title: The Catalytic Asymmetric Intramolecular Stetter Reaction.
abstract: This account chronicles our efforts at the development of a catalytic asymmetric Stetter reaction using chiral triazolium salts as small molecule organic catalysts. Advances in the mechanistically related azolium-catalyzed asymmetric benzoin reaction are discussed, particularly as they apply to catalyst design. A chronological treatise of reaction discovery, catalyst optimization and reactivity extension follows.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
authors.forename: Javier Read
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: de Alaniz
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rovis