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110. Palladium-Catalyzed Phosphorylation of Aryl Mesylates and Tosylates

Organic Letters, 2015, 17, 5906-5909.

Fu, Wai Chung; So, Chau Ming; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal - http://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit5/208.shtm)

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b03104 ; Publication Date: Nov 17, 2015



109. Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative C–H Amination of Tetrahydrofuran with Indole/Carbazole Derivatives

Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015, 80, 11193-11199.

Yang, Qingjing; Choy, Pui Ying; Fu, Wai Chung; Fan, Baomin; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01990 ; Publication Date: Oct 20, 2015



108. Design of an Indolylphosphine Ligand for Reductive Elimination-Demanding Monoarylation of Acetone Using Aryl Chlorides

Organic Letters, 2015, 17, 4612-4615.

Fu, Wai Chung; So, Chau Ming*; Chow, Wing Kin; Yuen, On Ying; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal - http://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit5/125.shtm
& https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2016/20June.shtm
)

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b02344 ; Publication Date: Sept 9, 2015



107. Palladium-catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig amination and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of aryl mesylates

Organic Syntheses, 2015, 92, 195-212.

Wong, Shun Man; Choy, Pui Ying; Yuen, On Ying; So, Chau Ming*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is invited by "Organic Synthese")

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DOI: 10.15227/orgsyn.092.0195 ; Publication Date: Aug 7, 2015



106. Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Alkynylation of Allylic Acetates with Terminal Alkynes

European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015, 5330-5333.

Yang, Qingjing; Zhou, Yongyun; Chen, Jingchao; He, Xiaobo; Xu, Jianbin; Kwong, Fuk Yee; Fan, Baomin*

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DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201500522 ; Publication Date: Jul 23, 2015



105. Enantioselective Hydroalkynylation of Non-Polar Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds: Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition Reaction of Terminal Alkyne C-H Bonds to Substituted Norbornadienes

Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2015, 357, 2345-2350.

Yang, Qingjing; Choy, Pui Ying; Fan, Baomin*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: Special Issue - Dedicated to Stephen L. Buchwald on the occasion of his 60th birthday)

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DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201500465 ; Publication Date: Jul 14, 2015



104. A general direct arylation of polyfluoroarenes with heteroaryl and aryl chlorides catalyzed by palladium indolylphosphine complexes

Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 2015, 10, 857-861.

Yuen, On Ying; Charoensak, Mueangkaew; So, Chau Ming; Kuhakarn, Chutima; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: Special Issue - 10 Years Asian Core Program (ACP): Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia)

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DOI: 10.1002/asia.201500048 ; Publication Date: Feb 12, 2015



103. When cross-coupling partners meet indolylphosphines

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2015, 293-294, 158-186.

Wong, Shun Man; Yuen, On Ying; Choy, Pui Ying; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: Special Issue - 41st International Conference on Coordination Chemistry, 2014)

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2015.01.017 ; Publication Date: Feb 7, 2015



102. Regioselective Direct C-3 Arylation of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with Aryl Tosylates and Mesylates Promoted by Palladium-Phosphine Complexes

Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015, 80, 1457-1463.

Choy, Pui Ying; Luk, Kwan Chak; Wu, Yinuo; So, Chau Ming; Wang, Lai-lai*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is Top 1% highly cited paper of its academic field –
Web of Science Database in Sept-Oct 2015; Nov-Dec 2015; Jan-Feb 2016; Mar-Apr 2016)

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DOI: 10.1021/jo502386w ; Publication Date: Jan 14, 2015



101. Iron-Catalyzed S-Arylation of Benzothiazole with Aryl Iodides under Aqueous Medium: Facile Synthesis of Aryl(2-aminoaryl) Sulfides

Synlett, 2014, 25, 2743-2747.

Lee, Hang Wai; Yung, Ka Fu*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: Special Issue - Cluster reports issues of Catalysis with Sustainable Metals)

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DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1379484 ; Publication Date: Oct 21, 2014



100. Palladium-catalyzed oxidative C-H bond acylation of N-nitrosoanilines with toluene derivatives: a traceless approach to synthesize N-alkyl-2-aminobenzophenones

Chemical Communications, 2014, 50, 15352-15354.

Wu, Yinuo; Feng, Ling-Jun; Lu, Xiao; Kwong, Fuk Yee*; Luo, Hai-Bin*

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DOI: 10.1039/C4CC07440H ; Publication Date: Oct 15, 2014



99. A direct C-H arylation of unactivated arenes promoted by mixed potassium alkoxides

Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2014, 3, 1262-1265.

