Amazon.com description: Product Description: The development of appropriate catalytic systems in the syn- thesis of fine chemicals is in constant progress. This book provides an overview of organicreactions catalyzed by clays (natural, activated and modified, including pillard clays) or performed by clay-supported reagents. The book should be of considerable interest to all research groups (academic and industrial) involved in heterogeneous catalysis. Organic reactions on clays are organized by reaction type. A rather comprehensive coverage of the literature is perfor- med, including patent literature. Throughout, the approach to the subject is rational rather than empirical. From the contents: Acylation of Aromatic Compounds - Alkyla- tion, Dealkylations, Transalkylations, Disproportionations - Halogenations - Nitrations - Miscellaneous Substitution Re- actions - Addition Reaction - Elimination Reactions - Oxida- tion, Dehydrogenation Reactions - Aromatization - Hydrogena- tion, Hydrogenloysis - Cyclization Reactions - Diels-Alder Reactions - Isomerization - Dimerization, Oxidative Dimeri- zation - Rearrangements - Condensation Reactions - Thermal and Hydrolytic Decompositions - Reactions of Carbonyl Com- pounds - Reactions ofCarboxylic Acids and Derivatives - Amino Acid and Peptide Formation Under Prebiotic Conditions - Miscellaneous Reactions.