Critical trends in synthetic organic chemistry in terms of organocatalysis
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Nagaraju Kerru
Abstract
The utilization of small organic compounds as catalysts has advanced rapidly, and organocatalysis has emerged as a dominant technique complementary to metal-catalyzed organic conversions. The organocatalysis field has enhanced the progression of innovative approaches to make varied chiral molecules. Researchers have placed enormous effort towards designing and blending simpler organocatalysts to synthesize enantioselective molecules in good yields. This work emphasized the impact of enamine, iminium, hydrogen bonding, and phase transfer organocatalysts in organic synthesis. The monograph focused on the crucial methods to construct valuable molecules with high enantiomeric purity.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa, and GITAM Deemed to be University, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, India, for financial and research support.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Organocatalysis: a green tool for sustainable developments
- Reviews
- Zwitterionic imidazolium salt: an effective green organocatalyst in synthetic chemistry
- The aryl iodine-catalyzed organic transformation via hypervalent iodine species generated in situ
- Baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) catalyzed synthesis of bioactive heterocycles and some stereoselective reactions
- Critical trends in synthetic organic chemistry in terms of organocatalysis
- Organo-catalysis as emerging tools in organic synthesis: aldol and Michael reactions
- Synthetic drives for useful drug molecules through organocatalytic methods
- Organocatalytic total synthesis of bioactive compounds based on one-pot methodologies
- Organocatalysts based on natural and modified amino acids for asymmetric reactions
- Bronsted acidic surfactants: efficient organocatalysts for diverse organic transformations
- Microwave-induced biocatalytic reactions toward medicinally important compounds
- Sulfonated β-cyclodextrins: efficient supramolecular organocatalysts for diverse organic transformations
- Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of bioactive heterocycles
