Recent Applications of Selected Name Reactions in the Total Synthesis of Alkaloids

Recent Applications of Selected Name Reactions in the Total Synthesis of Alkaloids includes comprehensive coverage of name reactions in the synthesis of alkaloids. This book highlights the synthesis of various alkaloids using special name reactions including the Diels-Alder reaction, Friedel-Crafts reaction, Mitsunobu reaction, Stille reaction, Pictet-Spengler reaction, Suzuki reaction, Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction, Sharpless reaction, Ugi reaction, Sonogashira reaction and Wittig reaction. Name reactions in the total synthesis of alkaloids are covered, as they can be used as the key steps in the synthesis of different alkaloids exhibiting various biological activities. All chapters include an introduction, history and mechanism of the name reaction, and present the origin of the natural product and its known biological activities. The pathway to total synthesis is visually illustrated, and the focus is on the step in which a name reaction is applied. Chemists working in the area of synthetic organic chemistry will find this reference useful, as well as those working to develop novel methodologies for the synthesis of natural products in academia and industry.