ABSTRACT

As pharmaceutical companies look to develop single enantiomers as drug candidates, chemists are increasingly faced with the problems associated with this subclass of organic synthesis. "The Handbook of Chiral Chemicals, Second Edition" highlights the problems associated with the production of chiral compounds on a commercial scale. The handbook fir

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|20 pages

Amino Acids

chapter 4|12 pages

Carbohydrates in Synthesis

chapter 5|16 pages

Terpenes: The Expansion of the Chiral Pool

chapter 6|22 pages

Resolutions at Large Scale: Case Studies

chapter 9|24 pages

Asymmetric Oxidations

chapter 22|14 pages

Substitution Reactions

chapter 26|28 pages

Pericyclic Reactions

chapter 28|20 pages

Metathesis Reactions

chapter 31|26 pages

Synthesis of Large Volume Products