Organic Chemistry in Action, Volume 51

Part A. The Design of Organic Synthesis. Heuristics and Organic Synthesis. Pure substances. References. Appendix A-1. Graph theory. Molecular Complexity Indices. References. The Reactivity of Organic Molecules. References. Methodologies. Synthesis tree. References. Synthetic Structural Analysis. Simplification. Heterolytic Disconnections: Heuristic Principles. References. Synthesis of Dissonant Systems. References. Monocyclic and Polycyclic Systems. References. Systems with Unusual Structural Features: Quaternary Carbon Atoms, Medium-sized Rings and Bridged Systems. References. Stereochemical Control in Monocyclic and Polycyclic Systems. References. Acyclic Stereoselection. I. Stereocontrolled Aldol Condensations. References. Acyclic Stereoselection. II. Asymmetric Epoxidation and Dihydroxylation of Olefinic Double Bonds. References. Chirality in Nature and Industry: The Present and the Future. Enzymes and Antibodies. References. Control Elements. Summary. References. Selected Organic Syntheses. References.

Part B. Computer-Assisted Organic Synthesis. Computers, Computation, Computerisation and Artificial Intelligence, the "Exploration Tree". References. Appendix: B-1. UGI's Theory of Chemical Constitution: EROS and IGOR. References. Appendix B-2. Instructions for the Use of the Chaos and Chaosbase Programs. Appendix B-3. Chaos: Tables of Disconnection Groups. Appendix B-4. Suggested Exercises to be Solved by Chaos. Subject Index. Glossary of abbreviations.

The Second Edition of Organic Chemistry in Action by Felix Serratosa and Josep Xicart.