Yazar: Bruce Gilliam

Capsaicin, and several related compounds, are called capsaicinoids and are produced as secondary metabolites by chili peppers. Capsaicin is an alkaloid responsible for the spicy, burning taste of chi …

This book opens with a discussion on the syntheses of acyclic polyketides by using epoxide opening reactions. The stereoselective epoxidations of allylic alcohols, including catalytic asymmetric epox …