Wu, Yinuo; Choy, Pui Ying; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201402181 ; Publication Date: Oct 2, 2014



98. A general Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl chlorides with potassium aryltrifluoroborates in water catalyzed by an efficient CPCy phendole-phos-palladium complex

Synthesis, 2014, 46, 2826-2832.

Yuen, On Ying; Wong, Shun Man; Chan, Kin Fai; So, Chau Ming*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: Special Issue on organoboron reagents with 10 authors communications)

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DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1338660 ; Publication Date: Jul 16, 2014



97. Direct intermolecular C-H arylation of unactivated arenes with aryl bromides catalysed by 2-pyridyl carbinol

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2014, 12, 6820-6823.

Wu, Yinuo; Choy, Pui Ying; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01211A ; Publication Date: Jul 23, 2014



96. Palladium-catalyzed reductive cleavage of tosylated arenes using isopropanol as the mild reducing agent

Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2014, 1, 464-467.

Chow, Wing Kin; So, Chau Ming; Lau, Chak Po; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is part of the themed collection: HOT articles in Organic Chemistry Frontiers for 2014;
This article was chosen as Back Cover Picture in “Organic Chemistry Frontier")

DOI: 10.1039/c4qo00103f ; Publication Date: Apr 17, 2014



95. Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Dehydrogenative Functionalization of C(sp2)-H Bonds

Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 2014, 9, 26-47.

Wu, Yinuo; Wang, Jun*; Mao, Fei; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is Top 1% highly cited paper of its academic field –
Web of Science Database in July-Dec 2015; Jan- Dec 2016; Jan-Dec 2017; Jan-Dec 2018; and Jan-Dec 2019; Jan-Dec 2020; Jan-Dec 2021; Jan-Dec 2022; the Most Accessed paper in Jan 2015-Mar 2016, and the Most Cited paper in 2014;
This article was chosen as Back Cover Picture in Chem. Asian J. 1/2014 - DOI:10.1002/asia.201390052)

DOI: 10.1002/asia.201300990 ; Publication Date: Oct 2, 2013



94. A radical process towards the development of transition metal-free aromatic carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions

Chemistry - A European Journal, 2013, 19, 15802-15814.

Chan, Tek Long; Wu, Yinuo*; Choy, Pui Ying; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article was the Most Accessed paper in Jun 2013 to May 2014)

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201301583 ; Publication Date: Oct 25, 2013



93. An efficient oxidative cross-coupling reaction between C-H and N-H bonds; a transition-metal-free protocol at room temperature

Synlett, 2013, 24, 2009-2013.

Wu, Yinuo; Kwong, Fuk Yee; Li, Pengfei*; Chan, Albert S. C.*

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DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1339447 ; Publication Date: Aug 8, 2013



92. A decade advancement of transition metal-catalyzed borylation of aryl halides and sulfonates

RSC Advances, 2013, 3, 12518-12539.

Chow, Wing Kin; Yuen, On Ying; Choy, Pui Ying; So, Chau Ming; Lau, Chak Po; Wong, Wing Tak; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1039/c3ra22905j ; Publication Date: Apr 11, 2013



91. Synthesis of 3-Cyanoindole Derivatives Mediated by Copper(I) Iodide Using Benzyl Cyanide

Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013, 78, 3374-3378.

Yuen, On Ying; Choy, Pui Ying; Chow, Wing Kin; Wong, Wing Tak; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1021/jo3028278 ; Publication Date: Feb 28, 2013



90. Palladium-Catalyzed ortho-CH-Bond Oxygenation of Aromatic Ketones

Organic Letters, 2013, 15, 270-273.

Choy, Pui Ying; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1021/ol303088z ; Publication Date: Jan 9, 2013



89. Toluene derivatives as simple coupling precursors for cascade palladium-catalyzed oxidative C-H bond acylation of acetanilides

Chemical Communications, 2013, 49, 689-691.

Wu, Yinuo; Choy, Pui Ying; Mao, Fei; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is Top 1% highly cited paper of its academic field – Web of Science Database in July-Dec 2015; Jan-Dec 2016; Jan-Feb 2017
and Top 4 highly-cited ChemCommun articles from Chinese author in 2013)

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DOI: 10.1039/C2CC37352A ; Publication Date: Dec 3, 2012



88. Intramolecular Direct C-H Bond Arylation from Aryl Chlorides: A Transition-Metal-Free Approach for Facile Access of Phenanthridines

Organic Letters, 2012, 14, 5306-5309.

