Download or read book The Organic Chemistry of Drug Synthesis, Volume 2 written by Daniel Lednicer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1980-05-13 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated every five years, the series represents the optimal compromise between currency and a sufficient body of material for cohesive and comprehensive treatment in a monograph. Provides a quick yet thorough overview of the synthetic routines that have been used to access specific classes of therapeutic agents. Materials are organized by chemical class, and syntheses are taken back to available starting materials. Discusses disease state, rational for method of drug therapy, biological activities of each compound and preparation. Coverage also includes those generic pharmaceutical compounds not accorded clinical status. A glossary defines biological terms.