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UOW

  • Chi Bong Eric Chao, Stephen G. Pyne, Christopher J. T. Hyland, Richmond Lee, “DFT mechanistic insights into the Ni(II)-catalyzed enantioselective arylative cyclization of tethered allene-ketones” Chem. Asian J., 2023, e202300724 [DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300724]. Paper here.

  • Philip J. Chevis, Chi Bong Eric Chao, Christopher Richardson, Christopher J. T. Hyland, Richmond Lee, Stephen G. Pyne, “Diastereoselective Petasis-Borono-Mannich Crotylation Reactions of Chiral α-Heteroatom (F, OBz, OH) Aldehydes: Rapid Access to Valuable Mono and Bicyclic Heterocyclic Scaffolds” Chem. Eur. J., 2023, e202301701 [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301701]. Paper here.

  • Junbo Chen, Haibo Yu, Davin Tan, Richmond Lee, “Guanidine-based biomimetic hydrides for carbon dioxide reduction” Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 5201-5204 [DOI: 10.1039/D3CC00475A]. Paper here. Our art was selected as Front Cover! image

  • Sanliang Li, Dong Tian, Xiaowei Zhao, Yanli Yin, Richmond Lee, Zhiyong Jiang, “Visible light−driven copper(II) catalyzed aerobic oxidative cleavage of carbon−carbon bonds: a combined experimental and theoretical study” Org. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 6229-6239 [DOI: 10.1039/D2QO01264B]. Paper here.

  • Xia Song, Kelin Wang, Lian Xue, Haibo Yu, Xinying Zhang, Richmond Lee, Xuesen Fan, “Coupling Partner-Dependent Unsymmetrical C−H Functionalization Reactions of N-Phenoxyacetamide Leading to Sophisticated Spirocyclic Scaffolds”, Org. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 4583-4590 [DOI: 10.1039/D2QO00851C]. Paper here.

  • Richmond Lee, Chi Bong Eric Chao, Xu Ban, Siu Min Tan, Haibo Yu, Christopher J.T. Hyland, Choon-Hong Tan, “Direct SN2 or SN2X Manifold─Mechanistic Study of Ion-Pair-Catalyzed Carbon(sp3)–Carbon(sp3) Bond Formation”, J. Org. Chem., 2022, 87, 4029–4039 [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02782]. Preprint version: ChemRxiv, 2021, https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-n9hrb. Paper here.

  • Xu Ban, Yifan Fan, Tuan-Khoa Kha, Richmond Lee, Choon Wee Kee, Zhiyong Jiang, Choon-Hong Tan, “Pentanidium-Catalyzed Direct Assembly of Vicinal All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters through C(sp3)–C(sp3) Bond Formation”, CCS Chem., 2021, 3, 2192–2200 [DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.021.202101013]. Paper here.

  • Wei-Guo Jia, Xue-Ting Zhi, Xiao-Dong Li, Jun-Peng Zhou, Rui Zhong, Haibo Yu, and Richmond Lee, “Postsynthetic Modification of Half-Sandwich Ruthenium Complexes by Mechanochemical Synthesis”, Inorg. Chem., 2021, 60, 4313–4321 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00059. Paper here.

  • Wenchao Chen, Esther Cai Xia Ang, Siu Min Tan, Zhijie Chua, Jingyun Ren, Ziqi Yang, Bo Teng, Richmond Lee, Haihua Lu, Choon-Hong Tan, “Enantioselective Addition-Alkylation of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyls via Bisguanidinium Silicate Ion Pair Catalysis”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 19065–19070 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00183. Paper here.

SUTD

These work were done during my independent fellowship at SUTD

  • Jingyun Ren, Xu Ban, Xin Zhang, Siu Min Tan, Richmond Lee, Choon‐Hong Tan, “Kinetic and Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Tertiary Bromides by Pentanidium‐Catalyzed Phase‐Transfer Azidation”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 9055-9058 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000138.

