Book description
Asymmetric Synthesis of Natural Products
, 2nd Edition introduces students to this rapidly growing field of
organic chemistry. The initial chapters present the foundations of
asymmetric synthesis, including the theory and applications of
individual asymmetric reactions. This is followed by chapters on each of
the major individual classes of natural products; their structures,
biosynthesis and interrelationships as well as examples of asymmetric
syntheses and the practical value of these compounds. Natural product
classes covered include carbohydrates, amino acids, peptides, proteins,
nucleosides, nucleotides, nucleic acids, polyketides, isoprenoids,
shikamic acid derivatives and alkaloids.
For this second edition the
text has been thoroughly updated and expanded, and includes new
discussions and examples covering atom and redox economies, practical
aspects and environmental awareness. Organocatalysis has emerged
completely in the last ten years, and has been fully integrated into
this new edition.
Professor Ari M. P. Koskinen
, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Aalto
University, Finland
Professor Koskinen has held academic appointments at the University of
Sussex and University of Oulu , and transferred to his current position
at Aalto University in 1999 as Professor of Organic Chemistry. He also
holds docentships at the Universities of Helsinki and Turku. Professor
Koskinen is a member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters, the
Novartis Foundation International Scientific Advisory Panel, the
Scientific Advisory Board of the Finnish Chemical Industry Federation,
European Society for Combinatorial Sciences, on the management
committees of EU-research programs, and is a founding member of the
European Chemical Society. He is the author or co-author of some 160
publications, 15 patents and three books.
