Recent Developments in Asymmetric Phase‐Transfer Reactions |
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Authors: | Dr Seiji Shirakawa Prof?Dr Keiji Maruoka |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Special Laboratory of Organocatalytic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606‐8502 (Japan) |
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Abstract: | Phase‐transfer catalysis has been recognized as a powerful method for establishing practical protocols for organic synthesis, because it offers several advantages, such as operational simplicity, mild reaction conditions, suitability for large‐scale synthesis, and the environmentally benign nature of the reaction system. Since the pioneering studies on highly enantioselective alkylations promoted by chiral phase‐transfer catalysts, this research field has served as an attractive area for the pursuit of “green” sustainable chemistry. A wide variety of asymmetric transformations catalyzed by chiral onium salts and crown ethers have been developed for the synthesis of valuable organic compounds in the past several decades, especially in recent years. |
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Keywords: | asymmetric synthesis biphasic catalysis enantioselectivity organocatalysis phase‐transfer catalysis |
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