  • Kek Foo Chin, Xinyi Ye, Yongxin Li, Richmond Lee, Adil M. Kabylda, Dasheng Leow, Xin Zhang, Esther Cai Xia Ang, Choon-Hong Tan, “Bisguanidinium-Catalyzed Epoxidation of Allylic and Homoallylic Amines under Phase Transfer Conditions”, ACS Catalysis, 2020, 4, 2684-2691 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b04862.

  • Weijie Chi, Qingkai Qi, Richmond Lee, Zhaochao Xu, Xiaogang Liu, “A Unified Push–Pull Model for Understanding the Ring-Opening Mechanism of Rhodamine Dyes”, J. Chem. Phys. C, 2020, 124, 3793-3801 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b11673.

  • Xia Song, Bao Nguyen Do Doan, Xinying Zhang, Richmond Lee, Xuesen Fan, “Complementary C–H Functionalization Mode of Benzoylacetonitriles: Computer-Augmented Study of a Regio- and Stereoselective Synthesis of Functionalized Benzofulvenes”, Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 1, 46-51 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03434.

  • Xin Zhang, Jingyun Ren, Siu Min Tan, Davin Tan, Richmond Lee, Choon-Hong Tan, “An Enantioconvergent Halogenophilic Nucleophilic Substitution (SN2X) Reaction”, Science, 2019, 363, 400-404 DOI: 10.1126/science.aau7797.

  • Fuyuan Li, Dong Tian, Yifan Fan, Richmond Lee, Gang Lu, Yanli Yin, Baokun Qiao, Xiaowei Zhao, Ziwei Xiao, Zhiyong Jiang, “Chiral acid-catalysed enantioselective C−H functionalization of toluene and its derivatives driven by visible light”, Nature Communications, 2019, 10, 1774 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09857-9.

  • Wei-Guo Jia, Ming-Xia Cheng, Li-Li Gao, Siu Min Tan, Chao Wang, Xiaogang Liu, Richmond Lee, “A ruthenium bisoxazoline complex as a photoredox catalyst for nitro compound reduction under visible light”, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 9949-9953 DOI: 10.1039/C9DT00428A.

  • Weijie Chi, Qinglong Qiao, Richmond Lee, Wenjuan Liu Yock Siong Teo Danning Gu, Matthew John Lang, Young‐Tae Chang, Zhaochao Xu, Xiaogang Liu, “A Photoexcitation‐Induced Twisted Intramolecular Charge Shuttle”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 7073-7077 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201902766.

  • Kangning Cao, Siu Min Tan, Richmond Lee, Songwei Yang, Hongshao Jia, Xiaowei Zhao, Baokun Qiao, Zhiyong Jiang “Catalytic Enantioselective Addition of Prochiral Radicals to Vinylpyridines”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 5437-5443 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b00286.

  • Yicen Ge, Xi-Yang Cui, Siu Min Tan, Huan Jiang, Jingyun Ren, Nicholas Lee, Richmond Lee, Choon-Hong Tan, “Enantioconvergent Synthesis of Tertiary Cyclic Allylboronates Using (Guanidine) copper Complex‐Catalyzed Allylic Borylation”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 2382-2386 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813490.
    • Selected as ‘Hot Paper’ by the editors.

  • Jiangtao Li, Manman Kong, Baokun Qiao, Richmond Lee, Xiaowei Zhao, Zhiyong Jiang, “Formal enantioconvergent substitution of alkyl halides via catalytic asymmetric photoredox radical coupling”, Nature Communications, 2018, 9, 2445 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04885-3.

  • Xi-Yang Cui, Yicen Ge, Siu Min Tan, Huan Jiang, Davin Tan, Yunpeng Lu, Richmond Lee, Choon-Hong Tan, “(Guanidine)copper Complex-Catalyzed Enantioselective Dynamic Kinetic Allylic Alkynylation under Biphasic Condition”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 8448-8455 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b12806.

  • Tianju Shao, Yanli Yin, Richmond Lee, Xiaowei Zhao, Guobi Chai, Zhiyong Jiang, “Sequential Photoredox Catalysis for Cascade Aerobic Decarboxylative Povarov and Oxidative Dehydrogenation Reactions of N-Aryl α-Amino Acids”, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2018, 360, 1754 DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201800135.

