“…Another challenging task was the research of organocatalysts as efficient as metal catalysts. In these cases, the intervention of hydrogen bond donors in the catalyst is often necessary to activate the ring opening step (see entries 24,25,27,29,34,35,37,38,39,40,44,45,46,62,66,69,70). Very recently, the activity of a diverse selection of hydrogen bond donors has been correlated to their pK a [119].…”