The development of new asymmetric methodologies that afford different structures in an
enantioselective fashion is one of the most exciting goals for chemists nowadays. In this …

This article reviews the applications of cinchona alkaloids as asymmetric catalysts. In the last
few years, characterized by the resurgence of interest in asymmetric organocatalysis …

Spirocyclic oxindoles [1] are the structural motifs frequently found in many natural products
and biologically active molecules.[2] Among many spirooxindole cores, the 3, 3'-pyrrolidinyl …

A new family of dipeptide-based chiral phosphines was designed and prepared. d-Thr-l-tert-
Leu-derived catalyst 4c promoted [3+ 2] cycloaddition of allenoates to α-substituted acrylates …

Asymmetric organocatalysis has become a powerful tool for the synthesis of optically active
compounds. Whereas early research mainly focused on combining simple reagents as a …

A metal-free room temperature decarboxylative cross-coupling between cinnamic acids and
arylsulfonyl hydrazides has been realized for the first time for the synthesis of (E)-vinyl …

This review describes the additions of allylmagnesium reagents to carbonyl compounds and
to imines, focusing on the differences in reactivity between allylmagnesium halides and …

As a significant complement to amino catalysts, phosphines are versatile Lewis base
catalysts capable of promoting a wide range of diverse organic transformations. In particular …

Six years have passed since renewed attention was paid to primary amines as potential
organocatalysts in 2004. Numerous high quality studies in this field have provided chemists …

Multifunktionelle Thioharnstoffkatalysatoren mit natürlichen Aminosäuren als Bestandteil
(wie die abgebildete trifunktionelle Verbindung) sind sehr effizient für die asymmetrische …