The Chemistry of Sulphones and Sulphoxides

Professor Saul Patai founded the Patai Series. Professor Zvi Rappoport, Department of Organic Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.

Partial table of contents: General and Theoretical Aspects (A. Gavezzotti). Structural Chemistry of Gaseous Sulfoxides and Sulfones (I. Hargittai). Stereochemistry, Conformation and Chiroptical Properties of Sulfoxides (K. Andersen). Thermochemistry of Sulfoxides and Sulfones (J. Herron). Detection and Determination of Sulphones and Sulphoxides (M. Ashworth). Mass Spectra of Sulfoxides and Sulfones (M. Pihlaja). Synthesis of Open-Chain Sulfones (K. Schank). Synthesis of Sulphoxides (J. Drabowicz, et al.). Cyclic Sulfones and Sulfoxides (U. Zoller). Hydrogen Bonding and Complexing Properties of R2SO2 and R2SO (N. Furukawa & H. Fujihara). Rearrangements Involving Sulfones (S. Braverman). Synthetic Uses of Sulfones (K. Tanaka & A. Kaji). Asymmetric Syntheses Using alpha-Sulfinyl Carbanions and B-Unsaturated Sulfoxides (G. Posner). Radiation Chemistry of Sulfoxides and Sulfones (Z. Alfassi). Reduction of Sulphoxides and Sulphones (J. Grossert). The Electrochemical Reactivity of Sulphones and Sulphoxides (J. Simonet). Electron Transfer Reactions of Sulfoxides and Sulfones (M. Chanon & A. Samat). Author Index. Subject Index.