Aniline is the parent molecule of a vast family of aromatic amines.Since its discovery in 1826 it has become one of the hundred mostimportant building blocks in chemistry. Aniline is used as anintermediate in many different fields of applications, such asisocyanates, rubber processing chemicals, dyes and pigments,agricultural chemicals and pharmaceuticals.The understanding of functional groups is key for theunderstanding of all organic chemistry. In the tradition of thePatai Series, this volume treats all aspects of this functionalgroup. It contains chapters on the theoretical and computationalfoundations; on analytical and spectroscopical aspects withdedicated chapters on Mass Spectrometry, NMR, IR/UV, etc.; onreaction mechanisms; on applications in syntheses.

1 Anilines: Historical background (Anthony S. Travis).2 General and theoretical aspects of anilines (Minh ThoNguyen).3 Structural chemistry of anilines (Grazyna MariaWojcik).4 Thermochemistry of anilines (Suzanne W. Slayden and Joel F.Liebman).5 Mass spectrometry and gas-phase chemistry of anilines(Marcos N. Eberlin, Daniella Vasconcellos Augusti andRodinei Augusti).6 NMR spectra of anilines (Erkki Kolehmainen, RyszardGawinecki and Borys Osmialowski).7 Substituted anilines as solvatochromic probes (YizhakMarcus).8 Hydrogen bonds of anilines (Luciano Forlani).9 Synthesis of anilines (John F. Hartwig, Shashank Shekhar,Qilong Shen and Fabiola Barrios-Landeros).10 Anilines as nucleophiles (Ikchoon Lee and Dae DongSung).11 Rearrangements of anilines and their derivatives (SergeiM. Lukyanov and Alla V. Koblik).12 Analytical aspects of aromatic amines (JacobZabicky).13 Manufacture and uses of the anilines: A vast array ofprocesses and products (Anthony S. Travis).14 The spectroscopy, photophysics and photochemistry of anilines(Jye-Shane Yang).15 Toxicological and environmental aspects of anilines(Anthony S. Travis).16 Electrochemistry of anilines (Jan S. Jaworski and Marek K.Kalinowski).17 Proton sponges (Alexander F. Pozharskii and Valery A.Ozeryanskii).Author index.Subject index.