  • Weidi Cao, Davin Tan, Richmond Lee, Choon-Hong Tan, “Enantioselective 1,2-Anionotropic Rearrangement of Acylsilane through a Bisguanidinium Silicate Ion Pair”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 1952−1955. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b13056.

  • Wei-Guo Jia, Shuo Ling, Hai-Ning Zhang, En-Hong Sheng, Richmond Lee, “Half-Sandwich Ruthenium Phenolate–Oxazoline Complexes: Experimental and Theoretical Studies in Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Nitroarene”, Organometallics, 2018, 37, 40−47 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00721.

  • Sanliang Li, Bo Zhu, Richmond Lee, Baokun Qiao and Zhiyong Jiang, “Visible light-induced selective aerobic oxidative transposition of vinyl halides using a tetrahalogenoferrate(III) complex catalyst”, Org. Chem. Front., 2018, 5, 380–385 DOI: 10.1039/C7QO00798A.

  • Qingkai Qi, Chong Li, Xiaogang Liu, Shan Jiang, Zhaochao Xu, Richmond Lee, Mingqiang Zhu, Bin Xu, Wenjing Tian, “Solid-State Photoinduced Luminescence Switch for Advanced Anticounterfeiting and Super-Resolution Imaging Applications”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 16036-16039 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b07738.

  • San-Ni Hong, Yang Liu, Richmond Lee,‡ Zhiyong Jiang, “Asymmetric tandem conjugate addition–protonation to forge chiral secondary C–O bonds for quaternary carbon stereocenters at the nonadjacent β-position”, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 7493-7496 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC03700G.

PhD

These work were done during my PhD

  • Nan-Sook Hong, Dušan Petrović, Richmond Lee, Ganna Gryn’ova, Miha Purg, Jake Saunders, Paul Bauer, Paul D. Carr, Ching-Yeh Lin, Peter D. Mabbitt, William Zhang, Timothy Altamore, Chris Easton, Michelle L. Coote, Shina C. L. Kamerlin & Colin J. Jackson, “The evolution of multiple active site configurations in a designed enzyme”, Nature Communications, 2018, 9, 3900 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06305.

  • Bo Zhu, Richmond Lee, Yanli Yin, Fuyuan Li, Michelle L Coote, Zhiyong Jiang, “Enantioselective Vinylogous Amination of 5‑Alkyl-4-nitroisoxazoles with a Dipeptide-Based Guanidinium Phase-Transfer Catalyst”, Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 429−432 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03759.

  • Qiao Yan, Martin G Banwell, Michelle L Coote, Richmond Lee, Anthony C Willis, “Establishing the True Structure of the Sorbicillinoid‐Derived Isolate Rezishanone C by Total Synthesis”, Chem. Asian J., 2017, 12, 1480-1484 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201700456.

  • Shuai Qiu, Richmond Lee, Bo Zhu, Michelle L Coote, Xiaowei Zhao, Zhiyong Jiang, “Highly Enantio- and Diastereoselective [4+ 2] Cycloaddition of 5 H-oxazol-4-ones with N-Maleimides”, J. Org. Chem., 2016, 81, 8061-8069 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b01451.

  • Richmond Lee, Michelle L Coote, “Mechanistic insights into ozone-initiated oxidative degradation of saturated hydrocarbons and polymers”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 24663-24671 DOI: 10.1039/C6CP05064F.

  • Richmond Lee, Ganna Gryn’ova, KU Ingold, Michelle L Coote, “Why are sec-alkylperoxyl bimolecular self-reactions orders of magnitude faster than the analogous reactions of tert-alkylperoxyls? The unanticipated role of CH hydrogen bonding”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 23673-23679 DOI: 10.1039/C6CP04670C.

  • Richmond Lee, Michelle L. Coote, “Theoretical Investigation of Oxidative Cleavage of Cholesterol by Dual O2 Activation and Sulfide Reduction”, Aust. J. Chem., 2016, 69, 933-942 DOI: 10.1071/CH16093.

