Chiral heterogeneous photocatalysts for enantioselective synthesis: standing on the shoulders of organocatalysis

, an organocatalyst -, takes care of stereoinduction instead. Although synthetic applications are still limited to a handful of (benchmark) C-C and C-N bond formations and oxidation protocols, their number is expected to grow steadily in the near future. This trend is supported by cross-disciplinary knowledge transfer from the field of asymmetric organocatalysis, which is also driving the application of these materials in broader areas, such as solar-to-chemical energy conversion and chiral sensing technologies.