Publications

113. Tetrabutylammonium decatungstate (TBADT), a compelling and trailblazing catalyst for visible-light-induced organic photocatalysis Bor-Cherng Hong,* Ranadheer Reddy Indurmuddam, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22, in print. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4OB00171K 

112. The Hamburger-Shape Photocatalyst: Thioxanthone-Based Chiral [2.2]Paracyclophane for Enantioselective Visible-Light Photocatalysis of 3-Methylquinoxalin-2(1H)-one and Styrenes Shou-Chih Huo, Ranadheer Reddy Indurmuddam, Bor-Cherng Hong,*, Chuan-Fu Lu, and Su-Ying Chien, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023, 21, 9330-9336. 

111. "From citronellal to iridoids: asymmetric synthesis of iridoids and their analogues via organocatalytic intramolecular Michael reactions" Raviramanujayya Tammisetti, Prakash D. Chaudhari, Bor-Cherng Hong* and Su-Ying Chien, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023, 21, 4200-4205.

110. "Stereoselective Cyclization Cascade of Dihydroquinoxalinones by Visible-Light Photocatalysis: Access to the Polycyclic Quinoxalin-2(1H)‑ones" Raviramanujayya Tammisetti, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Su-Ying Chien, and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 5155-5160. Our work was selected in 國科會自然處《化學圖書服務計畫》111年12月號電子報

109. "Total Synthesis of Ulodione A via a Double-Alkylation and DABCO Promoted Ring-Expansion Rearrangement Sequence"  

Chang-Lu Lo, Pavan Sudheer Akula, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Gene-Hsiang Lee,  Su-Ying Chien, Org. Lett., 2022, 24, 3353-3357.

108. "A mild one-pot transformation of nitroalkanes to ketones or aldehydes via a visible-light photocatalysis-hydrolysis sequence"  Yin-Yin Hsu, Sheng-Qi Luo, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Su-Ying Chien, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2022, 20, 3292-3302.

Our work was selected in The Organic Chemistry Portal. Oxidation:

https://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2023/13March.shtm

107. "Control of the Organocatalytic Enantioselective alpha-Alkylation of Vinylogous Carbonyl Enolates for the Synthesis of Tetrahydropyran Derivatives and Beyond"  Pavan Sudheer Akula, Yung-Ju Wang, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Gene-Hsiang Lee,  Su-Ying Chien, Org. Lett., 2021,23, 4688-4693.

106. "Oxidative trimerization of indoles via water-assisted visible-light photoredox catalysis and the study of their anti-cancer activities"  Li-Ting Cheng, Sheng-Qi Luo, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Chia-Ling Chen, Wen-Shan Li,* Org. Biomol. Chem., 2020,18, 6247-6252.

105. "Enantioselective synthesis enabled by visible light photocatalysis"  Bor-Cherng Hong, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2020,18, 4298-4353.

104. "Catalytic 1,2-Rearrangements: Organocatalyzed Michael/Semi-Pinacol-like Rearrangement Cascade of 1,3-Diones and Nitroolefins"  Tsung-Jung Jao, Pavan Sudheer Akula, Bor-Cherng Hong*, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2020, 22, 62-67.

103. " Direct Transformation of Nitroalkanes to Nitriles Enabled by Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis and a Domino Reaction Process"  

Yu-Hsun Li, Pavan Sudheer Akula, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Chieh-Hung Peng, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2019, 21, 7750-7754.

102. " Enantioselective Synthesis of Yohimbine Analogues by an Organocatalytic and Pot-Economic Strategy "  

Hsin-Kai Kao, Xin-Jie Lin, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Van-Wei Yang, Gene-Hsiang Lee, J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 12138-12147. (Journal cover art picture)  

101. "Asymmetric Synthesis of Spirocyclopentane Oxindoles Containing Four Consecutive Stereocenters and Quaternary �\-Nitro Esters via Organocatalytic Enantioselective Michael-Michael Cascade Reactions"  

Prakash D. Chaudhari, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Chao-Lin Wen, and Gene-Hsiang Lee, ACS Omega, 2019, 4, 655-667.   

100. " Catalyst- and Substituent-Controlled Switching of Chemoselectivity for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Fully Substituted Cyclobutane Derivatives via 2 + 2 Annulation of Vinylogous Ketone Enolates and Nitroalkene"  

Pavan Sudheer Akula, Bor-Cherng Hong,* and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2018, 20, 7835-7839. 

