Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2008: An annual survey covering the literature dated January to December 2008 (Organic Reaction Mechanisms Series)

This volume is the 44th in this classical series. In every volume relevant reaction mechanisms are featured in chapters entitled: Reaction of Aldehydes and Ketones and their Derivatives Reactions of Carboxylic, Phosphoric, and Sulfonic Acids and their Derivatives Oxidation and Reduction Carbenes and Nitrenes Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Carbocations Nucleophilic Aliphatic Substitution Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution Elimination Reactions Addition Reactions: Polar Addition Addition Reactions: Cycloadditions Molecular Rearrangements An experienced team of authors is compiling these reviews every year, so that the reader can rely on a continuing quality of selection and presentation. As a new service to the reader all reaction mechanisms leading to stereospecific products are highlighted. This reflects the needs of the organic synthetic community with leads to chiral reactions. Detailed author and subject indexes help the reader to find the information they are looking for. As a new service to the reader all mechanisms featuring 'Enantiospecific and diastereospecific' reactions are highlighted. This reflects the interest of synthetic organic chemists in such reactions and the pharmaceutical role of chiral molecules. Content: Chapter 1 Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones and their Derivatives (pages 1–44): A. C. Knipe Chapter 2 Reactions of Carboxylic, Phosphoric, and Sulfonic Acids and their Derivatives (pages 45–77): C. T. Bedford Chapter 3 Oxidation and Reduction (pages 79–128): K. K. Banerji Chapter 4 Carbenes and Nitrenes (pages 129–152): M. G. Moloney Chapter 5 Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution (pages 153–163): M. R. Crampton Chapter 6 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution (pages 165–182): R. G. Coombes Chapter 7 Carbocations (pages 183–202): R. A. McClelland Chapter 8 Nucleophilic Aliphatic Substitution (pages 203–224): A. C. Knipe Chapter 9 Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution (pages 225–251): M. L. Birsa Chapter 10 Elimination Reactions (pages 253–265): M. L. Birsa Chapter 11 Addition Reactions: Polar Addition (pages 267–329): P. Kocovsky Chapter 12 Addition Reactions: Cycloaddition (pages 331–360): N. Dennis Chapter 13 Molecular Rearrangements: Part 1. Pericyclic Molecular Rearrangements (pages 361–391): S. K. Armstrong Chapter 14 Molecular Rearrangements: Part 2. Other Reactions (pages 393–457): A. Brandi and M. Gensini This volume is the 42nd in this classical series. In every volume relevant reaction mechanisms are featured in chapters entitled: Reaction of Aldehydes and Ketones and their Derivatives Reactions of Carboxylic, Phosphoric, and Sulfonic Acids and their Derivatives Oxidation and Reduction Carbenes and Nitrenes Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Carbocations Nucleophilic Aliphatic Substitution Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution Elimination Reactions Addition Reactions: .. This volume is the 42nd in this classical series. An experienced team of authors is compiling these reviews every year, so that readers can rely on a continuing quality of selection and presentation. As a new service to readers, all reaction mechanisms leading to stereospecific products are highlighted.