Classics in Hydrocarbon Chemistry

Preface
FROM SIMPLE BUILDING BLOCKS TO COMPLEX TARGET MOLECULES AND MULTIFACETED REACTIONS
ADAMANTANE AND OTHER CAGE HYDROCARBONS
Adamantane
Higher analogs of adamantane
Twistane
Tetraasterane
References
THE PRISMANES
Triprismane
[5]-Prismane
En route to hexaprismane
References
THE PLATONIC HYDROCARBONS
Tetrahedrane
Cubane ([4]-prismane)
Dodecahedrane
References
BRIDGEHEAD-DISTORTED HYDROCARBONS
Propellanes
Fenestranes
out,out, out,in and in,in Hydrocarbons
References
ALKENES
Linear conjugated polyenes
Cyclopropene, the smallest cycloolefin and how it can be used in hydrocarbon synthesis
Large-ring cycloalkenes by transition metal-catalyzed oligomerization of dienes
Distorted olefins: trans-cycloalkenes, anti-Bredt-hydrocarbons, betweenanenes, and pyramidalized olefins
Tetrakis-tert-butylethene - an exercise in preparative futility
References
ALKYNES
Polyacetylenes - rods made of carbon
Angle-strained cycloalkynes
Medium and large-ring alkynes
References
ALLENES AND CUMULENES
Acyclic allenes
Acyclic cumulenes
Cyclic allenes
Cyclic cumulenes
References
THE ANNULENES
1,3-Cyclobutadiene
Benzene and its isomers
Cyclooctatetraene and the (CH)8 isomers
The higher annulenes
Bridged annulenes
References
CROSS-CONJUGATED AND RELATED HYDROCARBONS
The dendralenes
The fulvenes
The fulvalenes
Pentalene, azulene, heptalene and other zero-bridged annulenes
The [n]radialenes
The [n]rotanes
References
LEAVING THE P-PLANE-NON-PLANAR AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
The helicenes
The circulenes
The cyclophanes
References
THREE-DIMENSIONAL OLIGOOLEFINS
Barrelene
Triptycene and the iptycenes
Bullvalene and semibullvalene
Triquinacene
Spiropolyenes, stellapolyenes and related hydrocarbons
References
EXTENDED SYSTEMS I. FROM BENZENE TO GRAPHITE SUBSTRUCTURES
Linearly annelated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Angularly annelated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Condensed aromatic hydrocarbons with ribbon structures
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Literature Prize for Henning Hopf:
Henning Hopf, Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Technische Universitaet Braunschweig (Germany), was recently awarded the German Chemical Industry Society s (VCI) Literature Prize 2001 for his monograph Classics in Hydrocarbon Chemistry: Syntheses, Concepts, Perspectives. VCI President Manfred Schneider emphasized the powerful synthetic methods as well as the clear concept and style of the book.

"I have no doubts whatsoever that Professor Hopf's Classics in Hydrocarbon Chemistry is well on it way to deservedly becoming a classic among scientific books." the alchemist - online

"I recommend this book to anyone interested in the synthesis of' organic compounds. The price tag puts this book well within the reach of personal collections, and I would expect all good chemistry libraries to have a copy on the shelves." Chemistry in Britain

"...an essential reference work to all teachers of organic chemistry and as a source of inspiration to the organic chemistry community in general." Chemistry & Industry

"...a mandatory purchase for all chemistry libraries and is a book that will rightly find its place in the personal collections of organic chemists of all denominations... a terrific resource for both research and teaching and I wholeheartedly recommend it." Journal of the Chemical Society

"This monograph is a terrific resource for both research and teaching and I wholeheartedly recommend it." PERKINTRANSACTIONS, 2001; Vol. 9

"Ich bezweifle nicht im geringsten, dass Professor Hopfs Classics in Hydrocarbon Chemistry auf dem besten Wege ist, ein Klassiker der naturwissenschaftlichen Literatur zu werden - und das verdientermassen." (the alchemist online)

"Jedem, der sich für die Synthese organischer Verbindungen interessiert, ist dieses Buch zu empfehlen. Alle guten einschlägigen Fachbüchereien sollten es selbstverständlich in ihren Regalen haben, aber der mässige Preis macht es auch für die private Handbibliothek erschwinglich." (Chemistry in Britain)

"Ein Nachschlagewerk, auf das kein Dozent der organischen Chemie wird verzichten wollen, und eine ergiebige Quelle der Inspiration für jeden, der sich mit organischer Chemie beschäftigt." (Chemistry and Industry)

"Dieses Werk sollte in keiner chemischen Fachbibliothek fehlen, es wird zu Recht auch seinen Platz in den persönlichen Buchregalen organischer Chemiker mit den verschiedensten

"I have no doubts whatsoever that Professor Hopf's Classics in Hydrocarbon Chemistry is well on it way to deservedly becoming a classic among scientific books." the alchemist - online
"I recommend this book to anyone interested in the synthesis of' organic compounds. The price tag puts this book well within the reach of personal collections, and I would expect all good chemistry libraries to have a copy on the shelves." Chemistry in Britain
"...an essential reference work to all teachers of organic chemistry and as a source of inspiration to the organic chemistry community in general." Chemistry & Industry
"...a mandatory purchase for all chemistry libraries and is a book that will rightly find its place in the personal collections of organic chemists of all denominations... a terrific resource for both research and teaching and I wholeheartedly recommend it." Journal of the Chemical Society
 
"This monograph is a terrific resource for both research and teaching and I wholeheartedly recommend it."
PERKINTRANSACTIONS, 2001; Vol. 9