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Synthesis & Catalysis · Postdoctoral Scholar
Dr. Rui Guo
Ph.D., Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
rayguo@caltech.eduResearch focus
Enantioselective transformations of reactive cations.
Synthetic target
Cyclooctene-fused hydrindane
Eight-membered carbocycles resist every classical ring closure. Cation–olefin chemistry builds this one in a single step.
C 12O 2176.1 g/mol