The advent and development of organocatalysis

The advent and development of organocatalysis

The use of small organic molecules as catalysts has been known for more than a century. But only in the past decade has organocatalysis become a thriving area of general concepts and widely applicable asymmetric reactions. Here I present my opinion on why the field of organocatalysis has blossomed s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2008-09, Vol.455 (7211), p.304-308
1. Verfasser: MacMillan, David W. C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Catalysis
Chemical reactions
Chemistry
Chemistry, Organic - history
Chemistry, Organic - methods
commentary
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humanities and Social Sciences
Hydrogen Bonding
Hydrogen bonds
Ions - chemistry
multidisciplinary
Natural products
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Zusammenfassung:The use of small organic molecules as catalysts has been known for more than a century. But only in the past decade has organocatalysis become a thriving area of general concepts and widely applicable asymmetric reactions. Here I present my opinion on why the field of organocatalysis has blossomed so dramatically over the past decade.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/nature07367