Asymmetric Organocatalysis (From Biomimetic Concepts to Applications in Asymmetric Synthesis) || Appendix: Tabular Survey of Selected Organocatalysts: Reaction Scope and Availability

✍ Scribed by Berkessel, Albrecht; Gröger, Harald

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: German
• Weight: 188 KB
• Edition: 2
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 3527305173
• DOI: 10.1002/3527604677.app1

✦ Synopsis

After A Historical Introduction, All Synthetically Relevant Reaction Types Are Thoroughly Discussed, Followed By A Consideration Of Large Scale Applications. Additionally, The Most Frequently Used Organocatalysts Are Summarized In An Appendix, Aiding The Research Chemist In Selecting An Appropriate Catalyst For A Given Transformation. -- Book Jacket. Organocatalysis : From Biomimetic Concepts To Powerful Methods For Asymmetric Synthesis -- On The Structure Of The Book, And A Few General Mechanistic Considerations -- Nucleophilic Substitution At Aliphatic Carbon -- Nucleophilic Addition To Electron-deficient C=c Double Bonds -- Nucleophilic Addition To C=n Double Bonds -- Nucleophilic Addition To C=o Double Bonds -- Nucleophilic Addition To Unsaturated Nitrogen -- Cycloaddition Reactions -- Protonation Of Enolates And Tautomerization Of Enols -- Oxidation -- Reduction Of Carbonyl Compounds -- Kinetic Resolution Of Racemic Alcohols And Amines -- Desymmetrization And Kinetic Resolution Of Anhydrides, Desymmetrization Of Meso-epoxides And Other Prochiral Substrates -- Large-scale Applications Of Organocatalysis. Albrecht Berkessel, Harald Gröger. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.