The ProPhenol ligand is a member of the chiral aza‐crown family that spontaneously forms
a bimetallic complex upon treatment with alkyl metal reagents, such as Et2Zn and Bu2Mg …

The wide abundance of γ-lactones in natural products and bioactive targets calls for suitable
building blocks for their enantioselective synthesis. β, γ-Unsaturated γ-butenolides …

The performance of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells can be adversely affected by the heat
generated from solar irradiation. To address this issue, a hybrid device featuring a solar …

Chiral α-tertiary amines and related azacycles are sought-after compounds for drug
development. Despite progress in the catalytic asymmetric construction of aza-quaternary …

The skeletons of chiral tetrasubstituted allenes bearing a vicinal all‐carbon quaternary
stereocenter are of importance but still challenging to synthesize. Herein, we report enantio …

Efficient chemical synthesis is critical to satisfying future demands for medicines, materials,
and agrochemicals. Retrosynthetic analysis of modestly complex molecules has been …

Described herein is an enantioselective dirhodium (II)-catalyzed cycloisomerization of
diynes achieved by the strategy of desymmetrization, which not only represents a new …

The exploitation of the α-trifluoromethylamino group as an amide surrogate in
peptidomimetics and drug candidates has been on the rise. In a large number of these …

We report the first enantio-and diastereoselective 1, 4-addition of butenolides to chromones.
Both α, β-and β, γ-butenolide nucleophiles are compatible with the Zn-ProPhenol catalyst …

Stable and easily detectable isotopic labels provide advanced opportunities in a wide range
of chemical applications. Highly specific information can be retrieved upon analysis of …