Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods, Volume 2

Abbreviations vii

Index, Monofunctional compounds ix

Index, Difunctional compounds xi

How to use the compendium xiii

Introduction xv

1 Preparation of acetylenes 1

2 Preparation of carboxylic acids, acid halides, and anhydrides 7

3 Preparation of alcohols and phenols 28

4 Preparation of aldehydes 53

5 Preparation of alkyls, methylenes, and aryls 70

6 Preparation of amides 82

7 Preparation of amines 92

8 Preparation of esters 108

9 Preparation of ethers and epoxides 127

10 Preparation of halides and sulfonates 136

11 Preparation of hydrides 146

12 Preparation of ketones 155

13 Preparation of nitriles 185

14 Preparation of olefins 193

15 Preparation of difunctional compounds 214