HKUST Researchers Develop Pioneering Organocatalytic Strategy for Chiral Sulfinamides with Antiviral Potential

A research team led by Prof. SUN Jianwei, Chair Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has developed a pioneering organocatalytic strategy for constructing chiral sulfinamides — molecules with promising antiviral potential. The work was originally published on EurekAlert!

The method offers a more sustainable and selective route to these valuable building blocks, expanding the toolkit of synthetic chemistry and chemical biology at HKUST.

Drug synthesis and development is a signature research area of the Department of Chemistry, aiming to invent efficient strategies for bioactive molecules and to elucidate their modes of action.