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145. DMAP-Catalyzed Annulation Approach for Modular Assembly of Furan-Fused Chromenes

Organic Letters, 2020, 22, 9444-9449.

He, Xinwei*; Li, Ruxue, Choy, Pui Ying; Liu, Tianyi; Wang, Junya; Yuen, On Ying; Leung, Man Pan; Shang, Yongjia; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is top ten downloaded articles in Org. Lett. in December 2020;
This article is highlighted in "CBG资讯人物与科研" - https://www.chembeango.com/zixun/54002)

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03374 ; Publication Date: Dec 2, 2020



144. Recent Explorations of Palladium-Catalyzed Regioselective Aromatic Extension Processes

Tetrahedron Letters, 2020, 62, 152670

Zhao, Qingyang*; Choy, Pui Ying; Li, Luguang; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: The article is invited by "Tetrahedron Letters - Digests";
This article was chosen as the Front Cover Image by Tetrahedron Letters)

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2020.152670 ; Publication Date: Nov 14, 2020



143. Application of CM-Phos Ligand in Palladium-catalyzed Cross-coupling Reactions

Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities, 2020, 41, 2185-2198.

So, Chau Ming*; Yuen, On Ying; Kwong, Fuk Yee; Chen, Chihchiang; Pai, Chengchao; Sun, Raymond Wai Yin

(Note: The article is invited by "Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities";
Dedicated to Prof. Albert Sun-Chi Chan on the occasion of his 70th birthday)

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DOI: 10.7503/cjcu20200537#1 ; Publication Date: Sept 29, 2020



142. Palladium-catalyzed Monoarylation of Arylhydrazines with Aryl Tosylates

Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020, 85, 14664-14673.

Huang, Yange; Choy, Pui Ying; Wang, Junya; Tse, Man Kin; Sun, Raymond Wai-Yin ; Chan, Albert Sun Chi; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: Special issue of "The New Golden Age of Organophosphorus Chemistry";
This article is highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal - https://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit7/634.shtm)

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01599 ; Publication Date: Sept 14, 2020



141. Rapid Access of Alkynyl and Alkenyl Coumarins via a Dipyridinium Methylide and Propargylamine Cascade Reaction

Organic Letters, 2020, 22, 7348–7352.

He, Xinwei*; Li, Ruxue, Choy, Pui Ying; Liu, Tianyi; Yuen, On Ying; Leung, Man Pan; Shang, Yongjia; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal - https://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit7/546.shtm)

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02674 ; Publication Date: Aug 28, 2020



140. Facile One-pot Assembly of New 5-substituted P,O-type Indolylphosphine Ligands for Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-coupling of Aryl Chlorides

Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020, 40, 3338-3346.

Leung, Man Pan; Yeung, Chung Chiu; Choy, Pui Ying; So, Chau Ming; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: The article is invited by "Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry";
Dedicated to Prof. Henry Nai Ching Wong on the occasion of his 70th birthday)

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DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202005069 ; Publication Date: Jul 15, 2020



139. A Organocatalytic Approach for Assembling Flavanones via a Cascade 1,4-Conjugate Addition/oxa-Michael Addition between Propargylamines with Water

Organic Letters, 2020, 22, 4306-4310.

He, Xinwei*; Xie, Mengqing, Li, Ruxue, Choy, Pui Ying; Tang, Qiang; Shang, Yongjia; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal - https://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit7/369.shtm;
This article is highlighted in "CBG资讯人物与科研" - https://www.chembeango.com/zixun/50339)

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01357 ; Publication Date: May 22, 2020



138. A Highly Efficient Monophosphine Ligand for Parts per Million Levels Pd‐Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling of (Hetero)Aryl Chlorides

European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020, 2020, 2846-2853.

Choy, Pui Ying; Yuen, On Ying; Leung, Man Pan; Chow, Wing Kin; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: The article also appears in "Hot Topic: C-C Coupling")

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DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000068 ; Publication Date: Mar 4, 2020



137. Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of (hetero)aryl or alkenyl sulfonates with aryl titanium as the multi-functional reagent

Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2020, 7, 926-932.

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

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DOI: 10.1039/C9QO01537J ; Publication Date: Mar 3, 2020



136. A denitrogenative palladium-​catalyzed cascade for regioselective synthesis of fluorenes

Chemical Science, 2020, 11, 1411-1417.

Fu, Wai Chung; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1039/C9SC04062E ; Publication Date: Dec 17, 2019



135. A ZnI2-catalyzed regioselective cascade 1,4-conjugate addition/5-exo-dig annulation pathway for one-pot access to heterobiaryl frameworks

Chemical Communications, 2019, 55, 15069-15072.

He, Xinwei; Choy, Pui Ying; Leung, Man Pan; Yuen, On Ying; Liu, Tianyi; Shang, Yongjia; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1039/C9CC07054K ; Publication Date: Nov 21, 2019



134. Facile Assembly of Carbazolyl-Derived Phosphine Ligands and Their Applications in Palladium-Catalyzed Sterically Hindered Arylation Processes

Organic Process Research & Development, 2019, 23, 1602-1609.

