Catenanes, Rotaxanes, and Knots

Content: 
Organic Chemistry
Page ii

Front Matter
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Preface
Pages ix-x

1 - History
Pages 1-4

2 - Chemical Topology
Pages 5-6

3 - Nomenclature of Catenanes and Rotaxanes
Pages 7-10

4 - Stereochemistry of Catenanes, Rotaxanes, and Knots
Pages 11-16

5 - Absolute Configuration
Pages 17-18

6 - Naturally Occurring Catenanes
Pages 19-21

7 - Methods for the Synthesis of Catenanes and Ring Size Requirements
Pages 25-33

8 - Investigations of the Statistical Syntheses of Catenanes
Pages 34-76

9 - Investigations of the Directed Syntheses of [2]-Catenanes
Pages 77-120

10 - The Mass Spectrum of Catenanes
Pages 121-122

11 - Methods for Synthesis of [3]-Catenanes
Pages 125-127

12 - Investigations of the Synthesis of [3]-Catenanes according to Procedure 1
Pages 128-131

13 - Investigations of the Synthesis of [3]-Catenanes according to Procedure 2
Pages 132-138

14 - Methods for the Synthesis of Rotaxanes
Pages 141-144

15 - Investigations of the Statistical Syntheses of Rotaxanes
Pages 145-150

16 - Directed Synthesis of Rotaxanes
Pages 151-154

17 - Concepts of Syntheses
Pages 157-163

18 - Investigations of the Synthesis of Knots, Double Wound Catenanes and Rotaxanes, and Higher Linear Catenanes
Pages 164-165

19 - Tables of Compounds
Pages 166-175

Bibliography
Pages 176-181

Author Index
Pages 183-187

Subject Index
Pages 189-192