Preparative Organic Photochemistry

1 Photoisomerization of unsaturated systems proceeding with the formation of four-membered homocyclic rings.- 2 Photoisomerization of dienes and trienes not leading to the formation of cyclobutane derivatives.- 3 Photoisomerization of aldehydes and ketones not leading to the formation of oxygen heterocycles.- 4 Various photoisomerizations of ketones, esters and halides.- 5 Photoisomerizations involving formation and transformation of five or six membered heterocyclic oxygen compounds.- 6 Photoisomerizations involving nitrogen compounds.- 7 Photochemical stereoisomerization.- 8 Photodimerization with formation of cyclobutane derivatives (Cyclodimerization).- 9 Photodimerizations involving formation of eight-membered rings.- 10 Various photodimerizations involving aldehydes, halides and thiocarbonyl compounds.- 11 Cycloaddition of alkenes or alkynes to other alkenes or aromatic nuclei leading to the formation of four-membered rings. Photolyses involving retro-cycloaddition.- 12 Photochemical cycloaddition of 1,2-quinones, 1,2-diketones and 1,2,3-triketones to multiple bonds.- 13 Photochemical cyclization of aromatic compounds via elimination of hydrogen and/or halogen atoms. Formation of carbocycles.- 14 Photochemical dehydrocyclization of aromatic compounds via elimination of hydrogen atoms. Formation of heterocycles.- 15 Photochemical dehydrodimerization.- 16 Photochemical dehydrogenation.- 17 Photochemical additions to carbon-carbon multiple bonds not resulting in ring formation.- 18 Photochemical addition reactions of 1,4- and 1,2-quinones with alkylbenzenes or with ethers.- 19 Photochemical additions of aldehydes to quinones, quinone imines and quinone oximes.- 20 Photoreductions with the aid of alcohols, ethers and other hydrogen donors.- 21 Formation of carbinols by photochemical addition of ketones and aldehydes to methylene groups.- 22 Photochemical formation and photolysis of 1,2-ethanediols.- 23 Photochemistry of deoxybenzoin derivatives.- 24 Photochemical decarbonylation.- 25 Photochemical formation and reactions of carboxylic acids and their derivatives.- 26 Photochemical reactions with N-halogenated amines.- 27 Photochemical transformations of organic nitrites.- 28 Photochemical dealkylation of nitrogen compounds.- 29 Photochemical introduction of cyano and nitroso groups.- 30 Photochemical transformations of unsaturated nitro compounds.- 31 Light-induced reactions of diazoalkanes, diazirines and related compounds.- 32 Photochemical syntheses with diazoketones, quinone diazides and iminoquinone diazides.- 33 Photochemical syntheses with diazonium salts and diazosulfonates.- 34 Synthetic applications of light-induced reactions of azides.- 35 Photolysis of pyrazolines, pyrazoles, azo compounds, 1,2,3-thiadiazoles, and p-benzoquinone diimine N,N?-dioxides.- 36 Miscellaneous light-induced reactions of organic nitrogen compounds.- 37 Photohalogenation.- 38 Photochemical conversions of organic halides.- 39 Photochemical formation of hydroperoxides and peroxides.- 40 Photochemical formation and transformations of epoxides.- 41 Photochemical formation of four membered rings with one oxygen atom (Paternò-Büchi reaction).- 42 Photochemical formation and reactions of furans.- 43 Photochemical formation and transformations of organic sulfur compounds.- 44 Photochemical reactions of organophosphorus and organoarsenic compounds.- 45 Photochemical formation and reactions of organometallic compounds.- 46 Light sources and light filters in preparative organic photochemistry.- A selective bibliography on photochemistry.- Author Index.-Reaction Index.- Sensitizer Index .- Compound Index.