3rd Edition, Over 1300 named reactions covered in over 2800 pages. Most books on named organic reactions only cover the 300 best-known reactions. The emphasis of this book is to guide people in the right direction to find more information about a certain named organic reaction. The author assumes that the reader of this book has a basic knowledge of organic chemistry at undergraduate level. An example of the reaction is given followed by a step-by-step description of how the reaction occurs and the disconnection. The reaction is discussed briefly and references are then given. The literature references cover reviews, some classical and some modern publications. In addition, publications in the free online journals are covered. In total there are over 7200 references and covers the literature up to the end of December 2006. This E-book is being updated on a regular basis.
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