Strategic
global industries, such as pharmaceutics, cosmetics,
or crop production, are increasingly demanding high-value enantioenriched
compounds. Thus, the design and development of efficient and selective
asymmetric catalysts are undoubtedly required. To solve this demanding
situation, the discovery of innovative catalyst motifs, including
unreported structural backbones or activation modes, that are able
to overcome the actual limitations is essential. This Review discloses
the mechanically interlocked molecules as emerging and powerful chiral
catalysts, including their use as both organocatalysts and ligands
in metal-mediated reactions. The structural and conformational properties
of these entwined scaffolds, including their finely controllable responsiveness,
make them privileged, although still underexplored, players in asymmetric
catalysis.