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Cover Picture: Synthesis of Azadirachtin: A Long but Successful Journey (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 40/2007)
Author(s) -
Veitch Gemma E.,
Beckmann Edith,
Burke Brenda J.,
Boyer Alistair,
Maslen Sarah L.,
Ley Steven V.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200790198
Subject(s) - azadirachtin , cover (algebra) , stereocenter , int , tree (set theory) , stereochemistry , art , chemistry , computer science , engineering , combinatorics , mathematics , biology , organic chemistry , ecology , programming language , mechanical engineering , pesticide , enantioselective synthesis , catalysis
The neem tree in the foreground of the cover picture is the natural source of azadirachtin, a complex molecule containing sixteen contiguous stereogenic centers, seven of which are tetrasubstituted carbon atoms. In their Communications starting on page 7629 ff., S. V. Ley et al. describe the conclusion of a long but successful journey culminating with the first synthesis of this compound following the strategy outlined. Photographs: William M. Ciesla, www.forestryimages.com; design: Alistair Boyer.