Organolithiums in Enantioselective Synthesis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hodgson, David M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2003.
• Series: Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, 5
• Subjects: Organometallic chemistry .; Inorganic chemistry.; Medicinal chemistry.; Organometallic Chemistry.; Inorganic Chemistry.; Medicinal Chemistry.

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...