1-Amino-1-ferrocenyl-2-methyl-2-propanol: a case study on the conformational control of asymmetric induction

SuperQuat chiral auxiliaries: design, synthesis, and utility

The design, synthesis and outline of some of the most common synthetic applications of the SuperQuat (4-substituted 5,5-dimethyloxazolidine-2-one) family of chiral auxiliaries, developed to address the shortcomings of the Evans (4-substituted oxazolidin-2-one) family of chiral auxiliaries, are presented.

Recent Applications of Chiral Ferrocene Ligands in Asymmetric Catalysis

Despite the impressive progress achieved in asymmetric catalysis during the last decade, an increasing number of new catalysts, ligands, and applications are reported every year to satisfy the need to embrace a wider range of reactions and to improve the efficiency of existing processes. Because of their availability, unique stereochemical aspects, and wide variety of coordination modes and possibilities for the fine-tuning of the steric and electronic properties, ferrocene-based ligands constitute one of the most versatile ligand architectures in the current scenario of asymmetric catalysis. Over the last few years ferrocene catalysts have been successfully applied in an amazing variety of enantioselective processes. This Review documents these recent advances, with special emphasis on the most innovative asymmetric processes and the development of novel, efficient types of ferrocene ligands.