During the last few decades almost no other aspect of organic synthesis has received as
much attention as the preparation of enantiomerically pure compounds. The synthesis of …

Many polyketide-derived natural products contain a syn-or anti-1, 3-diol unit. No general and
simple approach exists for the flexible synthesis of polyols and other polyketide-derived …

This first book to focus on catalytic processes from the viewpoint of green chemistry presents
every important aspect:? Numerous catalytic reductions and oxidations methods? Solid-acid …

From reviews to the first edtion:" Bornscheuer and Kazlauskas have set out, and succeeded,
in producing a definitive manual on hydrolytic enzymes (especially lipases, esterases, and …

The synthesis of organic compounds with one or several chirality centers is one of the most
challeng-ing tasks in modern organic synthesis. Among the possibilities to achieve …

The last century has seen the isolation and synthesis of a multitude of molecules with
remarkable biological activity. Some of them represent milestones in chemical space and …

This comprehensive text presents a critical discussion of the scopes and limitations of
various organic synthetic methodologies that are available for performing asymmetric …

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Syntheses PV Ramachandran, EDITOR Purdue University Herbert C. Brown, EDITOR Purdue …

Statins used in the treatment of dyslipidemias are top-selling drugs in the world. Economical
production of statins in industrial scale is challenging, because the side chain of statins is a …

In 1988, the biotechnologically produced fungal metabolite mevinolin (1) 1 was introduced
into medical therapy of hypercholesterolemia as Lovastatin (Mevacor®). Soon afterwards …