Recruitment of PostDoc

2-3 Postdoctoral positions are available immediately in the Prof. Liu’s lab. Interested candidates with strong experimental experience on organic chemisty, especially on radical chemistry and transition metal catalysis, please submit a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae (including 2x references) and a short research summary to Prof. Liu, gliu@mail.sioc.ac.cn. Please put "Applications - Liu Group - PostDoc" in the subject line.

Congratulations to Ronghua Lu (陆荣华) to obtain his doctorate degree.

Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Radical Cyanation of Propargylic C–H Bonds: Easy Access to Chiral Allenyl Nitriles

The first enantioselective copper-catalyzed cyanation of propargylic C–H bonds via radical relay was established using novel BoxOTMS ligands, providing an efficient and straightforward tool for the construction of structurally diverse chiral allenyl nitriles in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities. This reaction features high functional group tolerance and mild conditions. In addition, the chiral allene products can be readily converted to other chiral compounds via axis-to-center chirality transfer. This result is published in JACS. Congratulations Ronghua Lu. Read More