Designing Synthetic Methods and Natural Products Synthesis

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Larry E. Overman
Designing Synthetic Methods and Natural Products Synthesis
(Lives in Chemistry – Lebenswerke in der Chemie)
252 pp, 213 fig., hardcover, in slipcase, 39.80 €
ISBN 978-3-86225-133-9
Autobiography of the Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine, well known for the development of new chemical reactions, esp. the “Overman rearrangement”.

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Events

Tue, Jul 2, 2024 5 p.m. CEST (UTC+2) EurJOC—Lives in Chemistry, Online
Virtual Symposium: Larry E. Overman
Larry E. Overman will introduce the book, followed by exciting talks from two of his former group members, Martin Oestreich (TU Berlin) and Nobel Prize winner David MacMillan (Princeton University).
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