Carbene chemistry. With contributions by Peter P. Gaspar, James F. Harrison [and] B. Jerosch Herold. 2d ed

Carbene Chemistry, Second Edition discusses the developments in various areas of carbene chemistry, including the correlation of spectroscopic studies of isolated carbenes with quantum chemical calculations; new carbene precursors; differentiation of carbenes and carbenoids; and mechanisms of single and triplet carbine reactions. This book is composed of two main parts encompassing 13 chapters. The first part covers the many reactions known to transfer a formally divalent carbon fragment from one molecule to another, with special emphasis on the mechanism and a critical evaluation of the evidence for carbene intermediates. The second part examines the multitude of product-forming reactions of carbenes and carbenoids with various substrates. This part also describes the structure-reactivity relationships for both carbenes and their substrates, followed by a discussion of the applications of carbene compounds in synthetic organic chemistry. This work will be of great value to organic chemists and researchers. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION , Pages ix-x PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION , Page xi CHAPTER 1 - Introduction , Pages 1-7 CHAPTER 2 - Photochemical and Thermal Methylene Transfer Reactions , Pages 9-84 CHAPTER 3 - Organometallic Methylene Transfer Agents , Pages 85-128 CHAPTER 4 - Base-Induced α-Elimination , Pages 129-157 CHAPTER 5 - The Structural Theory of Carbenes , Pages 159-193 CHAPTER 6 - The Spectra of Carbenes , Pages 195-208 CHAPTER 7 - Reactions with Carbon—Hydrogen Bonds , Pages 209-266 CHAPTER 8 - Addition to Alkenes , Pages 267-362 CHAPTER 9 - Addition to Alkynes , Pages 363-380 CHAPTER 10 - Addition to Arenes , Pages 381-406 CHAPTER 11 - Reactions Involving Hetero Atoms , Pages 407-456 CHAPTER 12 - Rearrangements , Pages 457-503 CHAPTER 13 - Silicon, Germanium, and Tin Structural Analogs of Carbenes , Pages 504-550 AUTHOR INDEX , Pages 551-597 SUBJECT INDEX , Pages 598-615 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: A SERIES OF MONOGRAPHS , Pages ibc1-ibc2