The first Ru-catalyzed enantioselective hydrovinylation has been realized by using an asymmetric counteranion-directed catalysis strategy. Styrene derivatives react with ethylene in excellent yields and promising enantioselectivity using this approach.

Intramolecular nucleophilic substitution of a trifluoromethyl group to form a 1,2-diphosphole derivative followed by the sequential addition of an alkylating agent and a carbanion are the key steps in the stereoselective synthesis of novel ferrocenyl diphosphines for asymmetric catalysis.

Asymmetric Catalysis An enantioselective intermolecular C−H silylation of heteroarenes for the synthesis acyclic Si-stereogenic silanes is reported by Chuan He et al. in their Communication (e202117820).

A new strategy for organocatalysis based on the biochemical blueprints of biosynthesis has enabled a new laboratory approach to cascade catalysis. Imidazolidinone-based catalytic cycles, involving iminium and enamine activation, have been successfully combined to allow a large diversity of nucleophiles (furans, thiophenes, indoles, butenolides, hydride sources, tertiary amino lactone equivalent...