The progression of chiral anions from concepts to applications in asymmetric catalysis

Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Enantioselective α-Amidoalkylation in the Synthesis of Isoindoloisoquinolines

(2012) Eider Aranzamendi et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Pd(II)/Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylic C–H Activation for the Synthesis of Spirocyclic Rings

(2012) Zhuo Chai et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Asymmetric Fluorination of Enamides: Access to α-Fluoroimines Using an Anionic Chiral Phase-Transfer Catalyst

(2012) Robert J. Phipps et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Asymmetric spiroacetalization catalysed by confined Brønsted acids

(2012) Ilija Čorić et al.   NATURE

Ion-paired chiral ligands for asymmetric palladium catalysis

(2012) Kohsuke Ohmatsu et al.   Nature Chemistry

(Thio)urea Organocatalyst Equilibrium Acidities in DMSO

(2012) Gergely Jakab et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Enantioselective C-H Crotylation of Primary Alcohols via Hydrohydroxyalkylation of Butadiene

(2012) J. R. Zbieg et al.   SCIENCE

Enantioselective intramolecular α-amidoalkylation reaction in the synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines

(2012) Asier Gómez-SanJuan et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Palladium/Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed α-Allylation of Aldehydes with Allylic Alcohols

(2011) Gaoxi Jiang et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

A Highly Enantioselective Overman Rearrangement through Asymmetric Counteranion-Directed Palladium Catalysis

(2011) Gaoxi Jiang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Brønsted Acid Catalysis: Hydrogen Bonding versus Ion Pairing in Imine Activation

(2011) Matthias Fleischmann et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Direct Asymmetric α-Allylation of Aldehydes with Simple Allylic Alcohols Enabled by the Concerted Action of Three Different Catalysts

(2011) Gaoxi Jiang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Enantioselective hydrovinylation via asymmetric counteranion-directed ruthenium catalysis

(2011) Gaoxi Jiang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Enantioselective IrI-Catalyzed Carbocyclization of 1,6-Enynes by the Chiral Counterion Strategy

(2011) Marion Barbazanges et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

pKa Values of Chiral Brønsted Acid Catalysts: Phosphoric Acids/Amides, Sulfonyl/Sulfuryl Imides, and Perfluorinated TADDOLs (TEFDDOLs)

(2011) Philipp Christ et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

A Model for the Enantioselectivity of Imine Reactions Catalyzed by BINOL−Phosphoric Acid Catalysts

(2011) Luis Simón et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A Dual-Catalysis Approach to the Asymmetric Steglich Rearrangement and Catalytic Enantioselective Addition ofO-Acylated Azlactones to Isoquinolines

(2011) Chandra Kanta De et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic Enantioselective Desymmetrization ofmeso-Diamines: A Dual Small-Molecule Catalysis Approach

(2011) Chandra Kanta De et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioselective Synthesis of Highly Substituted Furans by a Copper(II)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization–Indole Addition Reaction

(2011) Vivek Rauniyar et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Chiral Organic Contact Ion Pairs in Metal-Free Catalytic Asymmetric Allylic Substitutions

(2011) Magnus Rueping et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioselective Acylation of Silyl Ketene Acetals through Fluoride Anion-Binding Catalysis

(2011) James A. Birrell et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Asymmetric additions to dienes catalysed by a dithiophosphoric acid

(2011) Nathan D. Shapiro et al.   NATURE

Enantioselective Haloetherification by Asymmetric Opening ofmeso-Halonium Ions

(2011) Ulrich Hennecke et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Asymmetric Electrophilic Fluorination Using an Anionic Chiral Phase-Transfer Catalyst

(2011) V. Rauniyar et al.   SCIENCE

Enantioselective synthesis of cyclic carbamimidates via a three-component reaction of imines, terminal alkynes, and p-toluenesulfonylisocyanate using a monophosphine gold(i) catalyst

