Recent developments in catalytic asymmetric aldol reactions have been summarized.
Enantioselective aldol reactions are important methods to synthesize β-hydroxy carbonyl …

Asymmetric reactions in water and in aqueous solutions have become an area of fast
growing interest recently. Although for a long time neglected as a medium for organic …

Enantioselective reactions catalyzed by small organic molecules (asymmetric
organocatalysis) have emerged as one of the most elegant cutting-edge strategies of …

The asymmetric aldol reaction is one of the most powerful synthetic tools for carbon–carbon
bond-forming reactions. This method provides a beneficial route to access chiral β-hydroxy …

In this article the utility of water-compatible amino-acid-based catalysts was explored in the
development of diastereo-and enantioselective direct aldol reactions of a broad range of …

The aldol reaction is an excellent synthetic tool to construct β-hydroxy carbonyl skeletons.
The asymmetric version of this reaction has been developed for the synthesis of …

Difficult‐to‐access chiral primary amines were formed in good to high yield and ee using a
rare example of a one‐pot synthesis from prochiral ketones (sequential reductive amination …

Background In this study, 2 symmetrical and 3 unsymmetrical thioureas were synthesized to
evaluate their antioxidant, antibacterial, antidiabetic, and anticholinesterase potentials …

Here we report on inroads concerning increased substrate breadth via the picolylamine
organocatalyst template, a vicinal chiral diamine based on a pyridine-primary amine motif …

The catalytic properties of chitosan aerogel for the direct asymmetric aldol reaction in water
assisted by various surfactants and acid co‐catalysts have been evaluated by employing a …