Our recent work on asymmetric catalysis include (with W. Wang)

กค         Aldehyde and ketone a-selenenylation reactions.1

กค         Michael addition reactions.2

References:

1.         Wang, J., Li, H., Mei, Y., Lou, B., Xu, D., Xie, D., Guo, H. & Wang, W. Direct, facile L-prolinamide and pyrrolidine sulfonamide organocatalyst promoted aldehyde and ketone-selenenylation reactions. J. Org. Chem. 70, 5678 (2005).

2.         Wang, J., Li, H., Lou, B., Zou, L., Guo, H. & Wang, W. Enantio- and diastereoselective Michael addition reactions of unmodified aldehydes and ketones with nitroolefins catalyzed by a pyrrolidine sulfonamide. J. Org. Chem. (2005).


Reaction coordinate motion in the transition state of L-prolinamide catalyzed reaction.1