Bookedited by George A. Olah.
Summary: Inspired by a symposium held at the University of Southern California, in March 1988, dedicated to Paul van R. Schleyer, contributors examine the role of 'hypercarbons' in several areas of chemistry in this book. The multicenter bonding of 'hypercarbons' relative to the chemistry of main group elements, organometallics, cluster chemistry, carbocations, and hydrocarbon chemistry are systematically covered. Nielsen 9780471622925 20160528
Contents:
My Thirty Years in Hydrocarbon Cages: From Adamantane to Dodecahedrane (P. Schleyer). Catalytic Routes to Adamantane and Its Homologues (M. McKervey & J. Rooney). The Superacid Route to 1--Adamantyl Cation (T. Sorensen & S. Whitworth). Carbocations and Electrophilic Reactions of Cage Hydrocarbons (G. Olah). Fragmentation and Transannular Cyclization Routes to Cage Hydrocarbons (A. Yurchenko). Bridgehead Reactivity in Solvolysis Reactions (P. Muller & J. Mareda). Stabilization of Cage Compounds through Steric Hindrance by tert--Butyl Groups (G. Maier, et al.). Homologues of Barrelene, Bullvalene, and Benzene: Concepts, Questions, and Results (A. de Meijere). The [n]Peristylane--Polyhedrane Connection (L. Paquette). The Pagodane Route to Dodecahedrane (W. Fessner & H. Prinzbach). Author Index. Subject Index. Nielsen 9780471622925 20160528