Deals specifically with sulphenic acids and their derivatives and, like all books in Saul Patai's series, features commissioned chapters on theoretical and structural aspects, followed by sections on stereochemistry, synthesis, photochemistry and spectroscopy. Among the topics covered are analytical aspects of sulfenic acids and their derivatives; NMR and ESR of sulfenic acids; syntheses of sulfenic acids and esters, and of sulphenyl halides and sulphenamides; photochemistry and radiation; electrochemistry; metabolic pathways of sulfenic acids; and more.

Content:
Chapter 1 Structural chemistry (pages 1–22): G. C. Barrett
Chapter 2 Stereochemistry and chiroptical properties (pages 23–82): Daniel Kost and Morton Raban
Chapter 3 Analytical aspects of sulfenic acids and their functional derivatives (pages 83–99): Jacob Zabicky
Chapter 4 NMR and ESR of sulphenic acids and their derivatives (pages 101–186): Alan R. Bassindale and Jim Iley
Chapter 5 Synthesis of sulphenic acids and esters (pages 187–220): Jozef Drabowicz, Piotr Lyzwa and Marian Mikolajczyk
Chapter 6 Synthesis of sulphenyl halides and sulphenamides (pages 221–292): Jozef Drabowicz, Piotr Kielbasinski and Marian Mikolajczyk
Chapter 7 Acidity, hydrogen bonding and complex formation (pages 293–310): Paolo De Maria
Chapter 8 Rearrangements involving sulfenic acids and their derivatives (pages 311–359): Samuel Braverman
Chapter 9 Chemistry of sulphenic acids and esters (pages 361–402): D. R. Hogg
Chapter 10 Chemistry of sulphenyl halides and sulphenamides (pages 403–516): G. Capozzi, G. Modena and L. Pasquato
Chapter 11 Photochemistry and radiation chemistry (pages 517–547): William M. Horspool
Chapter 12 Free radical chemistry of sulfenic acids and their derivatives (pages 549–569): C. Chatgilialoglu
Chapter 13 Electrochemistry of sulfenic acids and their derivatives (pages 571–585): H. Sayo
Chapter 14 Syntheses and uses of isotopically labelled sulphenic acid derivatives (pages 587–655): Mieczyslaw Zielinski and Marianna Kanska
Chapter 15 Directing and activating effects of chalcogen substitueras (pages 657–700): Marvin Charton
Chapter 16 Biochemistry and metabolic pathways of sulfenic acids and their derivatives (pages 701–721): Leon A. G. M. Van Den Broek, Leon P. C. Delbressine and Harry C. J. Ottenheijm
Chapter 17 Sulfenimines (pages 723–741): Peter K. Claus
Chapter 18 Mechanistic aspects of nucleophilic substitutions of sulfenic acid derivatives (pages 743–763): Tadashi Okuyama