Organic Reactions, Volume 12

The volumes of Organic Reactions are collections of chapters each devoted to a single reaction, or a definite phase of a reaction, of wide applicability. The material is treated from a preparative viewpoint, with emphasis on limitations, interfering influences, effects of structure, and the selection of experimental techniques. Numerous detailed procedures illustrate the significant modifications of each method. Includes tables that contain all possible examples of the reaction under consideration. 1. Cyclobutane Derivatives from Thermal Cycloaddition Reactions--John D. Roberts and Clay M. Sharts

2. The Preparation of Olefins by the Pyrolysis of Xanthates. The Chugaev Reaction--Harold R. Nace

3. The Synthesis of Aliphatic and Alicyclic Nitro Compounds--Nathan Kornblum

4. Synthesis of Peptides with Mixed Anhydrides--Noel F. Albertson

5. Desulfurization with Raney Nickel--George R. Pettit and Eugene E. van Tamelen

Author Index, Volumes 1-12

Chapter Index, Volumes 1-12

Subject Index, Volume 12 535

Arthur C. Cope was a highly successful and influential organic chemist and member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is credited with the development of several important chemical reactions which bear his name including the Cope elimination and the Cope rearrangement.