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Recent
Reviews on Organocatalysis
1. Aleman, J.; Cabrera, S. "Applications of Asymmetric Organocatalysis in Medicinal Chemistry." Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42, 774-793.
2. Pellissier, H. "Recent Developments in Asymmetric Organocatalytic Domino Reactions." Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 237-294.
Recent Highlights in Organocatalysis
1. Kim, J.H.; Coric, I.; Vellalath, S.; List, B. "The Catalytic Asymmetric Acetalization." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 4474-4477.
2. Jiang, H.; Cruz, D.C.; Li, Y.; Lauridsen, V.H.; Jorgensen, K.A. "Asymmetric Organocatalytic Thio-Diels-Alder Reactions via Trienamine Catalysis." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 5200-5207.
3. DiRocco, D.A.; Rovis, T. "Catalytic Asymmetric alpha-Acylation of Tertiary Amines Mediated by a Dual Catalysis Mode: N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Photoredox Catalysis." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 8094-8097.
Useful Online Chemistry Resources
· Brooklyn College Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) Facebook page
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· Brooklyn College Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) website and blog
· http://www.chem.harvard.edu/groups/myers/page8/page8.html
Downloadable lecture notes from Prof. Myers (Harvard) course, “Advanced
Organic Chemistry: Synthesis of Complex Molecules”
· http://www2.lsdiv.harvard.edu/labs/evans/pdf/evans_pKa_table.pdf
A table of pKa values of a wide variety of functional groups
· http://organicdivision.org/organic_solvents.html
A table that includes the dielectric constants of common organic solvents
· http://chem.chem.rochester.edu/~nvd/index.html
Chemists blogging about chemistry…very cool!
· http://chemistrybydesign.oia.arizona.edu
An interactive website where you can quiz yourself on total synthesis. Submit a total synthesis and be added to the list of contributors.
And finally…
· http://organicdivision.org/links.html
Links to many other useful online chemistry resources
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