Conspectus One of the major challenges facing organic synthesis in the 21st century is the
utilization of abundantly available feedstock chemicals for fine chemical synthesis. Regio …

The ion-pair concept1-4 was introduced in 1926 by Bjerrum5 to account for the behavior of
ionophores (species, such as alkali halides, that are ionic in the crystalline state and exist as …

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

Carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions are among the most important types of bond
constructions in organic chemistry. Yet, the paucity of methods for the stereoselective …

This review describes the main synthetic methodologies available for the preparation of P-
stereogenic phosphines and derivatives. The literature coverage focuses in the last ten …

P-stereogenic ligands were among the first to be used in asymmetric catalysis but synthetic
difficulties and prejudices have hampered their development. However, continuous …

This review discusses methods for the asymmetric synthesis of P-chiral tri-, tetra-and
pentacoordinated organophosphorus compounds with many applications in stereoselective …

The quest for new strategies to immobilize organometallic catalysts is one of the major
challenges in homogeneous catalysis. Ionic liquids (ILs) are emerging as excellent solvents …

A new ion-pairing route to achieve asymmetric catalysis has been observed in the copper-
catalyzed aziridination of styrene with a chiral counteranion. Structural studies suggest that …

Ethylene, the simplest alkene, is the most abundantly synthesized organic molecule by
volume. It is readily incorporated into transition‐metal‐catalyzed carbon–carbon bond …