Organocatalytic domino/cascade reactions provide a convenient method for the construction
of complex molecular structures bearing multiple stereocenters in a highly stereoselective …

Bifunctional squaramides have emerged as powerful hydrogen‐bonding catalysts for
promoting a wide array of useful asymmetric reactions, which provides convenient methods …

Catalytic enantioselective functionalization of cyclobutenes constitutes a general and
modular strategy for construction of enantioenriched complex cyclobutanes bearing multiple …

Beyond a doubt organocatalysis belongs to the most exciting and innovative chapters of
organic chemistry today. Organocatalysis has emerged not only as a complement to metal …

A number of popular squaramide organocatalysts' acidities were determined by an
overlapping indicator method in DMSO via UV spectrophotometric titrations. The p K a …

Highly congested vicinal stereocenters comprised of tertiary and all-carbon quaternary
centers were generated via Ir-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation of β-ketoesters. These …

An enantioselective Michael addition–four‐atom ring expansion cascade reaction involving
cyclobutanones activated by a N‐aryl secondary amide group and ortho‐amino …

Summary of main observation and conclusion We herein report the first example of iridium‐
catalyzed enantioselective C (sp3)–H borylation of cyclobutanes using benzoxazoline as the …

In the last decade a certain number of new cyclobutane and cyclobutanone synthesis and
functionalization protocols have been published. Organo-and biocatalyzed eco-friendly …

Abstract No Strain, No Gain! The first transition metal-catalyzed enantioselective α-alkylation
of cyclobutanones is reported. This method employs palladium catalysis and an electron …