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The Schiff base and its metal complexes are extensively studied for their adaptable metal chelating properties. Their ability to alter the design and modify it for various organic and biological applications makes them versatile compounds. The chiral Schiff base and their metal complexes possess excellent stability in very high temperatures, making them a suitable candidate for organocatalysts in reactions involving harsh conditions. Besides, these chiral complexes of Schiff base can transform their chirality in the final product formed in different chemical reactions. This stereo-induction by the chiral metal complexes of Schiff base is considerably valuable for synthesizing high optically active compounds in the field of medicinal and natural product synthesis. Thus, this review emphasizes the latest and relevant literature concerning the asymmetric catalysis of chiral Schiff base ligand-metal complexes in various synthetic organic transformation reactions. The synthesis and the catalytic mechanisms of various reactions are discussed, including their enantioselectivities, diastereoselectivities, regioselectivities, and stereoselectivities of different complexes to organic transformation.

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Halogens play a crucial part in synthetic organic chemistry. Halo‐cyclized products hold numerous applications in the pharmaceutical industries, agrochemicals, natural product synthesis, and material chemistry. Thus, this review will discuss the role of various catalysts, such as from metal‐catalysts to organocatalysts, under different conditions to synthesize various halocyclized products. The synthesis and catalytic mechanisms underlying the different asymmetric transformations will also be covered by emphasizing the enantioselectivities, diastereoselectivities, and regioselectivities from the existing pieces of literature.

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Gold catalysis is an extremely enthusiastic field of investigation in the catalysis area. The development of alternative, highly inventive, precompetitive techniques based on gold catalysis has paved the way for executing a broad spectrum of chemical transformations from uncomplicated starting materials. The total synthesis of natural products is a complex and more complicated task. An amalgamation of natural product synthesis through goldcatalysis has been a thought-provoking job. The protocol has solved several problems related to the synthesis of numerous complicated natural products. Thus, this review has outlined some of the most notable benchmarks from the last seven years (2015-2021) on gold catalysis and their application in the total synthesis of numerous natural products. The strategy acquired by the authors to accomplish the total synthesis will be elaborately discussed by emphasizing the role of the gold-catalyzed reactions.

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