Open AccessDo We Need Asymmetric Organocatalysis?
Author(s) -
Peter I. Dalko
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2007.213
Subject(s) - organocatalysis , chemistry , computer science , enantioselective synthesis , biochemical engineering , catalysis , organic chemistry , engineering
Asymmetric organocatalysis is a 'fast lane' of the chemical highway: the progress in the last decade is simply spectacular. This introductory article summarizes basic principles, historical background, and discusses basic catalyst classes and reaction types.