Novel Selenium-Mediated Rearrangements and Cyclisations

• Main Author: Shahzad, Sohail Anjum (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, 77
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Inorganic chemistry.; Organic chemistry.; Organic Chemistry.; Inorganic Chemistry.; Chemistry/Food Science, general.

In his thesis, Sohail Shahzad carefully investigates carbon nucleophiles in selenocyclisations, as well as reaction protocols for performing such reactions catalytically. After a comprehensive introduction to the element selenium, the author goes on to report the synthesis of several substrates for...

Table of Contents:

• General Introduction on Selenium.- The Synthesis of Novel Dihydronaphthalenes and Benzofluorenes
• The Synthesis of Naphthalenes and Biaryls
• Synthesis of Isocoumarins and Dihydroisocoumarins.- Experimental Section.