Books by SM Roberts

One of the major steps in organic synthesis is the formation of new bonds between carbon atoms. Traditionally, the organic synthetic chemists used reagents to perform this C C bonding. These traditional catalysts are increasingly supported or replaced by a new generation of catalysts.

Volume 5 in the Catalysts for Fine Chemical Synthesis series describes new procedures for the regio- and stereo-controlled transformations of compounds involving oxidation or reduction reactions. It describes a wide range of catalysts, including organometallic systems, biocatalysts and biomimetics.

A catalyst is a substance which alters rate at which a chemical reaction occurs but is itself unchanged at the end of the reaction. This book includes approximately 40 proceduces describing the use of different catalysts.