Leung, Man Pan; Choy, Pui Ying; Lai, Wing In; Gan, Kin Boon; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: Special Issue of “Honoring 25 Years of the Buchwald-Hartwig Amination”)

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.9b00246 ; Publication Date: Jul 24, 2019



133. Sterically Hindered Amination of Aryl Chlorides Catalyzed by a New Carbazolyl-Derived P,N-Ligand-Composed Palladium Complex

Synthesis, 2019, 51, 2678-2686.

Lai, Wing In; Leung, Man Pan; Choy, Pui Ying; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is invited by Prof. Erick M. Carreira.
Special Issue of Amination Reactions in Organic Synthesis;
This article is highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal - https://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit6/909.shtm)

DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611534 ; Publication Date: May 6, 2019



132. Synthesis of Flavone Derivatives through Versatile Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Tosyloxy- and Mesyloxyflavones

Synlett, 2019, 30, 731-737.

Yuen, On Ying; Pang, Wai Hang; Chen, Xiangmeng; Chen, Zicong; Kwong, Fuk Yee; So, Chau Ming*

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DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611742 ; Publication Date: Mar 4, 2019



131. Palladium-Catalyzed N-Arylation of Sulfoximines with Aryl Sulfonates

Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2018, 83, 11369-11376.

Yang, Qingjing; Choy, Pui Ying; Zhao, Qingyang; Leung, Man Pan; Chan, Hoi Shan; So, Chau Ming; Wong, Wing-Tak; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01599 ; Publication Date: Jul 31, 2018



130. Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Polyfluoroarenes for Accessing Tetra-ortho-Substituted Biaryls: Buchwald-type Ligand Having Complementary −PPh2 Moiety Exhibits Better Efficiency

Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2018, 83, 9008-9017.

Yuen, On Ying; Leung, Man Pan; So, Chau Ming*; Sun, Raymond Wai-Yin; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01176 ; Publication Date: Jun 8, 2018



129. Synthesis of Thiophene‐Based π‐Conjugated Oligomers via Ligand‐Enabled Pd‐Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling of Haloterthienyls

Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 2018, 13, 1660-1663.

Guo, Jie; Wu, Yong; Kwong, Fuk Yee*; Zhang, Heng*; Lei, Aiwen*

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DOI: 10.1002/asia.201800395 ; Publication Date: Jun 8, 2018



128. A General Palladium-Phosphine Complex To Explore Aryl Tosylates in the N-Arylation of Amines: Scope and Limitations

Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 2018, 13, 2465-2474.

Choy, Pui Ying; Chung, Kin Ho; Yang, Qingjing; So, Chau Ming*; Sun, Raymond Wai-Yin; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: Special Issue of “Homogeneous Catalysis from Young Investigators in Asia” 2018;
Prof. KWONG is one of the Guest Editors of this special issue - DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801129)


DOI: 10.1002/asia.201800575 ; Publication Date: May 9, 2018



127. Cobalt‐Catalyzed Tandem C−H Activation/C−C Cleavage/C−H Cyclization of Aromatic Amides with Alkylidenecyclopropanes

Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 2018, 57, 6512-6516.

Li, Mingliang; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article was chosen as the Cover Picture by the editor of Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018/22 - DOI: 10.1002/anie.201803950;
This article is Top 10% most downloaded paper in Angew. Chem.Int. Ed. in 2018-2019)


DOI: 10.1002/anie.201801706 ; Publication Date: Mar 8, 2018



126. Palladium‐Catalyzed Regioselective Aromatic Extension of Internal Alkynes through a Norbornene‐Controlled Reaction Sequence

Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 2018, 57, 3381-3385.

Zhao, Qingyang; Fu, Wai Chung*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is highlighted in Synfacts, 2018, 14(4), 0370 - DOI:10.1055/s-0037-1609401;
This article is highlighted in X-mol, 2018-03-05; “降冰片烯介导Pd催化三组分的串联环化高效构建稠合芳香烃” - https://www.x-mol.com/news/11556)


DOI: 10.1002/anie.201801706 ; Publication Date: Jan 31, 2018



125. Recent developments in palladium-catalysed non-directed coupling of (hetero)arene C–H bonds with C–Z (Z = B, Si, Sn, S, N, C, H) bonds in bi(hetero)aryl synthesis

Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2018, 5, 288-321.

Choy, Pui Ying; Wong, Shun Man; Kapdi, Anant R.*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is top 10% most cited article in 2018 in Organic Chemistry Frontier;
This article is part of the themed collection - 2018 Organic Chemistry Frontiers Review-type Articles)

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DOI: 10.1039/C7QO00693D ; Publication Date: Nov 6, 2017



124. Cascade Amination and Acetone Monoarylation with Aryl Iodides by Palladium/Norbornene Cooperative Catalysis

Organic Letters, 2017, 19, 4335-4338.

