Comparative Oxidation of Organic Compounds (Hardcover)

Comparing the abilities of various oxidants in the oxidation of each functional type of organic compound, this volume aims to help research chemists choose the right oxidant for a particular synthetic problem, or to discover avenues of development when an oxidant is found unsuitable. The first section of the book lists the oxidants according to the elements which provide their oxidizing power. Each group is discussed in evolutionary terms. The second section compares the abilities of oxidants to effect particular oxidations. The text concludes with a comparison of the abilities of oxidants to effect different oxidations in one substrate.