99. " The azatryptophan-based fluorescent platform for in vitro rapid screening of inhibitors disrupting IKK�]-NEMO interaction"  

Wei-Chih Chao, Tzu-Hsuan Chiang, Prakash D. Chaudhari, Li-Ju Lin, Jyh-Feng Lu,* Bor-Cherng Hong,* Jinn-Shyan Wang,* Ta-Chun Lin, Jiun-Yi Shen, Pi-Tai Chou,*, Bioorganic Chemistry, 2018, 81, 504-511.

98. " Visible-light-induced C(sp3)-H activation for a C-C bond forming reaction of 3,4-dihydroquinoxalin-2(1H)-one with nucleophiles using oxygen with a photoredox catalyst or under catalyst-free conditions"  

Pavan Sudheer Akula, Bor-Cherng Hong,* and Gene-Hsiang Lee, RSC Adv. 2018, 8, 19580-19584.

97. "Organocatalytic Enantioselective Michael−Acetalization−Henry Reaction Cascade of 2-Hydroxynitrostyrene and 5-Oxohexanal for the Entry to the Hexahydro-6H-benzo[c]chromenones with Four Consecutive Stereogenic Centers and an Approach to Aflatoxin Analogues"  

Yu-You Hsieh, Arun Raja, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Prakash Kotame, Wan-Chen Chang, and Gene-Hsiang Lee, J. Org. Chem., 2017, 82, 12840-12848. 

96. "Organocatalytic Enantioselective Michael-Michael-Michael-Aldol Condensation Reactions: Control of Six Stereocenters in a Quadruple-Cascade Asymmetric Synthesis of Polysubstituted Spirocyclic Oxindoles "  

Prakash D. Chaudhari, Bor-Cherng Hong,* and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2017, 19, 6112-6115. 

95. "Organocatalytic Enantioselective Michael−Acetalization−

Reduction−Nef Reaction for a One-Pot Entry to the Functionalized

Aflatoxin System. Total Synthesis of (−)- Dihydroaflatoxin D2 and (−)-

and (+)-Microminutinin "  

Wei-Lun Huang, Arun Raja, Bor-Cherng Hong,* and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2017, 19, 3494-3497. 

94. "Method of manufacturing nitrone compound."

Hong, Bor-cherng,* Lin, Cheng-wei, United States Patent Number 9708242, issued July 18, 2017.

93. "Enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-arborescidine C and related tetracyclic indole alkaloids using organocatalysis"  

Vishal M. Sheth,  Bor-Cherng Hong,*  Gene-Hsiang Lee, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, 15, 3408-3412.

92. "Synthesis Of Biologically Active Bis(Indolyl)Methane Derivatives by Bisindole Alkylation of Tetrahydroisoquinolines with Visible-Light Induced Ring-Opening Fragmentation"  Chia-Chueng Chen, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Wen-Shan Li,* Tzu-Ting Chang, and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2017, 6, 426-431.

91. "Small Organic Molecule Catalyzed Reactions" Bor-Cherng Hong,* in Encyclopedia of Physical Organic Chemistry, Zerong Wang Ed.; Chapter 24, p 1223-1298, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2017 April. ISBN 978-1-118-46858-6 DOI: 10.1002/9781118468586.epoc2024   

90. " Constructing Densely Functionalized Hajos-Parrish-type Ketones with Six Contiguous Stereogenic Centers and Two Quaternary Carbons in a Formal [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition Cascade "  

Chieh-Hung Peng, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Arun Raja, Chun-Wei Chang and Gene-Hsiang Lee, RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 95314-95319.

89. " Constructing Molecular Complexity and Diversity by Cycloaddition Reactions of Fulvenes "  

Bor-Cherng Hong, in " Cross Conjugation: Modern Dendralene, Radialene and Fulvene Chemistry ", Henning Hopf, H. and Sherburn, N. S., Ed.; Chapter 7, p 249-300, Wiley, 2016 April. ISBN 978-3-527-33437-7; Invited review in the book chapter.

88. " Organocatalytic Enantioselective Michael−Michael−Henry Reaction Cascade. An Entry to Highly Functionalized Hajos−Parrish-Type Ketones with Five to Six Contiguous Stereogenic Centers and Two Quaternary Carbons"  

Arun Raja, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Ju-Hsiou Liao, and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2016, 18, 1760-1763.

87. " Asymmetric Synthesis of Functionalized Pyrrolizidines by an Organocatalytic and Pot-economy Strategy"  

Chia-Hsin Lin, Bor-Cherng Hong,* and Gene-Hsiang Lee, RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 8243-8247.

