Handbook of biotransformations of aromatic compounds

PART 1 Alphabetical Listing of Aromatic Compounds PART 2 REACTIONS INVOLVING THE FORMATION AND DEGRADATION OF THE AROMATIC NUCLEUS Aromatization of 6-membered carbon and heterocyclic rings Formation of carbon ring systems Formation of heterocyclic ring systems Polymerization reactions Reactions involving carbon ring fission Reactions involving heterocyclic ring fission Dearomatization Ring expansion OXIDATIONS AND REDUCTIONS INVOLVING THE AROMATIC NUCLEUS AND NON-ORGANIC SUBSTITUENTS Hydroxylation of the aromatic nucleus Formation of quinones and analogues from catechols, quinols and other precursors Free radicals from phenols Oxidation of nuclear amino groups and analogues Oxidation of heterocyclic amines Reduction of nitro groups and analogues Oxidation and reduction of sulphur atoms Reduction of quinones and analogues Halogens and the aromatic nucleus Epoxide formation and reduction Deamination of arylamines without hydroxylation Dehydroxylation of phenols Nitro group addition and removal OXIDATIONS AND REDUCTIONS OF SUBSTITUENT SIDE CHAINS AND NON-AROMATIC RING SYSTEMS (WITHOUT ALTERING CHAIN LENGTH) Hydroxylation of the carbon side-chain Alkyl oxidation to ketone Oxidations and reductions of alcohols, aldehydes and ketones Reductions of acids Deamination Oxidative removal of substituents on amino groups Oxidations and reductions involving nitrogen atoms O-Dealkylation Oxidations and reductions of non-aromatic ring systems Sulphur replacement Dehydroxylation Side chain halogenation Oxidative rearrangement FORMATION AND DEGRADATION OF SIDE-CHAINS Side-Chain Formation Decarboxylation of phenolic groups without hydroxylation Decarboxylation reactions of side-chains Other reactions involving side-chain shortening and removal Chain lengthening reactions CONJUGATION AND SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS Ester formation Sulphamate formation Glycoside formation Conjugation of thiols Formation of amides and substituted amides Phosphorylation reactions Ether formation N-alkylation Silane anhydrides ELIMINATION OF SUBSTITUENTS Ester hydrolysis Hydrolysis of glycosides Hydrolysis of amides Hydrolysis of phosphates Miscellaneous reactions TRANSFER REACTIONS Transamination Isomerization Migrations Racemization FORMATION AND REACTIONS OF NON-ARYL DOUBLE AND TRIPLE BONDS Double and triple bond formation Reactions of double bonds HYDRATION OF EPOXIDES LIGHT-FORMING REACTIONS INDEX BIBLIOGRAPHY