Reactive Intermediates / Edition 1

by Christopher J. Moody, Gordon H. Whitham

Overview

Neutral reactive intermediates — radicals, carbenes, nitrenes, and aryenes — occupy a fascinating place in the history of organic chemistry. First regarded as mere curiosities, neutral reactive intermediates ultimately came under the intense scrutiny of physical organic chemists from a mechanistic point-of-view. This concise text concentrates on how these electron-deficient species now play a key role in synthetic chemistry research. Important reactions are clearly and simply laid out with carefully chosen examples that illustrate their use in organic synthesis. Each chapter includes problems as well as suggestions for further reading. Undergraduates will find Reactive Intermediates an invaluable summary of this important topic in organic chemistry—one that fills a gap created by the superficial treatment accorded these valuable compounds in most chemistry textbooks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198556725
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	08/06/1992
Series:	Oxford Chemistry Primers Series , #8
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	9.69(w) x 7.44(h) x 0.22(d)

About the Author

University of Loughborough

Oxford University, and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Radical Reactions in Synthesis
3. Carbenes
4. Nitrenes
5. Arynes