The discovery of simple and efficient catalyst systems for the asymmetric
oxofunctionalization of hydrocarbons is a challenging task of catalytic chemistry. In this …

Chiral sulfinyl compounds, sulfoxides, sulfoximines, sulfinamides, and other derivatives, play
an important role in asymmetric synthesis as versatile auxiliaries, ligands, and catalysts …

Even though enzymes are the cornerstones of living systems, it has so far proven difficult to
deploy artificial catalysts in a biological setting. Organocatalysts are arguably well-suited …

Chiral sulfoxides are in extremely high demand in nearly every sector of the chemical
industry concerned with the design and development of new synthetic reagents, drugs, and …

Enzymes are the core for biological transformations in nature. Their structures and functions
have drawn enormous attention from biologists as well as chemists since last century. The …

Using simple riboflavin related compounds as biomimetic catalysts, catalytic oxidation of
various substrates with hydrogen peroxide or molecular oxygen can be performed …

Flavinium salts, both isoalloxazinium and alloxazinium derivatives, are useful
organocatalysts of redox reactions, and particularly in recent years, the number of …

The diverse activity of flavoenzymes in organic transformations has fascinated researchers
for a long time. However, when applied outside an enzyme environment, the isolated flavin …

Flavin-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of sulfides and thiols with formic acid/triethylamine -
Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C4CC05216A Royal Society of …

Flavin-catalysed oxidative hydroxylation of substituted arylboronic acids by molecular
oxygen with the assistance of hydrazine or ascorbic acid resulted in phenols in high yields …