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Org. Biomol. Chem., 2005, 3, 719 - 724, DOI: 10.1039/b415217b
Asymmetric organocatalysis
Jayasree Seayad and Benjamin List
The field of asymmetric organocatalysis is rapidly developing and attracts an increasing number of research groups around the world. Here we present a brief overview of this area, guided by a mechanistic classification. Accordingly, organocatalysts are categorized as either Lewis base, Lewis acid, Brønsted base, or Brønsted acid catalysts.
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