An unprecedented, organocatalytic enantioselective vinylogous γ-allylic alkylation of 4-
methylcoumarins has been developed. Using allylic carbonates as the allyl source, this …

Conspectus Asymmetric synthesis using organic catalysts has evolved since it was first
realized and defined. Nowadays, it can be considered a valid alternative to transition metal …

The first organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of tetrahydrofuran/tetrahydropyran‐fused 3, 4‐
dihydrocoumarin has been developed via a cascade reaction between 2‐hydroxy …

I present herewith enantioselective total syntheses of several bioactive natural products,
such as ()-strychnine,()-decursin,()-cryptocaryolone diacetate,()-fluoxetine, and aeruginosin …

An enantioselective hydroxylative dearomatization of 2-naphthols with oxaziridines has
been accomplished using a N, N′-dioxide–scandium (III) complex catalyst. Various …

Chiral molecules with multiple stereocenters are widely distributed in nature and drugs.
Asymmeric catalysis has allowed the formation of a chiral molecule's enantiomers with equal …

An oxidative dearomatization of phenol followed by a dynamic kinetic (DyKat)
ketalization/oxa-Michael addition cascade using cinchona alkaloid-based chiral bifunctional …

Benzofuran‐and benzopyran‐fused polycyclic acetals are found in a variety of biologically
active natural products. The synthetic methods toward this class of polycyclic heterocycles …

This review article describes the use of some of the most popular chiral auxiliaries in the
asymmetric synthesis of biologically active compounds. Chiral auxiliaries derived from …

The enantioselective recognition of 'remote'stereogenic centers represents a scientific task
in organic chemistry being also of current interest in the pharmaceutical industry. This is due …