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Asymmetric organocatalysis : from biomimetic concepts to applications in asymmetric synthesis /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berkessel, Albrecht
Other Authors: Gröger, Harald
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Weinheim [Germany] : Wiley-VCH, [2005]
Subjects:
Asymmetric synthesis.
Catalysis.
Organic compounds > Synthesis.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.