Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods, Volume 8

by Smith, Michael B.

• ISBN13: 9780471573197
• ISBN10: 0471573191
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-10-13
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

Volume 9 in the series originated by I. T. Harrison and S. Harrison

Author Biography

MICHAEL B. SMITH is Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Connecticut, at Storrs. His research interests focus on developing asymmetric reactions based on manipulating chiral, nonracemic lactams. This work is applied to the development of new synthetic methods and the synthesis of polycyclic alkaloids with antitumor or antiviral activity. He was responsible for developing a new reagent for determining the enantiomeric composition of alcohols and amines bearing a chiral center. Dr. Smith received his doctorate in organic chemistry from Purdue and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Virginia Tech.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	xi
Index, Monofunctional Compounds	xv
Index, Difunctional Compounds	xvi
Introduction	xvii
Preparation of Alkynes	1	(5)
Preparation of Acid Derivatives and Anhydrides	6	(10)
Preparation of Alcohols	16	(38)
Preparation of Aldehydes	54	(12)
Preparation of Alkyls, Methylenes and Aryls	66	(51)
Preparation of Amides	117	(22)
Preparation of Amines	139	(27)
Preparation of Esters	166	(18)
Preparation of Ethers, Epoxides and Thioethers	184	(16)
Preparation of Halides and Sulfonates	200	(10)
Preparation of Hydrides	210	(10)
Preparation of Ketones	220	(22)
Preparation of Nitriles	242	(5)
Preparation of Alkenes	247	(20)
Preparation of Oxides	267	(9)
Preparation of Difunctional Compounds	276	(285)
Author Index	561