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Free radicals in organic chemistry

Jacques Fossey, Guy Ourisson forewords by Alwyn Davies, John S. Lomas

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Partial table of contents: GENERAL CONCEPTS AND BASIC PRINCIPLES. Detection and Observation of Free Radicals. Radical Structure. Radical Stability. Reactivity of Free Radicals. Radical Kinetics. REACTIONS: CLASSIFICATIONS AND MECHANISMS. Production of Free Radicals. Radical-Radical Reactions. Substitution Reactions. Addition and Fragmentation Reactions. Reactions of Charged Radicals. Free Radicals in Biochemistry. APPLICATIONS IN SYNTHESIS. Functionalization of C-H Bond. Transformation of Functional Groups. Cyclization. Aromatic Substitution. Coupling Reactions. Free Radical Reactions in Industry. REFERENCES AND TABLES. References. Index.

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Key concepts: Radical, Chemistry, Radical substitution, Radical disproportionation, Reactivity (psychology), Free-radical reaction, Photochemistry, Fragmentation (computing)