Carbonyl and Azomethine Electrophiles-1 Relevant Dunitz Articles Geometrical Reaction Coordinates. Il. Nucleophilic Addition to Reactivity Trends

Krista Beaver Synthetic Applications of α-Diazocarbonyl Derivatives Chem 206 Synthetic Applications of α-Diazocarbonyl Compounds An Evans Group Afternoon Seminar Krista Beaver January 15, 1999 Leading References:

D. A. Evans Enolate Acylation Acylation & Carboxylation Chem 206 The Reaction: Acylation + Carboalkoxylation + Situations where the reaction is employed:

Chemistry 206 Advanced Organic Chemistry Handout 27A Vicinal Elimination Reactions: An Overview Matthew D. Shair Wednesday

Sulfur-Based Activating Groups Sulfur-Ylides Sulfur-Stabilized Carbanions: Structure Sulfone-Based Transformations Pummerer Rearrangement

An Organizational Format for the Classification of Functional Groups. Applications to the Construction of Difunctional Relationships

Nitro and Diazo Groups Historical Perspective Charge Affinity Patterns Functional Group Classification Scheme The Chemistry of the –NO2 Group

Leading References: Langer, P. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 2000, 39, 3049-3052. Ciganek, E. Org. React. 1997, 51, 201-350. Basavaiah, D.; et. al. Tetrahedron, 1996, 52, 8001-8062. Drewes, S. E.; Roos, G. H. P. Tetrahedron, 1988, 44, 4653-4670

Double Stereodifferentiating Aldol Reactions The Mukaiyama Aldol Reaction Variant Allylmetal Nucleophiles as Enolate Synthons

Other Useful References Polyketide Biosynthesis Historical Perspective on the Aldol Reaction Aldol Diastereoselectivity Enolate Diastereoface Selectivity Absolute Control in the Aldol Process