Asymmetric Synthesis (Paperback, New)

All students studying organic chemistry need a good understanding of the methods of asymmetric synthesis. In a single volume, many of the most important methods of asymmetric sysnthesis are covered. In self-contained chapters it provides the principles of asymmetric additions to carbonyls, enolate alkylation, aldol reactions, additions to C-C double bonds, reduction and oxidation, rearrangements and hydrolysis/ esterification reactions. Examples of the application in synthesis of natural products are given, and selected examples are used to illustrate the various topics.