Octahedral Chiral-at-Metal Iridium Catalysts: Versatile Chiral Lewis Acids for Asymmetric Conjugate Additions

Reversal of enantioselective Friedel–Crafts C3-alkylation of pyrrole by slightly tuning the amide units of N,N′-dioxide ligands

(2015) Yulong Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Asymmetric Lewis acid catalysis directed by octahedral rhodium centrochirality

(2015) Chuanyong Wang et al.   Chemical Science

Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Arylation of β,γ-Unsaturated α-Ketoamides for the Construction of Nonracemic γ,γ-Diarylcarbonyl Compounds

(2014) Juanjuan Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Elemental Sulfur Disproportionation in the Redox Condensation Reaction betweeno-Halonitrobenzenes and Benzylamines

(2014) Thanh Binh Nguyen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Asymmetric Catalysis Mediated by the Ligand Sphere of Octahedral Chiral-at-Metal Complexes

(2014) Lei Gong et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Metal-templated enantioselective enamine/H-bonding dual activation catalysis

(2014) Haohua Huo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Magnesium Complexes as Highly Effective Catalysts for Conjugate Cyanation of α,β-Unsaturated Amides and Ketones

(2014) Jinlong Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Enantioselective Copper(I/II)-Catalyzed Conjugate Addition of Nitro Esters to β,γ-Unsaturated α-Ketoesters

(2014) Sheng Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

N,N′-Dioxide/Nickel(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Inverse-Electron-Demand Hetero-Diels-Alder Reaction of β,γ-Unsaturated α-Ketoesters with Enecarbamates

(2014) Yuhang Zhou et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Enhancing Effects of Salt Formation on Catalytic Activity and Enantioselectivity for Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Isoquinolinium Salts by Dinuclear Halide-Bridged Iridium Complexes Bearing Chiral Diphosphine Ligands

(2014) Yusuke Kita et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

PCN Pincer Palladium(II) Complex Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrophosphination of Enones: Synthesis of Pyridine-Functionalized Chiral Phosphine Oxides as NCsp3O Pincer Preligands

(2014) Xin-Qi Hao et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Asymmetric Catalysis with Substitutionally Labile yet Stereochemically Stable Chiral-at-Metal Iridium(III) Complex

(2014) Haohua Huo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Asymmetric photoredox transition-metal catalysis activated by visible light

(2014) Haohua Huo et al.   NATURE

Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of quaternary carbon stereocentres

(2014) Kyle W. Quasdorf et al.   NATURE

Amide Groups Switch Selectivity: C–H Trifluoromethylation of α,β-Unsaturated Amides and Subsequent Asymmetric Transformation

(2014) Lei Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Asymmetric Conjugate Hydrocyanation of α,β-Unsaturated N-Acylpyrroles with the Ru(phgly)2(binap)–CH3OLi Catalyst System

(2014) Yusuke Sakaguchi et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Construction of Bicyclo[3.2.1]octanes with Four Stereogenic Centers by Organocatalytic Domino Michael/Aldol Reaction

(2014) A. Lefranc et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Efficient and Highly Enantioselective Construction of Trifluoromethylated Quaternary Stereogenic Centers via High-Pressure Mediated Organocatalytic Conjugate Addition of Nitromethane to β,β-Disubstituted Enones

(2014) Piotr Kwiatkowski et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Chiral bifunctional squaramide catalyzed asymmetric Michael addition of ethyl α-nitroacetate to β,γ-unsaturated α-ketoesters

(2014) Qiaohui Wang et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Rhodium catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-addition of arylboronic acids to β,γ-unsaturated α-keto ester using chiral tert-butanesulfinylphosphines ligands

(2014) Juanjuan Wang et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Enantioselective Friedel–Crafts alkylation of indoles with β,γ-unsaturated α-ketoesters catalyzed by new squaramide-linked bisoxazoline–Zn(OTf)2 complexes

(2014) Sheng-Jian Jia et al.   TETRAHEDRON-ASYMMETRY

Chiral-Auxiliary-Mediated Asymmetric Synthesis of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes

(2013) Lei Gong et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Chiral-at-Metal Octahedral Iridium Catalyst for the Asymmetric Construction of an All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenter

(2013) Liang-An Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Highly Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts Alkylation/N-Hemiacetalization Cascade Reaction with Indoles

(2013) Hong-Gang Cheng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

DNA vs. Mirror-Image DNA: A Universal Approach to Tune the Absolute Configuration in DNA-Based Asymmetric Catalysis

(2013) Jocelyn Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Enantioselective Friedel–Crafts alkylation for synthesis of 2-substituted indole derivatives

(2013) Yulong Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Method for the Preparation of Nonracemic Bis-Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes

