Thermochemical data use; Carbonyl Group reactions; Selectivity; Protection and regeneration; Activation; Buildings of rings; Functionalizations - substitutions - reductions - oxidations; Addition - elimination reactions; Functionalizations - Wittig conversion of carbonyl compounds to Olefins; Rearrangements; Synthons - donor synthons - acceptor synthons; Retrosynthetic analysis; Fullerenes
"Based on a course originally taught at the Wcole polytechnique, Palaiseau, France."
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carbonyl Group: Additions and Addition-Elimination Reactions -- Carbonyl Group: Enolization -- Michael Addition -- Carbonyl Group: Aldol Condensation -- Some Solutions to the Problem of Selectivity (Chemo-, Regio-, Stereo- ) -- Protection and Regeneration. Cases of the Alcohol and Carbonyl Group. Inversion of Polarity -- Activation -- Building of Rings -- Functionalizations: Substitutions -- Functionalizations: Reductions -- Functionalizations: Oxidations -- Addition-Elimination Reactions -- Functionalizations: Wittig Conversion of Carbonyl Compounds to Olefins -- Rearrangements -- Synthons: Donor Synthons -- Synthons: Acceptor Synthons -- Retrosynthetic Analysis -- A View to the Future ... Fullerenes