Education

PhD, Universitry of Rochester (2016)
MS, National Tsing Hua University (2007)
BS, National Cheng Kuang University (2005)   

Professional Experience

Research Interest

Our research program aims to develop novel methodologies to synthesize biological important motifs through organic catalysis. These developments will in turns be applied to challenging natural product total synthesis.

Publications

1. Huang, Y.-W.; Kong, K.; Wood, J. L.* “Total Synthesis of (+)- and (±)-Hosieine A”,Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 7664-7667.
2. Huang, Y.-W.; Frontier, A. J.* “Nazarov Cyclization/Internal Redox Cyclization Sequence for the Synthesis of N-Heterocyclic Bridged Ring Systems”, Org. Lett.2016, 18, 4896–4899.
3. Huang, Y.-W.; Frontier, A. J.* “EnantioselectiveNazarov Cyclization Catalyzed by a Cinchona Alkaloid Derivative”, Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 3523-3526.
4. Brooks, J. L.; Huang, Y.-W.; Frontier, A. J.* “Preparation of 5-Hydroxycyclopentenones via Conjugate Addition-Initiated Nazarov Cyclization”, Org. Synth. 2014, 91, 93.
5. Patil, P. S.; Lee, C.-C.; Huang, Y.-W.; Zulueta, M. M. L.; Hung, S.-C.* “Regioselective and Stereoselective Benzylidene Installation and One-pot Protection of D-Mannose”, Org.Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 2605-2612.
6. Wang, C.-C.; Lee, J.-C.; Luo, S.-Y.; Kulkarni, S. S.; Huang, Y.-W.; Lee, C.-C.; Chang, K.-L.; Hung, S.-C.* “Regioselective One-pot Protection of Carbohydrates”, Nature, 2007, 446, 896-899.