Publications in chronological order.

1. Identification of Jahn-Teller effects in both singlet and triplet low-energy states of [(eta(6)-benzene)Nb(CO)(3)](+), Abu-Hasanayn, F.; Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Oliff, M., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 2120-2122.

2. Theory of asymmetric organocatalysis of aldol and related reactions: Rationalizations and predictions, Allemann, C.; Gordillo, R.; Clemente, F. R.; Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Houk, K. N., Acc. Chem. Res. 2004, 37, 558-569.

3. Catalysis of the Hajos-Parrish-Eder-Sauer-Wiechert reaction by cis- and trans-4,5-methanoprolines: Sensitivity of proline catalysis to pyrrolidine ring conformation, Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Houk, K. N.; Warrier, J. S.; Hanessian, S., Adv, Synth. Cat. 2004, 346, 1111-1115.

4. Origins of selectivities in proline-catalyzed alpha-aminoxylations, Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Houk, K. N., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 13912-13913.

5. Origins and predictions of stereoselectivity in intramolecular aldol reactions catalyzed by proline derivatives, Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Houk, K. N., Synthesis 2005, (9), 1533-1537.

6. Direct asymmetric anti-Mannich-Type reactions catalyzed by a designed amino acid, Mitsumori, S.; Zhang, H.; Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Houk, K. N.; Tanaka, F.; Barbas, C. F., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 1040-1041.

7. Pipecolic acid-catalyzed direct asymmetric Mannich reactions, Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Zhang, H. L.; Thayumanavan, R.; Tanaka, F.; Houk, K. N.; Barbas, C. F., Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 811-814.

8. Torsional steering controls the stereoselectivity of epoxidation in the Guanacastepene A synthesis, Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Yun, H.; Danishefsky, S. J.; Houk, K. N., Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 1513-1516.

9. Catalysis of 3-Pyrrolidinecarboxylic Acid and Related Pyrrolidine Derivatives in Enantioselective anti-Mannich-Type Reactions: Importance of the 3-Acid Group on Pyrrolidine for Stereocontrol, Zhang, H.; Mitsumori, S.; Utsumi, N.; Imai, M.; Garcia-Delgado, N.; Mifsud, M.; Albertshofer, K.; Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Houk, K. N.; Tanaka, F.; Barbas III, C. F., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 875-886.

10. Origins of Differences in Reactivities of Alkenes, Alkynes, and Allenes in [Rh(CO)2Cl]2-Catalyzed (5+2) Cycloaddition Reactions with Vinylcyclopropanes, Yu, Z.-X.; Cheong,P. H.-Y.; Liu, P.; Legault, C. Y.; Wender, P. A.; Houk, K. N., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 2378-2379.

11. Gold-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 1,5-Allenynes via Dual Activation of an Ene Reaction, Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Morganelli, P.; Luzung, M. R.; Houk, K. N.; Toste, F. D., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 4517-4526.

12. Substituent Effects, Reactant Preorganization, and Ligand Exchange Control the Reactivity in Rh1-Catalyzed (5+2) Cycloadditions between Vinylcyclopropanes and Alkynes, Liu, P.; Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Yu, Z. X.; Wender, P. A.; Houk, K. N. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 3939-3941.

13. Origins of the Double Asymmetric Induction in Proline-Catalyzed Aldol Reactions, Calderón, F.; Doyagüez, E. G.; Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Fernández-Mayoralas, A.; Houk, K. N., J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 7916-7920.

14. Computational Prediction of Small Molecule Catalysts, Houk, K. N.; Cheong, P. H.-Y. Nature 2008, 455, 309-313.

15. Origins of Stereoselectivity in the Oxido-Alkylidenation of Alkynes, Canterbury, D. P.; Frontier, A. J.; Um, J. M.; Cheong, Paul H.-Y.; Goldfeld, D. A.; Huhn, R. A.; Houk K. N. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 4597-4600.

16. The Role of Twist-Mode Asynchronicity in Exo-Selective Bimolecular Diels–Alder Reactions: A Synthetic and Computational Study, Lam, Y.-H.; Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Blasco Mata, J. M.; Stanway, S. J.; Gouverneur, V.; Houk, K. N. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, Accepted.

17. Quantum Mechanical Investigations of Organocatalysis: Mechanisms, Reactivities, and Selectivities, Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Legault, C. Y.; Um, J. M., Houk, K. N., Invited (Chem. Rev.)

18. Electronic and Steric Control of Regioselectivities of Rh(I)-Catalyzed (5+2) Cycloadditions of Vinylcyclopropanes and Substituted Alkynes: An Experimental and Computational Study, Liu, P.; Sirois, L. E.; Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Yu, Z.-X.; Hartung, I. V.; Rieck, H.; Wender, P. A.; Houk, K. N. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, Accepted.

19. Theory of Metal-Catalyzed Reactions in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Zhao, Y.; Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Peng, L.; Houk, K. N., Manuscript in preparation (Metallic Systems: A Quantum Chemist's Perspective, Gonzalez, C.; Coskuner, O.; Allison, T. Eds; Taylor and Francis)

20. The Mechanism and the Origins of Stereoselectivity in the Rh(I)-Chiral Bisphosphine Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Unprotected Enamines – A Computational Study, Cheong, P. H.-Y.; Zhao, Y. L.; Houk, K. N.; Rosner, T., Manuscript in preparation.