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Name Reactions

A Collection of Detailed Mechanisms and Synthetic Applications Fifth Edition

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  • Outlines 20 new name reactions in addition to the material of the previous edition
  • Highlights the latest synthetic applications of name reactions
  • Provides biographical sketches of the chemists who discovered or developed the name reactions

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Table of contents (300 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Alder ene reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 1-2
  3. Aldol condensation

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 3-5
  4. Algar–Flynn–Oyamada Reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 6-7
  5. Allan–Robinson reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 8-9
  6. Arndt–Eistert homologation

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 10-11
  7. Baeyer–Villiger oxidation

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 12-13
  8. Baker–Venkataraman rearrangement

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 14-15
  9. Bamford–Stevens reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 16-17
  10. Baran reagents

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 18-20
  11. Barbier reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 21-22
  12. Bargellini reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 23-23
  13. Bartoli indole synthesis

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 24-25
  14. Barton radical decarboxylation

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 26-27
  15. Barton–McCombie deoxygenation

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 28-29
  16. Barton nitrite photolysis

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 30-31
  17. Barton–Zard reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 32-33
  18. Batcho–Leimgruber indole synthesis

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 34-35
  19. Baylis–Hillman reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 36-38
  20. Beckmann rearrangement

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 39-41

About this book

In this fifth edition of Jack Jie Li's seminal "Name Reactions", the author has added twenty-seven new name reactions to reflect the recent advances in organic chemistry. As in previous editions, each reaction is delineated by its detailed step-by-step, electron-pushing mechanism and supplemented with the original and the latest references, especially from review articles. Now with addition of many synthetic applications, this book is not only an indispensable resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, but is also a good reference book for all organic chemists in both industry and academia.

Unlike other books on name reactions in organic chemistry, Name Reactions, A Collection of Detailed Reaction Mechanisms and Synthetic Applications focuses on the reaction mechanisms. It covers over 320 classical as well as contemporary name reactions.

Reviews

From the book reviews:

“Li (Univ. of San Francisco; formerly, Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb) continues to update and improve his series on named organic chemical reactions with this fifth edition … . The book illustrates the stepwise mechanisms of each reaction, making it an excellent teaching tool for undergraduates. Academic libraries supporting organic chemistry programs as well as professional organic chemists will want to own this book. … Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.” (R. E. Buntrock, Choice, Vol. 52 (3), November, 2014)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

    Jie Jack Li

About the author

Jie Jack Li earned his Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1995 at Indiana University. After a stint as a postdoctoral fellow MIT, he worked as a medicinal chemist at Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb from 1997 to 2012. He is now an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of San Francisco teaching organic and medicinal chemistry. He has published 17 books ranging from organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry to the history of drug discovery. Most recent books include: Total Synthesis of Natural Products: At the Frontiers of Organic Chemistry (2013, Springer) with E.J. Corey; Drug Discovery: Practices, Processes, and Perspectives, (2013, Wiley) with E.J. Corey; Modern Drug Synthesis (2010, Wiley), with Doug Johnson; and Triumph of the Heart-the Story of Statins (2009, Oxford University Press).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Name Reactions

  • Book Subtitle: A Collection of Detailed Mechanisms and Synthetic Applications Fifth Edition

  • Authors: Jie Jack Li

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03979-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37431-4Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-03979-4Published: 30 January 2014

  • Edition Number: 5

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 681

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 1714 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry, general

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eBook USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

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