This book discusses some of the reduction agents and processes involved in organic synthesis such as catalytic hydrogenation, homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation, asymmetric catalytic hydrogenations, hydride transfer reagents, dissolving metal reductions, and non-metallic reducing agents. It further covers the topics of photochemical reductions, enzymatic or microbial reduction, reductions of specific type of organic compounds including hydrocarbons, hydrogenolysis, enzymatic or microbial reduction, and some reductions under benign condition. This book is of immense use to undergraduate and postgraduate students of organic chemistry. It is also a useful reference book for researchers involved in organic synthesis.
Introduction.- Different Types of Reducing Agents.- Reduction of Specific Types of Organic Compounds.- Hydrogenolysis.- Enzymatic or Microbial Reduction.- Some Reductions under Benign Conditions.
V.K. Ahluwalia was Professor of Chemistry at Delhi University for more than three decades teaching graduate, postgraduate, and M.Phil. students. He was also Postdoctoral Fellow between 1960 and 1962 and worked with renowned global names from prestigious international universities. He was Visiting Professor of Biomedical Research at University of Delhi. He was widely regarded as Leading Subject Expert in chemistry and allied subjects along with being a Choice Award for an Outstanding Academic Title winner. He had published more than 100 titles. Apart from books, he had published more than 250 research papers in national and international journals.
