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Lewis acids in organic synthesis
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The article was published on 2000-09-22. It has received 491 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lewis acids and bases & Organic synthesis.read more
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Catalytic Carbophilic Activation: Catalysis by Platinum and Gold π Acids
Alois Fürstner,Paul W. Davies +1 more
TL;DR: The ability of platinum and gold catalysts to effect powerful atom-economic transformations has led to a marked increase in their utilization and the application of platinum- and gold-catalyzed transformations in natural product synthesis is discussed.
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Lewis Base Catalysis in Organic Synthesis
TL;DR: It has become increasingly apparent that the behavior of Lewis bases as agents for promoting chemical reactions is not merely as an electronic complement of the cognate Lewis acids: in fact Lewis bases are capable of enhancing both the electrophilic and nucleophilic character of molecules to which they are bound.
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Organocatalysis Mediated by (Thio)urea Derivatives
TL;DR: The development of N,N-dialkyl(thio)urea derivatives is charted, from early "proof-of-concept" materials to contemporary active chiral (bifunctional) promoters of highly selective asymmetric transformations.
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Development of novel Lewis acid catalysts for selective organic reactions in aqueous media.
Shu Kobayashi,Kei Manabe +1 more
TL;DR: New types of Lewis acids as water-compatible catalysts have been developed and catalytic asymmetric aldol reactions in such media have been attained, which will contribute to reducing the use of harmful organic solvents and to develop efficient catalytic systems which cannot be realized in conventional organicsolvents.