  • Yasuyuki Nakamura, Richmond Lee, Michelle L. Coote, Shigeru Yamago, “Termination mechanism of the radical polymerization of acrylates: Elucidation of the reactivity of polymer-end and mid-chain radicals” Macromol. Rapid Chem., 2016, 37, 506-513 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500677.

  • Bo Zhu, Richmond Lee, Jiangtao Li, Xinyi Ye, San‐Ni Hong, Shuai Qiu, Michelle L Coote, Zhiyong Jiang, “Chemoselective Switch in the Asymmetric Organocatalysis of 5H‐Oxazol‐4‐ones and N‐Itaconimides: Addition–Protonation or [4+ 2] Cycloaddition”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 1299-1303 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507796.

  • Bo Zhu, Shuai Qiu, Jiangtao Li, Michelle L Coote, Richmond Lee, Zhiyong Jiang, “Asymmetric [4+ 2] annulation of 5 H-thiazol-4-ones with a chiral dipeptide based Brønsted base catalyst”, Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 6060-6067 DOI: 10.1039/C6SC02039A.

  • Chenhao Zhang, Sanliang Li, Filip Burěs, Richmond Lee, Xinyi Ye, Zhiyong Jiang, “Visible Light Photocatalytic Aerobic Oxygenation of Indoles and pH as a Chemoselective Switch”, ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6, 6853-6860 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b01969.

  • Witold M Bloch, Alexandre Burgun, Campbell J Coghlan, Richmond Lee, Michelle L Coote, Christian J Doonan, Christopher J Sumby, “Capturing snapshots of post-synthetic metallation chemistry in metal–organic frameworks”, Nature Chem., 2014, 6, 906-912 DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2045.

  • Ozcan Altintas, Kamran Riazi, Richmond Lee, Ching Y. Lin, Michelle L. Coote, Manfred Wilhelm, and Christopher Barner-Kowollik, “RAFT-based Polystyrene and Polyacrylate Melts under Thermal and Mechanical Stress”, Macromolecules, 2013, 46, 8079–8091 DOI: 10.1021/ma401749h.

  • Richmond Lee & Michelle L. Coote, “New Insights into 1,2,4-Trioxolane Stability and the Crucial Role of Ozone in Promoting Polymer Degradation”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 16428-16431 DOI: 10.1039/C3CP52863D.

KAUST-NUS

These work were done during my Masters-Bachelors period

  • Kristin Munkerup, Michael Thulin, Davin Tan, Xiaozhi Lim, Richmond Lee, Kuo-Wei Huang, “Importance of thorough conformational analysis in modelling transition metal-mediated reactions: Case studies on pincer complexes containing phosphine groups”, J. Saudi Chem. Soc., 2019, 23, 1206-1218 DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2019.07.005.

  • Richmond Lee, Davin Tan, Chaoli Liu, Huaifeng Li, Hao Guo, Jing-Jong Shyue, Kuo-Wei Huang, “DFT mechanistic study of the selective terminal C-H activation of n-pentane with a tungsten allyl nitrosyl complex”, J. Saudi Chem. Soc., 2017, 21, 558-562 DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2016.12.004.

  • Limin Yang, Fei Wang, Richmond Lee, Yunbo Lv, Kuo-Wei Huang, Guofu Zhong, “Asymmetric NHC-Catalyzed Aza-Diels–Alder Reactions: Highly Enantioselective Route to α-Amino Acid Derivatives and DFT Calculations”, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 3872–3875 DOI: 10.1021/ol501424f.

  • Derek R Laws, R Morris Bullock, Richmond Lee, Kuo-Wei Huang, William E Geiger, “Comparison of the One-Electron Oxidations of CO-Bridged vs Unbridged Bimetallic Complexes: Electron-Transfer Chemistry of Os2Cp2(CO)4 and Os2Cp2(μ-CO)2(CO)2 (Cp= η5-C5H¬, Cp= η5-C5Me5)”, Organometallics, 2014, 33, 4716-4728 DOI: 10.1021/om401213y.