Wu, Yinuo; Wong, Shun Man; Mao, Fei; Chan, Tek Long; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1021/ol302489n ; Publication Date: Oct 11, 2012



87. Direct oxidative C-H arylation of benzoxazoles with arylsulfonyl hydrazides promoted by palladium complexes

Synlett, 2012, 23, 2714-2718.

Yuen, On Ying; So, Chau Ming; Wong, Wing Tak; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1317350 ; Publication Date: Oct 9, 2012



86. Palladium-catalyzed direct arylation of polyfluoroarenes with aryl tosylates and mesylates

RSC Advances, 2012, 2, 9179-9182.

Lee, Dong Sheng; Choy, Pui Ying; So, Chau Ming; Wang, Jun; Lau, Chak Po; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1039/c2ra21667a ; Publication Date: Aug 2, 2012



85. Asymmetric Hydroalkynylation of Norbornadienes Promoted by Chiral Iridium Catalysts

Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 2012, 51, 7821-7824, S7821/1-S7821/64.

Fan, Bao-Min*; Yang, Qing-jing; Hu, Jun; Fan, Cai-ling; Li, Si-feng; Yu, Lu; Huang, Chao; Tsang, Wing Wai; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1002/anie.201203107 ; Publication Date: Jun 28, 2012



84. An Efficient Class of P,N-Type "PhMezole-phos" Ligands: Applications in Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki Coupling of Aryl Chlorides

European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2012, 4172-4177, S4172/1-S4172/75.

Wong, Shun Man; So, Chau Ming*; Chung, Kin Ho; Lau, Chak Po; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201200355 ; Publication Date: Jun 19, 2012



83. Advances and Applications in Organocatalytic Asymmetric aza-Michael Addition

ChemCatChem, 2012, 4, 917-925.

Wang, Jun; Li, Pengfei*; Choy, Pui Ying; Chan, Albert S. C.*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: Special Issue on Organocatalysis; This article is the Most Frequently Cited publication in 2012 and 2013;
This article was chosen as Back Cover Picture in ChemCatChem 7/2012 - DOI:10.1002/cctc.201290025)

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DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201200135 ; Publication Date: May 29, 2012



82. P,N-Type benzimidazolyl phosphine ligands for the palladium-catalyzed Suzuki coupling of potassium aryltrifluoroborates and aryl chlorides

Tetrahedron Letters, 2012, 53, 3754-3757.

Wong, Shun Man; So, Chau Ming*; Chung, Kin Ho; Luk, Chi Him; Lau, Chak Po; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.05.017 ; Publication Date: May 10, 2012



81. Buchwald-Hartwig amination of aryl chlorides catalyzed by easily accessible benzimidazolyl phosphine-Pd complexes

Synlett, 2012, 23, 1181-1186.

Chung, Kin Ho; So, Chau Ming*; Wong, Shun Man; Luk, Chi Him; Zhou, Zhongyuan; Lau, Chak Po; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1290666 ; Publication Date: Apr 26, 2012



79. Catalyst-free aza-Michael addition of azole to β,γ-unsaturated-α-keto ester: an efficient access to C-N bond formation

Tetrahedron Letters, 2012, 53, 2887-2889.

Wang, Jun; Li, Peng-Fei; Chan, Sau Hing; Chan, Albert S. C.; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.03.132 ; Publication Date: Apr 5, 2012



78. Carbon-Boron Bond Cross-Coupling Reaction Catalyzed by -PPh2 Containing Palladium-Indolylphosphine Complexes

Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2012, 77, 3543-3548.

Chow, Wing Kin; Yuen, On Ying; So, Chau Ming; Wong, Wing Tak; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1021/jo202472k ; Publication Date: Mar 13, 2012



77. Catalyst-free efficient aza-michael addition of azoles to nitroalkenes

Synlett, 2012, 23, 788-790.

Wu, Yinuo; Wang, Jun; Li, Pengfei*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1290359 ; Publication Date: Feb 24, 2012



76. An efficient palladium-benzimidazolyl phosphine complex for the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl mesylates: facile ligand synthesis and metal complex characterization

Chemical Communications, 2012, 48, 1967-1969.

Chung, Kin Ho; So, Chau Ming*; Wong, Shun Man; Luk, Chi Him; Zhou, Zhongyuan; Lau, Chak Po; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1039/c2cc15972d ; Publication Date: Jan 11, 2012



75. Efficient cyanation of aryl bromides with K4[Fe(CN)6] catalyzed by a palladium-indolylphosphine complex

Tetrahedron Letters, 2011, 52, 7038-7041.

