This review covers diastereo-and enantiodivergent catalyzed reactions in acyclic and cyclic
systems using metal complexes or organocatalysts. Among them, nucleophilic addition to …

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

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

The active template approach to interlocked molecules takes advantage of the ability of
metal ions to both organize precursor fragments for mechanical bond formation and to …

In general, DA reactions can be classified into two types of suprafacial [π4s+ π2s]
cycloadditions:(i) the normal and (ii) inverse-electron-demand DA reactions (Scheme 1) …

The Vinylogous Aldol and Related Addition Reactions: Ten Years of Progress | Chemical
Reviews ACS ACS Publications C&EN CAS Find my institution Log In Chemical Reviews …

Asymmetric catalysis with chiral metal complexes has received considerable attention in
recent years, and its contribution to the art of organic synthesis has become of leading …

A bis (oxazoline)(box) copper (II) complex and its hydrated counterpart (1 and 2) function as
enantioselective Lewis acid catalysts for carbocyclic and hetero Diels− Alder, aldol, Michael …

Practical asymmetric catalysis using transition metal complexes was inspired by the work of
Kagan1 and Knowles. 2 Their important results, based on the use of chiral phosphines as …

New types of Lewis acids as water-compatible catalysts have been developed. Various
metal salts were found to work as Lewis acid catalysts in aqueous media, and catalytic …