Chiral Cobalt Complexes Synthesised From L-Valine: As Potential Catalysts for Asymmetric Henry Reaction

Chirality of organic molecules plays an enormous role in areas ranging from medicine to material science, yet the synthesis of such entities in one enantiomeric form is one of the most difficult challenges. Properties of molecules and molecular arrays depend on chirality. Molecular communication in biological systems emanates from this intrinsic structural feature [1-8]. Despite this importance, the ability to obtain chiral molecules in enantiopure form remained extremely limited until recently.