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

The review highlights the hydantoin syntheses presented from the point of view of the
preparation methods. Novel synthetic routes to various hydantoin structures, the advances …

Direct construction of chiral S (VI) from prochiral S (II) is a formidable challenge due to the
inevitable formation of stable chiral S (IV). Previous synthetic strategies rely on the …

Despite the fact that halogenation of alkenes has been known for centuries, enantioselective
variants of this reaction have only recently been developed. In the past three years, catalytic …

This Minireview discusses the progress made in developing reactions where an olefin is
subjected to an asymmetric halogenation. It aims to serve as a reference for the studies …

Bromination reactions have been made a lot more convenient since the invention of N-
bromoamide reagents. These reagents are more easily handled when compared to …

The addition of electrophilic reagents to the carbon–carbon double bond is one of the most
fundamental reactions in organic chemistry. Halogen electrophiles constitute probably the …

The development of an enantioselective allylic alcohol dichlorination catalyzed by dimeric
cinchona alkaloid derivatives and employing aryl iododichlorides as chlorine sources is …

Heterodifunctionalization of unactivated olefins continues to be an attractive and widely
utilized strategy for the generation of densely functionalized organic molecules. Electrophilic …

Highly enantioselective halolactonizations have been developed that employ a chiral proton
catalyst–N-iodosuccinimide (NIS) reagent system in which the Brønsted acid is used at …