Asymmetric Dihydroxylation of olefins is of high synthetic value because it introduces two vicinal hydroxy groups,...

Asymmetric oxohydroxylation of α-alkyl enoates with potassium permanganate catalyzed by monocationic quaternary...

Organocatalysts are one of the bravest attempts to mimic enzyme catalysis that Mother Nature uses. Chiral...

1,2-addition is a type of organic chemical reaction that involves the addition of functional groups to the 1st and 2nd...

The Michael reaction is the conjugate 1,4-addition of a resonance stabilized carbanion (michael donor) to an activated...

The aldol reaction unites two carbonyl compounds to form a β-hydroxy-carbonyl product, where one carbonyl compound...

Alkylation is the introduction of an alkyl group into an organic compound by substitution or addition. The alkyl group...

Alkynylation is an addition reaction in organic synthesis where a terminal alkyne adds to a carbonyl group to form an...

An Allylsilylation is performed between allylsilanes and aldehydes furnishes homo allyl alcohols. Using Cinchona...

Amination is the process by which an amine group is introduced into an organic molecule. This type of reaction is...

The Sharpless Aminohydroxylation allows the syn-selective preparation of 1,2-amino alcohols by reaction of alkenes...

Any hydrocarbon or heterocycle with 4n+2 electrons in a fully conjugated cyclic π system is considered to be an...

Any reaction that involves the addition of one or more aryl groups. Examples for arylations are Cross Coupling...

Asymmetric Synthesis (Enantioselective Synthesis) is the conversion of an achiral substance into a chiral, nonracemic...

Azidation is any reaction that results in the formation of an azide.