Chirality from Dynamic Kinetic Resolution -- Contents -- General Introduction -- Chapter 1 Chiral Auxiliaries -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Configurationally Labile Alkyl Halides -- 1.3 DKR of Configurationally Labile Anions -- 1.4 Esterification and Transesterification Reactions -- 1.5 Cyclocondensation Reactions -- 1.6 Reductions -- 1.7 Cycloaddition Reactions -- 1.8 Miscellaneous Reactions -- 1.9 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Chiral Catalysts -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Ruthenium-catalysed DKR -- 2.3 DKR Catalysed by Metals other than Ruthenium -- 2.3.1 Palladium-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.2 Platinum-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.3 Nickel-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.4 Cobalt-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.5 Chromium-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.6 Iron-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.7 Copper-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.8 Barium-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.9 Rhodium-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.10 Iridium-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.11 Molybdenum-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.12 Magnesium-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.13 Lanthanum-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.14 Titanium-catalysed DKR -- 2.3.15 Lithium-catalysed DKR -- 2.4 Organocatalysed Reactions -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 Enzymatic Methods -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Enzymatic Reduction Reactions -- 3.3 Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Esterification Reactions -- 3.4 Miscellaneous Enzymatic Reactions -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Use of Transition Metals and Enzymes in Tandem -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Ruthenium and Enzyme-catalysed DKR -- 4.2.1 DKR of Alcohols -- 4.2.2 DKR of Amines -- 4.3 Enzymatic DKR using Metals other than Ruthenium -- 4.3.1 DKR of Alcohols -- 4.3.2 DKR of Amines -- 4.3.3 DKR of Allylic Acetates -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 Atroposelective Reactions -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 DKR by Atroposelective Cleavage of a Bridge -- 5.3 Application of the Lactone Concept to Configurationally Unstable Compounds other than Biaryl Lactones.

5.4 DKR by Introduction of a Substituent to Configurationally Unstable Biaryls -- 5.5 DKR by Atroposelective Formation of a Bridge -- 5.6 DKR via a Bridged Intermediate -- 5.7 Application to the Synthesis of Natural Products and Chiral Auxiliaries -- 5.7.1 Synthesis of Natural Products -- 5.7.2 Synthesis of Axially Chiral Reagents -- 5.8 Conclusions -- References -- General Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- Subject Index.