Each review within the volume critically surveys one aspect of that topic and places it within the context of the volume as a whole. The most significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years are presented using selected examples to illustrate the principles discussed. The coverage is not intended to be an exhaustive summary of the field or include large quantities of data, but should rather be conceptual, concentrating on the methodological thinking that will allow the non-specialist reader to understand the information presented. Contributions also offer an outlook on potential future developments in the field.

Control of Asymmetry in the Radical Addition Approach to Chiral Amine Synthesis

Stereoselective Formation of Amines by Nucleophilic Addition to Azomethine Derivatives
Transition Metal-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Enamides and Enamines
Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Imines
Advances in Transition Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Heteroaromatic Compounds
Asymmetric Hydroamination
Asymmetric Reductive Amination.