Catalytic Asymmetric Reactions in Organic Chemistry

This lecture covers the principles of catalytic asymmetric reactions in organic chemistry, focusing on the creation of new chirality elements during reactions, modes of asymmetric induction, kinetic resolution of chiral compounds, desymmetrization, and various activation modes such as LUMO and HOMO activation. It also discusses specific reactions like the Aldol reaction, allylation, ene reactions, and Mannich reactions with different catalysts. The lecture emphasizes the importance of quality parameters like turnover number, turnover frequency, and enantiomeric excess in catalytic reactions.