Radical substitution reactions at the saturated C atom
Nucleophilic substitution reactions at the saturated C atom
Electrophilic additions to the C = C double bond
Substitution reactions on aromatic compounds
Nucleophilic substitution reactions at the carboxyl carbon
Carboxylic compounds, nitriles, and their interconversion
Carbonic acid derivatives and heterocumulenes and their interconversion
Additions of heteroatom nucleophiles to carbonyl compounds and subsequent reactions - condensations of heteroatom nucleophiles with carbonyl compounds
Addition of hydride donors and of organometallic compounds to carbonyl compounds
Conversion of phosphorus- or sulfur-stabilized C nucleophiles with carbonyl compounds: addition-induced condensations
The chemistry of enols and enamines
Chemistry of the alkaline earth metal enolates
Transition metal-mediated alkenylations, arylations, and alkynylations
Oxidations and reductions.