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Liao, S.; Leutzsch, M.; Monaco, M. R.; List, B. Catalytic Enantioselective Conversion of Epoxides to Thiiranes. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016, 138, 5230–5233.

Merten, C.; Pollok, C. H.; Liao, S.; List, B. Stereochemical Communication Within a Chiral Ion Pair Catalyst. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 54, 8841–8845.

Liao, S.; List, B. Asymmetric Counteranion-Directed Iron Catalysis: A Highly Enantioselective Sulfoxidation. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 2012, 354, 2363–2367.

Liao, S.; Čorić, I.; Wang, Q.; List, B. Activation of H₂O₂ by Chiral Confined Brønsted Acids: A Highly Enantioselective Catalytic Sulfoxidation. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012, 134, 10765–10768.

Liao, S.; List, B. Asymmetric Counteranion-Directed Transition-Metal Catalysis: Enantioselective Epoxidation of Alkenes with Manganese(III) Salen Phosphate Complexes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2010, 49, 628–631.

List, B.; Liao, S.-H.; Shirakawa, S.; Maruoka, K.; Gong, L. Z.; Xiao, W.-J. The Proline-Catalyzed Mannich Reaction and the Advent of Enamine Catalysis. In Organic Chemistry - Breakthroughs and Perspectives; Ding, K., Dai, L.-X., Eds.; Ding, K., Dai, L.-X., Series Eds.; Wiley-VCH Verlag & Co. KGaA: Weinheim, 2012; pp 367–384.

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