有機化学・生化学専攻の大学院生レベルの超定番テキスト、７年振りの刊行。製薬業界で大きな関心を集める標的分子を収録し、天然物合成の手法について集成。Explains all the key steps of the synthetic pathway, highlighting the major developments in blue-boxed sections and contrasting these to other synthetic methods. A wonderful tool for learning and teaching and a must-have for all future and present organic and biochemists. Contents - Chapter 1. Introduction: The Advancing Field of Total Synthesis. Chapter 2. Tetrodotoxin. Chapter 3. Discodermolide. Chapter 4. Azaspiracid – I. Chapter 5. Thiostrepton. Chapter 6. Pentacycloanammoxic Acid Methyl Ester. Chapter 7. Littoralisone, Oseltamivir (Tamiflu), and Hirsutellone B. Chapter 8. Rubicordifolin and Rubiocolin B. Chapter 9. Cyanthiwigins U and F. Chapter 10. Stephacidin B. Chapter 11. Abyssomicin C and atrop-Abyssomicin C. Chapter 12. Tetracycline. Chapter 13. Bisanthraquinone Natural Products. Chapter 14. Garsubellin A. Chapter 15. Welwitindolinone A. Chapter 16. Iejimalide B. Chapter 17. Kedarcidin Chromophore and Maduropeptin Chromophore. Chapter 18. Biyouranagin A. Chapter 19. Azadirachtin. Chapter 20. Resveratro-Derived Natural Products. Chapter 21. Chlorosulfolipid Cytotoxin. Chapter 22. Sporolide B. Chapter 23. 11, 11’ –Dideoxyverticillin A and Chaetocin. Chapter 24. Vannusal B. Chapter 25. Haplophytine. Chapter 26. Palau’amine.