Chapter 1. Friedel-Crafts acylation : interactions between Lewis acids / acyl chlorides and Lewis acids / aryl ketones -- Chapter 2. Bismuth (III) salts in the Friedel-Crafts acylation -- Chapter 3. Friedel-Crafts acylation of aromatics using zeolites -- Chapter 4. CoCl2 catalyzed trifluoroacetylation of aromatics using trifluoroacetic anhydride -- Chapter 5. Catalysis by rare earth phosphate II : Selective O-methylation of phenols by methanol in vapor phase -- Chapter 6. Catalysis by rare earth phosphate III : Characterisation of samarium phosphate and samarium phosphate-cesium hydrogenophosphate as key catalysts for O-alkylation of phenols -- Chapter 7. Selective functionalisation of fluoroaromatics via organosilicon intermediates -- Chapter 8. Arylation of amines and alcohols catalyzed by nickel, copper or palladium complexes -- Chapter 9. The isomerisation of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene : a theoretical study -- Chapter 10. Carboxylation of hydroxy aromatic compounds -- Chapter 11. Access to polychlorophenols, chemistry of intermediates -- Chapter 12. Diastereoselective halogenations -- Chapter 13. Enzymatic hydrolysis of adiponitrile into 5-cyanovaleric acid, an intermediate for Nylon 6 -- Chapter 14. Reagents with trifluoromethyl substituents -- Chapter 15. Fluorination of aromatic compounds by halogen exchange with fluoride anions ("Halex" reaction) -- Chapter 16. 4-Fluorophenol : a key intermediate for agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals -- Chapter 17. Fluorodecarboxylation of arylchloroformate : a new access to fluoroaromatics -- Chapter 18. Mild trifluoromethylation of organic compounds -- Chapter 19. Formylation of aromatic compounds in superacidic medium -- Chapter 20. High selectivities in hydrogenation of halogenonitrobenzenes on Pd, Pt or Raney Nickel as catalysts -- Chapter 21. Influence of the cation in condensation of glyoxylic acid on phenols in aqueous hydroxide solution -- Chapter 22. Selective access to hydroquinone <<Fuchsone>> route -- Chapter 23. The mechanisms of nitration of phenol -- Chapter 24. Oxidation of alkylphenols to hydroxybenzaldehydes -- Chapter 25. Large pore Ti-Beta zeolite with very low aluminium content : an active and selective catalyst for oxidations using hydrogen peroxide -- Chapter 26. Peptide synthesis by SAPPHO technology -- Chapter 27. A new and practical removal of allyl and allyloxycarbonyl group promoted by water-soluble Pd(0) catalysts -- Chapter 28. Safety of chlorination reactions -- Chapter 29. Sodium amide in organic synthesis -- Chapter 30. Delivery systems for controlled release of active materials -- Chapter 31. Anisole : an excellent solvent -- Chapter 32. The use of phenolic compounds as free-radical polymerization inhibitors -- Chapter 33. Tracing back the origin of vanillin by SNIF-NMR -- Chapter 34. NMR under high gas pressure -- Chapter 35. Lactic derivatives : methods for determining the optical purity of various intermediates.