The chemistry of superacids has developed in the last two decades into a field of growing
interest and importance. Now available in a new expanded second edition, this definitive …

Ninhydrin (1, 2, 3-indanetrione hydrate) has a remarkable breadth in different fields,
including organic chemistry, biochemistry, analytical chemistry and the forensic sciences …

Nucleophilic solvation is the interaction of electron-donor solvents with electron-deficient
reagents. Electrophilic solvation is the related reverse interaction. Superelectrophilic …

Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) are highly branched macromolecules with 3-dimensional
globular structures, which have unique properties, such as low viscosity, high solubility, and …

The review analyzes data published in the past decade on the use of
trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (triflic acid, CF 3 SO 3 H, TfOH) in organic synthesis, in …

New regio-and chemoselective [4+ 2+ 1] domino cyclization consisting of the formation of
two spiro rings and five σ bonds has been developed for the synthesis of spiro-substituted …

Treatment of phenols with ninhydrin in acidic medium afforded 2-hydroxy-2-(ortho-hydroxy-
phenyl/naphthyl)-1, 3-dioxoindanes, which being unstable were isolated in their hemiketal …

Ninhydrin has been utilized in many heterocyclic preparations and considered as an
important building block in organic synthesis. There is a wide range of reactions that include …

Abstract Phthalazin-1 (2H)-one is a diazaheterobicycle found in a wide variety of synthetic
molecules relevant to several branches of chemistry, including medicinal chemistry. The …

Superacid-promoted reactions of dicationic electrophiles have been studied, and the
positive charge centers are found to migrate apart in a predictable manner. Using isotopic …