With an emphasis on techniques commonly used in organic synthesis, this text is intended primarily for postgraduate, advanced undergraduate and industrial organic chemists. It is also a source of reference for biochemists, biologists, genetic engineers, material scientists and polymer researchers.

With an emphasis on techniques commonly used in organic synthesis, this work draws on the authors' extensive experience and their association with some of the world's leading laboratories of synthetic organic chemistry. Written primarily for postgraduate, advanced undergraduate and industrial organic chemists, particularly those involved in pharmaceutical, agrochemical and other areas of fine chemical research, the book is also a source of reference for biochemists, biologists, genetic engineers, material scientists and polymer researchers. Leonard; John ,Lygo; Barry University of Nottingham, UK,Procter; Garry Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA,

General Introduction. Safety. Keeping Records of Laboratory
Work. Equipping the Laboratory and the Bench. Purification and Drying of Solvents. Reagents: Preparation, Purification and Handling. Gases. Vacuum Pumps. Carrying out the Reaction. Working up the Reaction. Purification. Small Scale Reactions. Large Scale Reactions. Special Procedures. Characterization. Trouble Shooting. The Chemical Literature. Appendices. Index.