Professor Zvi Rappoport, Dept of Organic Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel. Professor Joel? F. Liebman, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.

"This book is recommended for research chemistry libraries." (E-STREAMS, September 2006) "…absolutely the definitive work on cyclobutatines: it is accessible, has contributions form many 'world-class' chemists, and is amply referenced…a must for any serious institutional library." (Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 18, 2006)

• 1 Cyclobutane—physical properties and theoretical studies (Kenneth B. Wiberg). 2 Antiaromaticity and aromaticity in carbocyclic four-membered rings (M. Eckert-Maksić and Z. B. Maksić).3 Stereochemical aspects—conformation and configuration (Ulf Berg).4 Thermochemistry of cyclobutane and its derivatives (Joel F. Liebman and Suzanne W. Slayden).5 Acidity and basicity of cyclobutanes (Esther Quintanilla, Juan Z. Dávalos, Jos´e Luis M. Abboud and Ibon Alkorta).6 NMR spectroscopy of cyclobutanes (Peter Rudolf Seidl and Jacques Fernandes Dias).7 Mass spectrometry and gas-phase ion chemistry of cyclobutanes (Dietmar Kuck).8 Synthesis of cyclobutanes (E. Lee-Ruff).9 The application of cyclobutane derivatives in organic synthesis (Nan-Yan Fu, Siu-Hin Chan and Henry N. C. Wong).10 Structural effects of the cyclobutyl group on reactivity and properties (Marvin Charton).11 Rearrangements of cyclobutanes (J. M. Tanko).12 Cyclobutyl, cyclobutyl-substituted and related carbocations (Hans-Ullrich Siehl).13 Cation radicals in the synthesis and reactions of cyclobutanes (Nathan L. Bauld).14 Highly unsaturated cyclobutane derivatives (Richard P. Johnson).15 Cyclobutarenes (Amnon Stanger).16 Organometallic derivatives (Holger Butenschön)17 Photochemistry of cyclobutanes: Synthesis and reactivity (William M. Horspool).18 Solvent-free photosynthesis of cyclobutanes: Photodimerization of crystalline olefins (Arunkumar Natarajan and V. Ramamurthy).19 Chemistry of cubane and other prismanes (A. Bashir-Hashemi and Hiroyuki Higuchi).20 Bicyclo[2.1.0]pentanes and bicyclo[2.2.0]hexanes (Barry K. Carpenter).21 Fluorinated cyclobutanes and their derivatives (David M. Lemal and Xudong Chen).22 Cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers as UV-induced DNA lesions (Marcus G. Friedel, Johannes Gierlich and Thomas Carell).23 Cubanes, fenestranes, ladderanes, prismanes, staffanes and other oligocyclobutanoids (Henning Hopf, Joel F. Liebman and H. Mark Perks).Author index.Subject index.

Professor Zvi Rappoport, Dept of Organic Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel. Professor Joel? F. Liebman, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.

"This book is recommended for research chemistry libraries." (E-STREAMS, September 2006) "…absolutely the definitive work on cyclobutatines: it is accessible, has contributions form many 'world-class' chemists, and is amply referenced…a must for any serious institutional library." (Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 18, 2006)

• 1 Cyclobutane—physical properties and theoretical studies (Kenneth B. Wiberg). 2 Antiaromaticity and aromaticity in carbocyclic four-membered rings (M. Eckert-Maksić and Z. B. Maksić).3 Stereochemical aspects—conformation and configuration (Ulf Berg).4 Thermochemistry of cyclobutane and its derivatives (Joel F. Liebman and Suzanne W. Slayden).5 Acidity and basicity of cyclobutanes (Esther Quintanilla, Juan Z. Dávalos, Jos´e Luis M. Abboud and Ibon Alkorta).6 NMR spectroscopy of cyclobutanes (Peter Rudolf Seidl and Jacques Fernandes Dias).7 Mass spectrometry and gas-phase ion chemistry of cyclobutanes (Dietmar Kuck).8 Synthesis of cyclobutanes (E. Lee-Ruff).9 The application of cyclobutane derivatives in organic synthesis (Nan-Yan Fu, Siu-Hin Chan and Henry N. C. Wong).10 Structural effects of the cyclobutyl group on reactivity and properties (Marvin Charton).11 Rearrangements of cyclobutanes (J. M. Tanko).12 Cyclobutyl, cyclobutyl-substituted and related carbocations (Hans-Ullrich Siehl).13 Cation radicals in the synthesis and reactions of cyclobutanes (Nathan L. Bauld).14 Highly unsaturated cyclobutane derivatives (Richard P. Johnson).15 Cyclobutarenes (Amnon Stanger).16 Organometallic derivatives (Holger Butenschön)17 Photochemistry of cyclobutanes: Synthesis and reactivity (William M. Horspool).18 Solvent-free photosynthesis of cyclobutanes: Photodimerization of crystalline olefins (Arunkumar Natarajan and V. Ramamurthy).19 Chemistry of cubane and other prismanes (A. Bashir-Hashemi and Hiroyuki Higuchi).20 Bicyclo[2.1.0]pentanes and bicyclo[2.2.0]hexanes (Barry K. Carpenter).21 Fluorinated cyclobutanes and their derivatives (David M. Lemal and Xudong Chen).22 Cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers as UV-induced DNA lesions (Marcus G. Friedel, Johannes Gierlich and Thomas Carell).23 Cubanes, fenestranes, ladderanes, prismanes, staffanes and other oligocyclobutanoids (Henning Hopf, Joel F. Liebman and H. Mark Perks).Author index.Subject index.