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  1. Syntheses of arabinose-derived pyrrolidine catalysts and their applications in intramolecular Diels–Alder reactions

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  2. Intramolecular direct aldol reactions of sugar 2,7-diketones: syntheses of hydroxylated cycloalka(e)nones

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  3. Serendipitous Synthesis and Configurational Assignment of (-)-Gabosine J

    Article • Synlett, June 2012, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  4. Carbocyclization of d-glucose: syntheses of gabosine I and streptol

    Article • Tetrahedron, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  5. Total synthesis of (-)-goniopypyrone

    Article • Chinese Journal of Chemistry, August 2010, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  6. ChemInform Abstract: Solvent Effect on Ruthenium Catalyzed Dihydroxylation.

    Article • ChemInform, June 2010, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  7. ChemInform Abstract: (-)-Quinic Acid in Organic Synthesis. Part 9. Enantiospecific Syntheses of Valienamine (I) and 2-epi-Valienamine (II)

    Article • ChemInform, June 2010, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  8. ChemInform Abstract: Ring-Selective Synthesis of O-Heterocycles from Acyclic 3-O-Allyl-monosaccharides via Intramolecular Nitrone-Alkene Cycloaddition.

    Article • ChemInform, May 2010, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  9. ChemInform Abstract: Synthetic Studies on Quassimarin and Simalikalactone D: Functionalization of Ring C.

    Article • ChemInform, May 2010, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  10. ChemInform Abstract: (-)-Quinic Acid in Organic Synthesis. Part 10. A New Synthesis of Valienamine.

    Article • ChemInform, May 2010, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  11. ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of the CD Ring in Taxol from (S)-(+)-Carvone.

    Article • ChemInform, May 2010, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  12. An Alternative Synthesis of 1,1′-Bis-valienamine from d -Glucose

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  13. The Structure and Stereochemistry of Gabosine K: Syntheses of 7-O-Acetylstreptol and 7-O-Acetyl-1-epi-streptol

    Article • Synlett, December 2009, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  14. Catalytic asymmetric epoxidation of alkenes with arabinose-derived ketones containing a cyclohexane-1,2-diacetal

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, May 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  15. Facile syntheses of (+)-gabosines A, D, and E

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  16. Intramolecular Direct Aldol Reactions of Sugar Diketones: Syntheses of Valiolamine and Validoxylamine G

    Article • Organic Letters, September 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  17. ChemInform Abstract: Short Syntheses of Gabosine I and Gabosine G from δ-D-Gluconolactone.

    Article • ChemInform, January 2008, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  18. Short Syntheses of Gabosine I and Gabosine G from δ- d -Gluconolactone

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, August 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  19. Intramolecular Nitrile Oxide−Alkene Cycloaddition of Sugar Derivatives with Unmasked Hydroxyl Group(s)

    Article • Organic Letters, March 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  20. Synthetic Studies Towards Pentacyclic Quassinoids: Total Synthesis of Unnatural (-)-14-epi-Samaderine E and Natural (-)-Samaderine Y from (S)-(+)-Carvone

    Article • ChemInform, February 2007, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  21. A nanocontainer for the storage of hydrogen

    Article • Carbon, February 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  22. Mild Manganese(III) Acetate Catalyzed Allylic Oxidation: Application to Simple and Complex Alkenes.

    Article • ChemInform, November 2006, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  23. Methyl Cyanoformate

    Article • September 2006, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  24. Syntheses of Medium-Sized Cyclic Ethers from Carbohydrates via an ­Intramolecular Nitrile Oxide-Alkene Cycloaddition Strategy

    Article • Synlett, May 2006, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  25. Total Synthesis of (-)-Samaderine Y from (S)-(+)-Carvone.

    Article • ChemInform, April 2006, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  26. Arabinose-Derived Ketones as Catalysts for Asymmetric Epoxidation of Alkenes.

    Article • ChemInform, January 2006, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  27. Total Synthesis of (−)-Samaderine Y from (S)-(+)-Carvone

    Article • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, December 2005, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  28. Total Synthesis of (−)-Samaderine Y from (S)-(+)-Carvone

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, December 2005, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  29. Catalytic Enantioselective Epoxidation with Arabinose-Derived Uloses Containing Tunable Steric Sensors.

    Article • ChemInform, April 2004, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  30. Studies Towards Simalikalactone D (Ia) and Quassimarin (Ib): Construction of an Advanced Pentacyclic Intermediate (II).

    Article • ChemInform, March 2004, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  31. Catalytic enantioselective epoxidation with arabinose-derived uloses containing tunable steric sensors

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, December 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  32. Studies towards Simalikalactone D and Quassimarin: Construction of an Advanced Pentacyclic Intermediate

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2003, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  33. Catalytic Asymmetric Epoxidation of Alkenes with Arabinose-Derived Uloses.

