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Name Reactions

A Collection of Detailed Mechanisms and Synthetic Applications

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  • © 2009

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Authors:
  1. Jie Jack Li

    1. Dept. Discovery Chemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Wallingford, USA

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  • Many chemists collect named and unnamed reactions and their mechanisms
  • Will make this time-consuming effort redundant
  • Gives the earliest and latest references to these name reactions
  • Gives representative examples in synthesis
  • The 4th edition contains more reactions as well as more real case applications in synthesis.
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (277 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Alder ene reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 1-2

  3. Aldol condensation

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 3-5

  4. Algar— Flynn— Oyamada Reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 6-7

  5. Allan–Robinson reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 8-9

  6. Arndt—Eistert homologation

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 10-11

  7. Baeyer–Villiger oxidation

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 12-13

  8. Baker–Venkataraman rearrangement

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 14-15

  9. Bamford–Stevens reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 16-17

  10. Barbier coupling reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 18-19

  11. Bartoli indole synthesis

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 20-21

  12. Barton radical decarboxylation

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 22-23

  13. Barton–McCombie deoxygenation

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 24-25

  14. Barton nitrite photolysis

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 26-27

  15. Batcho–Leimgruber indole synthesis

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 28-29

  16. Baylis–Hillman reaction

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 30-32

  17. Beckmann rearrangement

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 33-35

  18. Benzilic acid rearrangement

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 36-37

  19. Benzoin condensation

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 38-39

  20. Bergman cyclization

    • Jie Jack Li
    Pages 40-41
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I don't have my name on anything that I don't really do. –Heidi Klum Can the organic chemists associated with so-called “Named Reactions” make the same claim as supermodel Heidi Klum? Many scholars of chemistry do not hesitate to point out that the names associated with “name reactions” are often not the actual inventors. For instance, the Arndt–Eistert reaction has nothing to do with either Arndt or Eistert, Pummerer did not discover the “Pummerer” rearrangement, and even the famous Birch reduction owes its initial discovery to someone named Charles Wooster (first reported in a DuPont patent). The list goes on and on… But does that mean we should ignore, boycott, or outlaw “named reactions”? Absolutely not. The above examples are merely exceptions to the rule. In fact, the chemists associated with name reactions are typically the original discoverers, contribute greatly to its general use, and/or are the first to popularize the transformation. Regardless of the controversial history underlying certain named reactions, it is the students of organic chemistry who benefit the most from the cataloging of reactions by name. Indeed, it is with education in mind that Dr. Jack Li has masterfully brought the chemical community the latest edition of Name Reactions.

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  • Dept. Discovery Chemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Wallingford, USA

    Jie Jack Li

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