List of works - Wing-Yiu Yu

A convenient synthesis of anthranilic acids by Pd-catalyzed direct intermolecular ortho-C-H amidation of benzoic acids

scientific article published on 01 December 2012

A new class of versatile chiral-bridged atropisomeric diphosphine ligands: remarkably efficient ligand syntheses and their applications in highly enantioselective hydrogenation reactions.

scientific article

A non-cross-linked soluble polystyrene-supported ruthenium catalyst for carbenoid transfer reactions

scientific article published in September 2008

Alkene cis-dihydroxylation by [(Me3tacn)(CF3CO2)RuVI O2)]ClO4(Me(3)tacn = 1,4,7-Trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane): structural characterization of [3 + 2] cycloadducts and kinetic studies

scientific article

Amidation of unfunctionalized hydrocarbons catalyzed by ruthenium cyclic amine or bipyridine complexes

scientific article published on 01 November 2000

Conjugation of latent membrane protein (LMP)-2 epitope to gold nanoparticles as highly immunogenic multiple antigenic peptides for induction of Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses in vitro

scientific article published in January 2009

Cp*Rh(III)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Alkyltrifluoroborate with α-Diazomalonates for C(sp(3))-C(sp(3)) Bond Formation.

scientific article published on 29 February 2016

Cp*Rh(iii)-catalyzed electrophilic amination of arylboronic acids with azo compounds for synthesis of arylhydrazides

scientific article published on 01 July 2016

Enantioselective Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation of indoles by a new class of chiral ferrocenyl P/S ligands

scientific article published on 13 September 2007

Gold(III) porphyrin complex is more potent than cisplatin in inhibiting growth of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in vitro and in vivo.

scientific article

Highly diastereo- and enantioselective intramolecular amidation of saturated C-H bonds catalyzed by ruthenium porphyrins

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

Highly diastereoselective epoxidation of allyl-substituted cycloalkenes catalyzed by metalloporphyrins

scientific article published on 01 May 2004

Highly selective intramolecular carbene insertion into primary C-H bond of α-diazoacetamides mediated by a (p-cymene)ruthenium(II) carboxylate complex

scientific article published on 24 April 2012

Inhibition of Akt sensitises neuroblastoma cells to gold(III) porphyrin 1a, a novel antitumour drug induced apoptosis and growth inhibition.

scientific article published on 23 June 2009

Intermolecular Amidation of Unactivated sp2and sp3C−H Bonds via Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade C−H Activation/Nitrene Insertion

scholarly article by Hung-Yat Thu et al published July 2006 in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Nickel-catalyzed asymmetric alpha-arylation of ketone enolates

scientific article published on 21 February 2006

Palladium(II)-catalyzed othro-C-H-benzoxylation of 2-arylpyridines by oxidative coupling with aryl acylperoxides

scientific article published on 15 April 2013

Palladium-catalyzed cross coupling reaction of benzyl bromides with diazoesters for stereoselective synthesis of (E)-alpha,beta-diarylacrylates

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

Palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative arylation of C-H bonds by aryl acylperoxides

scientific article published on 01 August 2009

Palladium-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reaction of arylboronic acids with diazoesters for stereoselective synthesis of (E)-α,β-diarylacrylates

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

Palladium-catalyzed oxidative direct C-H/C-H cross coupling of anilides with β-keto esters

scientific article published on 01 September 2013

Palladium-catalyzed oxidative ethoxycarbonylation of aromatic C-H bond with diethyl azodicarboxylate

scientific article

Pd(II)-Catalyzed Direct ortho-C-H Acylation of Aromatic Ketones by Oxidative Decarboxylation of α-Oxocarboxylic Acids

scientific article published on 04 April 2017

Pd-catalyzed intermolecular ortho-C-H amidation of anilides by N-nosyloxycarbamate

scientific article published on 01 September 2010

Pd-catalyzed ortho-C-H acylation/cross coupling of aryl ketone O-methyl oximes with aldehydes using tert-butyl hydroperoxide as oxidant.

scientific article published on September 2010

Photoredox Decarboxylative C(sp3)-N Coupling of α-Diazoacetates with Alkyl N-Hydroxyphthalimide Esters for Diversified Synthesis of Functionalized N-Alkyl Hydrazones

scientific article published on 16 September 2019

Proteomic analysis of the mode of antibacterial action of silver nanoparticles.

scientific article published in April 2006

Rh-catalyzed intermolecular carbenoid functionalization of aromatic C-H bonds by α-diazomalonates

scientific article published on 07 August 2012

Rhodium(III)-catalyzed formal oxidative [4 + 1] cycloaddition of benzohydroxamic acids and α-diazoesters. A facile synthesis of functionalized benzolactams

scientific article published on 01 June 2014

Rhodium(III)-catalyzed intermolecular direct amination of aromatic C-H bonds with N-chloroamines

scientific article published on 13 December 2011

Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric addition of arylboronic acids to beta-phthaliminoacrylate esters toward the synthesis of beta-amino acids

