Recent Advances in Organocatalytic Cascade Reactions toward the Formation of Quaternary Stereocenters

Abstract

This review provides the authors’ selection of recent publications that highlight the increasing efforts to develop valuable organocatalytic domino/tandem/cascade reactions as the main tool in the creation of quaternary stereocenters. 1 Introduction 2 Diarylprolinol Ethers and Proline Derivatives 3 Imidazolidinones 4 Brønsted Acids 5 Cinchona Alkaloids 6 Thioureas 7 Squaramides 8 N-Heterocyclic Carbenes 9 Outlook and Conclusions