Catalysis has become increasingly important for the pharmaceutical industry. Catalysis is a
critical technology that enables economical and environmentally‐sound manufacturing …

This review covers reactions where iminium ions are likely to be active intermediates in the
catalytic cycle. The focus of the review is on synthetically useful protocols and smallmolecule …

Recently, application of the flow technologies for the preparation of fine chemicals, such as
natural products or Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), has become very popular …

Catalysis with chiral secondary amines (asymmetric aminocatalysis) has become a well‐
established and powerful synthetic tool for the chemo‐and enantioselective functionalization …

Asymmetric aminocatalysis exploits the potential of chiral primary and secondary amines to
catalyze asymmetric reactions. It has greatly simplified the functionalization of carbonyl …

Covering: 2007 to 2009 This review covers the most recent applications of organocatalysis
in the synthesis of natural products and non-natural biologically active molecules. Our aim is …

Die Katalyse mit chiralen sekundären Aminen (asymmetrische Aminokatalyse) ist ein
leistungsfähiges Verfahren zur chemo‐und enantioselektiven Funktionalisierung von …

Function-oriented design and synthesis of chiral small molecules with novel activity is a key
goal in modern organic chemistry. As multiple antibiotic-resistant pathogens are emerging …

The Cinchona alkaloids are natural products found in the bark of trees of the genus
Cinchona. The genus comprises about 40 species of trees or shrubs in the family Rubiaceae …

The first general and highly enantioselective organocatalytic Friedel− Crafts alkylation of
indoles with simple α, β-unsaturated ketones has been accomplished. Central to these …