Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods, Volume 1

ABBREVIATIONS ix

INDEX xi

INTRODUCTION xiii

1 PREPARATION OF ACETYLENES 1

2 PREPARATION OF CARBOXYLIC  ACIDS, ACID HALIDES, AND ANHYDRIDES 16

3 PREPARATION OF ALCOHOLS AND PHENOLS 75

4 PREPARATION OF ALDEHYDES 132

5 PREPARATION OF ALKYLS, METHYLENES, AND ARYLS 177

6 PREPARATION OF AMIDES 203

7 PREPARATION OF AMINES

8 PREPARATION OF ESTERS 271

9 PREPARATION OF ETHERS AND EPOXIDES 309

10 PREPARATION OF HALIDES AND SULFONATES 329

11 PREPARATION OF HYDRIDES 375

12 PREPARATION OF KETONES 379

13 PREPARATION OF NITRILES 457

14 PREPARATION OF OLEFINS 479