Development of efficient enantioselective methods for synthesis of chiral, nonracemic molecules is one of the most important task of contemporary organic chemistry. We are interested in the design and application of chiral Lewis base catalysts in a wide range of enantioselective transformations.
Publications
Acylative Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Alcohols: Tandem Catalysis by HyperBTM and Bäckvall’s Ruthenium Complex
Preparative-Scale Synthesis of Vedejs Chiral DMAP Catalysts
Kinens, A.; Balkaitis, S.; Suna, E. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 12449–12459.
Development of a Chiral DMAP Catalyst for the Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Azole Hemiaminals
Kinens, A.; Sejejs, M.; Kamlet, A. S.; Piotrowski, D. W.; Vedejs, E.; Suna, E. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 869–886.