Advanced Practical Organic Chemistry

A guide to the preparation of organic compounds and types of reactions used in modern organic synthesis, emphasizing recent techniques. Covers lab basics such as safety, record keeping, and equipment, presents techniques for working with solvents, reagents, gases, and vacuum pumps, and details carrying out reactions, purification, and characterization. Includes a review of the chemical literature, and appendices listing properties of solvents, gases, reducing reagents, and oxidizing reagents. For postgraduates and advanced undergraduates. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

"...concise and highly readable ... I would recommend this book as an essential purchase for all new research students in the area of organic synthesis"
-- Synthesis, June 1995

"This book should be present in every organic chemistry research laboratory...a bargain at the price."
- Chemistry & Industry, July 1995

"Reading this book is like having a thoughtful and smart tutor guiding all your steps in the laboratory...excellent choice.."
- Physical Sciences Educational Reviews, Volume 6, issue 1