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What I Have Learned from Jack Dunitz
Author(s) -
Seebach Dieter
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.201600010
Subject(s) - chemistry , stereocenter , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , catalysis , materials science
The lessons taught me by Jack Dunitz about the use of X‐ray crystal structure analysis, far beyond just for determining the structure of an isolated product, are described. The direct and indirect influence Jack had on the way various topics of my synthetic group developed at ETH is demonstrated with selected examples from our various research areas: Li‐enolates, the gem ‐diaryl effect and TADDOLs, self‐regeneration of stereocenters, poly(hydroxybutanoates) (PHB), β‐peptides, and mechanistic investigations of organocatalytic reactions. Furthermore, the role Jack plays in the Laboratorium of Organic Chemistry at ETH Zürich is described and appreciated.