Chiral phosphorus ligands play a crucial role in asymmetric catalysis for the efficient
synthesis of useful optically active compounds. They are largely categorized into two …

Advanced applications of the Nobel Prize winning olefin metathesis reaction require user‐
friendly and highly universal catalysts. From many successful metathesis catalysts, which …

The azole‐directed cobalt‐catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of alkenes has been
developed with high efficiency. With this approach, chiral pyrazole compounds were …

The normal 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition between the carbonates of 4-hydroxy-2-
cyclopentenones and C, N-cyclic azomethine imines can be switched to an inverse-electron …

A Cu-catalyzed enantioselective aminoboration of E-vinylarenes with piv ZPhos as a ligand
is reported. Enantioenriched aminoborates are prepared with excellent regio-and …

While ring-closing metathesis (RCM) is a powerful method for constructing medium and
large cyclic alkenes, its application to the synthesis of heterocycles faces considerable …

New and readily available chiral SPIROL-based diphosphinite ligands (SPIRAPO) have
been prepared and employed for iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenations of …

An efficient, concise, and green photochemical vinylogous aldol reaction for the
diastereoselective synthesis of novel trans-3-(2-benzoylstyryl)-4H-chromen-4-ones starting …

P-Chiral phosphorus ligands received little attention in organic chemistry until Knowles
made his landmark contribution in asymmetric hydrogenation by developing the P-chiral …

The Ir-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of cyclic pyridinium salts is presented as a new
strategy for the convenient and efficient synthesis of chiral indolizidines. The asymmetric …