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1. Development of sterically hindered salts as organocatalysts
Steric bulk induces unique properties
Space filling model of
protonated TTBPy. Can it behave as a Bronsted-acid?
Behaviour of bulky pyridine salts in non-polar solvents
Poor Ion-pair interactions due to steric bulk
Solvation insusceptibility leads to destablization of the cation
2. A new avenue for secondary amine catalysis-Glycosylation
Conventional Enamine catalysis
Glycosylation
Our Approach
Generation of Oxacarbenium ions
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