Bio-inspired Catalysts

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ward, Thomas R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, 25
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Inorganic chemistry.; Organometallic chemistry.; Medicinal chemistry.; Catalysis.; Biochemistry.; Organometallic Chemistry.; Biochemistry, general.; Inorganic Chemistry.; Medicinal Chemistry.

In order to meet the ever-increasing demands for enantiopure compounds, heteroge- ous, homogeneous and enzymatic catalysis evolved independently in the past. Although all three approaches have yielded industrially viable processes, the latter two are the most widely used and can be regarded as compl...