Fundamentals of Asymmetric Synthesis

Asymmetric synthesis is an integral part of synthetic organic chemistry. Some of the reactions in this book were known prior to 1980, while several new ones, particularly catalytic asymmetric reactions, have been discovered in the recent years.

List of contents

Introduction
Terms, Definitions and Concepts in Asymmetric Synthesis
Achiral and Chiral Molecules and Their Properties
Prochirality
Enantioselective and Diastereoselective Synthesis
Methods for Monitoring Enantioselective and Diastereoselective Synthesis
Methods for Inducing Asymmetry
Chiral Substrate Controlled Asymmetric Reactions: Diastereoselection in acyclic systems
Chiral auxiliary controlled asymmetric reactions-Asymmetric a-alkylations
Chiral Stoichiometric Reagent Controlled Asymmetric Synthesis: Chiral Boron Reagents
Chiral Catalyst Mediated Asymmetric Reactions: Enzymes
Chiral Organometallic Catalysed Asymmetric Reactions: Sharpless Asymmetric Epoxidations, Dihydroxylations and Aminohydroxylations
Chiral Organometallic Catalysed Asymmetric Reactions
Organocatalysts in Asymmetric Synthesis-Chiral Additive Mediated Reactions
Asymmetric Aldol Reaction
Asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions
Stereoselective Synthesis and Stereospecific Synthesis
Index

Product details

• Authors: G. L. David Krupadanam, G. L. David (Osmania University Krupadanam, G.l.david Krupadanam
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032964461
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3296446-1
• No. of pages: 468
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Pharmacy; SCIENCE / Chemistry / General, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Organic, MEDICAL / Biochemistry, biochemistry