86. "One-Pot Dichotomous Construction of Inside-Azayohimban and Pro-Azayohimban Systems via an Enantioselective Organocatalytic Cascade; Their Use as a Model to Probe the (Aza-)Indole Local Solvent Environment"  

Van-Wei Yang, Bor-Cherng Hong*, Hsin-Kai Kao, Ting-Hsun Tu, Jiun-Yi Shen, Chi-Lin Chen,Gene-Hsiang Lee, and Pi-Tai Chou* Organic Letters, 2015, 17, 5816-5819.

85. "Asymmetric Synthesis of Natural Products and Medicinal Drugs through One-Pot-Reaction Strategies"

Bor-Cherng Hong*, Arun Raja, Vishal M. Sheth, Synthesis, 2015, 47, 3257-3285.  Invited Review

84. "One-pot A New Approach to Nitrones through Cascade Reaction of Nitro Compounds Enabled by Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis."

Cheng-Wei Lin, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Wan-Chen Chang, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2015, 17, 2314-2317. Our work was selected in SYNFORM-SYNSTORIES, 2015/09

83. "One-pot Biomimetic Total Synthesis of Yuehchukene via the Organocatalytic Alkylation-cyclization Process of a Sterically Encumbered �\-Alkyl Enal."

Nitin S. Dange, Bor-Cherng Hong,* and Gene-Hsiang Lee, RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 59706-59715.

82. "Organocatalytic Enantioselective Michael-Michael-Michael-Aldol Condensation Reactions: Control of Five Stereocenters in a Quadruple-Cascade Asymmetric Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Hexahydrophenanthrenes."

Arun Raja, Bor-Cherng Hong,* and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2014, 16, 5756-5759.

81. "Octacarbonyldicobalt (Second Update, pp 12-26);

Teh-Chang Chou and Bor-Cherng Hong, Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis [Online], John Wiley & Sons Ltd., http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/047084289X [2014/5/28]. DOI: 10.1002/047084289X.ro001.pub3

80. "One-Pot Organocatalytic Enantioselective Michael-Michael-Aldol-Henry Reaction Cascade. A Facile Entry to the Steroid System with Six Contiguous Stereogenic Centers."

Dai-Huei Jhuo, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Chun-Wei Chang, and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2014, 16, 2724-2727.

79. "Locked ortho- and para-Core Chromophores of Green Fluorescent Protein; Dramatic Emission Enhancement via Structural Constraint."

Yen-Hao Hsu, Yi-An Chen, Huan-Wei Tseng, Zhiyun Zhang, Jiun-Yi Shen, Wei-Ti Chuang, Tzu-Chieh Lin, Chun-Shu Lee, Wen-Yi Hung,* Bor-Cherng Hong, Shih-Hung Liu, and Pi-Tai Chou,*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 11805-11812. (Cooperation project)

78. "Sequential Asymmetric Catalysis in Michael-Michael-Michael-Aldol Reactions: Merging Organocatalysis with Photoredox Catalysis in a One-Pot Enantioselective Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Decalines Bearing a Quaternary Carbon Stereocenter."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Cheng-Wei Lin, Wei-Kai Liao, and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2013, 15, 6258-6261.

Our work was selected in The Organic Chemistry Portal. Organocatalyzed C-C Ring Construction:

http://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2014/11August.shtm

77. "Cascade Reactions in Stereoselective Synthesis." Bor-Cherng Hong and Nitin S. Dange, in "Stereoselective Synthesis of Drugs and Natural Products"; Vasyl Andrushko and Natalia Andrushko, Ed.; Chapter 21, p 581-621, Wiley, 2013 October. ISBN 978-1-118-03217-6; Invited review in the book chapter.

76. "One-Pot Asymmetric Synthesis of Seven-Membered Carbocycles Cyclohepta[b]indoles via a Sequential Organocatalytic Michael/Double Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Reaction."

Nitin S. Dange, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Chih-Ching Lee, and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2013, 15, 3914-3917.

75. "Organocatalytic Enantioselective Michael-Henry acetalization of Glutaraldehyde and 2-Nitro-3-arylprop-2-enol. A Facile Entry to the 3-Oxa-bicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-2-ones with Four Consecutive Stereogenic Centers."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Ding-Jyun Lan, Nitin S. Dange, Gene-Hsiang Lee, and Ju-Hsiou Liao, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 2472-2478.

Our work was selected on The Organic Chemistry Portal. Organocatalyzed C-C Ring Construction:

www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2013/16December.shtm

 

74. "One-Pot Organocatalytic Enantioselective Domino Double-Michael Reaction and Pictet-Spengler-Lactamization Reaction. A Facile Entry to the ��Inside Yohimbane�� System with Five Contiguous Stereogenic Centers."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Wei-Kai Liao, Nitin S. Dange, and Ju-Hsiou Liao, Organic Letters, 2013, 15, 468-471.

