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Emphasizing the impact of metathesis in natural product synthesis through the different types of key reactions, this is a comprehensive view of a hot topic. Written by top international authors, this ready reference is clearly structured and packed with important information, including representative experimental procedures for practical applications. A real must-have for anyone working in natural product synthesis.

This, the ninth volume of the "Total Synthesis of Natural Products" series, consists of a single chapter by K. Mori examining the total synthesis of insect pheromones.

Product Description: The historical achievements in organic natural product synthesis can be recognized most clearly in the research accomplishments of Albert Eschenmoser. For example, his work on the chemical synthesis of vitamin B12 defined the frontier in organic natural product synthesis and profoundly influenced the science of organic chemistry...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

As a chemist, you may be called on to generate any number of products efficiently and quickly. A well-equipped, shrewd chemist will be prepared to accomplish this goal under any circumstance. The Chemical Synthesis of Natural Products helps you become this chemist - the master of major, recent developments who uses the progress of the past decade to their advantage. Each of the chapters concentrates on the synthesis of a particular product: complex carbohydrates, cyclitols, polyethers, terpenes, aromatic heterocycles, carboaromatics, cyclic peptides, and others. This product-driven presentation from expert authors offers a practical introduction to the latest advanced methods.The final section is an invaluable glossary for the synthetic chemist. This list of terms concisely defines key reactions, reagents, and synthetic methods. It includes oxidation and reduction, the stereoselective creation of carbon-carbon double bonds, and strategies for joining together large molecules. The glossary also describes useful methods for introducing asymmetric stereocenters by employing chiral auxiliaries and chiral reagents in a catalytic and stoichiometric manner. With all of the accessible information it holds, The Chemical Synthesis of Natural Products is an ideally structured introduction to the newest trends and major issues in the discipline. Its sweeping overview, concise glossary, and accessible list of supplementary readings make an indispensable reference to which you will turn time and again. (view table of contents)

Product Description: The indispensable reference for the twenty-first century chemist...A fascinating and comprehensive look into one of chemistry's fastest growing specialties--sesquiterpene synthesis--Volume Ten of The Total Synthesis of Natural Products focuses on acyclic and monocyclic compounds and sheds light on the structure and makeup of this important class of hydrocarbons...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)