Applications of Transition Metal Catalysis in Drug Discovery and Development: An Industrial Perspective

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.

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.

“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)

“’Applications of Transition Metal Catalysis in Drug
Discovery and Development’ is a valuable resource in
synthetic chemistry which libraries of Chemistry should have,
especially those serving medicinal chemists. It captures
authoritatively the rich body of information recently generated by
many pharmaceutical companies on workable ways to access drug
candidates, and constitutes a unique review of modern synthetic
practice. The authors (all from industry) also include much
relevant academic research. A high proportion of the cited
literature is from the last 25 years. It emphasizes catalytic C-C
and C-hetero coupling, cyclization, oxidation and reduction
reactions. The writing is clear and concise.” —E J
Corey, Harvard University

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