Note: Intro -- Carbon Rich Compounds II Macrocyclic Oligoacetylenes and Other Linearly Conjugated Systems -- Volume Editor -- Preface -- Contents -- Macrocyclic Structurally Homoconjugated Oligoacetylenes: Acetylene- and Diacetylene-Expanded Cycloalkanes and Rotanes -- Introduction -- [n]Pericyclines -- Synthetic Routes to [n]Pericyclines -- En Route to Perspirocyclopropanated [n]Pericyclines -- Heterocyclic Analogues of [n]Pericyclines -- Structural Features of [n]Pericyclines and the Quest for Homoconjugation as well as Homoaromaticity -- Chemical Properties of [n]Pericyclines and Analogues -- Acetylene-Expanded [n]Pericyclines and Butadiyne- Expanded [n]Rotanes -- Synthetic Routes to Expanded [n]Pericyclines and Butadiyne-Expanded [n]Rotanes -- Mixed Oligoyne-Diyne Macrocycles -- Structural Features and the Quest for Homoconjugation in Expanded [n]Pericyclines and "Exploded" [n]Rotanes -- Thermodynamic Stabilities and Chemical Transformations -- Perspectives -- References -- Cyclic and Linear Acetylenic Molecular Scaffolding -- Introduction -- The Cyclo[n]carbons -- Theoretical consideration -- The Transition-Metal Route to Cyclocarbons -- The Carbon Oxide Route to Cyclocarbons -- Cycloreversion Routes to Cyclocarbons -- Cyclo-C18 by Retro-Diels-Alder Reaction -- Cyclocarbons by [ 2 + 2] Cycloreversion -- Tetraethynylethene (TEE)molecular scaffolding -- Macrocyclic TEE Architecture -- Perethynylated Dehydroannulene -- Perethynylated Expanded Radialenes -- Molecular Wires: Oligomers and Polymers with the Poly(triacetylene) (PTA) Backbone -- Donor-Acceptor Substituted Tetraethynylethenes -- Preparation, Physical Properties, and Photochemical trans®cis Isomerization -- Structure-Property Relationships in Nonlinear Optical Tetraethynylethenes -- Conclusions -- References -- Macrocyclic Oligo(phenylacetylenes) and Oligo(phenyldiacetylenes). , Introduction -- Historical Perspectives -- Phenylacetylenes -- Ortho -- Meta -- Para -- Mixed -- Phenyldiacetylenes -- Ortho -- Meta -- Para -- Mixed -- Phenyltriacetylenes -- Phenyltetraacetylenes -- Phenyloligoacetylenes -- Conclusion -- References -- Note Added in Proof -- Carbon-Rich Molecular Objects from Multiply Ethynylated < -- pi> -- -Complexes -- Introduction -- Syntheses of Diethynylated p-Complexes -- Cyclopentadienyl Complexes -- Cyclobutadiene Complexes -- Linear Oligomers and Homopolymers -- Star-Shaped Perethynylated p-Complexes -- Stepwise Construction of Tetraethynylated Cyclobutadienes -- The One-Pot Procedure to Perethynylated p-Complexes -- Stability Considerations -- Novel Organometallic Dehydroannulenes [42] -- Syntheses -- Coupling Propensities of Diethynylated p-Complexes -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Oligo- and Polyarylenes, Oligo- and Polyarylenevinylenes -- Introduction -- Oligo- and Polyarylenes -- Oligo- and Poly(para-phenylene) -- Ladder-Type Oligo- and Poly(para-phenylene)s -- Phenylene-Type Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers -- Other Oligo- and Polyarylenes -- Oligo- and Polyarylenevinylenes -- Poly(para-phenylenevinylene)s via Polymerization Methods -- Oligo- and Polyphenylenevinylenes via Polycondensation Methods -- Other Oligo- and Polyarylenevinylenes -- Ladder-Type Poly(para-phenylene-cis-vinylene)s -- Conclusion -- References -- Author Index Volume 201.

