Liansuo Zu Ph.D.

Main Research Fields

Research in my laboratory focuses on bioactive natural products, which intend to serve as both the inspiration for the discovery of novel synthetic strategies and a chemical starting point for the discovery of novel therapeutics.

Selected Publications

1. Liu, Q.; Zu, L.* (2018) Organocatalytic Enantioselective Cross-Vinylogous Rauhut-Currier Reaction of Methyl Coumalate with Enals. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 10.1002/anie.201805019.

2. Xie, X.; Zu, L.* (2018) Skeletal Rearrangements as Strategies for the Total Syntheses of Indole Alkaloids. Synlett, 29, 1008. (Invited Account)

3. Xie, X., Wei, B., Li, G., Zu, L.* (2017) Unified Total Syntheses of Structurally Diverse Akuammiline Alkaloids. Org. Lett.,19, 5430.

4. Yu, Y., Li, J., Jiang, L., Zhang, J.-R.*, Zu, L.* (2017) Catalytic Enantioselective Aza-pinacol Rearrangement. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 56, 9217.

5. Wang, C., Wang, Z., Xie, X., Yao, X., Li, G., Zu, L.* (2017) Total Synthesis of (±)-Grandilodine B. Org. Lett., 19, 1828.

6. Li, H., Cheng, P., Jiang, L., Yang, J., Zu, L.* (2017) Bio-Inspired Fragmentations: Rapid Assembly of Indolones, 2-Quinolinones, and (-)-Goniomitine. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 56, 2754.

7. Li, G., Xie, X., Zu, L.* (2016) Total Synthesis of Calophyline A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 55, 10483. This paper was selected as the back cover: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 55, 10524.

8. Yu, Y., Li, G., Zu, L.* (2016) The Development of Aza-Pinacol and Aza-Semipinacol Rearrangements for the Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Molecules. Synlett., 27, 1303. (Invited Synpacts)

9. Yu, Y., Li, G., Jiang, L., Zu, L.* (2015) An Indoxyl-Based Strategy for the Synthesis of Indolines and Indolenines. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 54, 12627.

10. Yao, X., Xie, X., Wang, C., Zu, L.* (2015) Rapid Assembly of Functionalized Hydrodibenzofurans via Semipinacol Rearrangements. Org. Lett., 17, 4356.