Stereoselective Synthesis: Lectures honouring Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Rudolf Wiechert

A symposium on stereoeselective synthesis was organized by the Schering AG to honour Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Rudolf Wiechert's 65th birthday and his achievements in over 30 years of successful medicinal chemistry research. The six plenary lectures by leading scientists are published in this book. The contributions highlight recent progress on diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis. Intriguing methodological work, synthesis of homochiral building blocks and elegant and highly efficient applications to the synthesis of stereochemically demanding targetmolecules are presented. From the Contents: Steroids and Stereochemistry- Enantioselective Catalysis with Chiral Metal Complexes - New Aspects in Stereoselective Synthesis of Aminoalcohols and Amino Acids - Enzymemimetic C-C and C-N Bond Formations - Synthesis of Natural Product of Polyketide Origin, An Exemplary Case - Progress in the Diels/Alder Reaction Means Progress in Steroid Synthesis