The chemistry of cyanates and their thio derivatives. Part 1

Content: Chapter 1 Electronic structure of the cyanato and thiocyanato groups—ground state and excited states (pages 1–68): Klaus Wittel, James L. Meeks and Seen P. McGlynn Chapter 2 Structural chemistry of the cyanates and their thio derivatives (pages 69–129): Istvan Hargittai and Iain C. Paul Chapter 3 Stereochemical and conformational aspects of cyanates and related groups (pages 131–152): George C. Corfield Chapter 4 The optical rotatory dispersion and circular dichroism of the cyanates and related groups (pages 153–190): C. Toniolo Chapter 5 Detection and determination of cyanates, isocyanates, isothiocyanates, and thiocyanates (pages 191–236): David A. Ben?Efraim Chapter 6 Thermochemistry of cyanates, isocyanates, and their thio derivatives (pages 237–271): Robert Shaw Chapter 7 Mass spectra of cyanates, isocyanates, and related compounds (pages 273–293): K. A. Jensen and Gustav Schroll Chapter 8 Hydrogen bonding and complex formation (pages 295–319): Dusan Hadzi and Svetozar Milicev Chapter 9 The electrochemistry of cyanates and related compounds (pages 321–342): Ole Hammerich and Vernon D. Parker Chapter 10 Photochemistry of cyanates and related groups (pages 343–356): R. Jahn and U. Schmidt Chapter 11 Radiation chemistry of organic compounds containing OCN, CNO, SCN, and CNS groups (pages 357–379): Abraham Horowitz Chapter 12 Kinetics and mechanisms of reactions of cyanates and related compounds (pages 381–444): Dion E. Giles Chapter 13 Acyl and thioacyl derivatives of isocyanates, thiocyanates and isothiocyanates (pages 445–506): Otohiko Tsuge Chapter 14 Syntheses and uses of isotopically labelled cyanates and related groups (pages 507–548): Alberto Ceccon and Umberto Miotti Chapter 15 Pyrolytic reactions of cyanates and related compounds (pages 549–567): Nestor Barroeta Chapter 16 Syntheses and preparative applications of cyanates (esters of cyanic acid) (pages 569–618): K. A. Jensen and Arne Holm