Organic Syntheses with Noble Metal Catalysts

PrefaceChapter 1. Dehydrogenation Catalysts Experimental Procedures Aromatization Formation of New Bonds Dehydrogenation of Ketones to Phenols Dealkylation and Isomerization Hydrogen Exchange Processes Loss of Functional Groups ReferencesChapter 2. Homogeneous Hydrogenation Catalysts Olefins Sulfur Compounds Labeling Diminished Disproportionation Asymmetric Hydrogenations Miscellaneous ReferencesChapter 3. Oxidation Oxidation of Olefins in Aqueous Systems Oxidation of Olefins in Nonaqueous Systems Oxidation of Complex Olefins Oxidative Coupling Acetoxylation Oxidation of Alkylaromatics Oxidation of Alcohols Oxidative Dehydrogenation N-Dealkylation ReferencesChapter 4. Osmium and Ruthenium Tetroxides as Oxidation Catalysts Osmium Tetroxide Metal Chlorates as Oxidants Peroxides as Oxidants Air as Oxidant Periodate as Oxidant Hypochlorite as Oxidant Hexacyanoferrate as Oxidant Disproportionation Ruthenium Tetroxide Oxidation of Aromatics Oxidation of Alcohols Oxidation of Olefins Oxidation of Acetylenes Ruthenium Tetroxide-Sodium Hypochlorite ReferencesChapter 5. Isomerization Double-Bond Migration Configurational Changes Skeletal Isomerization Aromatizations Valence Isomerization ReferencesChapter 6. Oligomerizations, Telomerizations, and Condensations Oligomerization of Olefins Oligomerization of Substituted Olefins Telomerization of Olefins Oligomerization of Dienes Addition of Dienes to Olefins Oligomerization of Acetylenes Telomerization of Dienes Condensations ReferencesChapter 7. Carbonylation and Hydroformylation Catalysts Acetylenes Amines Azides Alcohols Halogen Compounds Olefins Carbonylation of Dienes Carbonylation of Olefinic Compounds Nitro Compounds ReferencesChapter 8. Decarbonylation and Desulfonylation Decarbonylation Aliphatic Aldehydes Unsaturated Aldehydes Aromatic Aldehydes Acid Halides Aroyl Cyanides Ketones Anhydrides Alcohols Ethers Esters and Acids β-Ketoamides Formate Esters Desulfonylation ReferencesChapter 9. Silicon Chemistry Catalysts for Hydrosilylation of Olefins Addition of Silanes to Olefins Addition of Silanes to Diolefins Addition of Silanes to Substituted Olefins Hydrosilylation of Acetylenes Addition to the Nitroso Function Addition of Aminosilicon Hydrides to Olefins Dehydrogenation Acid Halides Carbon-Silicon Bond Cleavage ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index