Fieser And Fieser's Reagents for Organic Synthesis (Volume 14)

This ongoing series, originated in 1967, has become the standard guide to the preparation, properties and uses of thousands of reagents, and additional references to reagents previously discussed. It includes data on structural formulae, molecular weight, physical constants, preferred method of preparation, and examples of important uses. It also contains data on commonly used reagents from 1966 to 1988.. This major reference work is arranged like an encyclopedia, with each entry providing information about a reagent which has been reported as useful in organic synthesis. Most of the reagents are themselves organic, but inorganic reagents are also included. Suppliers are listed for commercially available reagents; otherwise, a brief indication of the method of preparation is given, along with a literature reference. Concise information and literature references are also provided on the application of reagents. There are author and subject indexes, and a very useful index of reagents by type, so that this reference set can serve as a very convenient point of entry into the literature dealing with a general type of reaction, whether it be a "name" reaction (e.g., Baeyer-Villiger oxidation), a method of introducing a specific functional group (e.g., amination), etc The highly successful Fieser & Fieser series has provided several generations of professional chemists and students with an up-to-date survey of the reagent literature. Reagents are listed in alphabetical order by common name, and the brief entry tells how to make it or buy it, what it is good for, and where to find complete details. Other volumes in the series Reagents for Organic Synthesis Volume 1 ". well on the way to becoming the reference of choice for everyone concerned with techniques of synthesis in organic chemistry.