Many Schiff base complexes of metal ions show high catalytic activity. Chiral Schiff base
complexes are more selective in various reactions such as oxidation, hydroxylation, aldol …

Within the last decade, the synthesis of transition-metal Schiff-base complexes immobilized
on Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles has become a matter of great interest. In this review, I'll focus on …

The addition of cyanide to a carbonyl compound to form a cyanohydrin is one of the
fundamental carbon-carbon bond forming reactions in organic chemistry1 and has …

Over the past two decades, significant advances have been made towards developing
chemically catalyzed asymmetric cyanohydrin syntheses. Preparations that were classically …

Asymmetry is ubiquitous in every part of Nature1 and has a great impact in many fields, not
only in chemistry but also even in arts. In the pharmaceutical area, asymmetry plays an …

Methods for the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of cyanohydrins derived from both aldehydes
and ketones are reviewed. Successful catalysts based on enzymes, peptides and …

Titanium tetrakis (amido) complexes catalyze the intramolecular hydroamination of alkynes
and allenes more efficiently than Cp-based species. We report here that electron …

Chiral cyanohydrins are versatile building blocks for pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and
specialty materials. A number of efficient and successful synthetic methods have been …

Chiral N-salicyl-β-amino alcohol Schiff bases are important ligands widely employed in
asymmetric catalysis. These are referred to as 'tridentate salen ligands' and are considered …

Kinetic, structural, and stereochemical data regarding the mechanism of Ti-catalyzed
addition of cyanide to imines in the presence of Schiff base peptide ligands are disclosed …