Yeung, Pui Yee; Tsang, Chun Pui; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.09.088 ; Publication Date: Sept 22, 2011



74. Organocatalytic asymmetric Michael-type reaction between β,γ-unsaturated α-keto ester and α-nitro ketone

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2011, 9, 7997-7999.

Li, Pengfei; Chan, Sau Hing; Chan, Albert S. C.*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1039/c1ob06191g ; Publication Date: Sept 16, 2011



73. Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of aryl mesylates

Chemical Society Reviews, 2011, 40, 4963-4972.

So, Chau Ming; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1039/c1cs15114b ; Publication Date: Aug 22, 2011



72. A versatile palladium catalyst system for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of alkenyl tosylates and mesylates

Chemical Communications, 2011, 47, 8328-8330.

Wong, Pui Yu; Chow, Wing Kin; Chung, Kin Ho; So, Chau Ming; Lau, Chak Po; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1039/c1cc12240a ; Publication Date: Jun 17, 2011



71. Chiral phosphorus ligands with interesting properties and practical applications

Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, 2011, 36(Asymmetric Catalysis from a Chinese Perspective), 29-66.

Lam, Fuk Loi; Kwong, Fuk Yee; Chan, Albert S. C.*

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19472-6_2 ; Publication Date: May 31, 2011



70. Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative C-H Bond Coupling of Steered Acetanilides and Aldehydes: A Facile Access to ortho-Acylacetanilides

Organic Letters, 2011, 13, 3258-3261.

Wu, Yinuo; Li, Baozhu; Mao, Fei; Li, Xingshu*; Kwong, Fuk Yee

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DOI: 10.1021/ol201201a ; Publication Date: May 20, 2011



69. Palladium-Catalyzed Borylation of Aryl Mesylates and Tosylates and Their Applications in One-Pot Sequential Suzuki-Miyaura Biaryl Synthesis

Chemistry - A European Journal, 2011, 17, 6913-6917, S6913/1-S6913/47.

Chow, Wing Kin; So, Chau Ming; Lau, Chak Po; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1002/chem.201100361 ; Publication Date: May 5, 2011



68. Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Arylation of Potassium Cyanoacetate: Synthesis of α-Diaryl Nitriles from Aryl Halides

Organic Letters, 2011, 13, 2912-2915.

Yeung, Pui Yee; Chung, Kin Ho; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1021/ol2009522 ; Publication Date: May 5, 2011



67. Organocatalytic Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of Ketones with β,γ-Unsaturated α-Keto Esters: An Efficient Access to Chiral Tertiary Alcohol Skeletons

Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2011, 353, 1179-1184.

Li, Pengfei; Chan, Sau Hing; Chan, Albert S. C.*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000982 ; Publication Date: Apr 28, 2011



66. Highly efficient carbazolyl-derived phosphine ligands: Application to sterically hindered biaryl couplings

Chemical Communications, 2011, 47, 5079-5081.

To, Sheung Chun; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1039/c1cc10708a ; Publication Date: Mar 29, 2011



65. New chiral monophosphite ligands containing BINOL and/or H8-BINOL bearing adamantyl substituents: Effect of ligand scaffold on the enantioselective 1,4-conjugate addition of diethylzinc to cyclic enones

催化学报Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2011, 32, 80-85.

Wan, Bo; Kwong, Fuk Yee*; Wang, Lailai*; Xu, Lijin; Zhao, Qinglu; Xing, Aiping

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DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(10)60164-7 ; Publication Date: Feb 4, 2011



64. A Mild and Efficient Palladium-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aryl Chlorides with K4[Fe(CN)6]

Organic Letters, 2011, 13, 648-651.

Yeung, Pui Yee; So, Chau Ming; Lau, Chak Po; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article was chosen as the Top five paper by Issue 18 of GalChimia Newsletter.
This article is highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal - http://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit3/166.shtm)

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DOI: 10.1021/ol1028892 ; Publication Date: Jan 5, 2011



63. Palladium-catalyzed direct arylation of heteroarenes with aryl mesylates

Chemistry - A European Journal, 2011, 17, 761-765, S761/1-S761/86.

So, Chau Ming; Lau, Chak Po; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1002/chem.201002354 ; Publication Date: Dec 16, 2010



62. Palladium-Catalyzed Direct and Regioselective C-H Bond Functionalization/Oxidative Acetoxylation of Indoles

Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2011, 76, 80-84.

Choy, Pui Ying; Lau, Chak Po; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1021/jo101584k ; Publication Date: Dec 6, 2010





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