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Organobromine compounds are extremely useful in organic synthesis. In this perspective,
               a focused discussion on some recent advancements in C–Br bond-forming reactions is
               presented.
            
            1 	Introduction
            
            2 	Selected Recent Advances
            
            2.1 	Catalytic Asymmetric Bromopolycyclization of Olefinic Substrates
            
            2.2 	Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Bromination
            
            2.3 	Some New Catalysts and Reagents for Bromination
            
            2.4 	Catalytic Site-Selective Bromination of Aromatic Compounds
            
            2.5 	sp3 C–H Bromination via Atom Transfer/Cross-Coupling
            
            3 	Outlook
            
         
         Key words
bromine - bromination - alkenes - catalysis - halogens