Organic Solid State Reactions

• F. Toda: Thermal and Photochemical Reactions in the Solid State.- A.V. Trask, W. Jones: Crystal Engineering of Organic Cocrystals by the Solid State Grinding Approach.- D. Braga, D. D’Addario, S. Giaffreda, L. Maini, M. Polito and F. Grepioni: Intra-Solid and Inter-Solid Reactions of Molecular Crystals: a Green Route to Crystal Engineering.- G. Kaupp: Organic Solid-State Reactions with 100% Yield.- K. Komatsu: The Mechanochemical Solid-State Reaction of Fullerenes.- M. Sakamoto: Photochemical Aspects of Thiocarbonyl Compounds in the Solid-State.- J.R. Scheffer, W. Xia: Asymmetric Induction in Organic Photochemistry via the Solid State Ionic Chiral Auxiliary Approach.- A. Matsumoto: Reactions of 1,3-Diene Compounds in the Crystalline State.

The great diversity of substrates, reaction types, and products presented in this volume is both astonishing and thought-provoking. There are numerous examples that appear to be ideal for introducing both undergraduate and graduate students to the field. Reading all or part of this volume, one would be hard-pressed to avoid coming away with interesting potential applications to one's own research efforts, particularly in the areas of heterocyclic synthesis, asymmetric synthesis, and green chemistry. Kenneth M. Doxsee, University of Oregon, JA0597799, J.AM.CHEM.SOC., vol. 128, no. 8, 2006