  • Xiao Han, Richmond Lee, Tao Chen, Jie Luo, Yixin Lu, Kuo-Wei Huang, “Kinetic Evidence of an Apparent Negative Activation Enthalpy in an Organocatalytic Process”, Scientific Reports, 2013, 3, article 2557 DOI: 10.1038/srep02557.

  • Richmond Lee, Fangrui Zhong, Bin Zheng, Yuezhong Meng, Yixin Lu, Kuo-Wei Huang, “The Origin of Enantioselectivity in the L-Threonine-derived Phosphine–Sulfonamide Catalyzed aza-Morita–Baylis–Hilman Reaction: Effects of the Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding”, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 4818-4824 DOI: 10.1039/C3OB40144H.

  • Bo Zhu, Wen Zhang, Richmond Lee, Zhiqiang Han, Wenguo Yang, Davin Tan, Kuo‐Wei Huang, Zhiyong Jiang, “Direct Asymmetric Vinylogous Aldol Reaction of Allyl Ketones with Isatins: Divergent Synthesis of 3‐Hydroxy‐2‐Oxindole Derivative”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 6798-6802 DOI: 10.1002/ange.201302274.

  • Zhiqiang Weng, Weimeng He, Chaohuang Chen, Richmond Lee, Davin Tan, Zhiping Lai, Dedao Kong, Yaofeng Yuan, Kuo-Wei Huang, “An Air-Stable Copper Reagent for Nucleophilic Trifluoromethylation of Aryl Halides”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 1548-1552 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201208432.

  • Guanghu Tong, Bo Zhu, Richmond Lee, Wenguo Yang, Davin Tan, Caiyun Yang, Zhiqiang Han, Lin Yan, Kuo-Wei Huang, Zhiyong Jiang, “Highly Enantio-and Diastereoselective Allylic Alkylation of Morita-Baylis-Hillman Cabonates with Allyl Ketones”, J. Org. Chem., 2013, 78, 5067–5072 DOI: 10.1021/jo400496z.

  • Wen Zhang, Davin Tan, Richmond Lee, Guanghu Tong, Wenchao Chen, Baojian Qi, Kuo‐Wei Huang, Choon‐Hong Tan, Zhiyong Jiang, “Highly Enantio‐and Diastereoselective Reactions of γ‐Substituted Butenolides Through Direct Vinylogous Conjugate Additions”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 124, 10216-10220 DOI: 10.1002/ange.201205872.

  • Yuan Li, Wee-Kuan Heng, Byung Sun Lee, Naoki Aratani, Jose L Zafra, Nina Bao, Richmond Lee, Young Mo Sung, Zhe Sun, Kuo-Wei Huang, Richard D Webster, Juan Teodomiro López Navarrete, Dongho Kim, Atsuhiro Osuka, Juan Casado Cordon, Jun Ding, Jishan Wu, “Kinetically Blocked Stable Heptazethrene and Octazethrene: Closed-Shell or Open-Shell in the Ground State?”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 14913-14922 DOI: 10.1021/ja304618v.

  • Zebing Zeng, Young Mo Sung, Nina Bao, Davin Tan, Richmond Lee, Jose L Zafra, Byung Sun Lee, Masatoshi Ishida, Jun Ding, Juan Teodomiro López Navarrete, Yuan Li, Wangdong Zeng, Dongho Kim, Kuo-Wei Huang, Richard D Webster, Juan Casado Cordon, Jishan Wu, “Stable Tetrabenzo-Chichibabin’s Hydrocarbons: Tunable Ground State and Unusual Transition between Their Closed-shell and Open-shell Resonance Forms”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 14513-14525 DOI: 10.1021/ja3050579.

  • Chao Shen, Haijun Xia, Hua Yan, Xinzhi Chen, Sadananda Ranjit, Xiaoji Xie, Davin Tan, Richmond Lee, Yanmei Yang, Bengang Xing, Kuo-Wei Huang, Pengfei Zhang, Xiaogang Liu, “A concise, efficient synthesis of sugar-based benzothiazoles through chemoselective intramolecular C–S coupling”, Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 2388-2393 DOI: 10.1039/C2SC20248D.

