Asymmetric organocatalysis using well-designed artificial chiral molecular catalysts is one of
the most reliable methods to create important chiral compounds in a highly enantioenriched …

Abstract Halogen (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine) or chalcogen (sulfur, selenium)‐
containing heterocycles are widely recognized as key building blocks in many natural …

The applications of axially chiral benzonitriles and their derivatives remain mostly
unexplored due to their synthetic difficulties. Here we disclose an unusual strategy for …

Despite recent advancements in the development of catalytic asymmetric electrophile
induced lactonization reactions of olefinic carboxylic acids, the archetypical …

A catalyst-controlled enantiodivergent bromolactonization of olefinic acids has been
developed. Quinine-derived amino-amides bearing the same chiral core but different achiral …

Electronically unbiased arylcyclopropane functionalization has always been a challenge to
organic chemists, and the emergence of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes (DACs) has not …

The halolactonization reaction is a useful chemical transformation for the construction of
lactones from γ-or δ-substituted alkenoic carboxylic acids or carboxylic esters. Traditionally …

Catalysis research under magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts is a well-known topic in
organic synthesis. In recent times, catalysis research has clearly experienced a renaissance …

Although a wide variety of chiral organocatalysts have been developed for asymmetric
transformations, effective chiral dialkyl sulfide organocatalysts remain relatively rare and …

Chiral halogenated substances have many applications in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals,
and materials, such as polymers, liquid crystals and as intermediates in synthesis. The …