Conjugated nitrosoalkenes

Published data on the preparation, structure, physical and chemical properties, and reactivity of nitrosoalkenes are described systematically. The influence of the structure and stereoelectronic effects of substituents at the double bond on the stability of nitrosoalkenes is analysed. Primary attention is paid to concerted cycloaddition of nitrosoalkenes to miscellaneous multiple bonds, in particular, to the problems of regio-, stereo-, and enantioselectivity of [4+2]-cycloaddition of nitrosoalkenes to alkenes. The bibliography includes 183 references.