Content:
Chapter 1 General and theoretical aspects of the peroxide group (pages 1–84): Dieter Cremer
Chapter 2 Stereochemical and conformational aspects of peroxy compounds (pages 85–96): Otto Exner
Chapter 3 Thermochemistry of peroxides (pages 97–104): Alan C. Baldwin
Chapter 4 Mass spectrometry of organic peroxides (pages 105–127): Helmut Schwarz and Hans?Martin Schiebel
Chapter 5 Acidity, hydrogen bonding and complex formation (pages 129–160): William H. Richardson
Chapter 6 Synthesis and uses of alkyl hydroperoxides and dialkyl peroxides (pages 161–200): Roger A. Sheldon
Chapter 7 Singlet oxygen in peroxide chemistry (pages 201–234): Aryeh A. Frimer
Chapter 8 Free?radical reaction mechanisms involving peroxides in solution (pages 235–258): J. A. Howard
Chapter 9 Organic sulphur and phosphorus peroxides (pages 259–277): Robert V. Hoffman
Chapter 10 Diacyl peroxides, peroxycarboxylic acids and peroxy esters (pages 279–309): Gunter Bouillon, Carlo Lick and Kurt Schank
Chapter 11 Endoperoxides (pages 311–374): Isao Saito and S. Sarma Nittala
Chapter 12 Structural aspects of organic peroxides (pages 375–415): J. Z. Gougoutas
Chapter 13 Polymeric peroxides (pages 417–428): Ray Ceresa
Chapter 14 Organic reactions involving the superoxide anion (pages 429–461): Aryeh A. Frimer
Chapter 15 Transition?metal peroxides—synthesis and use as oxidizing agents (pages 463–482): Hubert Mimoun
Chapter 16 Organic polyoxides (pages 483–520): Bozo Plesnicar
Chapter 17 Polar reaction mechanisms involving peroxides in solution (pages 521–584): Bozo Plesnicar
Chapter 18 Preparation and uses of isotopically labelled peroxides (pages 585–648): Shigeru Oae and Ken Fujimori
Chapter 19 Ozonation of single bonds (pages 649–683): Ehud Keinan and Haim T. Varkony
Chapter 20 Pyrolysis of peroxides in the gas phase (pages 685–710): Leslie Batt and Michael T. H. Liu
Chapter 21 Photochemistry and radiation chemistry of peroxides (pages 711–775): Yoshiro Ogata, Kohtaro Tomizawa and Kyoji Furuta
Chapter 22 Solid?state reactions of peroxides (pages 777–806): M. Lazar
Chapter 23 Organometallic peroxides (pages 807–828): P. B. Brindley
Chapter 24 Four?membered ring peroxides: 1,2?dioxetanes and ??peroxylactones (pages 829–920): Waldemar Adam