Xu Tian

Title of the Thesis: “New Asymmetric Organocatalytic Processes promoted by Cinchona-based Primary Amines”, Defense: 10-Apr-2014

 

Publications at ICIQ

• Xu Tian, Nora Hofmann, and Paolo Melchiorre, “Asymmetric Vinylogous Diels–Alder Reactions Catalyzed by a Chiral Phosphoric Acid”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 2997-3000
• Xu Tian and Paolo Melchiorre, “Control of Remote Stereochemistry in the Synthesis of Spirocyclic Oxindoles by Means of Vinylogous Organocascade Catalysis“, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 5360–5363
• David Bastida, Yankai Liu, Xu Tian, Eduardo Escudero-Adán, and Paolo Melchiorre, “Asymmetric Vinylogous Aldol Reaction via H‑Bond-Directing Dienamine Catalysis”, Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 220–223
• Xu Tian, Yankai Liu, and Paolo Melchiorre, “Aminocatalytic Enantioselective 1,6 Additions of Alkyl Thiols to Cyclic Dienones: Vinylogous Iminium Ion   Activation“, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 6439-6442
• X. Tian, C. Cassani, Y. Liu, A. Moran, A. Urakawa, P. Galzerano, E. Arceo, and P. Melchiorre, “Diastereodivergent Asymmetric Sulfa-Michael Additions of α-Branched Enones using a Single Chiral Organic Catalyst“, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 17934–17941
• C. Cassani, X. Tian, E. C. Escudero-Adán, and P. Melchiorre, “Multiple approaches to enantiopure spirocyclic benzofuranones using organocatalytic cascade reactions“, Chem. Comm. 2011, 47, 233-235
• F. Pesciaioli, X. Tian, G. Bencivenni, G. Bartoli, P. Melchiorre, “Organocatalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Additions of Oxindoles and Benzofuranones to Cyclic Enones“, Synlett 2010, 1704-1708