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Asymmetric Organocatalysis on a Technical Scale: Current Status and Future Challenges

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Acknowledgements

I am grateful for the support of many colleagues during the preparation of this contribution about large-scale organocatalysis. In this regard I would like to thank Dr. Dave Ager (DSM), Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Drauz, Dr. Ian Grayson (both Degussa AG), Dr. Charles Fehr (Firmenich), Prof. Dr. Eric Jacobsen (Harvard University), Prof. Dr. Jürgen Martens (University of Oldenburg), Prof. Dr. Kenji Maruoka (Kyoto University), Prof. Dr. Martin O'Donnell (University of Illinois), Prof. Dr. Yian Shi (Colorado State University), and Prof. Dr. Yoshiji Takemoto (Kyoto University) for personal communications. In addition, I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Albrecht Berkessel (University of Cologne), and Prof. Dr. Heribert Offermanns for many exciting discussions about asymmetric organocatalysis.

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Gröger, H. (2008). Asymmetric Organocatalysis on a Technical Scale: Current Status and Future Challenges. In: Reetz, M., List, B., Jaroch, S., Weinmann, H. (eds) Organocatalysis. Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings, vol 2007/2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/2789_2008_082

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