The discovery of simple and efficient catalyst systems for the asymmetric
oxofunctionalization of hydrocarbons is a challenging task of catalytic chemistry. In this …

Asymmetric catalysis holds a prominent position among the important developments in
chemistry during the 20th century. This was acknowledged by the 2001 Nobel Prize in …

Chirality is an essential feature of asymmetric catalysts. This review summarizes asymmetric
catalysts that derive their chirality exclusively from stereogenic metal centers. Reported …

Conspectus Reactions catalyzed by transition metal complexes almost always entail binding
of one or more reactants to the metal center, and nearly every corner of the “chiral pool” has …

The synthesis and the design of octahedral stereogenic-at-metal complexes featuring chiral
ligands and their application as chiral catalysts in various asymmetric reactions are …

Stereochemically inert cationic cobalt (III) complexes were shown to be one‐component
catalysts for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide at 50° C …

Based on a metal-templated approach using a rigid and globular structural scaffold in the
form of a bis-cyclometalated octahedral iridium complex, an exceptionally active hydrogen …

Hydrogen bond donors (HBDs) are a sustainable privileged class of catalysts which are
broadly used for the activation of compounds in synthetic chemistry. Among them, the metal …

The reaction of organic molecules mediated by a metal center (template synthesis) can
result in a final connectivity that may differ from the one obtained in the absence of the metal …

Phase-transfer catalysis (PTC) is a well-known useful tool to develop sustainable processes.
Benefits deriving from using PTC are particularly evident in oxidation chemistry where it has …