The Diels-Alder Reaction: Selected Practical Methods / Edition 1

by Francesco Fringuelli, Aldo Taticchi

Overview

This is the first book to collect together 70 years worth of experimental procedures that have been developed to perfom the Diels-Alder reaction. It begins with the fundamental principles and contains numerous graphical abstracts to present the basic concepts in a concise and pictorial way. Covering the theory and synthetic applications of the experimental methods it describes the procedures and techniques and includes reports on industrial applications.
* Illustrates the fundamental principles and summarises experimental methods used to carry out the Diels-Alder reaction
* Contains physical and catalytic methods to enhance the selectivity of the Diels-Alder reaction
* Includes procedures for cycloaddition accomplished in conventional and unconventional media
* Outlines the practical procedures
* Focuses on clean syntheses and green chemistry
* Provides a single source for relevant information and includes over 1,000 references
The Diels-Alder reaction mechanism was first published in 1928 and in the last 70 years has become the most commonly used and studied mechanism in organic chemistry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471803430
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/21/2002
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.11(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Francesco Fringuelli is the author of The Diels-Alder Reaction: Selected Practical Methods, published by Wiley.

Aldo Taticchi is the author of The Diels-Alder Reaction: Selected Practical Methods, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Abbreviations and Acronyms.

Diels-Alder Reaction: General Remarks.

Thermal Diels-Alder Reactions.

Lewis-Acid Catalyzed Diels-Alder Reaction.

Diels-Alder Reaction Facilitated by Special Physical and Chemical Methods.

High Pressure Diels-Alder Reaction.

Diels-Alder Reaction in Unconventional Reaction Media.

Diels-Alder Reaction Compilation.

Subject Index.

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The Diels-Alder cycloaddition is the best-known organic reaction that is widely used to construct, in a regio- and stereo-controlled way, a six-membered ring with up to four stereogenic centers. This handbook describes the experimental methods that have been developed to perform the Diels-Alder reaction, and illustrates their applications in organic synthesis. The authors cover reactions carried out under thermal conditions, the Lewis-acid-catalyzed reaction, reactions facilitated by special physical and chemical methods, high pressure reactions, and reactions in unconventional reaction media. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

"an excellent compilation" (Organic Process Research & Development)

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