Annual Reports in Organic Synthesis — 1974

Preface

Journals Abstracted

I. Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions

Α. Carbon-Carbon Single Bonds (See Also: Thermal Reactions 150, Aromatic Substitutions Forming a New Carbon-Carbon Bond 162, Synthesis via Organometallics 172)


1. Alkylation of Aldehydes, Ketones and Their Derivatives (See Also: Nucleophilic Addition to Electron Deficient Carbon 43)


2. Alkylation of Nitriles, Acids and Acid Derivatives


3. Alkylation of ß-Dicarbonyl and ß-Cyanocarbonyl Systems


4. Alkylation of Ν or S Stabilized Carbanions


5. Alkylation of Organometallic Reagents (See Also: Aromatic Substitutions-Coupling Reactions 165)


6. Other Alkylation Procedures and Reviews


7. Nucleophilic Addition to Electron Deficient Carbon (See Also: Synthesis via Organometallics 172)


8. Other Carbon-Carbon Single Bond Forming Reactions

Β. Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds (See Also: Reductive Eliminations 234)


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 Carbenoid Addition to a Multiple Bond


2. Other Cyclopropanations

E. Thermal Reactions (See Also: Ring Enlargement and Contraction 362)


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: Synthesis via Organometallics 172)


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. Aldehyde → Acid, Ester, Amide

Β. C-H Oxidations


1. Allylic C-H Bonds


2. C-H Bonds to Carbonyl

C. C-N Oxidations

D. Amine Oxidations

Ε. Sulfur Oxidations

F. Oxidative Additions to C -C Multiple Bonds


1. Epoxidations


2. Hydroxylation


3. Other

G. Halogenation of Aromatic Rings

H. Oxidative Cleavages


1. Photosensitized Oxygenations

J. Dehydrogenation

K. Phenol → Quinone Oxidation

L. Other Oxidations

III. Reductions

A. C=O Reductions

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 C-Hetero Bonds


1. C-O → C-H


2. C-Hal → C-H


3. C=O → CH2


4. C-N → C-H


5. C-S → C-H

G. Reductive Eliminations

H. Reductive Cleavages

I. Hydroboration (Reduction Only)

J. Other Reductions

K. Reviews

IV. Synthesis of Heterocycles

A. Aziridines

B. Furans

C. Indoles

D. Lactams

Ε. Lactones

F. Pyridines

G. Pyrroles and Pyrrolines

H. Quinolines and Isoquinolines

L. Phenanthridines

J. Other Heterocycles with One Heteroatom

K. Heterocycles with Two or More Heteroatoms


1. Pyrazines and Pyrazoles


2. Imidazoles


3. Diazepines


4. Pyrimidines and Uracils


5. Other Heterocycles with 2 N's


6. Heterocycles with 1 Ν and 1 O


7. Heterocycles with 1 Ν and 1 S


8. Heterocycles with 1 S and 1 O


9. Heterocycles with 3 N's


10. Heterocycles with 2 N's and 1 O


11. Heterocycles with 2 N's and 1 S


12. Heterocycles with 1 N, 1 S and 1 O


13. Other Heterocycles


14. Reviews

V. Protecting Groups

A. Hydroxl

B. Amine

C. Sulfhydryl

D. Carboxyl

E. Ketone, Aldehyde

F. Phosphate

VI. Useful Synthetic Preparations

Α. Functional Group Preparations


1. Acids, Acid Azides, Acid Halides


2. Alcohols


3. Alkyl Halides


4. Amides


5. Amines


6. Amino Acids


7. Carbenes


8. Enamines


9. Epoxides


10. Estere


11. Ethers


12. Ketones and Aldehydes


13. Nitriles


14. Nitro


15. Nucleotides


16. Peptides


17. Vinyl Halides, Vinyl Ethers; Vinyl Esters

B. Ring Enlargement and Contraction


1. Enlargement


2. Contraction

C. Multi-Step Transformations


1. Masked-Carbonyl Systems


2. Other

VIL Other Completely Miscellaneous Reactions

VIII. Miscellaneous Reviews