Carboxylic Acids in Petroleum and Sediments..- I. General.- II. Paraffinic Acids.- III. Cyclic Saturated Acids.- IV. Aromatic Acids.- V. The Origin of Petroleum Carboxylic Acids.- VI. Bifunctional Acids.- References.- Naturally Occurring 2,5-Dioxopiperazines and Related Compounds..- I. Introduction.- II. Synthesis of 2,5-Dioxopiperazines.- III. Conformations of Dioxopiperazines.- IV. Simple Dioxopiperazines.- V. The Echinulins and Related Derivatives.- VI. Hydroxypyrazine Derivatives.- VII. Sulphur-bridged Dioxopiperazines.- VIII. Bicyclomycin and Dibromophakellin.- References.- Structural Investigations of Natural Products by Newer Methods of NMR Spectroscopy..- I. Introduction.- II. Solvent Effects.- III. Derivatives and In Situ Reactions.- IV. Coupling Constants.- V. Superconducting Magnets.- VI. Lanthanide Induced Shifts.- VII. Computer-Aided Interpretation of Spectra.- VIII. INDOR.- IX. The Nuclear Overhauser Effect.- X. Fourier Transform Techniques.- XI. 13C Satellites.- XII. Other Nuclei.- XIII. 13C NMR Spectra.- XIV. Complementary Studies.- References.- Applications of the Chiroptical Techniques to the Study of Natural Products..- I. Introduction.- II. Allocation of Configuration.- III. Studies of Conformation.- IV. Position of Functional Groups.- VI Inhaltsverzeichnis. Contents.- V. Detection of Optical Activity.- VI. Identity of Two Samples.- VII. Reaction Kinetics and Equilibria.- Acknowledgement.- References.- Chemistry and Biosynthesis of Plant Galactolipids..- I. Introduction.- II. Occurrence and Localization.- III. Structure Determination and Synthesis.- IV. Biosynthesis.- V. Enzymatic Hydrolysis.- VI. Function.- References.- Recent Advances in Polynucleotide Synthesis..- Abbreviations and Symbols.- 1. Protecting Groups.- 2. Phosphorylation Methods in theSynthesis of Mono- and Oligonucleotides.- 3. Separation Techniques.- 4. Formation of Internucleotide Linkages by Chemical Synthesis.- 5. Formation of Internucleotide Linkages by Enzymic Reactions.- References.- Namenverzeichnis. Author Index.- Sachverzeichnis. Subject Index.