Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods, Vols. I & II By Ian T. Harrison & Shuyen Harrison Volume I A complete one-volume compilation of organic functional group transformations. Includes 3000 synthetic methods presented in the form of reactions with leading references. Divided into sections corresponding to all possible interconversions between the major functional groups: acetylene, carboxylic acid, alcohol, aldehyde, etc. Other parts deal with the protection of carboxylic acids, alcohols, aldehydes, aminos, and ketones. 1971 529 pp. Volume II Presents the preparations for all monofunctional compounds published between 1971 and 1974, plus findings of earlier years to provide a valuable supplement to Volume I. 1974 437 pp.

Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods Volume III By Louis S. Hegedus & Leroy G. Wade, Jr. Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods, Volume III, presents the new synthetic methods for preparation of monofunctional compounds for 1974, 1975, and 1976. Once again, sections appear corresponding to most of the possible interconversions between the major functional groups. In addition, this volume contains examples of new methods of preparation of difunctional compounds formed from pairs of the major functional groups. Following the same format as the first two volumes, this collection of reactions facilitates the rapid location of reactions when the functional groups present in the starting material and product are known. It is, therefore, an invaluable tool for synthetic organic chemists and biochemists.