The Way of Synthesis:Evolution of Design and Methods for Natural Products

摘要

This book provides an encyclopedic account of the scientific history,practice,products and people of the chemical synthesis of natural products as experienced and interpreted by the authors.Evolution is only active when adaptation to a new environment is necessary.The readers will learn that the synthetic community species in its building and labours of complex molecules constantly evolved over 50 years and this process of adaptation to new synthetic ways continues today and shows no way of ending.This is undoubtedly due to the focus on synthe-sising ever-more complex molecular architectures found in nature,of interest and significance for structural,biological,material studies.A lasting impression is that synthesis delivery times are long and impractical for commercial application but the journey rewards with educational and creative skills gained on the route to successful synthesis.