High acidity and structural confinement are pivotal elements in asymmetric acid catalysis.
The recently introduced imidodiphosphorimidate (IDPi) Brønsted acids have met with …

Can green chemistry be the right reading key to let organocatalyst design take a step
forward towards sustainable catalysis? What if the intriguing chemistry promoted by more …

Tacticity is a crucial factor affecting the properties of synthetic polymer materials. Here, we
introduce a type of chiral organic Brønsted acid catalyst, 1, 1′-bi-2-naphthol-derived N, N …

We have designed and realized an efficient and operationally simple single-flask synthesis
of imidodiphosphate-based Brønsted acids. The methodology proceeds via consecutive …

Despite their significant potential, catalytic asymmetric reactions of olefins with formaldehyde
are rare and metal-free approaches have not been previously disclosed. Here we describe …

Despite tremendous advances in enantioselective catalysis of the Diels–Alder reaction, the
use of simple α, β-unsaturated esters, one of the most abundant and useful class of …

We report a catalytic asymmetric Nazarov cyclization of simple, acylic, alkyl-substituted
divinyl ketones using our recently disclosed strong and confined imidodiphosphorimidate …

G-, V-, and A-series nerve agents are extremely toxic organophosphorus chemical warfare
agents (CWAs) that incorporate P═ O functional groups. Their colorless, tasteless, and …

A highly efficient asymmetric Michael addition of thiols to exocyclic enones was achieved by
using chiral spiro phosphoramide catalysts. The precisely chiral control in the protonation of …

This report presents a structure-guided approach for the optimization of VANOL-derived
imidodiphosphorimidates as catalysts for the halonium-ion-induced spiroketalization …