The domino reaction is a time-resolved process in which two or more bond-forming reactions occur under similar...

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

The Diels-Alder reaction is one of the most useful synthetic reactions for the construction of the cyclohexane...

Molecules with more than one stereocenter can be diastereomers if they are not mirror images of each other. The key...

Any reaction that results in the loss of one or more symmetry elements, but especially the conversion of a prochiral...

Decarboxylation is the removal or loss of a carboxyl group from an organic compound. During the reaction carbon...

A dearomatization reaction is an organic reaction which involves arenes as reactants and in which the reaction...

Darzens reaction is also known as the Darzens condensation or glycidic ester condensation is the chemical reaction of...

A cycloaddition reaction indicates the addition of two π reactants to form a cyclic adduct with formation of σ bonds...

Cyclization is the formation of a ring system.

Cyanation is the attachment or substitution of a cyanide group on various substrates. Such transformations are...

Cross-coupling reactions occur when two reagents, both with activating groups, react together with a metal catalyst to...

Chlorination is a halogenation reaction using chlorine.

Quaternary ammonium salts, especially derived from Cinchona Alkaloids, have become the most privileged class of chiral...

A chiral ligand is a specially adapted ligand used for asymmetric synthesis. This ligand is an enantiopure organic...

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

A cascade reaction, also known as a domino reaction or tandem reaction, is a chemical process that comprises at least...

Bromination is a chemical reaction involving the reaction of a compound and bromine. Finally bromine is being added to...

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

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

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

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

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

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