The series ‘The Chemistry of Functional Groups’ is planned to
cover in each volume all aspects of the chemistry of one of the important
functional groups in organic chemistry. The emphasis is laid
on the functional group treated and on the effects which it exerts on
the chemical and physical properties, primarily in the immediate
vicinity of the group in question, and secondarily on the behavior of
the whole molecule. For instance, the volume The Chemistry ofthe Ether
Linkage deals with reactions in which the C-0-C group is involved,
as well as with the effects of the C-0-C group on the reactions of
alkyl or aryl grolips connected to the ether oxygen. It is the purpose
of the volume to give a complete coverage of all properties and reactions
of ethers in as far as these depend on the presence of the ether
group, but the primary subject matter is not the whole molecule, but
the C-0-C functional group.