The stereocontrolled construction of chiral carbo-and heterocycles is a topic of paramount
importance in modern organic synthesis, driven by the predominance of chiral mono-and …

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 …

An enzyme mimic catalytic system was established by employing a chiral metal–organic
cage as the supramolecular reactor, and asymmetric dearomative Diels–Alder (D–A) …

The Diels-Alder reaction is a standard method for six-membered ring formation, 1* It allows
inprinciple the formationof four contiguous asymmetric centers. Relative stereochemistry is …

The aza-Diels Alder reaction has become one of the most widely used synthetic tools for the
preparation of N-containing 6-membered heterocycles. Numerous important developments …

Many enzymes are remarkable asymmetric catalysts, performing reactions effectively and
selectively. Aspiring to imitate enzymatic efficiencies, chemists have delved into Nature's …

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 …

The Cinchona alkaloids are natural products found in the bark of trees of the genus
Cinchona. The genus comprises about 40 species of trees or shrubs in the family Rubiaceae …

A large number of successful methods for chirality transfer, using either stoichiometric or
catalytic chiral auxiliaries, are in use today. However, there is a lack of practical and dynamic …

Cinchona alkaloids and their derivatives can catalyze an amazing array of synthetically
important reactions, providing access to chiral products of high enantiopurity. A review of …