Uniting the work of over 20 leading international authorities, this outstanding source provides a complete updating of important developments in the study of catalysis as it applies to organic synthesis -- with applications in major industrial processes. In self-contained chapters that include an abstract, introduction, discussion, conclusion, and detailed references, this book covers a broad variety of catalytic processes -- both homogeneous and heterogeneous. Comprehensive and definitive, this work contains practical information on asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation ... organoactinide complexes on aumina ... amphora catalysts ... phenol hydrogenation process ... and much more. Packed with useful illustrations, schemes, tables, and equations, Catalysis of Organic Reactions will benefit the work of chemical engineers; organic chemists; industrial researchers in chemical process technologies; academic researchers in the catalytic sciences; organometallic and coordination chemists; and students in chemical engineering, organic chemistry, and inorganic chemistry. Book jacket.