Modern Methodology in Organic Synthesis: Proceedings of the 1991 International Symposium of Organic Reactions, Kyoto

The control of reactivity and selectivity is pivotal in the development of a new methodology in organic synthesis. The 27 critical reviews in this book reflect modern developments in this ever expanding field. Special emphasis is placed on control of reactivities and selectivities in organic reactions; electroorganic chemistry; and novel synthetic approaches to advanced organic materials with useful properties and functions.

Table of Contents:
Photoelectrochemical viewpoint in organic reactions, K. Honda; carbocation (cationic) and cation radical promoted diels-aider reactions controlling the selectivity in low temperature 2pi + 4pi cycloadditions, P.G. Gassman; enantioselective catalysis by porphine-type metal complexes, R. Scheffold et al; synthesis of iso-condensed heteroatomatic pyrroles and their application in the synthesis of conducting polymers, C.-K. Sha et al; strategy for the use of acyllithium in synthesis - intramolecular conversion, S. Murai et al; cathodic reduction, a tool for serial cyclizations, E.K. Miller and H. Maeda; effective use of alkali metal reduction for the synthesis of novel conjugated molecules - a new development in pentafulvene chemistry, M. Oda and T. Kawase; chemistry of cage-shaped polyquinane derivatives, T.J. Chow; catalytic functions of vesicle-type artificial enzymes having vitamin B6 and B12 activity, Y. Murakami; silicon-directed photochemical reaction and development of photo-degradable polymers, J.R. Hwu et al; photochemistry of disilanyl-substituted arenes, M. Ishikawa et al; ultrasonically dispersed potassium in synthetic reactions, T.S. Chou; synthesis of spatially ordered electron relays - charge transfer in layered conducting polymers, conducting copolymers and redox-active functionalized alkyl thiols on gold, M.A. Fox et al; cycloaddition of 2- and 4-siloxybenzopyrylium salts with conjugated silyl enol ethers, K. Akiba; nickel-catalyzed olefination reactions of dithioacetals, T.Y. Luh; new developments in photoinduced radical reactions in organic synthesis, H. Suginome; electro-organic reactions - part 39 novel electrosynthetic transformations of quinones, quinonemethides and diquinomethanes, J.H.P. Utley et al; using the mediators/phase transfer catalyst on the anodic oxidation of organic compounds, T.-C. Chou et al; activation of superoxide - formation and characterization of peroxysulfur intermediates, Y.-H. Kim; electrochemical formation and transformation of chiral heterocycles as key intermediates in stereoselective reactions, E. Steckhan et al; selective reactions in the solid state, F. Toda; electrogenerated radicals in organic synthesis, H.J. Schaefer; N.N-diisopropyl-10-camphorsulfonamide as a chiral template in asymmetric synthesis, B.-J. Uang et al; fluorine substituent effects in thermal homolytic and pericyclic reaction, W.R. Dolbier Jr; synthetic applications of masked benzoquinones, C.-C. Liao; unique electrochemical reactions of photoexcited organic molecules, Z.F. Liu; sacrificial anodes in the electrocarboxylation of ketones - the development of a competitive route to the synthesis of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, G. Silvestri et al.