Catalyzed Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Formation

Professor Andrei K. Yudin obtained his PhD degree at the University of Southern California under the direction of Professors G. K. Surya Prakash and George A. Olah. He then took up a post-doctoral position in the laboratory of Professor K. Barry Sharpless at the Scripps Research Institute. In 1998 he started his independent career at the University of Toronto where he is now a Full Professor. His research interests are in the development of novel synthetic methods, metal catalysis, peptide chemistry, and synthesis of complex molecules of biological significance.

Synthesis of Saturated Five-Membered Nitrogen Heterocycles via Pd-Catalyzed C-N Bond-Forming Reactions
Transition Metal Catalyzed Approaches to Lactones Involving C-O Bond Formation
The Formation of Csp2-S and Csp2-Se Bonds by Substitution and Addition Reactions Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes
Palladium-Catalysis for Oxidative 1,2-Difunctionalization of Alkenes
Rhodium-Catalyzed C-H Aminations
The Palladium Catalyzed Synthesis of Aromatic Heterocycles
New Reactions of Copper Acetylides: Catalytic Dipolar Cycloadditions and Beyond
Transition Metal-Catalyzed Synthesis of Monocyclic Five-Membered Aromatic Heterocycles
Transition Metal-Catalyzed Synthesis of Fused Five-Membered Aromatic Heterocycles
Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Formation by RhI-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Reactions
Gold-Catalyzed Addition of Nitrogen and Sulfur Nucleophiles to C-C Multiple Bonds
Gold-Catalyzed Addition of Oxygen Nucleophiles to C-C Multiple Bonds

"Overall, the book represents a comprehensive reference source, not only for those interested in reading about the latest results on catalytic transformations to form C-heteroatom bonds, but also for those seeking efficeient methods to access synthetically relevant organic species such as piperidines, pyrroles, indoles, furans, etc. " (Veterinary Practice, 1 July 2011)