Introduction -- Aldol reactions with preformed enolates -- Magnesium enolates -- Boron enolates -- Titanium enolates -- Tin enolates -- Catalytic aldol additions -- Lewis acid-catalysed aldol reactions -- Tin Lewis acids -- Boron Lewis acids -- Copper Lewis acids -- Silver, palladium and platinum Lewis acids -- Zirconium Lewis acids -- Miscellaneous Lewis acids -- Lewis base-catalysed aldol additions -- Direct aldol addition -- Gold- and rhodium-catalysed aldol additions -- Antibody-catalysed aldol addition -- Enzyme-catalysed aldol addition -- Organocatalysed aldol addition
Summary
Provides a comprehensive overview of aldol reactions including application of different metal enolates; catalytic aldol additions catalyzed by different Lewis acids and Lewis bases; enantioselective direct aldol additions; and, antibodies and enzyme catalyzed aldol additions and the aggressive development of organocatalyzed aldol additions
