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2024

5. Jaiswal, A. K.; Saha, P.; Jiang, J.; Suzuki, K.; Jasny, A.; Schmidt, B. M.; Maeda, S.*; Hecht, S.*; Huang, C.-Y.* “Accessing a Diverse Set of Functional Red-Light Photoswitches by Selective Copper-Catalyzed Indigo N-Arylation.” manuscript submitted (ChemRxiv)

2023

4. Huang, C.-Y.*; Hecht, S.* “A Blueprint for Transforming Indigos to Photoresponsive Molecular Tools.” Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202300981(Link)

(invited review and featured as inside cover).  

3. Sun, K.; Huang, C.-Y.*; Sawamura, M.; Shimizu, Y.* “Direct α-Trifluoromethylthiolation of Carboxylic Acids Enabled by Boron Catalysis.” Synlett 2023, 34, 2210–2214(Link)

(invited contribution to Special Issue on Modern Boron Chemistry: 60 years of the Matteson Reaction).  

2. Kuntze, K.; Viljakka, J.; Virkki, M.; Huang, C.-Y.*; Hecht, S.*; Priimagi, A.* “Red-light photoswitching of indigos in polymer thin films” Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 2482–2488(Link)

(selected as HOT Article Collection and ChemSci Pick of the Week and featured as front cover)

2022

1. Budzák, S.; Jovaišaitė, J.; Huang, C.-Y.; Baronas, P.; Tulaitė, K.; Juršėnas, S.*; Jacquemin, D.*; Hecht, S.* “Mechanistic Insights into the Photoisomerization of N, N’-Disubstituted Indigos.” Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202200496. (Link)

(top 10% most downloaded article in 2022)

Previous publications

7. Huang, K.-H.; Huang, C.-Y.; Hu, T.-C. “Improved process for preparing osimertinib or a salt thereof.” TW202229262A, US20220185794A1, WO2022132046A1 (patent with ScinoPharm Taiwan, 2022)

6. Huang, C.-Y.; Bonasera, A.; Hristov, L.; Garmshausen, Y.; Schmidt, B. M.; Jacquemin, D.*; Hecht, S.* “N,N'-Disubstituted Indigos as Readily Available Red-Light Photoswitches with Tunable Thermal Half-Lives.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 15205–15211.

5. Woods, B. P.; Orlandi, M.; Huang, C.-Y.; Sigman, M. S.*; Doyle, A. G.* “Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective Reductive Cross-Coupling of Styrenyl Aziridines.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 5688–5691.

4. Huang, C.-Y.; Doyle, A. G.* “Electron-Deficient Olefin Ligands Enable Generation of Quaternary Carbons by Ni-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 5638–5641.

3. Huang, C.-Y.; Doyle, A. G.* “The Chemistry of Transition Metals with Three-Membered Ring Heterocycles.” Chem. Rev. 2014, 114, 8153–8198.

2. Nielsen, D. K.; Huang, C.-Y.; Doyle, A. G.* “Directed Nickel-Catalyzed Negishi Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Aziridines.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 13605–13609.

1. Huang, C.-Y.; Doyle, A. G.* “Nickel-Catalyzed Negishi Alkylations of Styrenyl Aziridines.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 9541–9544.