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1;Science of Synthesis - Volume 30: Acetals: O/N, S/S, S/N, and N/N and Higher Heteroatom Analogues;1 1.1;Title page;3 1.2;Imprint;5 1.3;Preface;6 1.4;Overview;8 1.5;Table of Contents;10 1.6;Introduction;26 1.7;30.1 Product Class 1: O,N-Acetals;32 1.7.1;30.1.1 Product Subclass 1: Acyclic O,N-Acetals;32 1.7.1.1;30.1.1.1 Synthesis of Product Subclass 1;33 1.7.1.1.1;30.1.1.1.1 Method 1: Addition to Imine Bonds;33 1.7.1.1.2;30.1.1.1.2 Method 2: Addition to Carbonyl Bonds;34 1.7.1.1.2.1;30.1.1.1.2.1 Variation 1: Addition of Amines to Carbonyl Bonds;34 1.7.1.1.2.2;30.1.1.1.2.2 Variation 2: Addition of Carbanions to Carbonyl Bonds;35 1.7.1.1.2.3;30.1.1.1.2.3 Variation 3: Addition of Hydrides to Carbonyl Bonds;35 1.7.1.1.3;30.1.1.1.3 Method 3: Transacetalization Reactions;36 1.7.1.1.4;30.1.1.1.4 Methods 4: Miscellaneous Syntheses;37 1.7.1.2;30.1.1.2 Applications of Product Subclass 1 in Organic Synthesis;39 1.7.1.2.1;30.1.1.2.1 Method 1: Preparation of Acyclic Compounds via C--C Bond Formation with Cleavage of a C--O Bond;39 1.7.1.2.2;30.1.1.2.2 Method 2: Preparation of Cyclic Compounds via C--C Bond Formation with Cleavage of a C--O Bond;41 1.7.1.2.3;30.1.1.2.3 Methods 3: Miscellaneous Transformations;42 1.7.2;30.1.2 Product Subclass 2: Cyclic O,N-Acetals;46 1.7.2.1;30.1.2.1 Synthesis of Product Subclass 2;46 1.7.2.1.1;30.1.2.1.1 Method 1: Addition to Imine Bonds;46 1.7.2.1.2;30.1.2.1.2 Method 2: Addition to Carbonyl Bonds;47 1.7.2.1.2.1;30.1.2.1.2.1 Variation 1: Addition of Hydrides to Carbonyl Bonds;47 1.7.2.1.2.2;30.1.2.1.2.2 Variation 2: Addition of Amines to Carbonyl Bonds;49 1.7.2.1.2.3;30.1.2.1.2.3 Variation 3: Addition of Silirane to Carbonyl Bonds;49 1.7.2.1.3;30.1.2.1.3 Method 3: O,N-Acetalization of Carbonyl Compounds;49 1.7.2.1.3.1;30.1.2.1.3.1 Variation 1: Acetalization of Carbonyl Compounds with 8-Aminomenthol;50 1.7.2.1.3.2;30.1.2.1.3.2 Variation 2: Acetalization of Carbonyl Compounds with (S)-Proline;50 1.7.2.1.3.3;30.1.2.1.3.3 Variation 3: Acetalization of Carbonyl Compounds with (Hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidinone;50 1.7.2.1.3.4;30.1.2.1.3.4 Variation 4: Acetalization of Carbonyl Compounds with N-Mesylalanine;51 1.7.2.1.3.5;30.1.2.1.3.5 Variation 5: Acetalization of Carbonyl Compounds with Phenylglycinol;51 1.7.2.1.3.6;30.1.2.1.3.6 Variation 6: Acetalization of Carbonyl Compounds with Aminophenols;53 1.7.2.1.4;30.1.2.1.4 Method 4: Preparation of O,N-Acetals via Transacetalization;54 1.7.2.1.4.1;30.1.2.1.4.1 Variation 1: Via Intermolecular Transacetalization;54 1.7.2.1.4.2;30.1.2.1.4.2 Variation 2: Via Intramolecular Transacetalization;56 1.7.2.1.5;30.1.2.1.5 Methods 5: Miscellaneous Methods;57 1.7.2.1.5.1;30.1.2.1.5.1 Variation 1: Preparation of O,N-Acetals by Oxidation;57 1.7.2.1.5.2;30.1.2.1.5.2 Variation 2: Addition of Alcohols to Alkenyl Bonds;58 1.7.2.1.5.3;30.1.2.1.5.3 Variation 3: Addition of Amines to Alkenyl Bonds;59 1.7.2.1.5.4;30.1.2.1.5.4 Variation 4: Nucleophilic Substitution of Alcohols;59 1.7.2.2;30.1.2.2 Applications of Product Subclass 2 in Organic Synthesis;60 1.7.2.2.1;30.1.2.2.1 Method 1: Preparation of Acyclic Compounds via C--C Bond Formation with Cleavage of a C--O Bond;60 1.7.2.2.2;30.1.2.2.2 Method 2: Preparation of Cyclic Compounds via C--C Bond Formation with Cleavage of a C--O Bond;60 1.7.2.2.2.1;30.1.2.2.2.1 Variation 1: C--C Bond Formation Using Organometallic Reagents;60 1.7.2.2.2.2;30.1.2.2.2.2 Variation 2: C--C Bond Formation Using Allyltrimethylsilane;62 1.7.2.2.2.3;30.1.2.2.2.3 Variation 3: Insertion of Internal p-Nucleophiles;63 1.7.2.2.3;30.1.2.2.3 Method 3: Reductive Cleavage of the C--O Bond;64 1.7.2.2.3.1;30.1.2.2.3.1 Variation 1: Reductive Cleavage by Hydrogenation;65 1.7.2.2.3.2;30.1.2.2.3.2 Variation 2: Reductive Cleavage with Bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum Hydride;65 1.7.2.2.3.3;30.1.2.2.3.3 Variation 3: Reductive Cleavage with Sodium Borohydride--Boron Trifluoride--Diethyl Ether Complex;66 1.7.2.2.3.4;30.1.2.2.3.4 Variation 4: Reducti