The hallmark of nucleophilic phosphine catalysis is the initial nucleophilic addition of a
phosphine to an electrophilic starting material, producing a reactive zwitterionic …

Asymmetric phosphine catalysis showcasing remarkable progress over the past two
decades has emerged as a key synthetic platform for the creation of molecular frameworks …

This Review summarizes the development of catalytic asymmetric dearomatization (CADA)
reactions. The CADA reactions discussed herein include oxidative dearomatization …

1. INTRODUCTION The carbon− carbon bond forming reactions is one of the most important
reactions in organic chemistry, and therefore has been and remains an important and a …

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

This review summarizes the recent advances in the field of asymmetric dearomatization of
phenols and their applications in the total synthesis of some complex natural products. The …

Organocatalytic enantioselective desymmetrisation of achiral or meso compounds is a
powerful strategy for the construction of enantiomerically enriched complex molecules, often …

In the last few years, the research area of chiral β-aminophosphines capable of promoting a
wide range of diverse organic transformations has attracted more attention. Their derivatives …

A chiral amide-phosphine bifunctional catalyst was developed and successfully applied to
the asymmetric intermolecular cross-vinylogous Rauhut–Currier of alkyl vinyl ketones with …

Chiral phosphines are versatile Lewis basic catalysts that are capable of promoting a wide
range of asymmetric reactions. In particular, recently designed chiral phosphines based on …