73. "Organocatalytic Asymmetric Anti-Selective Michael Reactions of Aldehydes and the Sequential Reduction/Lactonization/Pauson-Khand Reaction for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Hydropentalenes."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Nitin S. Dange, Po-Jen Yen, G.-H. Lee and Ju-Hsiou Liao, Organic Letters, 2012, 14, 5346-5349.

72. "Organocatalyzed Michael-Henry Reactions: Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclopentanecarbaldehydes via the Dienamine Organocatalysis of a Succinaldehyde Surrogate."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* P.-Y. Chen, P. Kotame, P.-Y. Lu, G.-H. Lee and Ju-Hsiou Liao, Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 7790-7792. Our work was selected on the front cover artwork of Chem. Commun.

71. "Organocatalytic Michael-Knoevenagel-Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions: An Efficient Asymmetric One-Pot Strategy to Isochromene Pyrimidinedione Derivatives."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Nitin S. Dange, Chun-Feng Ding, and Ju-Hsiou Liao, Organic Letters, 2012, 14, 448-451.

70. "Enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-galbulin via organocatalytic domino Michael-Michael-aldol condensation."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Che-Sheng Hsu and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 2385-2387

Our work was selected on The Organic Chemistry Portal. Organocatalyzed Carbocyclic Construction: (+)-Roseophilin (Flynn) and (+)-Galbulin (Hong)

www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2012/10December.shtm

Our work was selected on the front cover artwork of Chem. Commun. and was in the ChemComm-OBC Organocatalysis web theme issue.

69. "Development of the Ireland-Claisen Rearrangement of Allyl-2-alkoxyacetate Bearing an Allylic Amine and the Transformation to 3-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine. "

Yung-Son Hon,* Ching-Zong Luo, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Ju-Hsiou Liao, J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2012, 59, 273-282.

Cooperation with Professor Yung-Son Hon, in memory of Professor Yung-Son Hon.

Selected as the Annual Best Article in JCCS (2012)

The work was selected on the front cover artwork of J. Chin. Chem. Soc.

68. "The First Synthesis of Natural Occurring Juncaceae Coumarin, 9-Hydroxy-8-methyl-3H-benzo[f]chromen-3-one, Featuring a One-pot Rearrangement and Aromatization Cascade."

Yung-Son Hon,* Ya-Chun Hong, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Ju-Hsiou Liao, J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2012, 59, 407-420.

Cooperation with Professor Yung-Son Hon, in memory of Professor Yung-Son Hon.

67. "Asymmetric Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydrocoumarin Motif with an All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenter via a Michael-Acetalization Sequence with Bifunctional Amine-thiourea Organocatalysts."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Prakash Kotame, and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2011, 13, 5758-5761.

66. "Organocatalyzed Cycloadditions."  Bor-Cherng Hong, in "Enantioselective Organocatalyzed Reactions II";  Rainer Mahrwald, Ed.; Chapter 3, p 187-244, Springer, 2011. ISBN 978-90-481-3866-1; Invited review in the book chapter.

65. "Organocatalytic Domino Double Michael Reaction of Ethyl (E)-7-Oxohept-2-enoate and alpha, beta-Unsaturated Aldehydes: Efficient Asymmetric Synthesis of Cyclohexanes with Four Contiguous Stereocenters."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Amit A. Sadani, Roshan Y. Nimje, Nitin S. Dange, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Synthesis, 2011, No. 12, 1887-1895. Invited article in a special issue: Organocatalysis.

Our work was selected on The Organic Chemistry Portal. Organocatalytic Carbocyclic Construction:

www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2012/20August.shtm

64. "Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Synthesis of Five Contiguous Stereogenic Centers by Sequential Organocatalytic Stetter and Michael-Aldol Reaction: Enantioselective Synthesis of Fully Substituted Cyclopentanols Bearing a Quaternary Stereocenter."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Nitin S. Dange, Che-Sheng Hsu, Ju-Hsiou Liao, and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2011, 13, 1338-1341.

63. "Enantioselective Organocatalytic Michael-Wittig-Michael-Michael Reaction: Dichotomous Construction of Pentasubstituted Cyclopentanecarbaldehydes and Pentasubstituted Cyclohexanecarbaldehydes."

