The metal-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition (ACA) reaction has emerged as a
general and powerful approach for the construction of optically active compounds and is …

Lawesson's reagent (LR) is a well-known classic example of a compound with unique
construction and unusual chemical behavior, with a wide range of applications in synthetic …

A catalytic asymmetric conjugate hydrophosphination of α, β-unsaturated amides is
accomplished by virtue of the strong nucleophilicity of copper (I)-PPh2 species, which …

With a dinuclear zinc-ProPhenol complex as a catalyst, an efficient and novel [3+ 3]
annulation of indoline-2-thiones and isatylidene malononitriles has been successfully …

Abstract Herein, a copper (I)‐catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition/protonation with
selenols and α‐substituted α, β‐unsaturated thioamides is disclosed, which affords a series …

We disclose herein an efficient enantioselective conjugate addition reaction between
coumarin‐3‐carboxylic acids and malonic acid half thioesters (MAHTs). The reaction was …

Catalytic carbon–carbon bond‐forming reactions of weakly acidic carbon pronucleophiles
with N‐aryl imines, α, β‐unsaturated amides, and others under proton‐transfer conditions …

In the presence of catalytic amounts of potassium hexamethyldisilazide (KHMDS) and a
chiral macrocyclic crown ether, asymmetric 1, 4-addition reactions of simple esters with α, β …

Professor Masakatsu Shibasaki's distinguished scientific accomplishments in the field of
asymmetric catalysis are compiled here with particular emphasis on multimetallic …

This study reported a copper-catalyzed direct asymmetric aldol reaction between aldehydes
and glycine Schiff bases with methyl, allyl, and tert-butyl esters. Additionally, this reaction …