| Asymmetric phosphoric acid–catalyzed four-component Ugi reaction J Zhang, P Yu, SY Li, H Sun, SH Xiang, JJ Wang, KN Houk, B Tan Science 361 (6407), eaas8707, 2018 | 216 | 2018 |
| Rational design, enantioselective synthesis and catalytic applications of axially chiral EBINOLs YB Wang, P Yu, ZP Zhou, J Zhang, JJ Wang, SH Luo, QS Gu, KN Houk, ... Nature Catalysis 2 (6), 504-513, 2019 | 140 | 2019 |
| Catalytic Asymmetric [4+ 2] Annulation Initiated by an Aza‐Rauhut–Currier Reaction: Facile Entry to Highly Functionalized Tetrahydropyridines Z Shi, P Yu, TP Loh, G Zhong Angewandte Chemie International Edition 51 (31), 7825-7829, 2012 | 115 | 2012 |
| Mechanisms and origins of periselectivity of the ambimodal [6+ 4] cycloadditions of tropone to dimethylfulvene P Yu, TQ Chen, Z Yang, CQ He, A Patel, Y Lam, CY Liu, KN Houk Journal of the American Chemical Society 139 (24), 8251-8258, 2017 | 96 | 2017 |
| Streamlined Construction of Silicon-Stereogenic Silanes by Tandem Enantioselective C–H Silylation/Alkene Hydrosilylation D Mu, W Yuan, S Chen, N Wang, B Yang, L You, B Zu, P Yu, C He Journal of the American Chemical Society 142 (31), 13459-13468, 2020 | 94 | 2020 |
| Biochemical Characterization of a Eukaryotic Decalin-Forming Diels–Alderase L Li, P Yu, MC Tang, Y Zou, SS Gao, YS Hung, M Zhao, K Watanabe, ... Journal of the American Chemical Society 138 (49), 15837-15840, 2016 | 94 | 2016 |
| Organocatalytic atroposelective construction of axially chiral arylquinones S Zhu, YH Chen, YB Wang, P Yu, SY Li, SH Xiang, JQ Wang, J Xiao, ... Nature Communications 10 (1), 4268, 2019 | 86 | 2019 |
| Transannular [6 + 4] and Ambimodal Cycloaddition in the Biosynthesis of Heronamide A P Yu, A Patel, KN Houk Journal of the American Chemical Society 137 (42), 13518–13523, 2015 | 86 | 2015 |
| Bifunctional Phosphonium Salt Directed Enantioselective Formal [4 + 1] Annulation of Hydroxyl-Substituted para-Quinone Methides with α-Halogenated Ketones JP Tan, P Yu, JH Wu, Y Chen, J Pan, C Jiang, X Ren, HS Zhang, T Wang Organic letters 21 (18), 7298-7302, 2019 | 73 | 2019 |
| DFT-Guided Phosphoric-Acid-Catalyzed Atroposelective Arene Functionalization of Nitrosonaphthalene WY Ding, P Yu, QJ An, KL Bay, SH Xiang, S Li, Y Chen, KN Houk, B Tan Chem 6 (8), 2046-2059, 2020 | 72 | 2020 |
| Asymmetric Construction of Axially Chiral 2‐Arylpyrroles by Chirality Transfer of Atropisomeric Alkenes YB Wang, QH Wu, ZP Zhou, SH Xiang, Y Cui, P Yu, B Tan Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58 (38), 13443-13447, 2019 | 70 | 2019 |
| Relationships between Product Ratios in Ambimodal Pericyclic Reactions and Bond Lengths in Transition Structures Z Yang, X Dong, Y Yu, P Yu, Y Li, C Jamieson, KN Houk Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018 | 68 | 2018 |
| Dual-Ligand-Enabled Ir (III)-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Amidation for the Synthesis of Chiral Sulfoxides W Liu, W Yang, J Zhu, Y Guo, N Wang, J Ke, P Yu, C He ACS Catalysis 10 (13), 7207-7215, 2020 | 67 | 2020 |
| Influence of water and enzyme SpnF on the dynamics and energetics of the ambimodal [6+ 4]/[4+ 2] cycloaddition Z Yang, S Yang, P Yu, Y Li, C Doubleday, J Park, A Patel, B Jeon, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115 (5), E848-E855, 2018 | 67 | 2018 |
| Distortion-Controlled Reactivity and Molecular Dynamics of Dehydro-Diels–Alder Reactions P Yu, Z Yang, Y Liang, X Hong, Y Li, KN Houk Journal of the American Chemical Society 138 (26), 8247–8252, 2016 | 66 | 2016 |
| Why Alkynyl Substituents Dramatically Accelerate Hexadehydro-Diels–Alder (HDDA) Reactions: Stepwise Mechanisms of HDDA Cycloadditions Y Liang, X Hong, P Yu, KN Houk Organic letters 16 (21), 5702-5705, 2014 | 60 | 2014 |
| Atroposelective Construction of Arylindoles by Chiral Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Indoles and Quinones DL Lu, YH Chen, SH Xiang, P Yu, B Tan, S Li Organic letters 21 (15), 6000-6004, 2019 | 54 | 2019 |
| Glutathione‐Depleting Organic Metal Adjuvants for Effective NIR‐II Photothermal Immunotherapy Y Chen, P He, D Jana, D Wang, M Wang, P Yu, W Zhu, Y Zhao Advanced Materials 34 (21), 2201706, 2022 | 52 | 2022 |
| Molecular Dynamics of Dimethyldioxirane C–H Oxidation Z Yang, P Yu, KN Houk Journal of the American Chemical Society 138 (12), 4237-4242, 2016 | 52 | 2016 |
| Diazo Esters as Dienophiles in Intramolecular (4+ 2) Cycloadditions: Computational Explorations of Mechanism A Duan, P Yu, F Liu, H Qiu, FL Gu, MP Doyle, KN Houk Journal of the American Chemical Society 139 (7), 2766-2770, 2017 | 47 | 2017 |
Kendall N. Houk Saul Winstein Chair in Organic Chemistry, UCLAVerified email at chem.ucla.edu
