Terpenes

de Eberhard Breitmaier

"This introductory textbook provides a perfectly structured and concise overview of this class of natural products, together with their major applications. It covers the systematics of terpenoid structures, the natural origin of terpenes as well as selected total syntheses, for example of pheromones such as one of the periplanones excreted by the American cockroach, and industrial processes for the production of various fragrances and vitamin A."--Jacket.