TY - BOOK AU - Norman,R.O.C. AU - Coxon,J.M. TI - Principles of organic synthesis SN - 0751401269 (acidfree) U1 - 547.2 NOR PY - 1993/// CY - London, New York PB - Blackie Academic & Professional KW - Organic compounds N1 - Includes index; 1. Chemical thermodynamics -- 2. Molecular structure -- 3. Chemical kinetics -- 4. Mechanism -- 5. Stereochemistry -- 6. Formation of carbon-carbon bonds: organometallic reagents -- 7. Formation of aliphatic carbon-carbon bonds: base-catalyzed reactions -- 8. Formation of aliphatic carbon-carbon bonds: acid-catalyzed reactions -- 9. Pericyclic reactions -- 10. Formation of aliphatic carbon-nitrogen bonds -- 11. Electrophilic aromatic substitution -- 12. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution -- 13. Aromatic diazonium salts -- 14. Molecular rearrangements -- 15. Reagents containing phosphorus, sulfur, silicon or boron -- 16. Photochemical reactions -- 17. Free-radical reactions -- 18. Organotransition metal reagents -- 19. Oxidation -- 20. Reduction -- 21. The synthesis of five- and six-membered heterocyclic compounds -- 22. The syntheses of some naturally occurring compounds N2 - The purpose of this book is to show how mechanistic principles can be applied both to acquiring a knowledge of organic synthetic processes and to planning the construction of organic compounds. It is designed for those who have had no more than a brief introduction to organic chemistry and who require a broad understanding of the subject; The book is in two parts. In Part I, reaction mechanism is set in its wider context of the basic principles and concepts that underlie chemical reactions: chemical thermodynamics, structural theory, theories of reaction kinetics, mechanism itself, and stereochemistry; In Part II, these principles and concepts are applied to the formation of particular types of bonds, groupings, and compounds: for example, how small molecules can be built on to give larger ones by the construction of new carbon-carbon bonds, or how one functional group can be transformed into another. The final chapter in Part II describes the planning and detailed execution of the multi-step syntheses of several complex naturally occurring compounds; ; There have been numerous important developments since the second edition of this book was published 15 years ago, and every chapter has been brought up to date to include them; Among the more notable are: the stereochemical control of reactions, reflecting the need to synthesize efficiently compounds with several asymmetric centres; the use of organotransition-metal reagents, leading to a new chapter; the exploitation of lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) as a base in the formation of new C-C bonds; free-radical reactions for the synthesis of C-C bonds; uses of organosilicon compounds; and subtle new protective and condensing reagents in polypeptide synthesis; The text is extensively cross-referenced and a detailed index is included ER -