Superacid Chemistry, 2nd Edition

by George A. Olah (Univ. of Southern California); G. K. Surya Prakash (Univ. of Southern California); Jean Sommer (Louis Pasteur Univ., France); Arpad Molnar

• ISBN13: 9780470421543
• ISBN10: 0470421541
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

The chemistry of superacids has developed in the last two decades into a field of growing interest and importance. Now available in a new expanded second edition, this definitive work on superacids offers a comprehensive review of superacids and discusses the development of new superacid systems and applications of superacids in the promotion of unusual reactions. Covering Bronsted and Leurs superacids, solid superacids, carbocations, heterocations, and catalyzed reactions, this timely volume is invaluable to professionals, faculty, and graduate students in organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

General Aspects.

Defining Acidity

Definition of Superacids

Types of Superacids

Experimental Techniques for Acidity Measurements (Protic Acids)

Superacid Systems.

Primary Superacids

Binary Superacids

Ternary Superacids

Solid Superacids

Carbocations in Superacid Systems.

Introduction

Methods of Generating Carbocations in Superacids

Methods and Techniques in the Study of Carbocations

Trivalent Carbocations

Equilibrating (Degenerate) and Higher (Five or Six) Coordinate (Nonclassical) Carbocations

Heterocations in Superacid Systems.

Introduction

Onium Ions

Enium Ions

Homo- And Heteropolyatomic Cations

Cations of Group 6-12 Elements

Superacid-Catalyzed Reactions.

Conversion of Saturated Hydrocarbons

Alkylation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Acylation of Aromatics

Carboxylation

Formylation

Thio- and Dithiocarboxylation

Sulfonation and Sulfonylation

Nitration

Nitrosonium Ion (No+)-Induced Reactions

Halogenation

Amination

Oxyfunctionalization

Superacids in Protection Group Chemistry

Superacids in Heterocyclic Chemistry

Dehydration

Superacids in Carbohydrate Chemistry

Rearrangements and Cyclizations

Ionic Hydrogenation

Esterification and Ester Cleavage

Additions

Ritter Reactions

Polymerization

Miscellaneous Reactions

References

Outlook

Index

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