Bor-Cherng Hong, Roshan Y. Nimje, Cheng-Wei Lin, and Ju-Hsiou Liao, Organic Letters, 2011, 13, 1278-1281.

62. "Enantioselective organocatalytic domino Michael-acetalization-Henry reactions of 2-hydroxynitrostyrene and aldehyde for the synthesis of tetrahydro-6H-benzo[c]chromenones."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Prakash Kotame, and Ju-Hsiou Liao, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9, 382-386.

This article was awarded for featuring in the 2013 top 10% most highly cited Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry aricles published in 2011--2012

59. "Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Conicol via Cascade Three-Component Organocatalysis."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Prakash Kotame, Chih-Wei Tsai, and Ju-Hsiou Liao, Organic Letters, 2010, 12, 776-779.

58. "Organocatalytic Enantioselective Cascade Michael-Michael-Wittig Reactions of Phosphorus Ylides: One-Pot Synthesis of the all-cis Trisubstituted Cyclohexenecarboxylates via the [1 + 2 + 3] Annulation."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Rei-Hau Jan, Chih-Wei Tsai, Roshan Y. Nimje, Ju-Hsiou Liao and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters, 2009, 11, 5246-5249.

Our work was selected in SYNFORM-SYNSTORIES, 2010/03, see above, and on The Organic Chemistry Portal. Organocatalytic Carbocyclic Construction:

http://www.organic-chemistry.org/Highlights/2010/16August.shtm

 

57. "Enantioselective synthesis of highly functionalized octahydro-6-oxo-1-phenylnaphthalene-2-carbaldehydes via organocatalytic domino reactions."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Roshan Y. Nimje, Ju-Hsiou Liao, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2009, 3095-3101.

56. "Method of preparation of heterocyclic molecules with pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical excipient, cosmeceutical, agrochemical and industrial uses."

Hong, Bor-cherng, Chen, Zhong-Yi, Nagarajan, Arumugam, Rudresha, Kottani, Chavan, Vishal P., Sarshar, Sepehr United States Patent Number 7550607, issued June 23, 2009.

55. "Therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer, metabolic diseases and skin disorders."

Hong, B.-C.; Sarshar, S.; Tse, B., United States Patent Number 07531695, issued May 12, 2009.

54. "Enantioselective synthesis of the tetrahydro-6H-benzo[c]chromenes via Domino Michael-Aldol condensation: control of five stereocenters in a quadruple-cascade organocatalytic multi-component reaction."

Prakash Kotame, Bor-Cherng Hong, * Ju-Hsiou Liao, Tetrahedron Letters, 2009, 50, 704-707.

53. "Proline-mediated dimerization of cinnamaldehydes via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with azomethine ylides. A rapid access to highly functionalized hexahydro-1H-pyrrolizine."

Bor-Cherng Hong, * Kwan-Liang Liu, Chih-Wei Tsai, Ju-Hsiou Liao, Tetrahedron Letters, 2008, 49, 5480-5483.

52. "Organocatalytic Enantioselective Domino Michael-aldol Condensation of 5-Oxoalkanal and alpha,beta-Unsaturated Aldehydes. Efficient Assembly of Densely Functionalized Cyclohexenes."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Roshan Y. Nimje, Amit A. Sadani, and Ju-Hsiou Liao, Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 2345-2348.

51. "Organocatalytic Double Michael Reaction of 7-Oxohept-2-enoates and Nitrostyrene. Formal Synthesis of (-)-alpha and (-)-beta-Lycorane."

Bor-Cherng Hong, Roshan Y. Nimje, Ming-Fun Wu, Amit A. Sadani, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 1449-1457.

50. "Organocatalytic Asymmetric Robinson Annulation of alpha,beta-Unsaturated Aldehydes: Applications to the Total Synthesis of (+)-Palitantin."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Ming-Fun Wu, Hsing-Chang Tseng, Guo-Fong Huang, Cheng-Feng Su, and Ju-Hsiou Liao, J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 8459-8471.

49. "Synthesis of Aromatic Aldehydes by Organocatalytic [4 + 2] and [3 + 3] Cycloaddition of alpha,beta-Unsaturated Aldehydes."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Hsing-Chang Tseng and Shang-Hung Chen, Tetrahedron, 2007, 63, 2840-2850.

48. "The organocatalytic direct self-trimerization of acrolein: Application to the total synthesis of montiporyne F."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Roshan Y. Nimje and Chun-Yao Yang, Tetrahedron Letters, 2007, 48, 1121-1125.

47. "Catalytic C-C Bond Formation in Natural Products Synthesis: Highlights From The Years 2000-2005."