Note: Intro -- Carbon Rich Compounds I -- Volume Editors -- Preface -- Contents -- Design of Novel Aromatics Using the Loschmidt Replacement on Graphs -- Introduction -- Nature of the Graph -- From Graph to Molecule by Loschmidt Replacement -- Linear and Branched Structures -- Monocyclic Structures -- Polycyclic Structures -- Platonic Structures -- Topological Structures -- Extending the Point Replacement Idea: Bigraphs -- Conclusions -- References -- Modern Routes to Extended Aromatic Compounds -- Introduction -- Synthesis of PAHs by Thermal Conversions -- Cyclodehydrogenation and Related Reactions -- Sulfone Pyrolysis -- Carbene Insertion Reactions -- Thermal Rearrangements of Carbon Skeletons -- Photocyclization Reactions of Stilbene Type Compounds -- Aryl-Aryl Coupling and Condensation Reactions -- Reductive Coupling Reactions -- Aryl-Aryl Coupling Reactions -- Additional Reductive Coupling Reactions for the Synthesis of PAHs -- Oxidative Aryl-Aryl Coupling and Condensation Reactions -- Intermolecular Reactions -- Intramolecular Reactions -- Intermolecular Cross Coupling Reactions between Aromatic Electrophiles and Nucleophiles -- Oxazoline Coupling (Meyer's Coupling) -- Transition Metal Catalyzed Grignard Coupling Reactions -- Suzuki and Stille Coupling -- Silicon Reagents -- Heck-Type Reactions -- [2 + 2 + 2] Cyclotrimerization Reactions of Alkynes and Arynes -- Modern Diels-Alder Reactions -- Directed Electrophilic Cyclization Reactions -- Miscellaneous -- Centrohexaindane -- Anions of PAHs as Synthetic Precursors -- Ring Transformations of Heterocyclic Compounds -- The Dötz Reaction -- References -- Carbon Rich Cyclophanes with Unusual Properties - an Update -- Introduction -- Unusual Molecules with Cyclophane Substructures -- Extended Orthogonal p-Systems -- Rigid Ladder Polymers with [2.2]Paracyclophane Subunits. , Cyclophynes and Other Large Cyclophanes -- Belt- and Cage-shaped Cyclophanes -- Short-Bridge and Strained Cyclophanes -- Cylophanes as Ligands for Metal-Ion Coordination -- Platinum and Zirconium Complexes of [2.2]Paracyclophane-1-yne -- Oligonuclear Metal Complexes with Cyclophane Ligands -- Chiral Cyclophanes as Auxiliaries and Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis -- Cyclophanes in Photochemistry -- Double-Layered Chromophores Derived from [2.2]Paracyclophane -- Topological Reaction Control in Solution -- Photolysis of [2.2]Paracyclophane-1,10-dione -- Perspectives -- References -- Unsaturated Oligoquinanes and Related Systems -- Introduction -- Fulvene (C6H6) and Related Systems -- Fulvene and Substituted Fulvene Hydrocarbons -- Heteroanalogous Fulvene Derivatives -- Pentalene (C8H6) and Related Systems -- Pentalene and Substituted Pentalene Hydrocarbons -- Dilithium Pentalenediide -- Pentalene Metal Complexes -- Acepentalene (C10H6) and Related Unsaturated Triquinane Derivatives -- Triquinacene (C10H10) and Related Systems -- Azatriquinacene (C9H9N) -- Potential Acepentalene Precursors and the Elusive Acepentalene -- Generation of Acepentalene (C10H6) -- Dilithium Acepentalenediide and Other Metal Complexes of Acepentalene -- Dicyclopenta[cd,gh]pentalene (C12H6) and Related Systems -- Dicyclopenta[cd,gh]pentalene and Other Unsaturated Tetraquinanes -- Octahedrane (C12H12) -- Higher Unsaturated Oligoquinanes -- Unsaturated C20-Dodecahedranes -- References -- The Centropolyindanes and Related Centro-Fused Polycyclic Organic Compunds -- Introduction -- Indane as a Building Block for Three-Dimensional Ring Systems -- Regular Centropolyindanes -- Irregular Centropolyindanes -- A Contrast: Polyindanes with Planar or Quasi-Planar Frameworks -- Diindanes: Recent Advances -- Centrotriindanes and Related Systems. , Mono-fuso-centrotriindanes: Triptindanes and Related Benzoannelated Propellanes -- Di-fuso-centrotriindanes and Their Derivatives -- Tri-fuso-centrotriindanes: Tribenzotriquinacenes, Tribenzodihydroacepentalenes and Related Polycycles -- Centrotetraindanes -- Tri-fuso-centrotrindane -- Tetra-fuso-centrotetraindane (Fenestrindane) and Related Benzoannelated Fenestranes -- Bridgehead-Substituted Fenestrindanes -- Centropentaindane -- Centrohexaindane -- Miscellaneous Derivatives of Centropolyindanes -- Conclusion -- References -- Author Index Volumes 151-196.

Note: 207 Topics in Current Chemistry -- Small Ring Compounds in Organic Synthesis VI -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Cyclopropane Derivatives and their Diverse Biological Activities -- Transition Metal Promoted Ring Expansionof Alkynyl- and Propadienylcyclopropanes -- Bicyclopropylidene - A Unique Tetrasubstituted Alkene and a Versatile C6-Building Block -- Alkyl 2-Chloro-2-cyclopropylideneacetates-Remarkably Versatile Building Blocks for Organic Synthesis -- Author Index Volume 201-207.