Cascade Reactions in Stereoselective Synthesis

Abstract

With the generation of multibonds and stereogenic centers in one‐pot or one‐step operation, cascade reactions have long been the efficient protocols in organic synthesis and have occupied a special chapter in the repertoire of the modern synthetic methods. Recent advances in the stereoselective reactions further expand the realms of cascade reactions' applications. To gain deeper insights into the cascade reactions for creating the more efficient methodologies, a concise review in this subject is essential. This review aims to highlight the recent advances in this area with particular emphasis on the stereoselective synthesis of natural products or pharmaceutical drugs. The article is classified into seven sections, namely, pericyclic, radical, transition‐metal‐catalyzed, nucleophilic, electrophilic, organocatalytic, and miscellaneous cascade reactions.