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Rhodium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of arylboronates and diazoesters and tandem alkylation reaction for the synthesis of quaternary α,α-heterodiaryl carboxylic esters

scientific article published on 06 September 2011

Ruthenium catalyzed directing group-free C2-selective carbenoid functionalization of indoles by alpha-aryldiazoesters

scientific article published on 01 February 2010

Ruthenium nanoparticles supported on hydroxyapatite as an efficient and recyclable catalyst for cis-dihydroxylation and oxidative cleavage of alkenes

scientific article published on 01 June 2004

Ruthenium porphyrin catalyzed intramolecular carbenoid C[bond]H insertion. Stereoselective synthesis of cis-disubstituted oxygen and nitrogen heterocycles.

scientific article

Ruthenium(II) porphyrin catalyzed formation of (Z)-4-alkyloxycarbonyl- methylidene-1,3-dioxolanes from gamma-alkoxy-alpha-diazo-beta-ketoesters.

scientific article published in March 2002

Ruthenium(II) porphyrin catalyzed tandem carbonyl ylide formation and 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of alpha-diazo ketones

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

Ruthenium(II) porphyrin-catalyzed amidation of aromatic heterocycles

scientific article published on 01 July 2004

Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective γ-Lactams Formation by Intramolecular C-H Amidation of 1,4,2-Dioxazol-5-ones

scientific article published on 25 February 2019

Ruthenium-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of diazo-β-ketoanilides for the synthesis of 3-alkylideneoxindoles

scientific article published on 28 March 2012

Ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of alkenes, alkynes, and alcohols to organic acids with aqueous hydrogen peroxide.

scientific article published in September 2006

Ruthenium-catalyzed stereoselective intramolecular carbenoid C-H insertion for beta- and gamma-lactam formations by decomposition of alpha-diazoacetamides

scientific article published on 01 March 2005

Silver nanoparticles: partial oxidation and antibacterial activities.

scientific article published on 16 February 2007

Stereoselective synthesis of functionalized pyrrolidines by ruthenium porphyrin-catalyzed decomposition of alpha-diazo esters and cascade azomethine ylide formation/1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions

scientific article published on 01 June 2003

Synthesis and anti-cancer activity of benzothiazole containing phthalimide on human carcinoma cell lines.

scientific article

Synthesis and structure evaluation of a novel cantharimide and its cytotoxicity on SK-Hep-1 hepatoma cells.

scientific article published on 15 December 2006

Topical delivery of silver nanoparticles promotes wound healing.

scientific article

Transition Metal-Catalyzed Regioselective Direct C–H Amidation: Interplay between Inner- and Outer-Sphere Pathways for Nitrene Cross-Coupling Reactions

scientific article published in 2022

[Rh(III)(Cp*)]-catalyzed cascade arylation and chlorination of α-diazocarbonyl compounds with arylboronic acids and N-chlorosuccinimide for facile synthesis of α-aryl-α-chloro carbonyl compounds

scientific article published on 16 March 2015

[Rh(III)(Cp*)]-catalyzed ortho-selective direct C(sp(2))-H bond amidation/amination of benzoic acids by N-chlorocarbamates and N-chloromorpholines. A versatile synthesis of functionalized anthranilic acids

scientific article published on 05 March 2014

[RhIII(Cp*)]-catalyzed arylfluorination of α-diazoketoesters for facile synthesis of α-aryl-α-fluoroketoesters

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

List of works by Wing-Yiu Yu

A convenient synthesis of anthranilic acids by Pd-catalyzed direct intermolecular ortho-C-H amidation of benzoic acids

A new class of versatile chiral-bridged atropisomeric diphosphine ligands: remarkably efficient ligand syntheses and their applications in highly enantioselective hydrogenation reactions.

A non-cross-linked soluble polystyrene-supported ruthenium catalyst for carbenoid transfer reactions

Alkene cis-dihydroxylation by [(Me3tacn)(CF3CO2)RuVI O2)]ClO4(Me(3)tacn = 1,4,7-Trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane): structural characterization of [3 + 2] cycloadducts and kinetic studies

Amidation of unfunctionalized hydrocarbons catalyzed by ruthenium cyclic amine or bipyridine complexes

Conjugation of latent membrane protein (LMP)-2 epitope to gold nanoparticles as highly immunogenic multiple antigenic peptides for induction of Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses in vitro

Cp*Rh(III)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Alkyltrifluoroborate with α-Diazomalonates for C(sp(3))-C(sp(3)) Bond Formation.

Cp*Rh(iii)-catalyzed electrophilic amination of arylboronic acids with azo compounds for synthesis of arylhydrazides

Enantioselective Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation of indoles by a new class of chiral ferrocenyl P/S ligands

Gold(III) porphyrin complex is more potent than cisplatin in inhibiting growth of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in vitro and in vivo.

Highly diastereo- and enantioselective intramolecular amidation of saturated C-H bonds catalyzed by ruthenium porphyrins

Highly diastereoselective epoxidation of allyl-substituted cycloalkenes catalyzed by metalloporphyrins

Highly selective intramolecular carbene insertion into primary C-H bond of α-diazoacetamides mediated by a (p-cymene)ruthenium(II) carboxylate complex

Inhibition of Akt sensitises neuroblastoma cells to gold(III) porphyrin 1a, a novel antitumour drug induced apoptosis and growth inhibition.

