This book focuses on the drug discovery and development applications of transition metal catalyzed processes, which can efficiently create preclinical and clinical drug candidates as well as marketed drugs. The authors pay particular attention to the challenges of transitioning academically-developed reactions into scalable industrial processes. Additionally, the book lays the groundwork for how continued development of transition metal catalyzed processes can deliver new drug candidates. This work provides a unique perspective on the applications of transition metal catalysis in drug discovery and development - it is a guide, a historical prospective, a practical compendium, and a source of future direction for the field.

About the Author

MATTHEW L. CRAWLEY, PHD, is the Director of the Community Physician Electronic Medical Records Program at Main Line Health. Previously, he has worked as a medicinal chemist at Pfizer and Wyeth Research. Dr. Crawley is an author of more than twenty publications, and his discoveries have resulted in several patents.

BARRY M. TROST, PHD, is Tamaki Professor of Humanities and Sciences in the Department of Chemistry at Stanford University. Dr. Trost has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Sciences and member of the National Academy of Sciences. He has served as chairman of the NIH Medicinal Chemistry Study Section, held over 120 university lectureships, and presented over 260 plenary lectures at national and international meetings.

Reviews

"The book will be particularly appreciated by young scientists, especially those aspiring to a future in the pharmaceutical industry, because it shows what kind of problems they will be asked to solve once they start their industrial career." (ChemMedChem, 1 March 2013)

"All chapters are well-written and comprehensive with lots of examples from OPR and D. The book is highly recommended to all process chemists." (Organic Process Research & Development Journal, 1 November 2012)

Book Information
ISBN 9780470631324
Author Matthew L. Crawley
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 658g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 163mm * 25mm