Main description:

Many elegant and efficient total syntheses have been achieved using biomimetic pathways. This book highlights sucessful stories of biomimetic chemistry using several examples. It also covers reaction types, such as cycloadditions, sigmatropic rearrangements, C-C bond forming reactions, oxidations and reductions and biomimetic catalysis in depth.

Contents:

Biomimetic and Bioinspired Synthetic Strategies - an Overview Biomimetic Cycloadditions Biomimetic Electrocyclizations and Sigmatropic Rearrangements Biomimetic Polyolefin Cyclizations Biomimetic Synthesis of Polyethers Biomimetic Synthesis of Phenolic Natural Products Biomimetic Synthesis of Alkaloids [maybe split into 2 chapters] Biomimetic Catalysis of C,C-Bond Formations Biomimetic Catalysis of Oxidations and Reductions Appendix I: List of Targets Made Through Biomimetic Synthesis Appendix II: List of Biosynthetic Reactions Emulated in the Laboratory