Bor-Cherng Hong* and Roshan Nimje, Current Organic Chemistry, 2006, 10, 2191-2225.

46. "Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Studies of Cyclohepta[b]indoles, Benzo[6,7]cyclohepta[1,2-b]indoles, Indeno[1,2-b]indoles, and Benzo[a]carbazoles."

Bor-Cherng Hong*, Yea-Fen Jiang, Yi-Ling Chang, and Shiow-Ju Lee, J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2006, 53, 647-662.

45. "Enantioselective Organocatalytic [3+3] Cycloaddition of alpha,beta-Unsaturated Aldehydes and application to the Asymmetric Synthesis of (-)-Isopulegol Hydrate and (-)-Cubebaol."

Bor-Cherng Hong* Ming-Fun Wu, Hsing-Chang Tseng and Ju-Hsiou Liao, Organic Letters, 2006, 8, 2217 - 2220.

44. "Synthesis and properties of several isomers of the cardioactive steroid ouabain."

Bor-Cherng Hong, Seongkon Kim, Tae-Seong Kim and E. J. Corey*, Tetrahedron Letters, 2006, 47, 2711-2715.

43. "Hetero Diels-Alder Cycloaddition of Indene for the Formal Synthesis of Onychnine."

Bor-Cherng Hong*, Mahanandeesha Siddappa Hallur and Ju-Hsiou Liao, Synth. Commun. 2006, 36, 1521-1528.

42. "Regioselective Electrophilic Substitutions of Fulvenes with Ethyl Glyoxlate and Subsequent Diels-Alder Reactions."

Hsing-Chang Tseng, Arun Kumar Gupta, Bor-Cherng Hong* and Ju-HsiouLiao, Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 1425-1432.

41. "An unexpected inversion of enantioselectivity in the proline catalyzed intramolecular Baylis-Hillman reaction."

Shang-Hung Chen, Bor-Cherng Hong,* Cheng-Feng Su and Sepehr Sarshar, Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 8899-8903.

40. "Method of preparation of novel nucleoside analogs as anti-infective agents, antisense therapeutic agents, and hybridization assay probes."

Tse, Bruno; Hong, Borcherng; Chen, Wei-Hung; Jiang, Yea-Fen; Zhang, Shuo-Cang; Marappan, Subramanian; Sarshar, Sepehr. PCT Int. Appl. (2005), 89 pp. WO 2005049582 A1 20050602 AN 2005:472132. International Publication Date: 6 January 2005, International Publication Date: 2 June 2005, International Filing Date: 8, November 2004; Priority Date: 14 November 2003.

39. "Efficient and Stereodivergent Synthesis of Deoxyimino Sugars"

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Zhong-Yi Chen, Arumugam Nagarajan, Kottani Rudresha, Vishal Chavan, Wei-Hung Chen, Yea-Fen Jiang, Shuo-Cang Zhang, Gene-Hsiang Lee, and Sepehr Sarshar, Carbohydrate Research 2005, 340, 2457-2468.

38. "Intramolecular Diels-Alder Cycloadditions of Fulvenes. Application to the Kigelinol, Neoamphilectane and Kempane Skeletons"

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Fon-Len Chen, Shang-Hung Chen, Ju-Hsiou Liao and Gene-Hsiang Lee, Organic Letters 2005, 7, 557-560.

37. "Efficient Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Dihydropyrans.

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Zhong-Yi Chen, Arumugam Nagarajan, Kottani Rudresha, Vishal Chavan, Wei-Hung Chen, Yea-Fen Jiang, Shuo-Cang Zhang, Gene-Hsiang Lee, and Sepehr Sarshar, Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 1281-1285.

36. "Traceless Solid-Phase Synthesis of Cyclopenta[c]quinolines and Cyclopenta[c]chromenes via Hetero [6+3] Cycloadditions of Fulvene. A Facile Approach to the 11-heterosteroids framework."

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Zhong-Yi Chen, Wei-Hung Chen, Hsu-I Sun and Gene-Hsiang Lee,J. Chin. Chem. Soc. 2005, 52, 182-200.

"Selected as the Annual Best Article in JCCS (2005)"

35. "Novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer, metabolic diseases, and skin disorders."

Hong, Borcherng; Sarshar, Sepehr; Tse, Bruno. PCT Int. Appl. (2005), 92 pp. WO 2005000233 A2 20050106 AN 2005:14160. International Publication Date: 6 January 2005, International Filing Date: 3, June 2004; Priority Date: 23 June 2003.

34. "Method of preparation of heterocyclic molecules with pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical excipient cosmeceutical, agrochemical and industrial uses."

