Asymmetric Synthesis - The Essentials 2E

A veritable "Who's who" of asymmetric synthesis introduces the reader to the leaders in the field with a four-page concentrate of their area of research along with a short biography. The book is organized into five chapters, each with an introductory preface. Starting from the key concepts of asymmetric synthesis diastereoselective methods, asymmetric catalysis) the focus then shifts to its application to the synthesis natural products and industrial processes. Graduate students, academic and industrial researchers will find this book a rich source of inspiration for their own work as well as an indispensable tool for the preparation of seminars and exams. A must for everyone in the field.

Mathias Christmann was born in Peine, located in Lower Saxony, Germany, in1972. He studied chemistry in Braunschweig (1993-19998) and Hannover (1998-2001) and obtained his doctorate under the guidance of Markus Kalesse. After a postdoctoral appointment with Craig J. Forsyth at the University o Minnesota (2001-2002), he began his independent research career associated with Dieter Enders at the RWTH Aachen in 2003. His research interests include organocatalysis and natural product synthesis.
Stefan Brase, born in Kiel, Germany in 1967, studied chemistry in Gottingen, Bangor (UK) and Marseille. He obtained his doctorate in 1995under the guidance of Armin de Meijere in Gottingen, Bangor (UK) and Marseille. He obtained his doctorate in 1995 under the guidance of Armin de Meijere in Gottingen. After postdoctoral appointments at Uppsala University (Jan Backvall) and The Scripps research Institute (K. C. Nicolaou), he began his independent research career at the RWTH Aachen associated with Dieter Enders in 1997 and finished his "Habilitation" in 2001. He became Professor at the University of Bonn that same year and Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the technical University of Karlsruhe in 2003. His research interests include asymmetric metal-catalyzed processes and combinatorial chemistry towards the synthesis of biologically active compounds.

"This is an excellent book, one which will serve a wide audience, finding use in the generation of ideas, as well as project design and execution." (The Higher Education Academy Physical Sciences Centre, December 2008)

Auxiliary-mediated Asymmetric Synthesis
Asymmetric Catalysis
Bio-Inspired Catalysis
Asymmetric Natural Product Synthesis
Asymmetric Synthesis in Industry