Organic Synthesis

By Christine L. Willis

This practical book uses a wide range of examples in a versatile approach to the design of effective syntheses. Retrosynthetic analysis--a method of identifying simple starting materials for a synthesis--is introduced with emphasis on the importance of bond polarity and functional group interconversions. The next section discusses how an effective route to a target molecule containing more than one functional group can be followed, while later chapters review methods for the control of chemo-, regio-, and stereoselectivity, and include a discussion of protecting groups. Finally, four syntheses of pyrrolidine alkaloids are compared using previously described principles.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198557914
• ISBN13: 9780198557913
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.7"