Publisher's Synopsis
Synthetic organic chemistry reference work containing chapters on: Synthesis of 4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones, 4H-1-benzopyran-4-thiones, benzothiopyranones (thiochromenones), benzothiopyranthiones (thiochromenethiones), 9H-thioxanthen-9-ones, 9H-thioxanthene-9-thiones, selenopyranones, and benzoselenopyranones. Synthesis of fluoroalkanes from alkenes. Formation/transformation of 1,2-dioxetanes in metabolic pathways and modern synthetic approaches to 1,2-dioxetanes. Synthesis of bishydroperoxides, geminal bisperoxides, bis(1-hydroperoxyalkyl) peroxides, and 1-hydroperoxyalkyl 1-hydroxyalkyl peroxides.