Practical asymmetric catalysis using transition metal complexes was inspired by the work of
Kagan1 and Knowles. 2 Their important results, based on the use of chiral phosphines as …

For economic, environmental, and social reasons, the trend toward the application of
optically pure compounds is undoubtedly increasing. Among the various methods to …

Catalytic asymmetric cyanations of prochiral unsaturated compounds affording the
corresponding nitrile products in high enantiomeric excess (≥ 90% in general) are …

Recent developments in task specifically functionalized imidazolium salts, which can be
used for specific tasks ranging from catalysts recycling, supports for organic synthesis …

In the development of new systems for asymmetric synthesis it has always been a big
challenge to obtain optically active compounds with good yields and selectivities. For this …

The addition of cyanide to a carbonyl compound to form a cyanohydrin is one of the
fundamental carbon-carbon bond forming reactions in organic chemistry1 and has …

A novel cyclic dipeptide—cyclo [(S)-His-(S)-NorArg]—has been prepared which catalyzes an
enantioselective version of the Strecker amino acid synthesis. The catalyst, when present in …

This paper reviews the recent progress made in the asymmetric synthesis on chiral catalysts
in porous materials and discusses the effects of surface and pores on enantioselectivity …

The control of absolute configuration of quaternary stereocenters represents a great
challenge in asymmetric catalysis. 1-3 A conceptually direct and attractive approach is to …

The development of broadly applicable and practical catalytic approaches for the
enantioselective creation of quaternary stereocenters remains a highly desirable yet …