Includes bibliographical references and index.

1,2-migrations. Pinacol and semi-pinacol rearrangements in total synthesis -- Baeyer-Villiger (BV) oxidation/rearrangement in organic synthesis -- The Wolff rearrangement : tactics, strategies and recent applications in organic synthesis -- Alkyl and acyl azide rearrangements -- Beckmann rearrangements and fragmentations in organic synthesis -- Brook rearrangement. 1,2-migrations via three-membered rings. The quasi-favorskii rearrangement -- The Ramberg-Backlund reaction -- Applications of di-pi-methane and related rearrangement reactions in chemical synthesis. 1,3-transpositions. Payne rearrangement -- Vinylcyclopropane-cyclopentene rearrangement -- Ferrier carbocyclization reaction. [3,3]- and [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements. The Claisen rearrangement -- [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements with heteroatom-heteroatom bonds -- [2,3]-rearrangements of ammonium zwitterions -- Oxonium ylide rearrangements in synthesis -- The [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement -- The Mislow-Evans rearrangement. Ipso rearrangements. Smiles rearrangements -- Pummerer-type reactions as powerful tools in organic synthesis.

Designed for practitioners of organic synthesis, this book helps chemists understand and take advantage of rearrangement reactions to enhance the synthesis of useful chemical compounds. -Provides ready access to the genesis, mechanisms, and synthetic utility of rearrangement reactions -Emphasizes strategic synthetic planning and implementation -Covers 20 different rearrangement reactions -Includes applications for synthesizing compounds useful as natural products, medicinal compounds, functional materials, and physical organic chemistry.

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