Organic Syntheses

Organic Syntheses presents detailed satisfactory methods for the preparation of organic compounds. The collection, began in 1921 in response to a shortage of chemicals in post World War I America and to the delay in obtaining chemicals from abroad. Why should organic chemistry be in such disarray at the end of World War I? Another motivation in beginning this series was the need to provide detailed reproducible directions for the preparations of organic compounds. As such, only preparations that have been duplicated in at least two laboratories are included, along with the names of the scientists and laboratories in which syntheses were carried out. In response to the general availability of organic compounds from commercial sources, the syntheses tend to describe (beginning with Volume 41) the synthesis of a type or class of compounds, rather than a specific compound. The commercial availability is noted of compounds whose synthesis is described. Warnings are included of known potential hazards with the procedures described. The individual volumes of Organic Syntheses have been collected into Collective Volumes. Collective Volumes 1-5 of Organic Syntheses covering the 1st 49 volumes Organic Syntheses are available in the Montana Tech Library.

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Organic Syntheses, John Wiley and Sons, New York (1921).