Hong, Borcherng; Chen, Zhong-yi; Nagarajan, Arumugam; Rudresha, Kottani; Chavan, Vishal P.; Sarshar, Sepehr.PCT Int. Appl. (2004), 209 pp. WO 2004/064745 A2 20040805 AN 2004:633455. International Publication Date: 5 August 2004, International Filing Date: 16, January 2004; Priority Date: 17 January 2003.

33. "Formal [6+3] cycloaddition of fulvenes with 2H-azirine: a facile approach to the [2]pyrindines system"

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Arun Kumar Gupta, Ming-Fun Wu, Ju-Hsiou Liao,Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 1663-1666.

32. "Natural-Products Based Drug Discovery", an invited review.

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Hsing-Chang Tseng, Chemistry (The Chinese Chem. Soc., Taipei), 2004, 62, 213-230. (not SCI).

31. "Azadiene Diels-Alder "Cycloaddition of Fulvenes: A Facile Approach to the [1]Pyrindine System"

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Jian-Lin Wu, Arun Kumar Gupta, Mahanandeesha Siddappa Hallur, and Ju-Hsiou Liao,Organic Letters, 2004, 6, 3453.

30. "Intramolecular [2+2] Photocycloaddition-Fragmentation: Facile Entry to a Novel Tricyclic 5-6-7 Ring System"

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Shang-Hung Chen, Ellappan Sampath Kumar, Gene-Hsiang Lee and Kuan-Jiuh Lin, J.Chin. Chem. Soc. 2003,50,917-926.

"Selected as the Annual Best Article in JCCS (2004)"

29. "Hetero [6+3] Cycloaddition of Fulvenes with N-Alkylidene Glycine Esters: A Facile Synthesis of the Delavayine and Incarvillateine Framework"

Bor-Cherng Hong,* Arun Kumar Gupta, Ming-Fun Wu, Ju-Hsiou Liao and Gene-Hsiang Lee,Organic Letters, 2003,5,1689-1692

28. "Unprecedented Microwave Effects on the Cycloaddition of Fulvenes. A New Approach to the Construction of Polycyclic Ring Systems"

B.C. Hong,* Y.J.Shr, J.H. Liao, Organic Letters, 2002, 4, 663-666

27. "Novel [6+2] Cycloaddition of Fulvenes with Alkenes: A Facile Synthesis of the Anislactone and Hirsutane Framework"

BCHong,* Y.J.Shr, Jian-Lin Wu, Arun Kumar Gupta and K.J.Lin, Organic Letters ,2002,4,2249-2252

26. "Unprecedented Sequential Oxidative Dimerization and Cycloaddition of 1,3-Diketones to Fulvenes: A facile Synthesis of the Cyclopenta[b]chromenes"

B.C. Hong,* I.C. Shen and J.H. Liao, Tetrahedron Lett , 2001,42,935-938

25. "Microwave-Assisted [6+4]-Cycloaddition of Fulvenes and alpha-Pyrones to Form Azulene-indoles. Facile Syntheses of New Antineoplastic Agents"

B.C. Hong,* Y.F. Jiang and E.S. Kumar, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett , 2001,11,1981-1984

24. "Traceless Solid-Phase Synthesis of Heterosteroid Framework"

B.C.Hong,* Z.Y.Chen and W.H.Chen, Organic Letters , 2000,2,2647-2649

23. "A Novel Oxidative Alkylation-Nitration of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds to Dicyclopentadiene and Norbornene"

B.C.Hong, H.I.Sun, Y.J.Shr and K.J.Lin, J. Chem. Soc , 2000,Perkin 1,2939-2942

22. "Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Indan System. A Review"

B.C. Hong* and S. Sarshar invited paper in Organic Preparations and Procedures International , 1999,31,1-86

21. "Unprecedented Oxidative Addition of alpha-halo Acyl Halide to 6,6-Dialkoxyfulvene"

B.C. Hong,* Z.Y. Chen and E.S. Kumar, J. Chem. Soc ,1999,Perkin 1,1135-7

20. "Bicyclo[3.2.1]octanes via McMurry Couplings"

B.C. Hong* and S.F. Chin, Synth. Commun , 1999,29,3097-3106

19. "Unprecedented and Novel Hetero [6+3] Cycloadditions of Fulvenes. A Facial Synthesis of 11-oxasteroids Frameworks"

B.C. Hong,* H.I. Sun and Z.Y. Chen, Chem. Commun ,1999,2125-6

18. "Regio- and Enantioselective Prenyl Anion Transfer: Application to the Total Synthesis of (-)-Rosiridol"

