Protecting Groups in Organic Synthesis
Postgraduate Chemistry Series

James R. Hanson (Author)

9781850759577, Wiley

Hardback, published 1 October 1999

144 pages
24.1 x 16 x 1.3 cm, 0.408 kg

This volume provides, at postgraduate student level, an accessible introduction to a topic of central importance in organic synthesis. It covers the main functional groups requiring protection in organic synthesis, explaining why a particular protecting agent works and how an agent should be chosen. Emphasis is placed on what a protecting group is doing chemically to the structure that it is protecting. Attention is given to removal of the protecting group.

This is a clear and thoughtful book, which concentrates on explaining the chemistry. It also provides a convenient point of entry to the primary literature.

Introduction
The protection of alcohols
The protection of aldehydes and ketones
The protection of carboxylic acids
The protection of the amino group
The protection of thiols
The protection of unsaturated systems
Some experimental methods
Some common abbreviations for protecting groups and reagents
Bibliography and references
Index.

Subject Areas: Chemistry [PN]