1. For selected books on asymmetric organocatalysis, see: (a) Berkessel A, Groger H. Metal free organic catalysis in asymmetric synthesis, Wiley-VCH:Weinheim, 2004; (b) Berkessel A, Groger H. Asymmetric organocatalysis – from biomimetic concepts to applications in asymmetric synthesis. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2005; (c) Dalko PI. Enantioselective organocatalysis. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2007; (d) List B. Asymmetric organocatalysis. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 2009; (e) Pellissier H. Recent developments in asymmetric organocatalysis. Cambridge: RSC Publishing, 2012; (f) Dalko PI. Comprehensive stereoselective organocatalysis, vols 1–3, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2013; (g) Rios Torres R. Stereoselective organocatalysis-bond formation methodologies and activation modes. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2013. For reviews, see: (h) Dalko PI, Moisan L. In the golden age of organocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed. 2004;43:5138–75; (i) Mukherjee S, Yang JW, Hoffmann S, List B. Asymmetric enamine catalysis. Chem Rev. 2007;107:5471–569; (j) Dondoni A, Massi A. Asymmetric organocatalysis: from infancy to adolescence. Angew Chem Int Ed. 2008;47:4638–60; (k) Melchiorre P, Marigo M, Carlone A, Bartoli G. Asymmetric aminocatalysis-gold rush in organic chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed. 2008;47:6138–71.
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4. For selected reviews, see: (a) Wang YB, Tan B. Construction of axially chiral compounds via asymmetric organocatalysis. Acc Chem Res. 2018, 51, 534-47
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