Asymmetric Synthesis

Contributors. Preface. Chiral Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis. Asymmetric Catalytic Hydrogenation: Mechanism and Origin of Enantioselection. The Applicability of Asymmetric Homogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation. Asymmetric Hydrosilylation and Hydrocarbonylation. Asymmetric Catalytic Isomerization of Functinalized Olefins. Synthetic Aspects and Applications of Asymetric Epoxidation. On the Mechanism of Asymmetric Epoxidation with Titanium-Tartrate Catalysts. Enzymes as Chiral Catalysts. Asymmetric Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation. Index.