Organometallic catalysis in asymmetric synthesis
Abstract — Asymmetric reactions involving organometallic catalysis are briefly reviewed. Recent developments in the field include the discovery of a few new asymmetric catalytic reactions and the improvement of the enantiomeric excess of already known reactions. The factors determining type and extent of asym— metric induction are considered and the difficulties encountered in the attempts to identify the origin of asymmetric induction in organontallic asymntric catalysis are discussed.