High pressure chemical synthesis

Chapter 1. Introduction (B. Baranowski, J. Jurczak). 2. Synthesis of Superhard Materials (O. Fukunaga). 3. Synthesis of Metal Nitrides under High Nitrogen Pressure (S. Porowski et al.). 4. Synthesis of Metal Hydrides (B. Baranowski, S.M. Filipek). 5. Synthesis under Oxygen Pressure of Oxides with Unusual Oxidation State or Electronic Configuration of Transition Elements (G. Demazeau). 6. Synthesis of Organic Open Chain Compounds (N.S. Isaacs). 7. Synthesis of Carbocyclic Systems (J.W. Scheeren). 8. Synthesis of Monosaccharides and Related Compounds (A. Golebiowski et al.). 9. Synthesis of b-Lactams and other Heterocycles containing Nitrogen (M. Chmielewski, J. Jurczak). 10. Synthesis of Cryptands and Related Host Molecules (J. Jurczak, M. Pietraszkiewicz). 11. Organic Synthesis using Organometallic Reagents or Catalysts (J. Jurczak, A. Rahm). 12. Synthesis of Materials of Biological Interest (Y. Taniguchi). 13. Synthesis of Polymers (G. Luft). Synthesis of Basic Chemicals from Compressed Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen (G. Jenner). Author Index. Subject Index.