Abstract

Chiral scandium complexes have been widely used in asymmetric synthesis during the
last two decades. In this chapter, representative achievements in scandium-catalyzed
enantioselective reactions, published between 2003 and 2019, are highlighted. Reaction
types covered include aldol-type reactions, Mannich-type reactions, Michael reactions,
Friedel–Crafts reactions, rearrangements of carbonyl compounds with diazo compounds,
ene-type reactions, photocatalytic reactions, ring-opening reactions, and cycloadditions.