Synthesis of Aromatic Compounds

Kenneth E. Maly

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9783110563689
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Chemistry
• Index: Chemistry

Aromatic compounds are a diverse and fascinating class of compounds with wide-ranging importance. This book provides an overview of the synthesis and reactivity of aromatic compounds. The publication covers the many important reaction types, such as electrophilic and nucleophilic substitution, the reactivity of benzynes, aryllithium chemistry, and transition metal-mediated reactions. It also includes a discussion of the synthesis of heteroaromatic compounds, polycyclic aromatic compounds, and nonplanar aromatic systems. This book focusses on reaction mechanisms and numerous examples of applications in multistep synthesis of aromatic compounds.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of abbreviations
• 1 Introduction – aromatic compounds and aromaticity
• 2 Electrophilic aromatic substitution
• 3 Nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions
• 4 Reactions of aryllithium species
• 5 Benzynes
• 6 Transition-metal-mediated C–C bond forming reactions of aromatic compounds
• 7 Other transition-metal-mediated reactions of aromatic compounds
• 8 Constructing aromatic rings
• 9 Fused aromatic rings – polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
• 10 Synthesis of select classes of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
• 11 Nonplanar aromatic compounds
• Index