    Article • ChemInform, July 2003, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  34. Catalytic asymmetric epoxidation of alkenes with arabinose-derived uloses

    Article • Tetrahedron, March 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  35. Asymmetric epoxidation catalyzed by d-glucose-derived uloses

    Article • Tetrahedron, September 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  36. Synthetic studies on quassimarin and simalikalactone D: functionalization of ring C

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, July 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  37. ChemInform Abstract: Total Synthesis of (+)-Quassin

    Article • ChemInform, February 2001, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  38. Total Synthesis of (+)-Quassin

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  39. A new synthetic approach towards N-alkylated 2-epi-valienamines via palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, August 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  40. Diels-Alder reaction of R-(−)-carvone with isoprene

    Article • Tetrahedron, April 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  41. Solvent effect on ruthenium catalyzed dihydroxylation

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, March 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  42. Enantiospecific Syntheses of Valienamine and 2- e pi -Valienamine 1

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, March 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  43. Efficient and Facile Glycol Cleavage Oxidation Using Improved Silica Gel-Supported Sodium Metaperiodate

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  44. Mitsunobu C-Alkylation of Meldrum's Acids

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, March 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  45. Sugarometallic chemistry: Aglycone-chromium complex as chiral auxiliary in asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, May 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  46. Synthetic studies on zoapatanol: Construction of oxepanes via an intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition strategy

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, May 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  47. Synthetic studies towards pentacyclic quassinoids: Facile and stereocontrolled construction of the E ring

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, March 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  48. First enantiospecific syntheses of crotepoxide and iso-crotepoxide from (−)-quinic acid

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, February 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  49. Expeditious and enantiospecific avenue to pentacyclic quassinoid skeleton

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 1996, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  50. Enantiospecific Syntheses of Valiolamine and its(1R),(2R),(1R, 2R) Diastereomers from(−)-Quinic Acid

    Article • Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English, August 1995, Wiley

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  51. A synthesis of 3-deoxy-D-gluco-oct-2-ulosonic acid

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, December 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  52. Enantiospecific syntheses of (3S,4R)- and (3S,4R,7S)-diastereoisomers of goniofufurone

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, July 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  53. An enantiospecific approach to an oxepane related to zoapatanol via a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, July 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  54. Synthesis and glycosidase-inhibitory activity of cyclophellitol analogues

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, July 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  55. Enantiospecific synthesis of (+)-altholactone and its three stereoisomers

    Article • Tetrahedron, January 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  56. Facile syntheses of cyclopnellitol and its (1R,6S)-, (1R,2S,6S)-, (2S)-diastereoisomers from (–)-quinic acid

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1993, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  57. First total synthesis of potent antitumour agent (+)-goniopypyrone

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, January 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  58. Goniotriol and 8-acetylgoniotriol: syntheses and absolute configurations

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, June 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  59. Simple syntheses of 3,4-dideoxy-oct-2-ulosonic acids

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, March 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  60. Total synthesis of antitumour agent (+)-goniofufurone

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1992, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  61. A stereocontrolled and enantioselective synthesis of the tetracyclic quassinoid skeleton

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1992, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  62. Goniofufurone: synthesis and absolute configuration

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1992, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  63. Enantiospecific syntheses of 3,4-dideoxy-oct-2-ulosonic acids

    Article • Tetrahedron, January 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  64. Stereocontrolled syntheses of (-)-goniofufurone and (-)-8-epi-goniofufurone

    Article • Tetrahedron, January 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  65. Facile syntheses of pseudo-α-D-glucopyranose and pseudo-α-D-mannopyranose

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1991, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  66. Enantiospecific synthesis of (6 R , 7 S )-diastereoisomer of asperlin

    Article • Canadian Journal of Chemistry, July 1990, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  67. Enantiospecific synthesis of 2-crotonyloxy-(4R,5R,6R)-4,5,6-trihydroxycyclohex-2-enone (COTC) from quinic acid

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1990, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  68. A new approach to pseudo-sugars from (–)-quinic acid: facile syntheses of pseudo-β-D-mannopyranose and pseudo-β-D-fructopyranose

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1990, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  69. Synthetic study towards the tetracyclic quassinoid skeleton

    Article • Tetrahedron, January 1990, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  70. An expeditious and enantioselective entry to the ABC ring of the quassinoid skeleton

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1989, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  71. A rapid entry to carbocycles from carbohydrates via intramolecular nitrone cycloaddition

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1989, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  72. Enantiospecific synthesis ofD-mannono-δ-lactam from vitamin C

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1988, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  73. Enantiospecific syntheses of (+)- and (–)-altholactone (goniothalenol)

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1988, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  74. Synthesis of (2S,5S)-bishydroxymethyl-(3R,4R)-bishydroxypyrrolidine from D-mannitol

    Article • Tetrahedron, January 1988, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  75. A short and practical synthesis of (2S,5S)-bishydroxymethyl-(3R,4R)-bishydroxypyrrolidine

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1987, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  76. Arabinose-derived auxiliaries in asymmetric Diels–Alder reaction

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1987, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  77. Oblongolide: synthesis and absolute configuration

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1986, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  78. Sulphate ester of trans-4-hydroxypipecolic acid in seeds of Peltophorum

    Article • Phytochemistry, October 1985, Elsevier

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  79. An approach to the enantiospecific syntheses of sesbanimide and its enantiomer from D-glucose

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1984, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing

  80. Synthesis of 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid (KDO)

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1981, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Tony K. M. Shing