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Organocatalysis is the catalysis of chemical reactions using a purely organic compound. This compound is composed of mainly carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus, and does not contain any metals.

Organocatalysts are usually small molecules. They are robust, and commercially available in quantity, making it inexpensive and readily obtained. They are stable to moisture and oxygen, making inconvenient air sensitive techniques unnecessary.

Contents 1 Applications 2 Examples 3 See also 4 References

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Concepts in chiral synthesis
Analysis:	Optical rotation, Enantiomeric excess, Diastereomeric excess, Chiral derivitizing agents
Chiral resolution:	Crystallization, Kinetic resolution, Chiral column chromatography
Reactions:	Asymmetric induction, Chiral reagents, Chiral pool synthesis, Chiral auxiliaries, Asymmetric catalytic reduction, Asymmetric catalytic oxidation, Organocatalysis, Biocatalysis

[edit] References

• Berkessel, A., Groeger, H. (2005). Asymmetric Organocatalysis. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. ISBN 3-527-30517-3.