Organolithiums in Enantioselective Synthesis

Organolithium chemistry occupies a central position in the selective construction of C-C bonds in both simple and complex molecules. Paralleling the surge of interest in methods for asymmetric synthesis, the use of organolithiums in enantioselective synthesis has witnessed spectacular advances in a little over a decade. This volume is the first dedicated to a comprehensive coverage of this important area. It is designed to provide graduate students and researchers with a rich source of essential information on synthesising molecules in an enantioselective manner using organolithiums, and be an inspiration for future developments. Following an overview chapter summarising the key milestones, successive chapters, each written by leading experts in their field, critically survey all the major areas of progress.

Each volume of Topics in Organometallic Chemistry provides the broad scientific readership with comprehensive summary and critical overview of a topic in organometallic chemistry. Research in this rapidly developing transdisciplinary field is having profound influence on other areas of scientific investigation, ranging from catalytic organic synthesis to biology, medicine and material science. Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Overview of Organolithium-Ligand Combinations and Lithium Amides for Enantioselective Processes.- Enantioselective Addition of Organolithiums to C=O Groups and Ethers.- Enantioselective Conjugate Addition and 1,2-Addition to C=N of Organolithium Reagents.- Enantioselective Synthesis by Lithiation Adjacent to Oxygen and Electrophile Incorporation.- Enantioselective Synthesis by Lithiation Adjacent to Nitrogen and Electrophile Incorporation.- Enantioselective Synthesis by Lithiation Adjacent to Sulfur, Selenium or Phosphorus, or without an Adjacent Activating Heteroatom.- Enantioselective Synthesis by Lithiation Adjacent to Oxygen and Subsequent Rearrangement.- Enantioselective Synthesis by Lithiation to Generate Planar or Axial Chirality.- Enantioselective Carbolithiations.