BINAP: an efficient chiral element for asymmetric catalysis

TL;DR: Asymmetric 1,4-addition of 9-phenyl-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (2m) to 2-cyclohexenone (1a) proceeded with high enantioselectivity in toluene at 80 °C in the presence of 3 mol % of a rhodium catalyst generated from [Rh(OMe)(cod)]2 and (S)-binap, which was 98% enantiomerically pure as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: A review of catalytic asymmetric reaction of readily available alkynes is presented in this paper, including transition-metal-catalyzed and organocatalytic reactions, with a discussion of the reaction scope, mechanistic insights, and synthetic applications of these catalytic reactions of alkynes.

TL;DR: The chirally functionalized periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) with C2-symmetric chiral building blocks, BINAP (2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl), in the pore wall was successfully synthesized for the first time using a successive co-condensation and post-synthesis modification method as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The palladium-catalyzed asymmetric arylation of 4,7-dihydro-1,3-dioxepin 1d has been shown to give 2d-h (up to 75% ee), which can be readily converted to γ-butyrolactone derivatives.

TL;DR: Stereoselectivite dans l'hydrogenation de cetoesters and d'un aminoester conjugue, catalysee par des complexes du ruthenium.