Synthetic Organic Sonochemistry / Edition 1

by Jean-Louis Luche

Overview

TEAN-LOUIS LUCHE A French poet of this eentury, Pierre Mae Orlan, wrote "Adventure does not exist, it is only in the mind of he who is pursuing it, and, as soon as it is at one's finger tips, it vanishes to come back to life, far away, in a different shape, at the frontiers of imagination". This sentence could be used to define the adventure that many sonochemists experienced. Most of them did not even suspect that the "laboratory trick" they were using was the first contact with a considerable amount of science. If a personal note is allowed here, it ean be interesting to mention the part played by chance in my involvement in sonochemistry. Almost 20 years ago, we had to perform an apparently simple Grignard reaetion with n-butylmagnesium bromide and geranial, but the results were repeatedly unsatisfactory. The one-pot Barbier technique was attempted, also without success. From my studies at the University, I imagined that the failure of the latter reaction could be caused by a common phenomenon known by solid state chemists as passivation, which in some cases can be overcome by ultrasonication. By chance, an ultrasonie bath was sitting on the next beneh, borrowed to clean some equipment. We clamped our reluctant reaction mixture into the bath, the reaction proceeded vigorously, and ... the adventure started. Without knowing anything about cavitation, high energies, ete., we had an illustration of Goethe's word "Am Anfang war die Tat" (at the Beginning was the Act).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306459160
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	09/30/1998
Series:	Subcellular Biochemistry
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	431
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

1. Theoretical Bases; T. Lepoint, F. Lepoint-Mullie. 2. Sonochemistry of Solutions; C. Pétrier, J.-L. Luche. 3. Cycloadditions; H. Fillion, J.-L. Luche. 4. Sonochemistry in Biphasic Systems; A. Loupy, J.-L. Luche. 5. Organometallic Sonochemistry; P. Cintas, J.-L. Luche. 6. Catalytic Reactions; V. Ragaini, C.L. Bianchi. 7. Organic Sonoelectrochemistry; D.J. Walton, T.J. Mason. 8. Practical Considerations for Process Optimization; T.J. Mason, E. Cordemans de Meulenaer. 9. Selected Experiments; J.-L. Luche, et al. Conclusions: Sonochemistry Quo Vadis? M. Chanon, J.-L. Luche. Author Index. Subject Index.

Editorial Reviews

Comprises nine contributions and 24 experiments that illustrate the theory and practice of sonochemistry. The contributors look at the theoretical bases of sonochemistry, sonochemistry of solutions, cycloadditions, organometallic sonochemistry, catalytic reactions, organic sonoelectrochemistry, and practical considerations for process optimization. The experiments demonstrate many facets of ultrasound-mediated organic synthesis. The focus is on the technique as a technically simple, easily performed method that enhances organic synthesis, even in industrial applications. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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