With the ever-present need for novel asymmetric methodologies in organic synthesis to
allow chemists to access enantiopure compounds, so too is there a need for new chiral …

Planar-chiral ferrocenes are widely applied in catalytic asymmetric transformations in
scientific research as well as in industry. A plethora of different methodologies have been …

Hydrozirconation of various C= X functionalities with Schwartz's reagent is a powerful
method for preparing functionalized organic molecules, for instance aldehydes, amines, and …

An enantioselective hydrogenation of 5-alkylidene-2, 4-diketoimidazolidines (hydantoins)
and 3-alkylidene-2, 5-ketopiperazines catalyzed by the Rh/f-spiroPhos complex under mild …

Comprehensive Summary Herein, we report an iridium‐catalyzed asymmetric
hydrogenation of hydantoin and thiazolidinedione derived exocyclic alkenes using our …

Chiral ferrocene derivatives possessing a planar stereogenic unit are important as chiral
catalysts and materials. The principle method to obtain 1, 2-disubstituted planarly chiral …

Annulated planar chiral N‐ferrocenylimidazolones, obtained by acid‐mediated cyclization of
diphenylmethanol derivatives, may be reduced with diisobutylaluminium hydide (DIBAL‐H) …

Two synthetic routes to the chiral azinylferrocenes (CAFs) 5 and 15, key intermediates for
the synthesis of new enantiomerically enriched P, N-ligands, have been compared. The first …

Aryl substituted chiral hydantoin derivatives were synthesized via asymmetric hydrogenation
of prochiral exocyclic alkenes using a Pd/BINAP catalyst. Moderate to good …

An N‐propargyl pyrroloimidazolone with syn stereochemistry derived from L‐proline serves
as a starting material for the diastereoselective synthesis (> 95: 5 dr) of propargyl alkynes or …