(2013) Melanie Helms et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Enantioselective LaIII-pyBOX-Catalyzed Nitro-Michael Addition to (E)-2-Azachalcones

(2013) Gonzalo Blay et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Asymmetric Catalysis with an Inert Chiral-at-Metal Iridium Complex

(2013) Liang-An Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal-catalyzed asymmetric aldol reactions

(2013) Luiz C. Dias et al.   JOURNAL OF THE BRAZILIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Chiral Holmium Complex-Catalyzed Diels–Alder Reaction of Silyloxyvinylindoles: Stereoselective Synthesis of Hydrocarbazoles

(2013) Shinji Harada et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Chiral Octahedral Phosphano–Oxazoline Iridium(III) Complexes as Catalysts in Asymmetric Cycloaddition Reactions

(2013) Daniel Carmona et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Enantioselective Michael addition reactions in water using a DNA-based catalyst

(2013) Yinghao Li et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Iridium(iii)-bis(oxazolinyl)phenyl catalysts for enantioselective C–H functionalization

(2013) Clayton P. Owens et al.   Chemical Science

Enantioselective Organocatalytic Michael Addition of Nitroalkanes and Other Nucleophiles to β-Trifluoromethylated Acrylamides

(2013) Lele Wen et al.   ACS Catalysis

Highly Efficient Catalytic Asymmetric Sulfa-Michael Addition of Thiols to trans-4,4,4-Trifluorocrotonoylpyrazole

(2012) Xiu-Qin Dong et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Enantioselective Diels-Alder Reactions with G-Quadruplex DNA-Based Catalysts

(2012) Changhao Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Cyanation of α,β-unsaturated enones by malononitrile in open air under metal-catalyst-free conditions

(2012) Shaoxia Lin et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Organocatalytic asymmetric domino sulfa-Michael–aldol reactions of 2-mercaptobenzaldehyde with α,β-unsaturated N-acylpyrazoles for the construction of thiochromane

(2012) Xiu-Qin Dong et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Highly enantioselective Friedel–Crafts alkylation of indoles and pyrrole with β,γ-unsaturated α-ketoesters catalyzed by heteroarylidene-tethered bis(oxazoline) copper complexes

(2012) Lei Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Enantioselective Friedel–Crafts reactions in water catalyzed by a human telomeric G-quadruplex DNA metalloenzyme

(2012) Changhao Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Transfer of chirality from ligands to metal centers: recent examples

(2012) Jeanne Crassous   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Ligand denticity controls enantiomeric preference in DNA-based asymmetric catalysis

(2012) Arnold J. Boersma et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A tertiary amine catalyzed carbocyclization sequence to furnish spirocyclo hexene systems having vicinal quaternary stereocenters

(2012) Jindian Duan et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Recent advances in organocatalytic methods for the synthesis of disubstituted 2- and 3-indolinones

(2012) Renato Dalpozzo et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Chiral-at-metal complexes and their catalytic applications in organic synthesis

(2012) Eike B. Bauer   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Stereogenic metal centres – from Werner to supramolecular chemistry

(2012) Edwin C. Constable   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Enantioselective Conjugate Addition of Alkylboranes Catalyzed by a Copper–N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex

(2012) Mika Yoshida et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly Enantioselective Conjugate Addition of Malononitrile to 2-Enoylpyridines with Bifunctional Organocatalyst

(2012) Nagaraju Molleti et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Conjugate Addition of Trimethylaluminium to β,γ-Unsaturated α-Ketoesters

(2011) Ludovic Gremaud et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Asymmetric Binary Acid Catalysis: A Regioselectivity Switch between Enantioselective 1,2- and 1,4-Addition through Different Counteranions of InIII

(2011) Jian Lv et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Enantioselective synthesis of all-carbon quaternary stereogenic centers in acyclic systems

(2011) Jaya Prakash Das et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Catalytic Asymmetric 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Nitrones to Alkylidene Malonates: Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Multisubstituted Isoxazolidines

(2011) Donghui Chen et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Asymmetric Cycloaddition of β,γ-Unsaturated α-Ketoesters with Electron-Rich Alkenes Catalyzed by a Chiral Er(OTf)3/N,N′-Dioxide Complex: Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydro-2 H-pyrans

(2011) Yin Zhu et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Asymmetric Synthesis of Octahedral Coordination Complexes

(2011) Eric Meggers   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Highly Enantioselective Intermolecular Stetter Reactions of β-Aryl Acceptors: α-Ketoester Moiety as Handle for Activation and Synthetic Manipulations

(2011) Eduardo Sánchez-Larios et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Enantioselective synthesis of chiral γ-aryl α-keto ester by copper-catalyzed 1,4-conjugate addition using D2-symmetric biphenyl phosphoramidite ligand

