The hallmark of nucleophilic phosphine catalysis is the initial nucleophilic addition of a
phosphine to an electrophilic starting material, producing a reactive zwitterionic …

Phosphines have recently become popular choices as nucleophilic catalysts in organic
synthesis. The unique reactivity of phosphines compared to amines has allowed the …

In nucleophilic phosphine catalysis, tertiary phosphines undergo conjugate additions to
activated carbon–carbon multiple bonds to form β-phosphonium enolates, β-phosphonium …

The first organocatalytic highly enantioselective reactions of substituted α-cyanoacetates
and β-dicarbonyl compounds with azodicarboxylates are reported. In the presence of 0.1− 5 …

Catalytic and asymmetric Michael reactions constitute very powerful tools for the
construction of new C–C bonds in synthesis, but most of the reports claiming high selectivity …

Asymmetric synthesis through catalysis by nucleophilic phosphines has advanced rapidly in
recent years as a powerful and versatile tool for the preparation of chiral organic …

Bisphosphine-catalyzed mixed double-Michael reactions have been developed to afford β-
amino carbonyl derivatives of oxazolidines, thiozolidines, and pyrrolidines in excellent yields …

Significant progress in the development of the Morita–Baylis–Hillman (MBH) reaction has
been made in the past decade. Many new variations of the MBH reaction have been well …

A study on the mechanism of the asymmetric intramolecular Stetter reaction is reported. This
investigation includes the determination of the rate law, kinetic isotope effects, and …

Organocatalysis 1 has recently appeared as a new complementary tool to asymmetric
organometallic and enzymatic reactions for the synthesis of new material and new …