SUBJECT

Title

Asymmetric Synthesis

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

Master

Part of degree program
Credits

2

Recommended in

Semester 3

Typically offered in

Autumn semester

Course description

Practical method of stereoselective synthesis with emphasis on recent advantages. It embraces a wide variety of subjects, such as hydrogenation over chiral catalysts, stereoselective epoxidation and dihydroxylation. Assymetric carbon-carbon bond formation.

Readings

Compulsory:

  • Mihály Nógrádi, Stereoselective Synthesis, VCH, 1995. ISBN 3-527-29243-8 .

  • Kotschy, G. Timári, Heterocycles from Transition Metal Catalysis, Springer, 2005. ISBN 1-4020-36-24-8.