Fu, Wai Chung; Zheng, Bin; Zhao, Qingyang; Chan, Wesley Ting Kwok; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02023 ; Publication Date: Jul 31, 2017



123. Accessing Axially Chiral Biaryls via Organocatalytic Enantioselective Dynamic-Kinetic Resolution-Semipinacol Rearrangement

ACS Catalysis, 2017, 7, 4435-4440.

Liu, Yi; Tse, Ying-Lung Steve; Kwong, Fuk Yee; Yeung, Ying-Yeung*

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DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b01056 ; Publication Date: May 26, 2017



122. Regioselective Synthesis of Polycyclic and Heptagon‐embedded Aromatic Compounds through a Versatile π‐Extension of Aryl Halides

Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 2017, 56, 7166-7170.

Fu, Wai Chung; Wang, Zheng; Chan, Wesley Ting Kwok; Lin, Zhenyang*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1002/anie.201703551 ; Publication Date: May 16, 2017



121. A Palladium-Catalyzed α-Arylation of Oxindoles with Aryl Tosylates

Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2017, 82, 6468-6473.

Duan, Jindian; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b00855 ; Publication Date: May 25, 2017



120. Palladium-catalysed mono-α-alkenylation of ketones with alkenyl tosylates

Chemical Communications, 2017, 53, 952-955.

Wu, Yong; Fu, Wai Chung; Chiang, Chien-Wei; Choy, Pui Ying; Kwong, Fuk Yee*; Lei, Aiwen*

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DOI: 10.1039/C6CC08392G ; Publication Date: Dec 19, 2016



119. Bulky Phosphane Ligand for Monoselective Ruthenium-Catalyzed, Directed o-C-H Arylation with Challenging Aryl Chlorides

Synlett, 2017, 28, 499-503.

Li, You-Gui; Wang, Zhen-Yu; Zou, Ya-Ling; So, Chau-Ming; Kwong, Fuk Yee*; Qin, Hua-Li; Kantchev, Eric Assen B*

(Note: This article was chosen as the Cover Picture of Synlett 2017 Vol. 13, Issue 4)

DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1588635 ; Publication Date: Nov 9, 2016



118. Catalytic Direct C2-Alkenylation of Oxazoles at Parts per Million Levels of Palladium/PhMezole-Phos Complex

Organic Letters, 2016, 18, 5300-5303.

Fu, Wai Chung; Wu, Yong; So, Chau Ming; Wong, Shun Man; Lei, Aiwen*; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02619 ; Publication Date: Oct 11, 2016



117. Exploiting Aryl Mesylates and Tosylates in Catalytic Mono-α-Arylation of Aryl- and Heteroarylketones

Organic Letters, 2016, 18, 1872-1875.

Fu, Wai Chung; So, Chau Ming; Yuen, On Ying; Lee, Irene Toi Chuk; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article is highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal - http://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit5/377.shtm)

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DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1588635 ; Publication Date: Apr 5, 2016



116. Preparation of a Highly Congested Carbazoyl-Derived P,N-Type Phosphine Ligand for Acetone Monoarylations

Organometallics, 2016, 35, 1553-1558.

Fu, Wai Chung; Zhou Zhongyuan; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: Special Issue of “Organometallics in Asia” 2016;
The article is the Most Read Articles/ Top 20 Most Downloaded Articles in Apr 2016 in Organometallics)

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DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00154 ; Publication Date: Mar 31, 2016



115. A General Palladium-Catalyzed Hiyama Cross-Coupling Reaction of Aryl and Heteroaryl Chlorides

Chemistry - A European Journal, 2016, 22, 6471-64763.

Yuen, On Ying; So, Chau Ming*; Man, Ho Wing; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

(Note: This article was chosen as the HOT Paper and Inside Back Cover Picture
by the editor of Chem.-Eur. J. 2016 - DOI:10.1002/chem.201601141; This article is highlighted in ChemistryViews)

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201600420 ; Publication Date: Mar 21, 2016



114. Open-air oxidative Mizoroki-Heck reaction of arylsulfonyl hydrazides with alkenes

RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 27584-27589.

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

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DOI: 10.1039/C6RA03188A ; Publication Date: Mar 15, 2016



113. Oxidative Coupling Between C(sp2)-H and C(sp3)-H Bonds of Indoles and Cyclic Ethers/Cycloalkanes

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2016, 14, 2608-2612.

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

(Note: This article is part of the themed collection: Contemporary Synthetic Chemistry in Drug Discovery)

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DOI: 10.1039/C6OB00076B ; Publication Date: Jan 28, 2016



112. A benzo[c]carbazolyl-based phosphine ligand for Pd-catalyzed tetra-ortho-substituted biaryl syntheses

Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2016, 3, 273-276.

Fu, Wai Chung; Zhou, Zhongyuan; Kwong, Fuk Yee*

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DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00400D ; Publication Date: Dec 28, 2015



111. Preparation of 2-(2-(Dicyclohexylphosphino)phenyl)-1- methyl-1H-indole (CM-phos)

Organic Syntheses, 2016, 93, 14-28.

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

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

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DOI: 10.15227/orgsyn.093.0014 ; Publication Date: Dec 22, 2015





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