(1) Develop new class of vinylindoles as synthons in catalytic asymmetric reactions for synthesizing chiral heterocycles

(2) Develop new class of indolylmethanols as synthons in catalytic asymmetric reactions for synthesizing chiral heterocycles

(a) Developing 3-indolylmethanols involved catalytic asymmetric reactions for synthesizing chiral heterocycles

(b) Developing 2-indolylmethanols as new class of synthons in catalytic asymmetric reactions for synthesizing chiral heterocycles

(c) Design other new class of indolylmethanols and developing their involved catalytic asymmetric reactions for synthesizing chiral heterocycles

(3) Develop aryl-indoles as synthons in catalytic asymmetric reactions for synthesizing axially chiral heterocycles

(4) Develop catalytic asymmetric arylative dearomatizations of indole derivatives for synthesizing chiral heterocycles

(5) Develop catalytic asymmetric cycloadditions of nitrogen-containing 1,3-dipoles for synthesizing chiral heterocycles