B.C. Hong* Jang-Hsing Hong and Yann-Chien Tsai, Angew. Chem.Int. Ed. Engl ,1998,37,468-470

17. "Metal Mediated [6+3] Cycloaddition Reactions of Fulvenes. A Novel Approach to the Indan Systems"

B.C. Hong* Si-shoung Sun and Yann-Chien Tsai, J. Org. Chem ,1997,62,7717-7725

16. "A Simple and Cost Effective Synthesis of 2-Cyclopentadienyliden-1,3-Dioxolane"

B.C. Hong* and Jang-Hsing Hong, Synth. Commun ,1997,27,3385-3394

15. "Sequential Double-Michael Additions of Dienolates to Fulvene: Rapid Access to the Tricyclo[5.3.0.n2,5]alkane Systems"

B.C. Hong* and Jang-Hsing Hong, Tetrahedron Lett ,1997,38,255-258

14. "Lanthanide (III) Promoted Aldol Condensation of Enones And Aldehydes"

B.C. Hong* and Sheng-Fei Chin, Synth. Commun ,1997,27,1991-1997

13. "Facile Synthesis of Azulenols: [6+4] Cycloaddition of Fulveneketene Acetal"

B.C. Hong* and Si-shoung Sun, Chem. Commun ,1996,,937-938

12. "[6+3] Cycloaddition of Fulveneketene Acetal"

B.C. Hong* and Si-shoung Sun, Tetrahedron Lett ,1996,37,659-662

11. "On the Protein Kinase C Pharmacophore: Synthesis and Biological Activity of 4-Hydroxylated Analogs of Ingenol"

J. D. Winkler; B.C. Hong; S. Kim; N. E. Lewin and P. M. Blumberg, Synlett ,1995,5533-535

10. "Methodology for the Synthesis of 3-Oxygenated Ingenanes. The First Ingenol analogs with High Affinity for protein Kinase C"

J. D. Winkler; B.C. Hong; A. Bahador; M. G. Kazanietz and P. M. Blumberg, J. Org. Chem ,1995,60,1381-1390

9. "Transannualar Radical Reactions in Bicycloalkanes with 'inside-outside' stereochemistry. An Unusual Bridgehead Hydroxylation"

J. D. Winkler and B.C. Hong, Tetrahedron Letters ,1995,36,683-686

8. "Chemical Emulation of the Biosynthetic Route to Glycinoeclepin from a Cycloartenol Derivative"

E. J. Corey and B.C. Hong, J. Am. Chem. Soc ,1994,116,3149-3150

7. "Inside-Outside Stereoisomerism VI. Synthesis of trans-bicyclo[4.4.1]undecan-11-one and the First Stereoselective Construction of the Tricyclic Nucleus of the Ring System of the Ingenane Diterpenes"

J. D. Winkler; K. E. Henegar; B.C. Hong and P. G. Williard, J. Am. Chem. Soc ,1994,116,4183-4188

6. "Synthesis of Ingenol Analogs with Affinity for Protein Kinase C"

J. D. Winkler; B.C. Hong; A. Bahador; M. G. Kazanietz and P. M. Blumberg, Bio Med. Chem. Lett ,1993,3,577-580

5. "Inside-Outside Stereoisomerism V. Synthesis and Reactivity of trans-Bicyclo[n.3.1]alkanes Prepared via the Intramolecular Photocycloaddition of Dioxenones"

J. D. Winkler; B.C. Hong; J. P. Hey, P. G. Williard, J. Am. Chem. Soc ,1991,113 8839-8846

4. "Stereoselective Reaction of Dithio-Substituted Crotylmetal with alpha-Oxo Carbonyl Compounds"

J.-M. Fang and B.C. Hong, J. Org. Chem ,1987,52,3162-3165

3. "Dichotomous Regiochemistry of Aldehyde and Ketone in the reaction with Dithio-Substituted Crotyllithium"

J.-M. Fang; B.C. Hong and L.-F. Liao, J. Org. Chem ,1987,52,855-861

2. "A Convergent Synthesis of (±)-Eldanolid Based on Reaction of Aldehyde with Dithio-Substituted Crotylliothium Compound"

J.-M. Fang and B.C. Hong, Synth. Comm ,1986,16,523-527

1. "Regio- and Diastereo-selective Reactions of Dithio-Substituted Crotyllithium and Aldehydes"

J.-M. Fang; L.-F. Liao and B.C. Hong, J. Org. Chem ,1986,51,2828-2829