Organic Reactions, Volume 40

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. The Pauson-Khand Cycloaddition Reaction for Synthesis ofCyclopentenones (N. Schore).

Reduction with Diimide (D. Pasto & R. Taylor).

The Pummerer Reaction of Sulfinyl Compounds (O. De Lucchi, etal.).

The Catalyzed Nucleophilic Addition of Aldehydes to ElectrophilicDouble Bonds (H. Stetter & H. Kuhlmann).

Author Index, Volumes 1-40.

Chapters and Topic Index, Volumes 1-40.

Leo A. Paquette is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He is a distinguished professor; editor and author of a wide list of Wiley publications.