Record keeping and equipmentSolvent purification and reagent preparationUsing gases and working with vacuum pumpsPurification, including crystallization and distillationSmall-scale and large-scale reactionsCharacterization, including NMR spectra, melting point and boiling point, and microanalysisEfficient ways to find information in the chemical literature
With fully updated text and all newly drawn figures, the third edition provides a powerful tool for building the knowledge on the most up-to-date techniques commonly used in organic synthesis.
"...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
"...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