%0 Thesis %A ZHANG, CHANGHE %D 2018 %T Enantioselective Annulation Reactions by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis via α,β-Unsaturated Acyl Azolium Intermediates %U https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Enantioselective_Annulation_Reactions_by_N-Heterocyclic_Carbene_Catalysis_via_-Unsaturated_Acyl_Azolium_Intermediates/6137570 %R 10.4225/03/5ad3eb9e5cadc %K N-Heterocyclic carbenes %K enantioselective catalysis %K Organocatalysis %K Organic Chemistry %X The thesis describes my major findings in my PhD on the topic of N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed enantioselective annulation reactions involving α,β-unsaturated acyl azolium intermediates, including the all-carbon (4+2) annulation, the Claisen condensation-Claisen rearrangement cascade and indene synthesis. %I Monash University