Overview
- Pinpoints catalyst systems that are not only efficient and highly enantioselective but are also eco-friendly
- Reviews the different and more recent approaches developed, for both metal-transition and organocatalysis
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science (BRIEFSMOLECULAR)
Part of the book sub series: SpringerBriefs in Green Chemistry for Sustainability (GREENCHEMIST)
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About this book
Nowadays, chirality is widely accepted as an important factor in molecular recognition processes and the biological activity of many pharmaceutical drugs and agrochemicals; this is confirmed by the continuous need for synthetic methods which lead to single or enriched enantiomers of such compounds.
By presenting a review of the various and more recently developed approaches for both metal-transition and organocatalysis, this volume describes the development of “greener” asymmetric reactions which preserve stereoselectivity.
The author summarizes the impressive amount of research that has been gathered within this field into three chapters focusing on: i)the search of alternative catalysts, ii) alternative solvents, and iii) alternative synthetic strategies and processes. For each topic, the fundamentals and some valuable applications are discussed.
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About the author
Angela Patti works for the National Council of Research and holds a position as Senior Research Scientist at the Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry (ICB).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Green Approaches To Asymmetric Catalytic Synthesis
Authors: Angela Patti
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1454-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Angela Patti 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-1453-3Published: 22 August 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-1454-0Published: 22 August 2011
Series ISSN: 2191-5407
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5415
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 140
Number of Illustrations: 102 b/w illustrations
Topics: Chemistry/Food Science, general, Environmental Chemistry