New Pathways for Organic Synthesis

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   • H. M. Colquhoun, J. Holton, D. J. Thompson, M. V. Twigg

   Pages 1-8

3. Formation of Carbon—Carbon Bonds

   • H. M. Colquhoun, J. Holton, D. J. Thompson, M. V. Twigg

   Pages 9-65

4. Formation of Carbocyclic Compounds

   • H. M. Colquhoun, J. Holton, D. J. Thompson, M. V. Twigg

   Pages 67-140

5. Formation of Heterocyclic Compounds

   • H. M. Colquhoun, J. Holton, D. J. Thompson, M. V. Twigg

   Pages 141-171

6. Isomerization of Alkenes

   • H. M. Colquhoun, J. Holton, D. J. Thompson, M. V. Twigg

   Pages 173-193

7. Direct Introduction and Removal of Carbonyl Groups

   • H. M. Colquhoun, J. Holton, D. J. Thompson, M. V. Twigg

   Pages 195-263

8. Reduction

   • H. M. Colquhoun, J. Holton, D. J. Thompson, M. V. Twigg

   Pages 265-341

9. Oxidation

   • H. M. Colquhoun, J. Holton, D. J. Thompson, M. V. Twigg

   Pages 343-375

10. Preparing and Handling Transition Metal Catalysts

    • H. M. Colquhoun, J. Holton, D. J. Thompson, M. V. Twigg

    Pages 377-401

11. Back Matter

    Pages 403-454

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The continually growing contribution of transition metal chemistry to synthetic organic chemistry is, of course, widely recognized. Equally well­ known is the difficulty in keeping up-to-date with the multifarious reactions and procedures that seem to be spawned at an ever-increasing rate. These can certainly be summarized on the basis of reviews under the headings of the individual transition metals. More useful to the bench organic chemist, however, would be the opposite type of concordance based on the structural type of the desired synthetic product. This is the approach taken in the present monograph, which presents for each structural entity a conspectus of the transition metal-mediated processes that can be employed in its production. The resulting comparative survey should be a great help in devising the optimum synthetic approach for a particular goal. It is presented from an essentially practical viewpoint, with detailed direc­ tions interspersed in the Houben-Weyl style. The wide scope of the volume should certainly encourage synthetic organic chemists to utilize fully the range and versatility of these transition metal-mediated processes. This will certainly be a well-thumbed reference book! R. A. RAPHAEL Cambridge University v Preface In recent years an enormous amount of work has been done on the catalysis of organic reactions by various transition metal species and on the organic reactivity of organo-transition-metal compounds.

• Cycloaddition
• Ion
• Recovery
• Silane
• catalysis
• catalyst
• cobalt
• heterocyclic compound
• metals
• organic chemistry
• organic synthesis
• oxygen
• platinum
• synthesis
• transition metal

• Research and Technology Department, ICI Chemicals & Polymers, Ltd., Runcorn, UK

  H. M. Colquhoun

• Research and Technical Services, European Vinyls Corporation, Runcorn, UK

  J. Holton

• Fine Chemicals Research Centre, Imperial Chemical Industries Plc, Blackley, UK

  D. J. Thompson

• Research and Technology Department, ICI Chemicals & Polymers, Ltd., Billingham, UK

  M. V. Twigg

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