The recognition of chirality in bioactive molecules is as old as modern organic chemistry itself. Pioneering work by Jean-Baptiste Biot, Louis Pasteur, Emil Fischer, and J. vant Hoff established ...

Catalysis for asymmetric reactions is generating tremendous academic and industrial interest, even if it is not yet widely used in pharmaceutical production. Several critical considerations surface ...

NATURE HAS A WAY OF KNOWING how to make things work. Reactions often run in a catalytic mode, and material use, energy, and waste are minimized. Many molecules are chiral, and their unique handedness ...