Publisher's Synopsis
This volume describes some of the more general and important methods for the generation of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur ylides, and the use of these reactive intermediates for the synthesis of complex organic compounds. It includes complete practical details required to perform such reactions, and is suitable for those with no previous experience of ylide chemistry. Few recent texts have focused upon this rapidly expanding area of organic synthesis, and none provide the wealth of practical advice and experimental details that this book makes available to the non-expert.