(2011) Bo Yang et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Enantioselective Friedel–Crafts alkylation reaction of indoles with α,β-unsaturated acyl phosphonates catalyzed by chiral phosphoric acid

(2010) Prabhakar Bachu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Highly enantioselective Michael addition of malonates to β,γ-unsaturated α-ketoesters catalyzed by chiral N,N′-dioxide-Yttrium(iii) complexes with convenient procedure

(2010) Lin Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Metal-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition reaction: formation of quaternary stereocenters

(2010) Christine Hawner et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Acyl Phosphonates: Good Hydrogen Bond Acceptors and Ester/Amide Equivalents in Asymmetric Organocatalysis

(2010) Hao Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioselective Friedel−Crafts Reaction of β-Trifluoromethylated Acrylates with Pyrroles and Its Application to the Synthesis of Trifluorinated Heliotridane

(2010) Yiyong Huang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Asymmetric Binary-Acid Catalysis with Chiral Phosphoric Acid and MgF2: Catalytic Enantioselective Friedel−Crafts Reactions of β,γ-Unsaturated α-Ketoesters

(2010) Jian Lv et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Highly Enantioselective Nitrone Cycloadditions with 2-Alkenoyl PyridineN-Oxides Catalyzed by Cu(II)−BOX Complexes

(2010) Santiago Barroso et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Highly Enantioselective Michael Addition of α-Substituted Cyano Ketones to β,γ-Unsaturated α-Keto Esters using Bifunctional Thiourea-Tertiary Amine Catalysts: An Easy Access to Chiral Dihydropyrans

(2009) Sheng-Li Zhao et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts Reactions in Water Using a DNA-Based Catalyst

(2009) Arnold J. Boersma et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Chiral Auxiliaries as Emerging Tools for the Asymmetric Synthesis of Octahedral Metal Complexes

(2009) Eric Meggers   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Chiral-Auxiliary-Mediated Asymmetric Synthesis of Tris-Heteroleptic Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes

(2009) Lei Gong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic Enantioselective Intramolecular Redox Reactions: Ring-Fused Tetrahydroquinolines

(2009) Sandip Murarka et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

AgAsF6/Sm(OTf)3Promoted Reversal of Enantioselectivity for the Asymmetric Friedel−Crafts Alkylations of Indoles with β,γ-Unsaturated α-Ketoesters

(2009) Yanling Liu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Organocatalytic Formation of Quaternary Stereocenters

(2009) Marco Bella et al.   SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART

Lewis Acid Catalyzed Asymmetric Cyanohydrin Synthesis

(2008) Michael North et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Scope of the Asymmetric Intramolecular Stetter Reaction Catalyzed by Chiral Nucleophilic Triazolinylidene Carbenes

(2008) Javier Read de Alaniz et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

DNA-Based Asymmetric Catalysis: Sequence-Dependent Rate Acceleration and Enantioselectivity

(2008) Arnold J. Boersma et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Simple Alkyl Thiols to α,β-UnsaturatedN-Acylated Oxazolidin-2-ones with Bifunctional Catalysts

(2008) Yan Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly Enantioselective Friedel−Crafts Reaction of Indoles with 2-EnoylPyridine 1-Oxides Catalyzed by Chiral Pyridine 2,6-Bis(5′,5′-diphenyloxazoline)−Cu(II) Complexes†

(2008) Pradeep K. Singh et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Tin-Free Enantioselective Radical Reactions Using Silanes

(2008) Mukund P. Sibi et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Synthesis of Enantiopure Iridium(I) and Iridium(III) Pybox Complexes and Their Application in the Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones†

(2008) Paloma Paredes et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Chiral bis(2-oxazolinyl)xanthene (xabox)/transition-metal complexes catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions and Diels–Alder reactions

(2008) Kesiny Phomkeona et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Molecular sieves 4A work to mediate the catalytic metal enolization of nucleophile precursors: application to catalyzed enantioselective Michael addition reactions

(2008) Masayuki Hasegawa et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Catalytic activation of nucleophile precursors with metal acetates in alcohol media and applications to enantioselective Michael addition reactions

(2008) Fumiyasu Ono et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Asymmetric hydroamination of acrylonitrile derivatives catalyzed by Ni(II)-complexes

(2008) Luca Fadini et al.   TETRAHEDRON-ASYMMETRY

Asymmetric Brønsted Acid Catalysis: Enantioselective Nucleophilic Substitutions and 1,4-Additions

(2007) Magnus Rueping et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Chiral Lewis Acid Catalyzed Enantioselective Conjugate Radical Additions to α,β-Unsaturated 2-Pyridyl Ketones

(2007) Mukund Sibi et al.   SYNLETT