The precise construction of chiral molecules is a core research area in chemical science and
technology. Among the plethora of reported synthetic methods, asymmetric catalysis has …

The activation of a substrate by a chiral catalyst is now regarded as one of the most powerful
strategies that can be employed in the art of asymmetric synthesis. 1 The development of …

Since its advent two decades ago, asymmetric organo/transition-metal combined catalysis
(AOMC), including cooperative catalysis and relay catalysis, has leveraged redistribution of …

Charged intermediates and reagents are ubiquitous in organic transformations. The
interaction of these ionic species with chiral neutral, anionic, or cationic small molecules has …

Supramolecular catalysis is a rapidly expanding discipline which has benefited from the
development of both homogeneous catalysis and supramolecular chemistry. The properties …

Synergistic catalysis is a synthetic strategy wherein both the nucleophile and the
electrophile are simultaneously activated by two separate and distinct catalysts to afford a …

Recently, the use of enantiomerically pure counteranions for the induction of asymmetry in
reactions proceeding through cationic intermediates has emerged as an exciting new …

Conspectus Asymmetric catalysis has been considered to be the most intriguing means for
building collections of functionalized optically active compounds. In particular, metal and …

Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) are one-pot processes in which three or more starting
materials form a product that incorporates the structural features of each reagent. These …

The combination of transition metal catalysis and organocatalysis as a new and exciting
research area has attracted increasing attention as it can enable the development of …