Here in one source is a wide variety of practical, everyday information often required by chemists but seldom found together, if at all, in the standard handbooks, data collections, manuals, and other usual sources. Discussing physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of substances and systems, the authors answer such questions as:

• How do I test for and destroy peroxides in different solvents and what is the best way to purify such solvents?
• What are the structure, physical properties, and recent references to the use of common-name solvents and solvent aids such as the...