Challenges in synthetic organic chemistry / Teruaki Mukaiyama ; translation edited by J.E. Baldwin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Approaches to Dehydration Reactions 1. Thermal Dissociation Reactions 2. Dehydration Reactions 3. Pyrolysis 4. Ring-Opening Polymerization 5. Phosphorylation 6. Deoxygenation Reactions: Oxidation-Reduction Condensation 7. New Synthetic Reactions Based on Organosulfur Compounds 8. Oxidation-Reduction Condensation: The Synthesis of Peptides and Nucleotides Part II: Searching for Novel Synthetic Reagents 9. New Synthetic Reactions with Titanium Compounds 10. Synthetic Reactions with the Onium Salts of Aza-arenes Part III: New Concepts in Synthetic Control 11. Synthetic Control 12. The Stereoselective Synthesis of Carbohydrates 13. The Selective Aldol Reaction and Michael Reaction