Pericyclic Reactions

Contents

List of Contributors

Preface

Contents of Volume I


1 Carbocations

I. General Introduction

II. Electrocyclic Reactions

III. Cycloaddition and Cycloreversion Reactions

IV. Sigmatropic Reactions

V. Pericyclic, Longicyclic, and Laticyclic Stabilization

References


2 Pericyclic Reactions of Cumulenes

I. Introduction

II. Electronic Structure of Cumulenes

III. [2 + 2] Cycloadditions of Ketenes to Alkenes

IV. Ketene Dimerization

V. Ketene-Allene Cycloadditions

VI. [2 + 2] Cycloadditions of Allenes

VII. [2 + 2] Cycloadditions of Ketenimines

VIII. [2 + 2] Cycloadditions of Keteniminium Salts

IX. [2 + 4] Cycloadditions of Cumulenes

X. Cycloadditions of Vinylcumulenes

References


3 Cheletropic Reactions

I. Introduction

II. Sulfolene Reactions

III. Cheletropy in Other Systems

IV. Conclusion

References


4 Applications of Frontier Molecular Orbital Theory to Pericyclic Reactions

I. Introduction

II. The Development of the Frontier Molecular Orbital Method

III. The Frontier Orbital Approximation

IV. Practical Applications of Frontier Molecular Orbital Theory

V. Applications to Thermal Intermolecular Cycloadditions

VI. Applications to Thermal Intramolecular Reactions

VII. Photochemical Pericyclic Reactions

VIII. Conclusion

References


5 Thermally Forbidden Reactions

I. Introduction

II. Theory

III. Examples

IV. Conclusions

References

Author Index

Subject Index