Intermolecular Amidation of Unactivated sp2and sp3C−H Bonds via Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade C−H Activation/Nitrene Insertion

Nickel-catalyzed asymmetric alpha-arylation of ketone enolates

Palladium(II)-catalyzed othro-C-H-benzoxylation of 2-arylpyridines by oxidative coupling with aryl acylperoxides

Palladium-catalyzed cross coupling reaction of benzyl bromides with diazoesters for stereoselective synthesis of (E)-alpha,beta-diarylacrylates

Palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative arylation of C-H bonds by aryl acylperoxides

Palladium-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reaction of arylboronic acids with diazoesters for stereoselective synthesis of (E)-α,β-diarylacrylates

Palladium-catalyzed oxidative direct C-H/C-H cross coupling of anilides with β-keto esters

Palladium-catalyzed oxidative ethoxycarbonylation of aromatic C-H bond with diethyl azodicarboxylate

Pd(II)-Catalyzed Direct ortho-C-H Acylation of Aromatic Ketones by Oxidative Decarboxylation of α-Oxocarboxylic Acids

Pd-catalyzed intermolecular ortho-C-H amidation of anilides by N-nosyloxycarbamate

Pd-catalyzed ortho-C-H acylation/cross coupling of aryl ketone O-methyl oximes with aldehydes using tert-butyl hydroperoxide as oxidant.

Photoredox Decarboxylative C(sp3)-N Coupling of α-Diazoacetates with Alkyl N-Hydroxyphthalimide Esters for Diversified Synthesis of Functionalized N-Alkyl Hydrazones

Proteomic analysis of the mode of antibacterial action of silver nanoparticles.

Rh-catalyzed intermolecular carbenoid functionalization of aromatic C-H bonds by α-diazomalonates

Rhodium(III)-catalyzed formal oxidative [4 + 1] cycloaddition of benzohydroxamic acids and α-diazoesters. A facile synthesis of functionalized benzolactams

Rhodium(III)-catalyzed intermolecular direct amination of aromatic C-H bonds with N-chloroamines

Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric addition of arylboronic acids to beta-phthaliminoacrylate esters toward the synthesis of beta-amino acids

Rhodium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of arylboronates and diazoesters and tandem alkylation reaction for the synthesis of quaternary α,α-heterodiaryl carboxylic esters

Ruthenium catalyzed directing group-free C2-selective carbenoid functionalization of indoles by alpha-aryldiazoesters

Ruthenium nanoparticles supported on hydroxyapatite as an efficient and recyclable catalyst for cis-dihydroxylation and oxidative cleavage of alkenes

Ruthenium porphyrin catalyzed intramolecular carbenoid C[bond]H insertion. Stereoselective synthesis of cis-disubstituted oxygen and nitrogen heterocycles.

Ruthenium(II) porphyrin catalyzed formation of (Z)-4-alkyloxycarbonyl- methylidene-1,3-dioxolanes from gamma-alkoxy-alpha-diazo-beta-ketoesters.

Ruthenium(II) porphyrin catalyzed tandem carbonyl ylide formation and 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of alpha-diazo ketones

Ruthenium(II) porphyrin-catalyzed amidation of aromatic heterocycles

Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective γ-Lactams Formation by Intramolecular C-H Amidation of 1,4,2-Dioxazol-5-ones

Ruthenium-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of diazo-β-ketoanilides for the synthesis of 3-alkylideneoxindoles

Ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation of alkenes, alkynes, and alcohols to organic acids with aqueous hydrogen peroxide.

Ruthenium-catalyzed stereoselective intramolecular carbenoid C-H insertion for beta- and gamma-lactam formations by decomposition of alpha-diazoacetamides

Silver nanoparticles: partial oxidation and antibacterial activities.

Stereoselective synthesis of functionalized pyrrolidines by ruthenium porphyrin-catalyzed decomposition of alpha-diazo esters and cascade azomethine ylide formation/1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions

Synthesis and anti-cancer activity of benzothiazole containing phthalimide on human carcinoma cell lines.

Synthesis and structure evaluation of a novel cantharimide and its cytotoxicity on SK-Hep-1 hepatoma cells.

Topical delivery of silver nanoparticles promotes wound healing.

Transition Metal-Catalyzed Regioselective Direct C–H Amidation: Interplay between Inner- and Outer-Sphere Pathways for Nitrene Cross-Coupling Reactions

[Rh(III)(Cp*)]-catalyzed cascade arylation and chlorination of α-diazocarbonyl compounds with arylboronic acids and N-chlorosuccinimide for facile synthesis of α-aryl-α-chloro carbonyl compounds

[Rh(III)(Cp*)]-catalyzed ortho-selective direct C(sp(2))-H bond amidation/amination of benzoic acids by N-chlorocarbamates and N-chloromorpholines. A versatile synthesis of functionalized anthranilic acids

[RhIII(Cp*)]-catalyzed arylfluorination of α-diazoketoesters for facile synthesis of α-aryl-α-fluoroketoesters