title: Enantioselective synthesis of spiroacetals: the conquest of a long-sought goal in asymmetric catalysis.
abstract: This perspective article briefly outlines the very few and recent methods reported in the literature on catalytic asymmetric synthesis of spiroacetals from achiral substrates.
authors: Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica "Enrique Moles", Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería 8, 33006-Oviedo, Spain. fjfv@uniovi.es frodriguez@uniovi.es.
authors: Lara
authors: L
authors: Cala
authors: Francisco J
authors: FJ
authors: Fañanás
authors: Félix
authors: F
authors: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000080:Acetals / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D009284:Naphthols / Q000737:chemistry; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry; D010756:Phosphoric Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000080:Acetals; C406944:BINOL, naphthol; D001688:Biological Products; D009284:Naphthols; D010756:Phosphoric Acids; D010165:Palladium; D006046:Gold; C030242:phosphoric acid