Piperidine - Structure, Preparation, Reactivity, and Synthetic Applications of Piperidine and its Derivatives

1. Piperidine. A General Survey. 2. Conformational Analysis of Piperidine. 3. 1 H NMR Properties of Piperidine Derivatives. 4. 13 C NMR Spectroscopy of Piperidine Derivatives. 5. Mass Spectrometry of Piperidine Derivatives. 6. 2-Arylpiperidines as Suitable Models for Studying Rotational Barriers around Csp 2 -Csp 3 Bonds. 7. N -Acylpiperidines. A Useful Tool for Stereocontrol in Organic Synthesis. 8. Structure and Synthetic Applications of alpha-Cyanotetrahydropyridines and alpha-Cyanopiperidines. 9. Piperidones as Useful Intermediates in Organic Synthesis. 10. Subject Index.