Synthesis of Epoxides - Softcover

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Dr. Navjeet Kaur, Ph.D. (Chemistry, Banasthali Vidyapith, 2014) is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Division of Research & Development at Lovely Professional University, Punjab. She specializes in organic synthetic and medicinal chemistry, with a focus on heterocyclic compound synthesis. With 14 years of teaching and research experience, she has guided five Ph.D. scholars and numerous MSc students, and has published over 200 research papers, reviews, books, and chapters. She is the author of nineteen books with leading publishers including CRC Press, Elsevier, and Springer Nature.

Dr. Kaur has consistently ranked among the World’s Top 2% Scientists in subject-wise analyses by Stanford University (2018–2025). She has received awards such as the Prof. G. L. Telesara Award and Best Paper Presentation Award, and has served as Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Chemicobiology Research. Beyond academia, she has contributed to rural development initiatives through NSS and UBA, and holds a Sikh Missionary certification.

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Synthesis of Epoxides explores different ways of making epoxides, both old and new, and delves into the growing field of heterocyclic chemistry. It's aimed at people who want a variety of methods and need help figuring out which one suits their specific needs. For students, having all the protocols for making epoxides in one place is handy because sometimes you just want to see all the options for creating a particular compound from a specific starting point. Diazo compounds are important synthetic intermediates in organic synthesis but, because of their unpredictable explosive nature and toxicity, their unique reactivity has not been fully exploited and their employment on large scale is avoided. The synthetic usefulness of diazo compounds cannot be overlooked despite their danger. Because of their ylide and 1,3-dipole nature, the diazo compounds have a unique reactivity. The diazo compounds can be utilized for various different conversions including S-ylide-assisted epoxidation, cyclopropanation, or aziridination reactions. This book describes the new and classic methods for the synthesis of epoxides and covers an important and rapidly growing branch of heterocyclic chemistry. Readers will learn about different methods and want information allowing them to evaluate which method is most suitable in particular cases. Students will be able to find the protocols for the synthesis of epoxides in one place within this book because sometimes we want to see all of the possibilities for synthesizing a particular compound from one particular substrate.