Description
This report on general and synthetic methods covers the literature published between January and December 1986. The aim of these reports has been to provide a summary and assessment of reactions and methods in organic chemistry which are new and sufficiently general to be useful in synthesis. Interconversions between all the major functional groups are covered in this text, in addition to the applications of organometallic compounds in synthesis. Further chapters deal with developments in the synthesis of saturated carbocyles and saturated heterocycles, and provide a summary of “Highlights in Total Synthesis of Natural Products”. A list of reviews on general and synthetic methods is collected at the end of the report.
