Phase-Transfer Catalysis : Mechanisms and Syntheses Book

	Preface
1	Recent Trends in Industrial and Academic Phase-Transfer Catalysis	1
2	Modern Perspectives on the Mechanisms of Phase-Transfer Catalysis	10
3	Mechanisms and Applications of Solid-Liquid Phase-Transfer Catalysis	29
4	New Results in the Mechanism and Application of Phase-Transfer Catalysis	41
5	Adsorption on Interfaces and Solvation in Phase-Transfer Catalysis	52
6	Phase-Transfer and Micellar Catalysis in Two-Phase Systems	68
7	A New Interfacial Mechanism for Asymmetric Alkylation by Phase-Transfer Catalysis	89
8	Integrated Guideline for Choosing a Quaternary Ammonium Salt as a Phase-Transfer Catalyst To Enhance Reactivity and Separation	97
9	How To Influence Reaction Paths by Phase-Transfer Catalyst Structure	108
10	Amino Acid and Peptide Synthesis Using Phase-Transfer Catalysis	124
11	Use of Chiral Quaternary Salts in Asymmetric Synthesis	136
12	Fluoride Anion as a Base and a Nucleophile in Phase-Transfer Catalysis in Uncharged Species	148
13	Anomeric Group Transformations Under Phase-Transfer Catalysis	163
14	Michael Addition of 2-Phenylcyclohexanone to Chalcone Under Phase-Transfer Catalysis Conditions	181
15	Synthesis of Sulfides, Thiol Esters, and Cyclic Polythiaethers from Thioiminium Salts with a Phase-Transfer Catalyst	190
16	Microwave-Irradiated Alkylations of Active Methylenes Under Solid-Liquid Phase-Transfer Catalytic Conditions	203
17	Chemical Modification of Polymers via a Phase-Transfer Catalyst or Organic Strong Base	214
18	Synthesis of Aromatic Polyesters Bearing Pendant Reactive Groups by Phase-Transfer Catalysis	231
19	Polystyrene-Supported Onium Salts as Phase-Transfer Catalysts: Their State and Reactivity in Phase-Transfer Reaction Conditions	248
20	Rate-Limiting Step in Triphase Catalysis for the Esterification of Phenols	261
21	Multisite Phase-Transfer Catalyst for Organic Transformations	277
22	Cation-Binding Properties of Sodium-Selective 16-Crown-5 Derivatives	293
	Author Index	303
	Affiliation Index	303
	Subject Index	304