A new type of ligand derived from N-terminal protected dipeptides in enantioselective addition of phenylacetylene to aromatic ketones at room temperature

Amino acids and peptides as asymmetric organocatalysts

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Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +12

Facile Enantioselective Synthesis of Propargylic Alcohols by Direct Addition of Terminal Alkynes to Aldehydes

Doug E. Frantz, Roger Fässler, Erick M. Carreira · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2000 · 598 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +8

A General Catalyst for the Asymmetric Strecker Reaction

Matthew S. Sigman, Petr Váchal, Eric N. Jacobsen · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2000 · 455 citations

Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry +6

Novel Small Organic Molecules for a Highly Enantioselective Direct Aldol Reaction

Zhuo Tang, Fan Jiang, Luoting Yu et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2003 · 428 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry +13

A Highly Efficient Organocatalyst for Direct Aldol Reactions of Ketones with Aldedydes

Zhuo Tang, Zhihua Yang, Xiaohua Chen et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2005 · 385 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +13