reviewOrganic & Biomolecular ChemistryJan 1, 2005Closed access

Asymmetric organocatalysis

Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung

PubMed
Indexed incrossrefpubmed

Abstract

The field of asymmetric organocatalysis is rapidly developing and attracts an increasing number of research groups around the world. Here we present a brief overview of this area, guided by a mechanistic classification. Accordingly, organocatalysts are categorized as either Lewis base, Lewis acid, Brønsted base, or Brønsted acid catalysts.

Citation impact

1,117
total citations
FWCI
80.49
Percentile
100%
References
117
Citations per year

Authors

2

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Organocatalysis
  • Chemistry
  • Lewis acids and bases
  • Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
  • Catalysis
  • Base (topology)
  • Enantioselective synthesis
  • Combinatorial chemistry
No related works found for this paper.