Annual Reports in Organic Synthesis — 1978

Preface

Journals Abstracted

I. Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions

A. Carbon-Carbon Single Bonds (See Also: I.E., I.F., I.G.)


1. Alkylation of Aldehydes, Ketones, and Their Derivatives (See Also: I. A.7)


2. Alkylations of Nitriles, Acids, and Acid Derivatives


3. Alkylation of ß-Dicarbonyl and α-Cyano-Carbonyl Systems


4. Alkylation of N-, S-, and Se-Stabilized Carbanions


5. Alkylation of Organometallic Reagents (See Also: I.F.2, I.G.)


6. Other Alkylation Procedures and Reviews


7. Nucleophilic Addition of Electron-Deficient Carbon (See Also: I.G.)


8. Other Carbon-Carbon Single Bond Forming Reactions

B. Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds (See Also: I.E.I, III.G)


1. Wittig-Type Olefination Reactions


2. Eliminations


3. Other Carbon-Carbon Double Bond Forming Reactions


4. Allene Forming Reactions

C. Carbon- Carbon Triple Bonds

D. Cyclopropanations


1. Carbene or Carbenoic Addition to a Multiple Bond


2. Other Cyclopropanations

E. Thermal Reactions (See Also: VI. B)


1. Cycloadditions


2. Other Thermal Reactions

F. Aromatic Substitutions Forming a New Carbon-Carbon Bond


1. Friedel-Crafts-Type Reactions


2. Coupling Reactions (See Also: I.G)


3. Other Aromatic Substitutions

G. Synthesis via Organometallics


1. Organoboranes


2. Carbonylation Reactions


3. Other Syntheses via Organometallics


4. Reviews

II. Oxidations

A. C-O Oxidations


1. Alcohol → Ketone, Aldehyde


2. Alcohol, Aldehyde → Acid, Acid Derivative

B. C-H Oxidations


1. C-H → C-O


2. C-H → C-Hal


3. Other C-H Oxidations

C. C-N Oxidations

D. Amine Oxidations

E. Sulfur Oxidations

F. Oxidative Additions to C-C Multiple Bonds


1. Epoxidations


2. Hydroxylation


3. Other

G. Phenol → Quinone Oxidation

H. Oxidative Cleavages

I. Photosensitized Oxygenations

J. Dehydrogenation

K. Other Oxidations and Reviews

III. Reductions

A. C=O Reductions (See Also: III.F.1)

B. Nitrile Reductions

C. Reduction of Sulfur Compounds

D. N-O Reductions

E. C-C Multiple Bond Reductions


1. C=C Reductions


2. C≡C Reductions


3. Reduction of Aromatic Rings

F. Hydrogenolysis of Hetero Bonds


1. C-O → C-H


2. C-Hal → C-H


3. C-S → C-H


4. C-N → C-H (See Also: III.H)

G. Reductive Eliminations

H. Reductive Cleavages

I. Hydroboration (Reduction Only)

J. Other Reductions and Reviews

IV. Synthesis of Heterocycles

A. Aziridines

B. Furans, etc

C. Indoles

D. Lactams

E. Lactones

F. Pyridines, Quinolines, etc

G. Pyrroles, etc

H. Other Heterocycles with One Heteroatom

I. Heterocycles with Two or More Heteroatoms


1. Heterocycles with 2 Ns


2. Heterocycles with 1 N and 1 O


3. Heterocycles with 1 N and 1 S


4. Heterocycles with 1 S and 1 O


5. Heterocycles with 3 Ns


6. Other Heterocycles

J. General Reviews

V. Protecting Groups

A. Hydroxyl

B. Amine

C. Sulfhydryl

D. Carboxyl

E. Ketone, Aldehyde

F. Phosphate

G. Pi Bond

H. Miscellaneous Protecting Groups

VI. Useful Synthetic Preparations

A. Functional Group Preparations


1. Acids, Acid Halides, etc. (See Also: II.A.2)


2. Alcohols, Phenols (See Also: III.A)


3. Alkyl, Aryl Halides (See Also: II.B.2)


4. Amides (See Also: IV.D, VI.A.17)


5. Amines (See Also: III.D)


6. Amino Acids and Derivatives


7. Carbenes (See Also: I.D)


8. Enamines


9. Epoxides (See Also: II.F.1)


10. Esters (See Also: IV.E)


11. Ethers


12. Ketones and Aldehydes (See Also: II.A.1, III.F.1)


13. Nitriles


14. Nitro


15. Nucleotides, etc. (See Also: IV.1.1a, b)


16. Olefins, Acetylenes (See Also: I.B, I.C, II.J, III.G)


17. Peptides (See Also: V.B, V.D, VI.A.4)


18. Vinyl Halides, Vinyl Ethers, Vinyl Esters


19. Sulfur Compounds (See Also: II.E, III.C)

B. Ring Enlargement and Contraction


1. Enlargement


2. Contraction

C. Multistep Transformations


1. Masked-Carbonyl Systems


2. Other

VII. Other Completely Miscellaneous Reactions

VIII. Miscellaneous Reviews

Author Index