Functional Group Transformations Index

A functional group transformation index, which allows one to search for conversions of one functional group to another. The latter has proved valuable to the synthetic chemist searching for pathways to perform such synthetic procedures. 

Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods, Vo/ume 9 contains both functional group transformations and carbon-carbon bond forming reactions from the literature appearing in the years 1993,1994 and 1995. The classification schemes used for volumes 6-8 have been continued. Difunctional compounds appear in Chapter 16. The experienced user of the Compendium will require no special insructions for the use of Volume 9. Author citations and the Author Index have been continued as in Volumes 6-8. 

To shorten an already lengthy index and to increase its utility, the names of key functional groups have often been simplified. For example, trialkylsilyl has been shortened to silyl, alkylthio or arylthio to thio, etc. The halogens have not been differentiated from one another. Alkyl or aryl groups that are not central to the transformation in question have been ignored. 

It may happen that for certain values of / more than one totally symmetric combination (10) may exist. In that case, the / index should be understood as a composite label. As an example, we list in Table I, for values of l up to 10, the tetrahedral rotation functions that transform according to the totally symmetric representation of the tetrahedral group T. These functions are normalized such that... 

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