Acid catalysis in modern organic synthesis; 2v.9783527317240 Acid catalysis In acid catalysis and base catalysis a chemical reaction is catalyzed by an acid or a base. The acid is often the proton and the base is often a hydroxyl ion. Typical reactions catalysed by proton transfer are esterfications and aldol reactions. in modern organic synthesis Organic synthesis is the construction of organic molecules via chemical processes. Organic molecules can often contain a higher level of complexity compared to purely inorganic compounds, so the synthesis of organic compounds has developed into one of the most important aspects of ; 2v. Ed. by Hisashi Yamamoto and Kazuaki Ishihara. Wiley-VCH 2008 550 pages $435.00 Hardcover QD262 Yamamoto, a celebrated chemist (jargon) chemist - (Cambridge) Someone who wastes computer time on number crunching when you'd far rather the computer were working out anagrams of your name or printing Snoopy calendars or running life patterns. May or may not refer to someone who actually studies chemistry. at the U. of Chicago, and Ishihara, a former student of Yamamoto's who is at Nagoya U. in Japan, have edited the 19 articles of this resource, which present the latest research and methodology for acid catalysis. Scientists mainly in Japan, but also in China, Singapore, France, Canada, and the US are the authors, with chapters on the many uses of Lewis acid as a catalyis for organic synthesis including Mg(II), Zn(II), Ca(II), Li(I), Na(I), K(I), Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. (III), Al(III), Ga(III), IN(III), Si(IV), Sn(II & IV), Bismuth bismuth (bĭz`məth) [Ger. Weisse Masse=white mass], metallic chemical element; symbol Bi; at. no. 83; at. wt. 208.9804; m.p. 271.3°C;; b.p. about 1,560°C;; sp. gr. 9.75 at 20°C;; valence +3 or +5. (III), and polymer-supported metal Lewis acids, among others. Each article details the recent advances in the type, citing earlier work, and organizing the material by reaction type, with effort made to include as many reactions as are known so far. Each article concludes with a full list of references. This will be a valuable reference for synthetic chemists. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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