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Organocatalytic Asymmetric Additions to meso ‐Anhydrides and Azlactones
Author(s) -
RodriguezDocampo Zaida,
Con Stephen J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201100266
Subject(s) - the renaissance , kinetic resolution , organocatalysis , chemistry , catalysis , enantioselective synthesis , biochemical engineering , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , engineering , history , art history
This review charts the recent progress of two related, yet distinct organocatalytic processes: the desymmetrisation of meso ‐anhydrides and the dynamic kinetic resolution of azlactones. Driven by recent advances in catalyst design, both these processes have undergone something of a renaissance in recent years and are now becoming very powerful and versatile synthetic methodologies. The material is presented in a critical fashion and the material is organised by reaction type and catalyst class.