Olejar Books

ANODIC OXIDATION not only presents the theory and practice of the anodic oxidation of organic substrates, but it also offers a detailed survey of the results obtained by the application of this technique. The author explains reaction mechanisms in a way designed to enable the reader to predict the course of these reactions. The book is divided into two sections. The first section (Chapters 1-4) presents the underlying theory for the electrochemical oxidation of organic substrates and briefly discusses the experimental methods and required equipment. The second section (Chapters 5-12) assesses the available literature of the anodic oxidation of organic compounds, classifying the compounds according to the functional group being oxidized; e.g., there are chapters on the oxidation of hydrocarbons, acids, amines, alcohols, ethers, etc. Although the book does not include every example of anodic oxidation, it certainly provides enough of them to illustrate the fundamental concepts and permit a unifying treatment. The authors stress the types of reaction intermediates that are generated at the anode, and the pathways by which these intermediates are converted to final products. As a result, they are able to demonstrate that the intermediates most commonly generated at the anode are cation radicals, radicals, cations and dications and that the products of these reactions are frequently predictable. The electrochemist, organic chemist, and the graduate chemistry student should find the book especially helpful.