2014 年 72 巻 2 号 p. 185-186
Several enantioselective syntheses of axially chiral compounds have been recently accomplished by means of various organocatalysts. The strategies reported thus far can be classified into three manners including atroposelective formation of chiral axis, dynamic kinetic resolution, and desymmetrization. These organocatalytic methods opened new avenues for the construction of axial chirality, thereby leading to the synthesis of axially chiral compounds which have been synthetically challenging through conventional methods.