Organic Reaction Mechanisms · 2002: An annual survey covering the literature dated January to December 2002

This volume is the 38th in this classical series. In every volume the content is divided in the different classes of organic reaction mechanisms: Reaction of Aldehydes and Ketones and their Derivatives Reactions of Carboxylic, Phosphoric, and Sulfonic Acids and their Derivatives Oxidation and Reduction Carbenes and Nitrenes Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Carbocations Nucleophilic Aliphatic Substitution Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution Elimination Reactions Radical Reactions Addition Reactions: Polar Addition Addition Reactions: Cycloadditions Molecular Rearrangements An experienced team of authors is compiling these reviews every year, so that the reader can rely on a continuing quality of selection and presentation. As a new service to the reader all reaction mechanisms leading to stereospecific products are highlighted. This reflects the needs of the organic synthetic community with leads to chiral reactions. Detailed author and subject indexes help the reader to find the information they are looking for.Content: Chapter 1 Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones and their Derivatives (pages 1–44): B. A. MurrayChapter 2 Reactions of Carboxylic, Phosphoric and Sulfonic Acids and their Derivatives (pages 45–103): C. T. BedfordChapter 3 Oxidation and Reduction (pages 105–168): Raj N. MehrotraChapter 4 Carbenes and Nitrenes (pages 169–194): D. M. Hodgson, M. Christlieb and E. GrasChapter 5 Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution (pages 195–208): M. R. CramptonChapter 6 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution (pages 209–221): R. G. CoombesChapter 7 Carbocations (pages 223–260): R. A. McClellandChapter 8 Nucleophilic Aliphatic Substitution (pages 261–295): J. ShorterChapter 9 Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution (pages 297–345): A. C. KnipeChapter 10 Elimination Reactions (pages 347–371): A. C. KnipeChapter 11 Addition Reactions: Polar Addition (pages 373–410): P. KocovskyChapter 12 Addition Reactions: Cycloaddition (pages 411–458): N. DennisChapter 13 Molecular Rearrangements: Part 1 (Pericyclic Molecular Rearrangements) (pages 459–513): S. K. ArmstrongChapter 14 Molecular Rearrangements: Part 2 (pages 515–580): A. Brandi, M. Gensini and F. Pisaneschi