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Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Chen‐Xu Liu
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
2
Mariami Basilaia
San Diego State University
3
Yong‐Jie Wu
Hubei University of Arts and Science
4
Soumen Barik
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
5
Lara E. Zetzsche
University of Michigan
6
Ke‐Wei Chen
Jiangsu Normal University
7
Xiao‐Ju Si
Henan University of Technology
8
Bing‐Chao Da
Southern University of Science and Technology
9
Tong Li
Chinese Academy of Sciences
10
Siqiang Fang
Sichuan University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Simultaneous construction of inherent and axial chirality by cobalt-catalyzed enantioselective C-H activation of calix[4]arenes
Nature Communications|2024
43 cit.
2
Cationic Foldamer‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Inherently Chiral Cages
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
30 cit.
3
Assessing microplastic and nanoplastic contamination in bird lungs: evidence of ecological risks and bioindicator potential
Journal of Hazardous Materials|2025
28 cit.
4
Bioinspired Chiral Peptide–Phosphonium Salt Catalysis: From Enzymes to Cationic Small-Molecule Enzyme Mimics
Accounts of Chemical Research|2025
24 cit.
5
Dual regulation of the orderly aggregation of covalent organic frameworks at the molecular level and nanoscale to achieve efficient phototherapy and gene therapy
Chemical Engineering Journal|2024
16 cit.
6
N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed atroposelective synthesis of N-Aryl phthalimides and maleimides via activation of carboxylic acids
Nature Communications|2024
15 cit.
7
Chemoselective Pd-Based Dyotropic Rearrangement: Fluorocyclization and Regioselective Wacker Reaction of Homoallylic Amides
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
15 cit.
8
Control over S(VI)‐Stereogenic Center: NHC‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of <i>N</i> ‐Acyl Cyclic Sulfonimidamides
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2025
12 cit.
9
Concept and Evolution of the Atherton-Todd Reaction
ACS Catalysis|2025
8 cit.
10
Pd(II)/PIDA‐Enabled Migratory Triple Functionalization of Terminal Alkenes via a 1,2‐C/Pd(IV) Dyotropic Rearrangement
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2025
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Yu‐Chen Zhang
Shenzhen University
2
Xiaoyu Yang
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
3
Wei Tan
Yangtze University
4
Guang‐Jian Mei
Guizhou University
5
Qianghui Zhou
Wuhan University
6
Shao‐Hua Xiang
Southern University of Science and Technology
7
Ying He
Nanjing Institute of Technology
8
Tianli Wang
Guizhou University
9
Shao‐Fei Ni
Shantou University
10
Analise C. Doney
Texas A&M University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Atropisomers beyond the C–C axial chirality: Advances in catalytic asymmetric synthesis
Chem|2022
383 cit.
2
Catalytic atroposelective synthesis
Nature Catalysis|2024
139 cit.
3
Progress in organocatalytic asymmetric (4+3) cycloadditions for the enantioselective construction of seven-membered rings
Science China Chemistry|2023
136 cit.
4
Synthesis of planar chiral ferrocenes via enantioselective remote C–H activation
Nature Chemistry|2023
105 cit.
5
Benzo-Fused-Ring Toolbox Based on Palladium/Norbornene Cooperative Catalysis: Methodology Development and Applications in Natural Product Synthesis
Accounts of Chemical Research|2023
90 cit.
6
Enantioselective Synthesis of Azahelicenes through Organocatalyzed Multicomponent Reactions
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2023
80 cit.
7
Selective conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> to CH<sub>4</sub> enhanced by WO<sub>3</sub>/In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts with efficient CO<sub>2</sub> activation
Journal of Materials Chemistry A|2023
79 cit.
8
Recent advances in the catalytic asymmetric construction of atropisomers by central-to-axial chirality transfer
Organic Chemistry Frontiers|2022
77 cit.
9
Enantioselective Synthesis of Planar‐Chiral Macrocycles through Asymmetric Electrophilic Aromatic Amination
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2022
76 cit.
10
Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Axially Chiral Diaryl Ethers through Enantioselective Desymmetrization
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2023
73 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Feng Shi
Northeastern University
2
Bin Tan
Xiangtan University
3
Keiji Maruoka
Guangdong University of Technology
4
Shu‐Li You
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
5
Tamio Hayashi
National Taiwan Normal University
6
Bing‐Feng Shi
Hangzhou Normal University
7
Eric N. Jacobsen
Harvard University Press
8
Matthias Breuning
University of Bayreuth
9
Zhenhua Gu
University of Science and Technology of China
10
Karl Anker Jørgensen
Aarhus University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Enantioselective epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins catalyzed by salen manganese complexes
Journal of the American Chemical Society|1990
1.6k cit.
2
Privileged Chiral Catalysts
Science|2003
1.4k cit.
3
Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryl Compounds
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2005
1.4k cit.
4
Asymmetric Catalysis with Water: Efficient Kinetic Resolution of Terminal Epoxides by Means of Catalytic Hydrolysis
Science|1997
1.4k cit.
5
Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomatization Reactions
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2012
1.3k cit.
6
Highly enantioselective epoxidation catalysts derived from 1,2-diaminocyclohexane
Journal of the American Chemical Society|1991
1k cit.
7
Highly Selective Hydrolytic Kinetic Resolution of Terminal Epoxides Catalyzed by Chiral (salen)Co<sup>III</sup>Complexes. Practical Synthesis of Enantioenriched Terminal Epoxides and 1,2-Diols
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2002
999 cit.
8
Enantioselective Organocatalyzed α Sulfenylation of Aldehydes
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2005
956 cit.
9
Schiff Base Catalysts for the Asymmetric Strecker Reaction Identified and Optimized from Parallel Synthetic Libraries
Journal of the American Chemical Society|1998
895 cit.
10
Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryl Compounds
ChemInform|2005
864 cit.

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