Protecting Groups in Organic Synthesis

Hanson, James R.

ISBN 10: 185075957X / ISBN 13: 9781850759577

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Protecting Groups in Organic Synthesis
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185075957X
• ISBN 13: 9781850759577
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This volume provides, at postgraduate student level, an accessible introduction to a topic of central importance in organic synthesis. It covers the main functional groups requiring protection in organic synthesis, explaining why a particular protecting agent works and how an agent should be chosen. Emphasis is placed on what a protecting group is doing chemically to the structure that it is protecting. Attention is given to removal of the protecting group.

This is a clear and thoughtful book, which concentrates on explaining the chemistry. It also provides a convenient point of entry to the primary literature.

About the Author

James R. Hansen is a professor of history at Auburn University in Alabama. His book From the Ground Up won the History Book Award of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1988.