Abstract
The rational design of small but highly functional artificial catalysts is very important for practical organic synthesis. Asymmetric Lewis acid catalyses with non-covalent secondary interactions have been developed for enantioselective reactions. This tutorial review describes the concept, design and examples of asymmetric Cu(ii) catalyses for cycloaddition reactions based on intramolecular π-cation or n-cation interactions between the copper(ii) cation and auxiliary Lewis basic sites of the chiral ligands.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 163-172 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Chemical Society Reviews |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)