1. Edition - January 2006
165.- Euro
2006. XXII, 494 Pages, Hardcover
625 Fig., , 56 Tab. 
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-31213-7
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31213-9 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim







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This clearly structured book presents the much-needed information about aziridines and epoxides in a compact and concise way. The renowned editor has succeeded in gathering together excellent authors to cover in equal depth synthesis, applications and the biological aspects.

From the contents
ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF EPOXIDES AND AZIRIDINES FROM ALDEHYDES AND IMINES
Asymmetric Epoxidation of Carbonyl Compounds
Asymmetric Aziridination of Imines
VINYLAZIRIDINES IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
Direct Synthesis of Vinylaziridines
Ring-opening Reactions with Nucleophiles
Isomerization Including Rearrangement
Cycloaddition
Electron Transfer to Vinylaziridines
ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESES WITH AZIRIDINECARBOXYLATE AND AZIRIDINEPHOSPHONATE BUILDING BLOCKS
Preparation of Aziridine-2-carboxylates and Aziridine-2-phosphonates
Reactions of Aziridine-2-carboxylates and Aziridine-2-phosphonates
Applications in Natural Product Syntheses
SYNTHESIS OF AZIRIDINES
Overview and General Features
METALATED EPOXIDES AND AZIRIDINES IN SYNTHESIS
Metalated Epoxides
Metalated Aziridines
METAL-CATALYZED SYNTHESIS OF EPOXIDES
Oxidants Available for Selective Transition Metal-catalyzed Epoxidation
Epoxidations of Olefins Catalyzed by Early Transition Metals
Chromium-, Molybdenum-, and Tungsten-catalyzed Epoxidations
Manganese-catalyzed Epoxidations
Rhenium-catalyzed Epoxidations
Iron-catalyzed Epoxidations
Ruthenium-catalyzed Epoxidations
CATALYTIC ASYMMETRIC EPOXIDE RING-OPENING CHEMISTRY
Enantioselective Nucleophilic Addition to Meso-Epoxides
Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Epoxides
Enantioselective Rearrangements of Epoxides
EPOXIDES IN COMPLEX MOLECULE SYNTHESIS
Synthesis of Complex Molecules by Intramolecular Ring-opening of Epoxides with Heteronucleophiles
Synthesis of Complex Molecules by Ring-opening of Epoxides with C-Nucleophiles
Epoxy Glycals
Synthesis of Complex Molecules by Rearrangement Reactions of Epoxides
VINYLEPOXIDES IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
Synthesis of Vinylepoxides
Transformations of Vinylepoxides
THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF EPOXIDES
Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenases
Flavin-dependent Epoxidases
Dioxygenases
Epoxidation through Dehydrogenation
Dehalogenases
AZIRIDINE NATURAL PRODUCTS - DISCOVERY, BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AND BIOSYNTHESIS
Mitomycins and Related Natural Products
The Azinomycins
Other Aziridine Natural Products
EPOXIDES AND AZIRIDINES IN CLICK CHEMISTRY
Epoxides in Click Chemistry
Aziridines in Click Chemistry
Aziridinium Ions in Click Chemistry