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Despite their significance, asymmetric C\u2013S bond-forming reactions remain challenging due to the strong coordinating ability and nucleophilicity of sulfur species, catalyst deactivation, and difficulties in controlling sulfur- or carbon-centered stereogenicity. Recent advances in transition-metal catalysis, organocatalysis, and emerging electrocatalytic strategies have enabled efficient access to diverse chiral organosulfur frameworks, including sulfides, sulfoxides, sulfilimines, sulfoximines, and sulfinamides, with high levels of enantioselectivity. These methodologies have significantly expanded the synthetic toolbox for constructing C\u2013S bonds under mild and sustainable conditions. This review provides a concise and critical overview of catalytic enantioselective C\u2013S bond formation, emphasizing reaction design, catalytic systems, and mechanistic aspects of enantiocontrol. Key transformations such as asymmetric allylic substitution, conjugate addition, cross-coupling, photoredox-enabled processes, and emerging electrochemical approaches are discussed. Particular attention is given to strategies for the generation and control of sulfur-centered stereogenicity. 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