Modern Reduction Methods

Reductions are the counterpart of oxidations and are widely used in synthetic organic chemistry. They vary widely in their specifics, ranging from hydrogenations to hydride transfer or simply electron transfers, and their vast number makes a comprehensive review virtually impossible. This monograph thus covers recent developments, focusing on general and synthetically useful reductions in frequent use by chemists.
The high quality contributions treat the reduction of carbonyles, alkenes, imines and alkynes, as well as reductive aminations and cross and heck couplings, before finishing off with sections on kinetic resolutions and hydrogenolysis.
With its comprehensive overview of modern reduction methods, this book allows readers to find reliable solutions quickly and easily, making it an indispensable lab companion for every organic, catalytic and natural products chemist, as well as chemists in industry.

REDUCTIONS OF CARBONYLES
Hydrogenation
Transfer–Hydrogenation
Metal Hydrides
Hydroboration
Hydrosilylation
Enzymatic
REDUCTIONS OF ALKENES
Hydrogenation
Hydroboration
Hydroalumination
Hydrosilylation
Organocatalysis
REDUCTIONS OF IMINES
Hydrogenation
Transfer–Hydrogenation
Hydroboration
Hydrosilylation
Organocatalysis
Bronsted
Lewis Base
REDUCTIONS OF ALKYNES
Hydrogenation
Hydroboration
Hydrosilylation
Hydroalumination
REDUCTIVE AMINATIONS
Organocatalysis
Boranes
REDUCTIVE CROSS COUPLINGS
Imines and Aldehydes
REDUCTIVE HECK COUPLINGS
REDUCTIVE COUPLINGS
Beta–lactams
NA–NAPHTHALENE
KINETIC RESOLUTIONS
HYDROGENOLYSIS

Pher Andersson became Docent at Uppsala University in 1994 and Professor in 1997. Among his many awards are the Bjurzons award (1992) the Oscar award (1995), the Junior Individual Grant for outstanding young researchers (1997), and the Astra Zeneca Award in Organic Chemistry (2004).

Ian Munslow currently holds a post doc position at the group of Professor Andersson.