This reference emphasizes the tactical considerations needed to optimize synthetic results in the laboratory— an area most books neglect. Bringing together information that currently lies scattered throughout the literature, it approaches synthesis from a modern point of view. Ho presents both the general aspects of molecular assembly and important new reactions and reaction combinations. Includes over 500 flowcharts and illustrations that clearly demonstrate the subjects discussed.

From reviews of previous volumes:


"Essential for chemistry collections at the university and research levels."
--New York Public Library

"Highly recommended...lots of succinct, practical information on recent developments...in a format that is easy to use. The reagents are taken up in alphabetical order (common usage names, not CAS indexing code names), sometimes several to a page, sometimes several pages to a reagent. One can expect to find how to make the reagent (in loose terms), or where it can be bought, what it is good for, and where to seek...

Intended to familiarize the practitioner of synthetic chemistry with helpful techniques, this volume covers reactions under high pressure, mediated by ultrasonic, flash-vacuum pyrolysis, photochemical processes, phase-transfer reactions, electrochemical reactions and reactions on solid supports. The emphasis of the book is on applications.

From reviews of previous volumes:

"Essential for chemistry collections at the university and research levels." -New York Public Library

"Highly recommended . . . lots of succinct, practical information on recent developments . . . in a format that is easy to use. The reagents are taken up in alphabetical order (common usage names, not CAS indexing codenames), sometimes several to a page, sometimes several pages to a reagent. One can expect to find how to make the reagent (in loose terms), or where it can be bought, what it is good for, and where to seek complete...

The highly successful Fieser & Fieser series has provided several generations of professional chemists and students with an up-to-date survey of the reagent literature. Reagents are listed in alphabetical order by common name, and the brief entry tells how to make it or buy it, what it is good for, and where to find complete details. Volume 25 covers chemical literature from the beginning of 2007 to the end of June 2008.

Organic synthesis is essential to creating new materials. While synthetic design has reached a high level of sophistication, many details remain unplannable. To become proficient in organic synthesis, one must study case histories in the same way as a lawyer does. Attention must be paid to overcoming stumbling blocks as one prepares himself to meet future challenges of similar kinds. This book discusses many important syntheses, with emphasis on the need for detours and ways leading back to the main pathways. It thus focuses on one of the most important aspects of organic synthesis, which...

The highly successful Fieser & Fieser series has provided several generations of professional chemists and students with an timely survey of the reagent literature. Providing an up-to-date, A-to-Z listing of reagents cited in synthetic literature, Fiesers' Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Volume 27 encompasses chemical literature from the end of 2009 to the end of 2011. Listed by common name, each entry feature a concise description, illustrations of chemical reactions, selected examples of applications, how to make it or buy it, what it is good for, and where to find complete details.