| Chapter 1. Combinatorial Strategies in Asymmetric Catalysis. Review of the Asymmetric Catalysis Methodology Developed in Peptide Project.Chapter 2. Catalytic Asymmetric Alkylations of Ketoimines. Zr-Catalyzed Additions of Dialkylzinc Reagents to Aryl-, Alkyl-, and Trifluoroalkyl-Substituted Ketoimines.*Chapter 3. Ag-Catalyzed Asymmetric Vinylogous Mannich Reactions . Asymmetric Vinylogous Mannich Reactions with gamma-Substituted Siloxyfurans. Asymmetric Vinylogous Mannich Reactions with Siloxypyrroles. *Appendix. Catalytic Enantioselective Imine Allylation. Ag-Catalyzed Additions of Allyl Boronates to Aldimines and Ketoimines.**Please refer to dissertation for diagrams. |