This series provides professional chemists and students with a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of the reagent literature. Volume 27 surveys the most important synthetic methodologies published in 2010 and the first half of 2011. It emphasizes chiral catalysis and organocatalysis as well as catalytic reactions by derivatives of noble metals and reactions mediated by salts of copper, iron, and indium. Readers will also find extensive coverage of C-H bond activation by metal species. Listed by common name, each entry features concise descriptions, information on preparing or buying the reagent, illustrations of chemical reactions, examples of applications, and references for further investigation. -- Edited summary from book.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.