Enantioselective organocatalysis : reactions and experimental procedures / edited by Peter I. Dalko.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Asymmetric organocatalysis : a new stream in organic synthesis / Peter I. Dalko -- Enamine catalysis -- Aldol and Mannich-type reactions / Fujie Tanaka and Carlos F. Barbas, III -- a-Heteroatom functionalization / Mauro Marigo and Karl Anker Jørgensen -- Direct conjugate additions via enamine activation / Cyril Bressy and Peter I. Dalko -- Iminium catalysis / Gérald Lelais and David W.C. MacMillan -- Ammonium ions as chiral templates / Takashi Ooi and Keiji Maruoka -- Organocatalytic enantioselective Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) reactions / Candice Menozzi and Peter I. Dalko -- Asymmetric proton catalysis / Jeff D. McGilvra, Vijaya Bhasker Gondi, and Viresh H. Rawal -- Chiral Lewis bases as catalysts / Pavel Kočovský and Andrei V. Malkov -- Asymmetric acyl transfer reactions / Alan C. Spivey and Paul McDaid -- Nucleophilic N-heterocyclic carbenes in asymmetric organocatalysis / Dieter Enders [and others] -- Ylide-based reactions / Eoghan M. McGarrigle and Varinder K. Aggarwal -- Organocatalytic enantioselective reduction of olefins, ketones, and imines / Henri B. Kagan -- Oxidation reactions / Alan Armstrong -- Shape- and site-selective asymmetric reactions / Nicolas Bogliotti and Peter I. Dalko.

In this reference leaders at the forefront of research provide an insight into one of the hottest topics in organic synthesis, focusing on the most important enantioselective reactions. Clearly structured, each entry begins with a concise introduction, including a mechanistic discussion of the reaction, followed by preparative guidelines for newcomers, such as carefully selected working procedures with critical notes for bench chemists, rules of thumb and tips and tricks.

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