TY - GEN AU - Berkessel, Albrecht AU - Groger, Harald TI - Asymmetric Organocatalysis: From Biomimetic Concepts to Applications in Asymmetric Synthesis SN - 9783527305179 U1 - 547.215 PY - 2005/// CY - Weinheim PB - Wiley KW - Cycloaddition Reactions KW - oxidation N2 - Asymmetric catalysis represents still one of the major challenges in modern organic chemistry. Besides the well-established asymmetric metal-complex-catalysed syntheses and biocatalysis, the use of ""pure"" organic catalysts turned out to be an additional efficient tool for the synthesis of chiral building blocks. In this handbook, the experienced authors from academia and industry provide the first overview of the important use of such metal-free organic catalysts in organic chemistry. With its comprehensive description of numerous reaction types, e.g., nucleophilic substitution and addition ER -