Over the last decade, substantial research has led to the introduction of an impressive
number of efficient procedures which allow the selective construction of C C bonds by …

Chiral molecules containing asymmetric carbon centers bonded with nitrogen are ubiquitous
in nature and also form important structural fragments in both natural and man-made …

In den vergangenen zehn Jahren wurde eine beeindruckende Zahl an Verfahren entwickelt,
die den selektiven Aufbau von C‐C‐Bindungen über die direkte Verknüpfung von zwei …

Die letzten Jahre waren geprägt von spektakulären Entwicklungen neuer katalytischer
Methoden unter Einsatz metallfreier organischer Verbindungen. In vielen Fällen verhelfen …

Most enzymatic transformations have a synthetic counterpart. Often though, the mechanisms
by which natural and synthetic catalysts operate differ markedly. The catalytic asymmetric …

Chiral nitrogen-containing compounds are widely distributed in nature and include many
biologically important molecules (Chart 1). In these compounds, the nitrogen-containing …

Many organic chemists, myself included, will remember being told in early undergraduate
years “in organic synthesis water is a contaminant”. From the very beginning it was made …

Asymmetric catalysis has received considerable attention over the past few decades, and its
contribution toward organic synthesis has become increasingly significant. 1 A wide variety …

The last few years have witnessed a spectacular advancement in new catalytic methods
based on metal‐free organic molecules. In many cases, these small compounds give rise to …

Die Knüpfung von C‐C‐Bindungen unter vollständiger Kontrolle des stereochemischen
Verlaufs einer Reaktion ist in der organischen Synthesechemie von großer Bedeutung. Die …