Citation: Cao Weidi, Liu Xiaohua, Feng Xiaoming. Chiral organobases: Properties and applications in asymmetric catalysis[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2018, 29(8): 1201-1208. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.05.041 shu

Chiral organobases: Properties and applications in asymmetric catalysis

Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China

Corresponding author: Liu Xiaohua, liuxh@scu.edu.cn
Received Date: 10 April 2018
Revised Date: 18 May 2018
Accepted Date: 23 May 2018
Available Online: 28 August 2018

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Chiral organobases occupy a significant position in asymmetric organocatalysis. The general types of chiral organobases include tertiary amines, amidines, guanidines, cyclopropenimines, and iminophosphoranes, etc. These organobases are demonstrated to be effective organocatalysts to promote divers kinds of base-initiated reactions in excellent yields and stereoselectivities. In previous reports, several groups have summarized each kind of chiral organobases in different reviews. To the aim of understanding the whole of them in one review, herein, we provide a brief introduction of these chiral organobases in asymmetric catalysis.
- Chiral organobases,
- Asymmetric organocatalysis,
- Amines,
- Amidines,
- Guanidines,
- Cyclopropenimines,
- Iminophosphoranes
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