Note: Front Cover -- Boron Fluoride and its Compounds as Catalysts in Organic Chemistry -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER I. METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION AND RECOVERY OFBORON FLUORIDE -- 1. Methods for the preparation of boron fluoride -- 2. A brief evaluation of the methods for the preparation of boron fluoride -- 3. Methods of recovery of boron fluoride -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER II. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF BORON FLUORIDE AND ITS DERIVATIVES -- 1. Physical properties -- 2. Chemical properties -- 3. Derivatives of boron fluoride and their reactions -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER III. COORDINATION COMPOUNDS OF BORON FLUORIDE -- 1. Coordination compounds of boron fluoride with inorganic substances -- 2. Coordination compounds of boron fluoride with organic substances -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER IV. COMPOUNDS OF BORON WITH HYDROGEN AND THEIR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES -- 1. Physical properties of boranes -- 2. Chemical properties of boranes -- 3. Methods of preparation of boranes -- 4. Methods of preparation of derivatives of boranes -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER V. COMPOUNDS OF BORON FLUORIDE IN ALKYLATION REACTIONS -- 1. Alkylation of isoparaffins with olefines -- 2. Alkylation of naphthene hydrocarbons with olefines -- 3. Alkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons with olefines and their derivatives -- 4. Alkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons with substituted olefines -- 5. Alkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons with acetylene and diene compounds -- 6. Destructive alkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons with paraffins -- 7. Alkylation of benzene and its homologues with alkyl halides -- 8. Alkylation of benzene and its homologues with alcohols -- 9. Alkylation of benzene and its homologues with ethers and esters -- 10. Alkylation of naphthalene and other poly cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons -- 11. Alkylation of phenols and their derivatives. , 12. Alkylation of heterocyclic compounds -- 13. Alkylation of acetoacetic ester -- 14. Alkylation of amines -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER VI. BORON FLUORIDE COMPOUNDS IN POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS -- 1. Polymerization of olefines -- 2. Polymerization of vinyl- and allyl-derivatives of carbo- and heterocyclic compounds -- 3. Polymerization of acetylenic and dienic compounds -- 4. Polymerization of terpenes and other compounds -- 5. Copolymerization of unsaturated compounds -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER VII. THE ADDITION OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES CONTAINING OXYGEN OR SULPHUR TO ETHYLENIC COMPOUNDS -- 1. Addition of water and alcohols to olefines -- 2. Reactions of ethylenic compounds with acetals, alkyl halides, anhydrides and aldehydes -- 3. Addition of carboxylic acids to olefines and their substituted derivatives -- 4. Reactions of ketene -- 5. Reactions of ethylenic compounds with organic substances containing sulphur -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER VIII. THE ADDITION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING OXYGEN TO ACETYLENIC AND DIENIC HYDROCARBONS -- 1. Addition of water and alcohols to acetylenic compounds -- 2. Addition of alcohols to dienic hydrocarbons -- 3. Addition of carboxylic acids and chloroanhydrides to acetylenic and dienic compounds -- 4. Additions of arylamines to acetylenic hydrocarbons -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER IX. ISOMERIZATION AND CYCLIZATION REACTIONS -- 1. Isomerization of hydrocarbons -- 2. Isomerization of vinylethinylcarbinols -- 3. Isomerization of alkylphenyl ethers -- 4. Rearrangements connected with the migration of the halogen atom in the benzene ring -- 5. Rearrangements of compounds containing nitrogen -- 6. Cis-traws-isomerization and cyclization -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER X. NITRATION AND SULPHONATION REACTIONS -- 1. Nitration -- 2. Sulphonation -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER XI. CONDENSATION REACTIONS IN THE PRESENCE OF BORON FLUORIDE. , 1. Condensation of carbon monoxide with olefines, alcohols and ethers -- 2. Reactions of a-oxides -- 3. Various reactions for preparing ethers and esters -- 4. Condensation of aldehydes -- 5. Acylation reactions -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER XII. VARIOUS REACTIONS WHICH ARE CARRIED OUT IN THE PRESENCE OF BORON FLUORIDE -- 1. The cracking reaction -- 2. Dealkylation and disproportionation -- 3. Separation and purification of hydrocarbons by means of boron fluoride compounds -- REFERENCES -- SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCES ON BORON FLUORIDE -- (Subject Index).