Professor Zvi Rappoport, Department of Organic Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.

"...an indispensable reference book that should find its place in every scientific library..." (Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 43)

• 1. General and theoretical aspects of phenols (Minh Tho Nguyen, Eugene S. Kryachko and Luc G. Vanquickenborne). 2. The structural chemistry of phenols (Menahem Kaftory).3. Thermochemistry of phenols and related arenols (Suzanne W. Slayden and Joel F. Liebman).4. Mass spectrometry and gas-phase ion chemistry of phenols (Dietmar Kuck).5. NMR and IR spectroscopy of phenols (Poul Erik Hansen and Jens Spanget-Larsen).6. Synthesis of phenols (Concepci´on Gonz´alez and Luis Castedo).7. UV-visible spectra and photoacidity of phenols, naphthols and pyrenols (Ehud Pines).8. Hydrogen-bonded complexes of phenols (C. Laurence, M. Berthelot and J. Graton).9. Electrophilic reactions of phenols (V. Prakash Reddy and G. K. Surya Prakash).10. Synthetic uses of phenols (Masahiko Yamaguchi).11. Tautomeric equilibria and rearrangements involving phenols (Sergei M. Lukyanov and Alla V. Koblik).12. Phenols as antioxidants (L. Ross C. Barclay and Melinda R. Vinqvist).13. Analytical aspects of phenolic compounds (Jacob Zabicky).14. Photochemistry of phenols (William M. Horspool).15. Radiation chemistry of phenols (P. Neta).16. Transient phenoxyl radicals: Formation and properties in aqueous solutions (S. Steenken and P. Neta).17. Oxidation of phenols (Shosuke Yamamura).18. Environmental effects of substituted phenols (Victor Glezer).19. Calixarenes (Volker B¨ohmer).20. Polymers based on phenols (D. H. Solomon, G. G. Qiao and M. J. Caulfield).Author index.Subject index.

Professor Zvi Rappoport, Department of Organic Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.

"...an indispensable reference book that should find its place in every scientific library..." (Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 43)

• 1. General and theoretical aspects of phenols (Minh Tho Nguyen, Eugene S. Kryachko and Luc G. Vanquickenborne). 2. The structural chemistry of phenols (Menahem Kaftory).3. Thermochemistry of phenols and related arenols (Suzanne W. Slayden and Joel F. Liebman).4. Mass spectrometry and gas-phase ion chemistry of phenols (Dietmar Kuck).5. NMR and IR spectroscopy of phenols (Poul Erik Hansen and Jens Spanget-Larsen).6. Synthesis of phenols (Concepci´on Gonz´alez and Luis Castedo).7. UV-visible spectra and photoacidity of phenols, naphthols and pyrenols (Ehud Pines).8. Hydrogen-bonded complexes of phenols (C. Laurence, M. Berthelot and J. Graton).9. Electrophilic reactions of phenols (V. Prakash Reddy and G. K. Surya Prakash).10. Synthetic uses of phenols (Masahiko Yamaguchi).11. Tautomeric equilibria and rearrangements involving phenols (Sergei M. Lukyanov and Alla V. Koblik).12. Phenols as antioxidants (L. Ross C. Barclay and Melinda R. Vinqvist).13. Analytical aspects of phenolic compounds (Jacob Zabicky).14. Photochemistry of phenols (William M. Horspool).15. Radiation chemistry of phenols (P. Neta).16. Transient phenoxyl radicals: Formation and properties in aqueous solutions (S. Steenken and P. Neta).17. Oxidation of phenols (Shosuke Yamamura).18. Environmental effects of substituted phenols (Victor Glezer).19. Calixarenes (Volker B¨ohmer).20. Polymers based on phenols (D. H. Solomon, G. G. Qiao and M. J. Caulfield).Author index.Subject index.