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Frontispiece: Enantioselective Brønsted Acid Catalysis as a Tool for the Synthesis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals
Author(s) -
Merad Jérémy,
Lalli Claudia,
Bernadat Guillaume,
Maury Julien,
Masson Géraldine
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201881662
Subject(s) - enantioselective synthesis , catalysis , brønsted–lowry acid–base theory , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry
Chiral Brønsted acids are capable of promoting plenty of enantioselective transformations. From simple substrates, chiral protons build complex enantioenriched scaffolds that are subsequently involved in the total synthesis of bioactive moieties. This review aims to describe the value of such asymmetric catalysis to the synthesis of natural products and pharmaceuticals. The target structures, and the potential disconnections are particularly emphasized. For more information see the Minireview by G. Masson and co‐workers on page 3925 ff.