title: Asymmetric organocatalytic domino reactions.
abstract: The current status of organic synthesis is hampered by costly protecting-group strategies and lengthy purification procedures after each synthetic step. To circumvent these problems, the synthetic potential of multicomponent domino reactions has been utilized for the efficient and stereoselective construction of complex molecules from simple precursors in a single process. In particular, domino reactions mediated by organocatalysts are in a way biomimetic, as this principle is used very efficiently in the biosynthesis of complex natural products starting from simple precursors. In this Minireview, we discuss the current development of this fast-growing field.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, RWTH Aachen, Landoltweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany. enders@rwth-aachen.de
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Enders
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grondal
authors.forename: Matthias R M
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hüttl
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals