Closing a gap in the literature

This comprehensive book presents the utility of carbohydrate derivatives as chiral auxiliaries, reagents, complex ligands and organocatalysts, together with details of their preparation, as well as their successful application in stereoselective synthesis.

Divided into four parts:

Carbohydrate Auxiliaries

Carbohydrate Reagents

Carbohydrate Ligands

Carbohydrate Organocatalysts

It is an indispensable source for every organic chemist.