This volume provides, at postgraduate student level, an accessible introduction to stoichiometric asymmetric synthesis. The authors focus on stereoselective C-C bond formation in acyclic systems, with an emphasis on the use of chiral auxiliaries and reagents.

The book is extensively referenced and so provides a convenient point of entry to the research literature.

Dr. Mark A. Rizzacasa is at the School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourn, Victoria, Australia.

Dr. Michael Perkins is at the Department of Chemistry, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.