Written by an experienced editor widely acclaimed within the scientific community, this book covers everything fromo9xygen to nitrogen functionalities. From the contents: Palladium-Catalyzed Syntheses of Five-Member Saturated Heterocyclic and of Aromatic Heterodynes Palladium-Catalysis for Oxidative 1, 2-Difunctionalization of Alkenes Rhodium-Catalyzed Amination of C-H-Bonds Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Formation by RH(I)-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Reactions Transition Metal-Catalyzed Synthesis of Lactones and of Monocyclic and Fused Five-Membered Aromatic heterocycles the Formation of Carbon-Sulfur and Carbon-Selenium bonds by Substitution and Addition reactions catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes New Reactions of Copper Acetylides Gold Catalyzed Addition of Nitrogen, Sulfur and Oxygen Nucleophiles to C-C Multiple Bonds. The result is an indispensable source of information for the Strategic Planning of the Synthetic routes for organic, catalytic and medicinal chemists, as well as chemists in industry.

A guide to the fascinating application of CO2 as a building block in organic synthesis This important book explores modern organic synthesis’ use of the cheap, non-toxic and abundant chemical CO2as an attractive C1 building block. With contributions from an international panel of experts, CO2 as a Building Block in Organic Synthesis offers a review of the most important reactions which use CO2 as a building block in organic synthesis. The contributors examine a wide-range of CO2 reactions including methylation reactions, CH bond functionalization, carboxylation, cyclic carbonate synthesis, multicomponent reactions, and many more. The book reviews the most recent developments in the field and also: Presents the most important reactions like CH-bond functionalization, carboxylation, carbonate synthesis and many more Contains contributions from an international panel of experts Offers a comprehensive resource for academics and professionals in the field Written for organic chemists, chemists working with or on organometallics, catalytic chemists, pharmaceutical chemists, and chemists in industry, CO2 as Building Block in Organic Synthesis contains an analysis of the most important reactions which use CO2 as an effective building block in organic synthesis.

Contents: Kilian Muñiz: Transition Metal Catalyzed Electrophilic Halogenation of C-H bonds in alpha-Position to Carbonyl Groups; Arkadi Vigalok * and Ariela W Kaspi: Late Transition Metal-Mediated Formation of Carbon-Halogen Bonds; Paul Bichler and Jennifer A. Love*: Organometallic Approaches to Carbon-Sulfur Bond Formation; David S. Glueck: Recent Advances in Metal-Catalyzed C-P Bond Formation; Andrei N. Vedernikov: C-O Reductive Elimination from High Valent Pt and Pd Centers; Lukas Hintermann: Recent Developments in Metal-Catalyzed Additions of Oxygen Nucleophiles to Alkenes and Alkynes; Moris S. Eisen: Catalytic C-N, C-O and C-S bond formation promoted by organoactinide complexes.

This textbook describes the types of natural products, the biosynthetic pathways that enable the production of these molecules, and an update on the discovery of novel products in the post-genomic era.

Providing comprehensive insight into the use of copper in cross-coupling reactions, Copper-Mediated Cross-Coupling Reactions provides a complete up-to-date collection of the available reactions and catalytic systems for the formation of carbon-heteroatom and carbon-carbon bonds. This essential reference covers a broad scope of copper-mediated reactions, their variations, key advances, improvements, and an array of academic and industrial applications that have revolutionized the field of organic synthesis. The text also discusses the mechanism of these transformations, the use of copper as cost-efficient alternative to palladium, as well as recently developed methods for conducting copper-mediated reactions with supported catalysts.

Summarizing the emerging field of N-heterocyclic carbenes used in organocatalysis, this is an excellent overview of the synthesis and applications of NHCs focusing on carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond formation. Alongside comprehensive coverage of the synthesis, characteristics and applications, this handbook and ready reference also includes chapters on NHCs for polymerization reactions and natural product synthesis.