1. Edition - December 2004
185.- Euro
2004. XX, 508 Pages, Hardcover
5 Fig. (5 Colored Fig.)
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-30781-8
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-30781-4 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim








Short description
Acetylenes are an important and valuable class of compounds in organic synthesis. This book expands on this historically well-established concept, while incorporating the many new developments that have widened the number of applications in this field. It remains the only handbook available that embodies all the important facets of acetylene chemistry. Following the first section on synthesis, the leading authors deal with advanced materials before turning to the properties and theory of acetylenes, while a final section looks at the biological aspects. With its range of experimental procedures, this book is a practical aid for both organic and organometallic chemists, as well as for materials scientists, biochemists, and industrial chemists.

From the contents
SYNTHESIS
Addition of Terminal Acetylides to C=O and C=N Electrophiles
Synthesis of Heterocycles and Carbocycles via Electrophilic Cyclization of Alkynes
Transition Metal Acetylides
ADVANCED MATERIALS-ORIENTED
Semiconducting Poly(arylene ethylene)s
Polyynes via Alkylidene Carbenes and Carbenoids
PROPERTIES AND THEORY
Theoretical Studies on Acetylenic Scaffolds
Macrocycles Based on Phenyl-Acetylene Scaffolding
Carbon-Rich Compounds: Acetylene-Based Carbon Allotropes
Chiral Acetylenic Macromolecules
Shape-Persistent Acetylenic Macrocycles for Ordered Systems
BIOLOGY-ORIENTED
Acetylenosaccharides