The Chemistry of Sulphonic Acids Esters and their Derivatives

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

Sulphinic Acids and Carboxlic Acids--A Comparison (C. Stirling). General and Theoretical (H. Basch). Sulfinic Acids and their Derivatives: Stereochemistry and Chiroptical Properties (A. Nudelman). Analytical Methods (M. Ashworth). Mass Spectra of Sulfinic Acids, Esters and Derivatives (K. Pihlaja). The NMR and ESR Spectra of Sulphinic Acids and their Derivatives (A. Bassindale & J. Iley). Syntheses of Sulfinic Acids (U. Zoller). Syntheses of Sulfinic Esters (U. Zoller). Cyclic Sulphinic Acid Derivatives (Sultines and Sulphinamides) (D. Dittmer & M. Hoe). Acidity, Hydrogen Bonding and Complexation (H. Fujihara & N. Furukawa ). Rearrangements (S. Braverman). Sulphinic Acids and Esters in Synthesis (J. Drabowicz, et al.). Photochemistry of Sulphinic Acid Derivatives (G. Capozzi & P. Sarti-Fantoni). The Oxidation and Reduction of Sulphinic Acids and their Derivatives (J. Houle). Syntheses and uses of Isotopically Labelled Sulfinic Acid Derivatives (S. Oae & H. Togo). Thermochemistry and Thermolysis of Sulphinic Acid Derivatives (B. Bujnicki, et al.). Electronic Effects of SOOH and Related Groups (J. Shorter). Thiosulphinic Acids and Esters (T. Takata & T. Endo). Sulphinyl Chlorides and Sulphinic Anhydrides (J. Tillett). Mechanism of Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions of Sulfinic Acid Derivatives (T. Okuyama). Sulfinate Ions as Nucleophiles (T. Okuyama). Biological Activity of Sulfinic Acid Derivatives ( A. Kalir & H. Kalir). Author Index. Subject Index.