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The Way of Synthesis. Evolution of Design and Methods for Natural Products (Tomás Hudlicky and Josephine W. Reed)

David G. J. Young

Department of Chemistry, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37601

J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (12), p 1626

DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1626.1

Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2008

Abstract

The Way of Synthesis is a 1000-page book on the progress of synthetic organic chemistry spanning its apparent inception in 1828 (Wohler’s preparation of urea) to the state of the art in 2007.

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Graduate Education / Research

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Organic Chemistry

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Book and Media Reviews

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Textbooks / Reference Books

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Diastereomers

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Received: August 03, 2009

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