Organic Reactions, Volume 12

Arthur C. Cope was a highly successful and influential organic chemist and member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is credited with the development of several important chemical reactions which bear his name including the Cope elimination and the Cope rearrangement.

• 1. Cyclobutane Derivatives from Thermal Cycloaddition Reactions--John D. Roberts and Clay M. Sharts 2. The Preparation of Olefins by the Pyrolysis of Xanthates. The Chugaev Reaction--Harold R. Nace 3. The Synthesis of Aliphatic and Alicyclic Nitro Compounds--Nathan Kornblum 4. Synthesis of Peptides with Mixed Anhydrides--Noel F. Albertson 5. Desulfurization with Raney Nickel--George R. Pettit and Eugene E. van Tamelen Author Index, Volumes 1-12 Chapter Index, Volumes 1-12 Subject Index, Volume 12 535