Catalysis for Fine Chemicals

A wide range of chemical products (especially fine chemicals) are important for a healthy and enjoyable modern life; therefore efficient syntheses of these materials are essential. Traditional stoichiometric processes need to be replaced by modern catalytical methods in the change to sustainable chemistry and the production of lower amounts of waste.

This book summarizes the wide variety of catalytic methods that have been developed and applied on an industrial scale in recent years to fulf...