  • Wenguo Yang, Davin Tan, Richmond Lee, Lixin Li, Yuanhang Pan, Kuo-Wei Huang, Choon-Hong Tan, Zhiyong Jiang, “Catalytic Diastereoselective Tandem Conjugate Addition–Elimination Reaction of Morita–Baylis–Hillman C Adducts by C-C Bond Cleavage”, Chem. Asian J., 2012, 7, 771-777 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201100863.

  • Sadananda Ranjit, Richmond Lee, Dodi Heryadi, Chao Shen, Ji’En Wu, Pengfei Zhang, Kuo-Wei Huang, Xiaogang Liu, “Copper-Mediated C-H activation/C-S Crossing-Coupling of Heterocycles with Thiols”, J. Org. Chem., 2011, 76, 8999–9007 DOI: 10.1021/jo2017444.

  • Bo Zhu, Lin Yan, Yuanhang Pan, Richmond Lee, Hongjun Liu, Zhiqiang Han, Kuo-Wei Huang, Choon-Hong Tan, Zhiyong Jiang, “Lewis Base Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylic Hydroxylation of Morita-Baylis-Hillman Carbonates with Water”, J. Org. Chem., 2011, 76, 6894-6900 DOI: 10.1021/jo201096e.

  • Wenguo Yang, Xinle Wei, Yuanhang Pan, Richmond Lee, Bo Zhu, Hongjun Liu, Lin Yan, Kuo-Wei Huang, Zhiyong Jiang, Choon-Hong Tan, “Highly Enantio- and Diastereoselective Synthesis of β-Methyl-γ-monofluoromethyl Substituted Alcohols”, Chem. Eur. J., 2011, 17, 8066-8070 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201100929.

  • Zhiqiang Weng, Richmond Lee, Weiguo Jia, Yaofeng Yuan, Wenfeng Wang, Xue Feng, Kuo-Wei Huang, “Cooperative Effect of Silver in Copper-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation of Aryl Iodides Using Me3SiCF3”, Organometallics, 2011, 30, 3229–3232 DOI: 10.1021/om200204y.

  • Yan Zhang, Choon Wee Kee, Richmond Lee, Xiao Fu, Julian Ying-Teck Soh, Esther Mun Foong Loh, Kuo-Wei Huang and Choon-Hong Tan, “Guanidine-catalyzed Enantioselective Desymmetrization of Meso-aziridines”, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 3897-3899 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05840H.

  • Duen-Ren Hou, Ting-Chun Kuan, Yu-Kai Li, Richmond Lee, Kuo-Wei Huang, “Electronic effects of ruthenium-catalyzed [3+2]-cycloaddition of alkynes and azides”, Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 9415-9420 DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2010.09.099.

  • Richmond Lee, Yuanyong Yang, Geok Kheng Tan, Choon-Hong Tan and Kuo-Wei Huang, “A Novel Heteroleptic Paddlewheel Diruthenium Bicyclic Guanidinate Complex: Synthesis, Structure, and Scope”, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 723-725 DOI: 10.1039/B915881B.

  • Zhiyong Jiang, Yuanhang Pan, Yujun Zhao, Ting Ma, Richmond Lee, Yuanyong Yang, Kuo-Wei Huang, Ming-Wah Wong, Choon-Hong Tan, “Synthesis of a Chiral Quaternary Carbon Center Bearing a Fluorine Atom: Enantio- and Diastereoselective Guanidine-Catalyzed Addition of Fluorocarbon Nucleophiles”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2009, 48, 3627-3631 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200900964.

  • Richmond Lee, Xiaozhi Lim, Tao Chen, Geok Kheng Tan, Choon-Hong Tan, Kuo-Wei Huang, “Selective Formation of Bicyclic Guanidinium Chloride Complexes: Implication of the Bifunctionality of Guanidines”, Tetrahedron Lett., 2009, 50, 1560-1562 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.01.061.