(2011) Matthew J. Campbell et al.   Chemical Science

Synergistic Effect: Hydroalkoxylation of Allenes through Combination of Enantiopure BIPHEP-Gold Complexes and Chiral Anions

(2010) Kohsuke Aikawa et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Brønsted acid differentiated metal catalysis by kinetic discrimination

(2010) Magnus Rueping et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Unifying Metal and Brønsted Acid Catalysis-Concepts, Mechanisms, and Classifications

(2010) Magnus Rueping et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

When Organocatalysis Meets Transition-Metal Catalysis

(2010) Cheng Zhong et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Enantioselective Catalytic α-Alkylation of Aldehydes via an SN1 Pathway

(2010) Adam R. Brown et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioselective Thiourea-Catalyzed Cationic Polycyclizations

(2010) Robert R. Knowles et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic Asymmetric Transacetalization

(2010) Ilija Čorić et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Merging Nucleophilic and Hydrogen Bonding Catalysis: An Anion Binding Approach to the Kinetic Resolution of Propargylic Amines

(2010) Eric G. Klauber et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Terminal Alkynes to α,β-Unsaturated Thioamides

(2010) Ryo Yazaki et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Asymmetric Counteranion-Directed Transition-Metal Catalysis: Enantioselective Epoxidation of Alkenes with Manganese(III) Salen Phosphate Complexes

(2009) Saihu Liao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Enantioselective Semipinacol Rearrangement for the Synthesis of Chiral Spiroethers

(2009) Qing-Wei Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Gold(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of Pyrazolidines, Isoxazolidines, and Tetrahydrooxazines

(2009) R. L. LaLonde et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Powerful Chiral Counteranion Motif for Asymmetric Catalysis

(2009) Pilar García-García et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Combining transition metal catalysis and organocatalysis: a broad new concept for catalysis

(2009) Zhihui Shao et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

(Thio)urea organocatalysis—What can be learnt from anion recognition?

(2009) Zhiguo Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Cu(I)-Catalyzed Diamination of Conjugated Olefins with Tunable Anionic Counterions. A Possible Approach to Asymmetric Diamination

(2009) Baoguo Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Enantioselective Direct Aldol-Type Reaction of Azlactone via Protonation of Vinyl Ethers by a Chiral Brønsted Acid Catalyst

(2009) Masahiro Terada et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Merging Nucleophilic and Hydrogen Bonding Catalysis: An Anion Binding Approach to the Kinetic Resolution of Amines

(2009) Chandra Kanta De et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal−Brønsted Acid Cooperative Catalysis for Asymmetric Reductive Amination

(2009) Chaoqun Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly Enantioselective Alkylation Reaction of Enamides by Brønsted-Acid Catalysis

(2009) Qi-Xiang Guo et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Chiral Counteranion-Aided Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Acyclic Imines

(2008) Chaoqun Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Pyridinium 1,1′-Binaphthyl-2,2′-disulfonates as Highly Effective Chiral Brønsted Acid−Base Combined Salt Catalysts for Enantioselective Mannich-Type Reaction

(2008) Manabu Hatano et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Chiral Anion-Mediated Asymmetric Ring Opening ofmeso-Aziridinium and Episulfonium Ions

(2008) Gregory L. Hamilton et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Theoretical Study of the Mechanism of Hantzsch Ester Hydrogenation of Imines Catalyzed by Chiral BINOL-Phosphoric Acids

(2008) Luis Simón et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioselective Thiourea-Catalyzed Additions to Oxocarbenium Ions

(2008) Sarah E. Reisman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Regio- and Enantioselective Catalytic Cyclization of Pyrroles ontoN-Acyliminium Ions

(2008) Izzat T. Raheem et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Potassium and silver chiral cobaltate(III) complexes as precatalysts for asymmetric C–C bond formation

(2008) Yuri N. Belokon et al.   TETRAHEDRON-ASYMMETRY

Asymmetric Counteranion-Directed Catalysis for the Epoxidation of Enals

(2007) Xingwang Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION