Applications of Chiral Phosphine-Based Organocatalysts in Catalytic Asymmetric Reactions

摘要

Chiral phosphines are versatile Lewis basic catalysts that are capable of promoting a wide range of asymmetric reactions. In particular, recently designed chiral phosphines based on the concept of bi-/multifunctionality have been demonstrated to be effective catalysts for many types of asymmetric reactions, such as (aza)-MBH reactions, cycloaddition reactions, and nucleophilic addition reactions. This short overview summarizes the recent advances in this field and high-lights the most-significant achievements.