The Chemical Synthesis of Natural Products

Karl J. Hale (Edited by), KJ Hale (Author)

9781841270395, Wiley

Hardback, published 1 March 2000

448 pages
24.5 x 16.7 x 2.9 cm, 0.794 kg

The synthesis of complex natural products continues to occupy a central position in organic chemistry research, not only because nature provides us with some of the most synthetically challenging molecules that we can ever aspire to synthesise, but also because research in this area frequently drives important breakthroughs in methodology.

This distinguished volume provides an overview of the chemical synthesis of natural products at research and professional level. Authors concentrate on the major synthetic developments of the last decade, and the volume offers a point of entry to the more detailed research literature. Extensive literature references are included.

Strategies for the chemical synthesis of complex carbohydrates
Total synthesis of macrolides
Polyether total synthesis
Important developments in the total synthesis of alkaloids
Recent developments in the chemical synthesis of naturally occurring aromatic heterocycles
Carboaromatic compounds
Highlights in the chemical synthesis of terpenes and terpenoids
Strategies for building and modifying naturally-occurring steroids
Synthesis of enediynes and dienediynes
The chemical synthesis of linear peptides and amino acids
Synthetic pathways to naturally occurring cyclic peptides
The chemical synthesis of naturally occurring cyclodepsipeptides
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Chemistry [PN]