Organic Reactions, Volume 111

Book excerpt: The 111th volume in this series for organic chemists in academia and industry presents critical discussions of widely used organic reactions or particular steps of a reaction. The material is treated from a preparative viewpoint, with emphasis on limitations, interfering influences, effects of structure and the selection of experimental techniques. The work includes tables that contain all possible examples of the reaction under consideration. Detailed procedures illustrate the significant modifications of each method. Volume contents: RING-OPENING REACTIONS OF EPOXIDES WITH TITANIUM(III) REAGENTS T. V. (Babu) RajanBabu, William A. Nugent, and Sandipan Halder REDUCTIVE CYCLIZATION OF 2-NITRO- AND β-NITROSTYRENES, 2-NITROBIPHENYLS, AND 1-NITRO-1,3-DIENES TO INDOLES, CARBAZOLES, AND PYRROLES Björn C. G. Söderberg and William F. Berkowitz