disubstituted bearing aryl, vinyl, alkyl, and heteroaryl substituents could be synthesized in moderate high yields. This reaction protocol complementary our previously reported iodine-mediated afford 2,4,5-trisubstituted oxazoles.

10.1021/jo301332s article EN The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012-07-30

A general method for the Pd-catalyzed coupling of methanol with (hetero)aryl halides is described. The reactions proceed under mild conditions a wide range aryl and heteroaryl to give methyl ethers in high yield.

10.1021/ol401796v article EN Organic Letters 2013-07-24

A method for the Pd-catalyzed arylation of ammonia with a wide range aryl and heteroaryl halides, including challenging five-membered heterocyclic substrates, is described. Excellent selectivity monoarylation to primary arylamines was achieved under mild conditions or at rt by use bulky biarylphosphine ligands (L6, L7, L4) as well their corresponding aminobiphenyl palladacycle precatalysts (3a, 3b, 3c). As this process requires neither glovebox nor high pressures ammonia, it should be widely...

10.1021/ol401612c article EN Organic Letters 2013-07-01

A simple protocol for iron-catalyzed cross-coupling of nonactivated secondary alkyl bromides and iodides with alkynyl Grignard reagents at room temperature has been developed. wide range halides terminal alkynes are tolerated to afford the substituted in good yields. slight modification reaction also allows a variety primary halides.

10.1021/ol501087m article EN Organic Letters 2014-04-22

A method for the hydroxylation of aryl and heteroaryl halides, promoted by a catalyst based on biarylphosphine ligand tBuBrettPhos (L5) its corresponding palladium precatalyst (1), is described. The reactions allow cross-coupling both potassium cesium hydroxides with (hetero)aryl halides to afford variety phenols hydroxylated heteroarenes in high excellent yield.

10.1021/jo500662s article EN publisher-specific-oa The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2014-04-24

Abstract Iron catalysis has been developed for the intermolecular 1,2‐addition of perfluoroalkyl iodides to alkynes and alkenes. The a wide substrate scope high functional‐group tolerance. A variety including CF 3 I can be employed. resulting perfluoroalkylated alkyl alkenyl further functionalized by cross‐coupling reactions. This methodology provides straightforward streamlined access organic molecules.

10.1002/ange.201402511 article EN Angewandte Chemie 2014-03-28

Aryl diazonium salts occupy a privileged role in synthetic chemistry owing to their ready availability and versatile reactivity. While applications accessing diversely functionalized arene derivatives via denitrogenation‐coupling reduction/addition reactions have been well recognized by practitioners both academia industry, recent renaissance chemical transformations of retaining the key N 2 ‐unit has emerged as powerful technique construct various ‐heterocycles. This review covers history...

10.1002/cjoc.202000270 article EN Chinese Journal of Chemistry 2020-06-15

<italic>N</italic>-Aryl amides were synthesized <italic>via</italic> the manganese-mediated amidation of esters with nitroarenes without need for additional catalysts or ligands.

10.1039/c8qo01405a article EN Organic Chemistry Frontiers 2019-01-01

Transamidation has recently emerged as a straightforward and convenient means to diversify amides. However, the kinetically thermodynamically demanding transamidation of notoriously robust, fully alkyl-substituted tertiary amides still remains longstanding challenge. Here, we describe method for activation alkyl streamline using simple tungsten(VI) chloride catalyst chlorotrimethylsilane an additive. The highly electrophilic oxophilic tungsten enables selective scission C–N bond effect...

10.1021/acscatal.1c01840 article EN ACS Catalysis 2021-06-02

We describe the base-mediated [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of di/trifluoromethylated hydrazonoyl chlorides with fluoronitroalkenes for synthesis densely functionalized 3-di/trifluoroalkyl-5-fluoropyrazoles potent biological activity.

10.1039/d3ob00644a article EN Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2023-01-01

The stereoselective synthesis of trisubstituted alkenes is challenging. Here, we show that an iron-catalyzed anti-selective carbozincation terminal alkynes can be combined with a base-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling to prepare in one-pot reaction and high regio- stereocontrol. Cu-, Ni-, Co-based catalytic systems are developed for the coupling sp-, sp(2) -, sp(3) -hybridized carbon electrophiles, respectively. method encompasses large substrate scope, as various alkynyl, aryl, alkenyl, acyl,...

10.1002/chem.201504049 article EN Chemistry - A European Journal 2015-11-04

N-Aryl amides are an important class of compounds in pharmaceutical and agrochemical chemistry. Rapid low-cost synthesis N-aryl remains high demand. Herein, we disclose operationally simple process to access directly from readily available nitroarenes carboxylic acids as coupling substrates. This method involves the situ activation acyloxyphosphonium salt for one-pot amidation, without need isolation corresponding synthetic intermediates. Furthermore, ease preparation workup allow quick...

10.1021/acs.joc.9b02068 article EN The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2019-10-08

Alkyl N-aryl 1,2,3-triazole-carboxylates are important molecules or intermediates in medicinal chemistry, but the synthesis of N2-aryl counterparts remains elusive. Herein, we describe a Cu-mediated annulation reaction alkyl 3-aminoacrylates with aryldiazonium salts, both which readily available substrates. Furthermore, 2-aminoacrylates also viable Diverse and their analogues can be rapidly prepared under mild conditions. Especially, this protocol allows one to access several druglike...

10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00006 article EN Organic Letters 2020-02-04

Ni metal-mediated aminocarbonylation based on readily available arylboronic acids, nitroarenes, and carbon monoxide was achieved to prepare a variety of aryl amides.

10.1039/c9cc06638a article EN Chemical Communications 2019-01-01

The unified construction of cyano-substituted 1,2,4-triazoles, particularly the 5-cyano counterparts, remains underdeveloped. Herein we describe a three-component method to access wide range 1-aryl 5-cyano-1,2,4-triazoles using readily available 2-diazoacetonitriles, nitriles, and aryldiazonium salts. This regiospecific synthesis relies on dipolar [3 + 2] annulation in situ formed nitrile ylides with Furthermore, this protocol can be amendable gram-scale synthesis, chemical transformations...

10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03960 article EN Organic Letters 2021-01-11

Perceived pain intensity is an important determinant of health-related quality life. A lack studies has investigated the co-influences physical and psychosocial risk factors on perceived shifts in effects after pandemic. As a post-COVID symptom, it to re-assess for heath care. Four dimensions physical/psychosocial were assessed: medical history, personal wellbeing psychological distress, lifestyle, socio-demographic characteristics. We first identified subgroups with significant increase...

10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1447168 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2025-01-16

Direct <italic>N</italic>-formylation of nitroarenes with CO<sub>2</sub> is developed to prepare <italic>N</italic>-aryl formamides without the need preforming anilines as conventional substrates.

10.1039/d0cc03098h article EN Chemical Communications 2020-01-01
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