title: Chiral phosphines in nucleophilic organocatalysis.
abstract: This review discusses the tertiary phosphines possessing various chiral skeletons that have been used in asymmetric nucleophilic organocatalytic reactions, including annulations of allenes, alkynes, and Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) acetates, carbonates, and ketenes with activated alkenes and imines, allylic substitutions of MBH acetates and carbonates, Michael additions, γ-umpolung additions, and acylations of alcohols.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yumei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhanhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Hongchao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Ohyun
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kwon
keywords: asymmetric catalysis; chiral phosphine; nucleophilic; organocatalysis; organophosphorus; synthesis