This Review compiles the evolution, mechanistic understanding, and more recent advances
in enantioselective Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution and decarboxylative and oxidative allylic …

Enantioselective transition metal catalysis is an area very much at the forefront of
contemporary synthetic research. The development of processes that enable the efficient …

A 'principles and practice'tutorial-style review of the application of solution-phase NMR in the
analysis of the mechanisms of homogeneous organic and organometallic reactions and …

γ-Butenolides, γ-butyrolactones, and derivatives, especially in enantiomerically pure form,
constitute the structural core of numerous natural products which display an impressive …

Stereoselective carbon-carbon bond formation via palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic
alkylation is a crucial strategy to access chiral natural products and active pharmaceutical …

Transition metal catalyzed transformations using fluorinating reagents have been developed
extensively for the preparation of synthetically valuable fluorinated targets. This is a topic of …

Metal catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation (AAA) reactions have been an extensively
studied and fruitful area of research in organic chemistry. The use of heteroatom-centered …

Discovering efficient methods for gaining access to enantiomerically pure compounds in the
development of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and flavors has been a great challenge for …

Chirality plays a fundamental role in biology and chemistry and the precise control of
chirality in a catalytic conversion is a key to modern synthesis most prominently seen in the …

A strategy for affecting ortho versus meta/para selectivity in Ir-catalyzed C–H borylations
(CHBs) of phenols is described. From selectivity observations with ArylOBpin (pin …