Covering: up to 2014 In this review we investigate the use of complex ester fragment
couplings within natural product total synthesis campaigns. We first outline the different …

This review article presents how nitrogen‐centred Lewis bases were modified in order to
increase their reactivity in catalytic processes. As examples, we focus on alcohol acylation …

We designed bifunctional 4-pyrrolidinopyridines as powerful Lewis base catalysts. The
catalyst structure features a 4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxydiphenylmethyl) pyrrolidine-1-formyl group …

The development of single-component halogen-free organocatalysts in the highly
investigated cycloaddition of CO2 to epoxides is sought-after to enhance the sustainability of …

Since its discovery in the late 1960s, the Morita–Baylis–Hillman (MBH) reaction has
remained a powerful carbon–carbon σ-bond-forming transformation, producing small …

A novel ruthenium-catalyzed cyclization of ketoxime carboxylates with N, N-
dimethylformamide (DMF) for the synthesis of tetrasubstituted symmetrical pyridines has …

4-(N, N-Dimethylamino) pyridine hydrochloride (DMAP· HCl), a DMAP salt with the simplest
structure, was used as a recyclable catalyst for the acylation of inert alcohols and phenols …

In this work, the permselectivity of PA RO membrane was significantly improved by treating
the PA layer with 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) aqueous solution. With the assistance of …

Azole anions are highly competent in the activation of weak acyl donors, but, unlike neutral
(aprotic) Lewis bases, are not yet widely applied as acylation catalysts. Using a combination …

Abstract A DMAP‐N‐oxide, featuring an α‐amino acid as the chiral source, was developed,
synthesized and applied in asymmetric Steglich rearrangement. A series of O‐acylated …