The Chemistry of Natural Products [Paperback]

1 Carbohydrates.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Recent developments in O-glycosidation methodology.- 1.3 Recent developments in C-glycoside synthesis.- 1.4 Synthesis of antibiotic sugars.- 1.5 Use of carbohydrates as chiral templates and reagents for asymmetric synthesis.- 1.5.1 Asymmetric reduction.- 1.5.2 Enantioselective alkylation of carbohydrate derived nucleophiles.- 1.5.3 Enantioselective alkylation of carbohydrate derived electrophiles.- 1.5.4 Monosaccharides as chiral auxiliaries for cycloaddition reactions.- 1.6 Use of carbohydrates as chiral starting materials for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure natural products.- References.- 2 Aromatic compounds.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Benzenoids.- 2.3 Coumarins.- 2.4 Isocoumarins, chromanones, chromones and cannabinoids.- 2.5 Macrocyclic lactones.- 2.6 Pyrones, butenolides, lignans and benzofurans.- 2.7 Terphenyls.- 2.8 Flavonoids.- 2.9 Xanthones and benzophenones.- 2.10 Naphthalenes and naphthoquinones.- 2.11 Anthraquinones.- 2.12 Anthracyclines.- 2.13 Some other polycyclic antibiotics.- 2.14 Ansamycins.- References.- 3 Terpenoids.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Monoterpenoids.- 3.3 Sesquiterpenoids.- 3.4 Diterpenoids.- 3.5 Sesterterpenoids.- 3.6 Triterpenoids.- 3.7 Carotenoids.- References.- 4 Steroids.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Molecular rearrangement.- 4.3 Remote functionalisation.- 4.4 Photochemical reactions.- 4.5 Partial synthesis.- 4.5.1 Oestranes.- 4.5.2 Androstanes.- 4.5.3 Pregnanes.- 4.5.4 Cholanes.- 4.5.5 Cardenolides and bufadienolides.- 4.5.6 Vitamins D.- 4.5.7 Cholestanes and derivatives.- References.- 5 Amino acids, peptides and proteins.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Amino acids.- 5.2.1 Synthesis.- 5.2.2 New naturally occurring amino acids.- 5.3 Peptides.- 5.3.1 Synthesis.- 5.3.2 Synthesis of glycopeptides.- 5.3.3 Synthesis of phosphorylated peptides.- 5.3.4 Post-translational modifications.- 5.3.5 Design of peptide-based pharmaceuticals.- 5.3.6 New peptides from natural sources.- 5.4 Techniques for structural elucilã{