1. Oxidation by Vanadium Compounds. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Mechanisms. - 3. Scope and Limitations. - 4. Experimental Considerations and Procedures. - References. - 2. Oxidation by Oxochromium(VI) Compounds. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Mechanisms. - 3. Scope and Limitations. - 4. Experimental Considerations and Procedures. - References. - 3. The Oxidation of Organic Compounds by Active Manganese Dioxide. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Mechanism. - 3. Oxidation of Alcohols and Hydroxy Compounds. - 4. Dehydrogenation and Oxidative Aromatization. - 5. Hydrocarbons. - 6. Amines and Hydrazines. - 7. Miscellaneous Oxidations. - 8. Experimental Procedures. - References. - 4. Reactions with Manganese(III) Acetate. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Synthesis and Properties of Manganese (III) Acetate. - 3. Oxidative Addition Reactions of Acids to Olefinic Unsaturated Systems. - 4. Mn(III) Acetate-Initiated Addition of Aldehydes to Olefinic Unsaturated Systems. - 5. Mn(III) Acetate-Initiated Addition of Ketones to Olefinic Unsaturated Systems. - 6. Mn(III) Acetate-Acetone - Initiated Addition of Haloalkanes to Unsaturated Systems. - 7. Aromatic Substitution Reactions. - 8. Direct Oxidation Reactions with Manganese (III) Acetate. - 9. Synthetic Procedures. - References. - 5. Oxidations by Cobalt Compounds. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Mechanisms. - 3. Scope and Limitations. - 4. Experimental Considerations and Procedures. - References. - 6. Oxidation of Organic Compounds with Nickel Peroxide. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Mechanism of Oxidation. - 3. Scope and Limitations. - 4. Experimental Considerations. - References. - 7. Oxidations of Organic Compounds Catalyzed by Copper- and Cobalt-Amine Complexes. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Mechanism. - 3. Scope and Limitations. - 4. Experimental Considerations and Procedures. - 5. Tabular Survey of Oxidations of Organic Compounds Catalyzed by Copper- and Cobalt-Amine Complexes. - References. - 8. Ruthenium Tetroxide Oxidations. - 1. Introduction. - 2. The Mechanism of Ruthenium Tetroxide Oxidations. - 3. Scope and Limitations. - 4. Experimental Considerations and Procedures. - References. - 9. Oxidations Using Palladium Compounds. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Oxidation of Olefins. - 3. Vinylic Substitution Reactions. - 4. Aromatic Substitution Reactions. - 5. Oxidative Carbonylations. - 6. Some Reactions of Alcohols. - 7. Examples. - References. - 10. Silver Carbonate on Celite Oxidations. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Mechanism. - 3. Scope and Limitations. - 4. Experimental Procedures. - References. - 11. Cerium(IV) Oxidation of Organic Compounds. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Mechanism. - 3. Scope and Limitations. - Note Added in Proof. - 4. Experimental Conditions and Procedures. - 5. Tabular Survey of Oxidation Reactions. - References. - 12. Oxidations of Organic Compounds with Osmium Tetroxide. - 1. Introduction. - 2. General Mechanism of Osmium Tetroxide Oxidation Reactions. - 3. Scope and Limitations. - 4. Experimental Considerations and Procedures. - References. - 13. Thallium(IH) Salts as Oxidants in Organic Synthesis. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Scope and Limitations. - 3. Experimental Considerations and Procedures. - References. - 14. Oxidations with Lead Tetraacetate. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Hydrocarbons. - 3. Monohydroxylic Alcohols. - 4. 12-Diols and Polyols. - 5. Phenols. - 6. Carbonyl Compounds. - 7. Carboxylic Acids. - 8. Nitrogen-Containing Compounds. - 9. Experimental Considerations and Procedures. - 10. Addendum. - References. - 15. Bismuth-Salt Oxidations. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Sodium Bismuthate Oxidations. - 3. Bismuth Trioxide Oxidations. - 4. Organobismuth Reagents. - 5. The Toxicity of Bismuth. - References. - 16. Oxidations with Metal Compounds and Peroxides. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Mechanism. - 3. Scope and Limitations. - 4. Experimental Considerations and Procedures. - References. Language: English