Stereoselective Synthesis will be a major reference work that critically reviews the status of the field and serves as the foundation for future research to solve the many challenges that still lie ahead. It will present the state of the art, including catalytic methods and presenting overviews by experts in the field. Typical or general experimental procedures for the best methods will be included.

There will also be a high degree of critical selection, based on:

1) Yield (generally >70%)
2) Selectivity (chemo, regio, diastereo, enantio of >90%)
3) Broad applicability
4) Atom economy
5) Robustness
6) Scalability
7) Green

This work is not a set of reviews on specific areas, but rather a critical presentation of the best methods available today for organic synthesis. Included are the best methods, whether stoichiometric or catalytic, and whether using metal, organic or enzyme catalysis.