Recent developments in enantioselective zinc-catalyzed transformations

Hélène Pellissier (1)

1 ISM2 - Institut des Sciences Moléculaires de Marseille

This review collects the recent advances in the field of enantioselective zinc-catalyzed transformations, covering the literature since the beginning of 2015, illustrating the power of chiral green zinc catalysts to promote all types of reactions. A range of highly enantioselective reactions have been developed in the last six years, including cycloadditions, alkynylation/allylation reactions of carbonyl compounds and derivatives, additions of diorganozincs to carbonyl compounds and derivatives, Mannich reactions, (nitro)aldol reactions, other 1,2-nucleophilic additions to carbonyl compounds and derivatives, Michael additions, Friedel-Crafts reactions, reductions, a-functionalizations of carbonyl compounds, ringopening reactions, epoxidations, halolactonizations, domino/tandem reactions and miscellaneous reactions.

Mots clés: Asymmetric catalysis; Chirality; Enantioselectivity; Enantioselective transformations; Green catalysis; Transition metals; Zinc

Domaines: Catalyse; Chimie organique

Hélène Pellissier. Recent developments in enantioselective zinc-catalyzed transformations. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021, 439, pp.213926. ⟨10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213926⟩. ⟨hal-03205980⟩