Chiral Building Blocks in Asymmetric Synthesis

The work presents achievements in the field of preparation and applications of building blocks in asymmetric synthesis. An indispensable resource for every academic and industrial researcher working in the field.

Nature's Chiral Pool versus Enantiomerically Pure Low-Molecular Weight Building Blocks of Synthetic and Biotechnological Origin: Current Status and Selected Applications
Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclopropenes
Chiral Heterocycles for Asymmetric Synthesis
Saturated Heterocycles as Chiral Auxiliaries
trans-1,2-Diaminocyclohexane and its Derivatives in Asymmetric Synthesis
Diketopiperazines as Chiral Building Blocks
Amino Acids as Chiral Building Blocks
Sugars as Chiral Building Blocks in Asymmetric Synthesis
Monoterpenes as Chiral Building Blocks
Diterpene Acids as Starting Materials for the Synthesis of Biologically Active Compounds
Alkaloids as Chiral Building Blocks, Auxiliaries and Ligands
Chiral Building Blocks for Total Steroid Synthesis and the Use of Steroids as Chiral Building Blocks in Organic Synthesis
Chiral Organophosphorus Compounds in Asymmetric Synthesis
Organosulfur Compounds as Chiral Building Blocks
Organoselenium Compounds as Chiral Building Blocks
Allenes as Chiral Building Blocks in Asymmetric Synthesis
The Synthesis and Application of BINOL Derivatives as Effective Building Blocks for Catalysts Employed in Enantioselective Synthesis
Chiral Acenes - Synthesis and Applications
2-Aza-21-Carbaporphyrin in Construction of Chiral Supramolecular Assemblies
Catenane, Rotaxane and Molecular Knot Chiral Building Blocks

• Edited by Elzbieta Wojaczynska
• Edited by Jacek Wojaczynski