Hydrogen bonding is responsible for the structure of much of the world around us. The
unusual and complex properties of bulk water, the ability of proteins to fold into stable three …

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

Abstract (Chemical Equation Presented) A categorical success: A Brønsted acid catalyzed
cascade transfer hydrogenation provides direct access to 2-aryl-and 2-alkyl-substituted …

Wasserstoffbrücken bestimmen die Struktur eines großen Teils der uns umgebenden
Materie. Die ungewöhnlichen Eigenschaften von flüssigem Wasser, die Faltung von …

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis is providing chemists with new and powerful tools for the
efficient synthesis of complex molecules.[1] Although for many years asymmetric catalysis …

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

The design of novel chiral catalysts for asymmetric synthesis is an active field of modern
organic chemistry.[1] Chiral phosphoric acid catalysts, pioneered by Akiyama et al. and …

By utilizing Hantzsch esters as the hydrogen source, asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of
C C, C N, and C O is realized in the presence of an organocatalyst or a metal–ligand …