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Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods

by Michael B. Smith

1st Edition

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Organic Chemistry

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Book Details

Print ISBN9781118791684
eText ISBN9781118791509
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publishing Year2014
Edition1st Edition
LanguageEnglish

The Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods, 1st Edition, serves as a desktop reference for organic chemists seeking to evaluate chemical transformations and facilitate literature searches. The work provides an organized survey of functional group transformations and carbon-carbon bond forming reactions drawn from the chemical literature published between 2005 and 2008.

The volume highlights published reaction examples for the synthesis of monofunctional compounds, including the preparation of alcohols, aldehydes, and ketones. It also covers methods for preparing unsaturated hydrocarbons such as alkenes and alkynes.

Designed as a practical desktop guide, this reference enables chemists to explore available synthetic options and locate corresponding primary research reports across broad classes of organic reactions.

Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1: Preparation of Alkynes

  2. Chapter 2: Preparation of Acid Derivatives

  3. Chapter 3: Preparation of Alcohols

  4. Chapter 4: Preparation of Aldehydes

  5. Chapter 5: Preparation of Alkyls, Methylenes, and Aryls

  6. Chapter 6: Preparation of Amides

  7. Chapter 7: Preparation of Amines

  8. Chapter 8: Preparation of Esters

  9. Chapter 9: Preparation of Ethers, Epoxides, and Thioethers

  10. Chapter 10: Preparation of Halides and Sulfonates

  11. Chapter 11: Preparation of Hydrides

  12. Chapter 12: Preparation of Ketones

  13. Chapter 13: Preparation of Nitriles

  14. Chapter 14: Preparation of Alkenes

  15. Chapter 15: Preparation of Oxides

  16. Chapter 16: Preparatation of Difunctional Compounds

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