Methodologies in Asymmetric Catalysis brings together leading scientists who have made major contributions to the field of asymmetric catalysis. This book assembles several new methodologies that are interdisciplinary by nature, incorporating organic synthesis, coordination chemistry, auto-catalysis, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, kinetics and mechanism, etc. Thirteen chapters are included.

Methodologies in Asymmetric Catalysis covers areas of rapid progress and industrial importance. Each chapter in the book provides a new methodology for chiral transformation via asymmetric catalysis. This field has been an important topic of research for scientists in both industry and academia over the past 30 years. It presents a highly fertile field for the development of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001 for their work in asymmetric catalysis.

Contents

1. Chiral Dirhodium(II) Carboxamides for Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis
2. Anchored Homogenous Catalysts: The Best of Both Worlds
3. Strategies for Improving Enantiomeric Purities via the Tandem Use of Mirror-Image Catalysts and Controlling Reversible Epimerizations
4. Asymmetric Organocopper Chemistry: Cu-Catalyzed Conjugate Addition and Allylic Substitution
5. Chiral Imidazolylidine Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysts
6. Asymmetric Autocatalysts and teh Origin of Homochirality
7. Enantioselective Alkynylation of Aldehydes Catalyzed by New Chiral Catalysts
8. An Affordable Catalyst for the Production of Amino Acids
9. Mechanistic Studies of Molybdenum-Catalyzed Asymmetric Alkylation
10. Asymmetric Catalysis in Ionic Liquids: Easy Recycling of Catalyst and Improvement of Catalytic Performances
11. Phosphite Ligands in Asymmetric Hydrogenation
12. Amino-Acid Based Phosphorous(III) Ligands
13. Asymmetric Catalysis with Chiral Lithium Amides

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