Strategies and Tactics in Organic Synthesis

Content: 
Front Matter
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Contributors
Pages xi-xii

Preface
Pages xiii-xiv
Thomas Lindberg

Chapter 1 - Theme and Variations: A Synthesis of Superphane
Pages 1-19
Virgil Boekelheide

Chapter 2 - The Total Synthesis of Gibberellic Acid
Pages 21-70
Rick L. Danheiser

Chapter 3 - A Prostaglandin Synthesis
Pages 71-82
Josef Fried

Chapter 4 - Synthesis of Indole Alkaloids
Pages 83-122
Philip Magnus

Chapter 5 - Synthesis of Tylonolide, The Aglycone of Tylosin
Pages 123-153
William P. Jackson, Linda D.-L. Lu Chang, Barbara Imperiali, William Choy, Hiromi Tobita, Satoru Masamune

Chapter 6 - Pericyclic Reactions in Organic Synthesis and Biosynthesis: Synthetic Adventures with Endiandric Acids A–G
Pages 155-173
K.C. Nicolaou, N.A. Petasis

Chapter 7 - Plato\'s Solid in a Retort: The Dodecahedrane Story
Pages 175-200
Leo A. Paquette

Chapter 8 - The Synthesis of Fomannosin and Illudol
Pages 201-222
M.F. Semmelhack

Chapter 9 - Evolution of a Synthetic Strategy: Total Synthesis of Jatrophone
Pages 223-274
Amos B. Smith III

Chapter 10 - On the Stereochemistry of Nugleophilic Additions to Tetrahydropyridinium Salts: A Powerful Heuristic Principle for the Stereorationale Design of Alkaloid Syntheses
Pages 275-298
Robert V. Stevens

Chapter 11 - A Nonbiomimetic Approach to the Total Synthesis of Steroids: The Transition Metal-Catalyzed Cyclization of Alkenes and Alkynes
Pages 299-324
K. Peter, C. Vollhardt

Chapter 12 - Evolution of a Strategy for Total Synthesis of Streptonigrin
Pages 325-345
Steven M. Weinreb

Chapter 13 - Methynolide and the Prelog–Djerassi Lactonic Acid: An Exercise in Stereocontrolled Synthesis
Pages 347-366
James D. White

Index
Pages 367-370