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Tabella dei contenuti
36.1 Product Class 1: Alkanols
36.1.1 Synthesis by Oxidation
36.1.2 Synthesis by Reduction
36.1.3 Synthesis by Substitution
36.1.4 Synthesis by Addition to Alkynes and Alkenes
36.1.5 Synthesis by Carbonylation Reactions
36.1.6 Synthesis by Addition of Organometallics to Carbon Dioxide, Carboxylic Acids, and Derivatives
36.1.7 Synthesis by Addition of Organometallics to Aldehydes and Ketones
36.1.8 Synthesis by Resolution and Inversion Methods
36.1.9 Synthesis from Other Alcohols by Modification
36.2 Product Class 2: Cycloalkanols
36.3 Product Class 3: Propargylic Alcohols
36.4 Product Class 4: Benzylic Alcohols
36.5 Product Class 5: Allylic Alcohols
36.6 Product Class 6: Homoallylic Alcohols
36.7 Product Class 7: 1, n-Diols (n >1)
36.8 Product Class 8: Polyols, Including Carbohydrates
36.9 Product Class 9: β-Hydroxy Carbonyl Compounds
36.10 Product Class 10: n-Heteroatom-Functionalized Alcohols (n ≥2; Heteroatom ≠ Halogen)
36.11 Product Class 11: Alcohols and Diols by Deprotection
36.12 Product Class 12: Metal Alcoholates
Circa l’autore
J. P. Clayden