Scientific program forThe 3rd Sino-Japanese Symposium on Catalysis for Precision SynthesisDecember 8th – December 11th 2023, XiamenVenue: Lecture Hall, Room 202, Lujiaxi Building, Xiamen University, 422, Siming South Road, XiamenDecember 8th (Friday)14:00 –Registration18:00 –Welcome Reception December 9th (Saturday)Chairperson: Prof. Longwu Ye 8:30 – 8:35Opening Remarks (Dean, Prof. Zhaoxiong Xie)8:35 – 8:40Opening Remarks (Prof. Shuli You)Session 1Chairperson: Prof. Shuli You (SIOC)8:40 – 9:05IL-1: Prof. Jianbo Wang (Peking University)Transition-Metal Catalyzed Carbene Transformations for Organic Synthesis and Polymer Synthesis9:05 – 9:30IL-2: Prof. Yoshiaki Nakao (Kyoto University) C–H Functionalization by Cooperative Metal Catalysis9:30 – 9:55IL-3: Prof. Hanmin Huang (University of Science and Technology of China)Metal Electron-Shuttle Catalysis9:55 – 10:20Coffee BreakSession 2Chairperson: Prof. Yoshiaki Nakao (Kyoto University)10:20 – 10:45IL-4: Prof. Shigeki Matsunaga (Kyoto University)Development of Chiral Paddle-Wheel Diruthenium Catalysts10:45 – 11:10IL-5: Prof. Zhan Lu (Zhejiang University)CUT ligands for asymmetric iron and cobalt catalysis11:10 – 11:35IL-6: Prof. Masanori Shigeno (Tohoku University)Organic Superbase t-Bu-P4 Catalysis for Transformations of Carbon-oxygen Bonds11:35 – 12:00IL-7: Prof. Chun-Xiang Zhuo (Xiamen University)Molybdenum-Catalyzed Deoxygenative Functionalization of Carbonyl Compounds12:00 – 14:00LunchSession 3Chairperson: Prof. Peiqiang Huang (Xiamen University)14:00 – 14:25IL-8: Prof. Guosheng Liu (SIOC)Highly selective sp3 C-H Functionalization14:25 – 14:50IL-9: Prof. Tetsuhiro Nemoto (Chiba University)Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomatization of Phenols Using Silver Catalysis14:50 – 15:15IL-10: Prof. Hailong Yan (Chongqing University)Vinylidene o-Quinone Methide (VQM) Chemistry15:15 – 15:45Coffee BreakSession 4Chairperson: Prof. Tetsuhiro Nemoto (Chiba University)15:45 – 16:10IL-11: Prof. Hirohisa Ohmiya (Kyoto University)Radical Catalysis16:10 – 16:35IL-12: Prof. Tianli Wang (Sichuan University)Peptide-Phosphonium Salt Catalysis toward Asymmetric Synthesis16:35 – 17:00IL-13: Prof. Mio Kondo (Tokyo Institute of Technology)Development of Artificial Catalytic Systems Inspired by Natural Photosynthesis17:00 – 17:25IL-14: Prof. Haohua Huo (Xiamen University)Unlocking the Power of Halogen Radicals: Modular Access to Enantioselective C(sp3)H Functionalization17:25 – Banquet December 10th (Sunday)Session 5Chairperson: Prof. Haichao Xu (Xiamen University)8:40 – 9:05IL-15: Prof. Sanzhong Luo (Tsinghua University)External Tuning of Catalytic Enamine Intermediates9:05 – 9:30IL-16: Prof. Takashi Niwa (Kyushu University) Lewis Acid-Promoted Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction9:30 – 9:55IL-17: Prof. Mengchun Ye (Nankai University)Synergistic Catalysis of Ligand-Ligated Ni-Al Bimetal9:55 – 10:20Coffee BreakSession 6Chairperson: Prof. Takashi Niwa (Kyushu University)10:20 – 10:45IL-18: Prof. Koji Kubota (Hokkaido University)Exploring Force-Induced Organic Synthesis10:45 – 11:10IL-19: Prof. Wen-Bo Liu (Wuhan University)Access to Quaternary Centers by Desymmetrization of Malononitriles11:10 – 11:35IL-20: Dr. Sobi Asako (RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science)Spirobipyridine Ligands for Efficient and Selective Synthesis11:35 – 12:00IL-21: Prof. Xiao-Hui Yang (Beijing Institute of Technology)Transition-metal-catalyzed Hydrofunctionalization of Alkenes12:00 – 14:00LunchSession 7Chairperson: Prof. Koji Kubota (Hokkaido University)14:00 – 14:25IL-22: Prof. Ming-Hua Xu (Southern University of Science and Technology)Exploiting Rh(I)-Carbene Chemistry in Asymmetric Catalysis14:25 – 14:50IL-23: Prof. Kenzo Yamatsugu (Chiba University)Synthetic Intervention in Cellular Epigenome Network14:50 – 15:15IL-24: Prof. Baoguo Zhao (Shanghai Normal University)Vitamin B6-Based Biomimetic Asymmetric Catalysis15:15 – 15:45Coffee BreakSession 8Chairperson: Prof. Lei Gong (Xiamen University)15:45 – 16:10IL-25: Prof. Yuki Nagashima (Tokyo Institute of Technology)Photoinduced Reactions Using Excited States of Electron-positive Interelement Bonds16:10 – 16:35IL-26: Prof. Congqing Zhu (Nanjing University)Clusters with U-M Bonds Supported by Double-Layer N-P Ligands16:35 – 17:00IL-27: Prof. Xiongjie Jin (The University of Tokyo)Metal-Support Cooperation in Heterogeneous Catalysts for Efficient Hydrogenation Reactions17:00 – 17:10Closing Remarks (Prof. Yoshiaki Nakao)17:10 – Banquet