Catalysis in asymmetric synthesis / Vittorio Caprio and Jonathan M.J. Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caprio, Vittorio.

Contributor:

Williams, Jonathan M. J.

Series:

Postgraduate chemistry series.

Postgraduate chemistry series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asymmetric synthesis.

Catalysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley, 2009.

Summary:

Asymmetric synthesis has become a major aspect of modern organic chemistry. The stereochemical properties of an organic compound are often essential to its bioactivity, and the need for stereochemically pure pharmaceutical products is a key example of the importance of stereochemical control in organic synthesis. However, achieving high levels of stereoselectivity in the synthesis of complex natural products represents a considerable intellectual and practical challenge for chemists. Written from a synthetic organic chemistry perspective, this text provides a practical overview of the field,

Contents:

Catalysis in Asymmetric Synthesis Second Edition; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1 Introduction; 2 Reduction of Alkenes; 3 Reduction of Ketones and Imines; 4 Epoxidation; 5 Further Oxidation Reactions; 6 Nucleophilic Addition to Carbonyl Compounds; 7 The Aldol and Related Reactions; 8 Cycloadditions; 9 Catalytic Reactions Involving Carbenes and Ylides; 10 Catalytic Carbon-Carbon Bond-Forming Reactions; 11 Conjugate Addition Reactions; 12 Further Catalytic Reactions; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-470-74102-3

OCLC:

437096827