A fresh take on an established chemical reaction has solved a long-standing problem in organic synthesis: how to prepare single mirror-image isomers of groups known as isolated quaternary stereocentres. See Article p.340
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Morken, J. Catalysis marches on. Nature 508, 324–325 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13225
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