Cycloaddition Reactions in Organic Synthesis

By W. Carruthers

Book Overview

Demonstrates the wide scope of cycloaddition reactions, including the Diels-Alder reaction, the ene reaction, 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions and [2+2] cycloadditions in organic synthesis. The author, a leading exponent of the subject, illustrates the ways in which they can be employed in the synthesis of a wide range of carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds, including a variety of natural products of various types. Special attention is given to intramolecular reactions, which often provide a rapid and efficient route to polycyclic compounds, and to the stereochemistry of the reactions, including recent and developing work on enantioselective synthesis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0080347126
• ISBN13: 9780080347127
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Pergamon
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.9" x 6.5"