Download or read book Hydrogen Bonding in Organic Synthesis written by Petri M. Pihko and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-09-09 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first comprehensive overview of the rapidly growing field emphasizes the use of hydrogen bonding as a tool for organic synthesis, especially catalysis. As such, it covers such topics as enzyme chemistry, organocatalysis and total synthesis, all unified by the unique advantages of hydrogen bonding in the construction of complex molecules from simple precursors. Providing everything you need to know, this is a definite must for every synthetic chemist in academia and industry.