Catalytic enantioselective stereoablative reactions represent a unique approach to the preparation of enantioenriched materials, wherein a catalytic method destroys, at least temporarily, stereogenic elements of a molecule. This review introduces a recent example of novel approaches in asymmetric catalytic methods for stereoablation, as well as the use of a new stereoablative reaction in a concise synthesis of the marine diterpenoid (−)-cyanthiwigin F.
