Bifunctional amine‐squaramides: powerful hydrogen‐bonding organocatalysts for asymmetric domino/cascade reactions

P Chauhan, S Mahajan, U Kaya… - … Synthesis & Catalysis, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Organocatalytic domino/cascade reactions provide a convenient method for the construction
of complex molecular structures bearing multiple stereocenters in a highly stereoselective …

Organocatalytic carbon–sulfur bond-forming reactions

P Chauhan, S Mahajan, D Enders - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Carbon− heteroatom bond formations are very important reactions in organic synthesis and
have attracted the interest of many synthetic organic chemists, leading them to develop new …

Advances in Organocatalytic 1, 6‐Addition Reactions: Enantioselective Construction of Remote Stereogenic Centers

P Chauhan, U Kaya, D Enders - Advanced Synthesis & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Due to the competing 1, 4‐addition reactions and the distance from the chirality
information, the construction of a remote stereogenic center via 1, 6‐addition reactions is …

Recent developments in next generation (S)-proline-derived chiral organocatalysts

E Juaristi - Tetrahedron, 2021 - Elsevier
In the area of asymmetric organocatalysis, significant effort has been dedicated during the
last decade to improve the performance of emblematic catalysts such as proline, as well as …

Combining Organocatalysis with Central‐to‐Axial Chirality Conversion: Atroposelective Hantzsch‐Type Synthesis of 4‐Arylpyridines

O Quinonero, M Jean, N Vanthuyne… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Suitably substituted enantioenriched 4‐aryl‐1, 4‐dihydro‐pyridines prepared by an
organocatalytic enantioselective Michael addition were oxidized with MnO2 into axially …

Direct synthesis of cycloalkanes from diols and secondary alcohols or ketones using a homogeneous manganese catalyst

A Kaithal, LL Gracia, C Camp… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A method for the synthesis of substituted cycloalkanes was developed using diols and
secondary alcohols or ketones via a cascade hydrogen borrowing sequence. A non-noble …

Organocatalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Six‐Membered Carbocycle‐Based Spiro Compounds

X Xie, W Huang, C Peng, B Han - Advanced Synthesis & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Well‐developed asymmetric organocatalysis has been widely incorporated in various
cascade/tandem sequences, providing a simple access to structurally complex target …

Enantioselective organocatalyzed transformations of β-ketoesters

T Govender, PI Arvidsson, GEM Maguire… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The β-ketoester structural motif continues to intrigue chemists with its electrophilic and
nucleophilic sites. Proven to be a valuable tool within organic synthesis, natural product, and …

Challenges in the development of organic and hybrid molecular systems

VP Ananikov, KI Galkin, MP Egorov… - Mendeleev …, 2016 - Elsevier
The rapid development of organic chemistry and catalysis has provided outstanding
chemical tools to build complex molecular architectures that were never possible before. In …

Stereoselective synthesis of cyclohexanes via an iridium catalyzed (5+ 1) annulation strategy

WM Akhtar, RJ Armstrong, JR Frost… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
An iridium catalyzed method for the synthesis of functionalized cyclohexanes from methyl
ketones and 1, 5-diols is described. This process operates by two sequential hydrogen …