Rearrangement review

Fries rearrangement, review. Martin2 has reviewed the rearrangement of aryl esters to o- and p-hydroxyaryl ketones, usually effected with AICI3. The rearrangement can occur at room temperatures in polar solvents (nitroalkanes). Photo-induced rearrangement usually provides the same products as obtained by Lewis acid induced rearrangement. The review lists 281 references to literature mainly from 1964 to 1990. 

Volume 29 consists of six contributions. Three of these deal with specific groups of compounds and update previous contributions in this publication on the same type of compounds. Thus, R. K. Smalley, who writes on The Chemistry of Indoxazenes and Anthranils 1966-1979, updates the article by Wunsch and Boulton published in 1967 in Volume 8. Raymond Bonnett and Stephanie A. North, writing on The Chemistry of the Isoindoles, update the contribution by White and Mann, published in Volume 10, in 1969, and Richard M. Scrowston, with his review entitled, Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Benzo[fe]-thiophenes, updates that by himself and Iddon in Volume II, published in 1970. The chemistry of Furoxans and Benzofuroxans is covered by A. Gasco and A. J. Boulton. This and the subject of Mononuclear Heterocyclic Rearrangements reviewed by Michele Ruccia, Nicolb Vivona, and Domenico Spinelli, are both topics close to the hearts of the Editors of this volume. Finally, Yasumitsu Tamura and Masazumi Ikeda have summarized Advances in the Chemistry of Heteroaromatic N-Imines and N-Aminoazonium Salts. Although this subject was reviewed as recently as 1974, in Volume 17 of Advances, its growth since then has been so dramatic that this further review is very timely. 

Rnpe rearrangement, review 5, 508 suppl. 26 Ruthenium-carbon 9, 93 suppl. 26... 

Azacage compds. s. Diazacage compds. Aza-Cope rearrangement review 41,687s43 Aza-crown ethers review 41,298s44 Aza-crown ethers, chiral 31, 799s44... 

Tmce-Smiles rearrangement, review 14, 764 suppl. 29 Tungsten hexachloride 23,441 suppl. 29... 

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