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New reagents and catalysts have unlimited potential for the future of organic synthesis. We have been interested in Lewis and Brønsted acid catalysis for a number of years. In this chapter, I am going to review on several of these acids and related catalysts from the conceptual aspect of their molecular design and engineering.
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Yamamoto, H. (2012). Acid Catalysis in Organic Synthesis. In: Gooßen, L. (eds) Inventing Reactions. Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, vol 44. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3418_2012_51
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