Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis

Widely acknowledged as one of today's most desirable, challenging, and economically advantageous techniques, Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis promotes the creation of millions of chiral product molecules with a single chiral catalyst molecule and serves as a valuable method for obtaining enantiomerically pure or enriched compounds. Offering a thorough account of the significance, usefulness and major advances in catalytic asymmetric synthesis over the past decade, Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis documents the explosive development of increasingly efficient and reliable methods for the synthesis of desired compounds in an enantiomerically pure state. Featuring contributions from K. Barry Sharpless, Ryoji Noyori, Hisashi Yamamoto, Eric N. Jacobson, Henri B. Kagan, Henri Brunner, Tamio Hayashi, Hidemasa Takaya, and other internationally renowned authorities, coverage provides detailed accounts of today's most important catalytic asymmetric reactions. Audience: Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis is an essential reference for medicinal, agricultural, natural products, and synthetic organic chemists at all levels, as well as professionals in the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.