New Frontiers in Asymmetric Catalysis (eBook)

Koichi Mikami is Professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Mark Lautens is AstraZeneca Professor of Organic Synthesis and Merck Frosst/NSERC Industrial Research Chair in the Davenport Laboratories at the University of Toronto.

Introductory Preface (K. Mikami and M. Lautens).

Chapter 1. Ligand Design for Catalytic Asymmetric Reduction (T. Ohkuma, M. Kitamura, and R. Noyori).

Chapter 2. Ligand Design for Oxidation (T. Yamada)

Chapter 3. Ligand Design for C-C Bond Formation (R. Shintani and T. Hayashi).

Chapter 4. Activation of small molecules (C=O, HCN, RN=C, and CO2) (K. Nozaki).

Chapter 5. Asymmetric Synthesis Based on the Catalytic Activation of C-H and C-C Bonds (C.-J. Li).

Chapter 6. Recent Progress in the Metathesis Reaction M. Mori).

Chapter 7. Activation and De-activation (K. Mikami and K. Aikawa).

Chapter 8. Auto-Catalysis (K. Soai).

Chapter 9. Recent Advances in Catalytic Asymmetric Desymmetrization Reactions (T. Rovis).

Chapter 10. History & Perspective of Chiral Organic Catalysts (G.Lelais and D.W.C.Macmillan).

Chapter 11. Chiral Acid Catalysts (K. Ishihara and H. Yamamoto).

Chapter 12. Recent Advances in Chiral Base Catalysts (M. Shibasaki and Motomu Kanai).

Future perspective (K. Mikami and M. Lautens).

"[The] editors have succeeded admirably in inviting interesting
authors to assemble a handy overview of the most important
reactions and a number of concepts ... .The present monograph has
achieved the goal of covering truly interesting reactions and
catalysts." (Organic Chemistry Portal, May 2009)

"...this book has definite value and is strongly recommended for
inclusion in both academic and industrial research
libraries." (Angewandte Chemie, Intern. Edition,
November 2007)